Windshield washer system problem
I've searched the archives and haven't found this particular problem. It's a '72. The pump and both check valves are new as are most of the supply lines. The only original lines are from the second tee fitting to each of the nozzles. The lines are routed as per the PET illustration 904-15. I cleaned the pick-up screen and nozzles and they flow easily. At this point I have the reservoir on the workbench with extra tubing connecting it to the car and I'm using another battery to supply power to it (too many times I have smugly reinstalled it thinking I had it fixed, only to pull it out again when it was clear I hadn't) Here's the deal: All I get is a dribble from both nozzles UNLESS I pinch off the return line. That is the short line that "tees" off the pressure line and returns overflow to the reservoir. When I do so the pitch of the pump lowers and the nozzles squirt as they should. What am I missing here? As per the PET illustration and the original lines, there are two sizes of supply lines. I'm using 3/16" ID clear tubing for the pump-to-reservoir lines and as reducers at the check valves and second tee fitting, and 1/8" ID clear tubing for the run from the pump pressure line back to the tee fitting under the cowl. It's as if the overflow is running back to the reservoir too easily. Any ideas?