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charchri4 05-27-2015 10:36 AM

Weapy wiper squirts
 
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So I had this brilliant idea to whip up a washer tank from an old bottle I had lying around and a Camaro washer pump.
https://www.v8miata.net/attachment.p...ine=1432740987

I installed said assembly in the trunk out of the way.
https://www.v8miata.net/attachment.p...ine=1432740987

and every time I hit the brakes I get from a little to a lot of piddle out of the squirts on the hood. Any suggestions for some bladder control on this mutt?

Gator Bait 05-27-2015 11:48 AM


Originally Posted by charchri4 (Post 15122)

and every time I hit the brakes I get from a little to a lot of piddle out of the squirts on the hood. Any suggestions for some bladder control on this mutt?

Vent the bottle at the top.

charchri4 05-27-2015 12:11 PM

Wouldn't that it flow more freely and make it worse? I was thinking of taking about 10 feet of tubing and coiling it up real tight to give it more drag.

Gator Bait 05-27-2015 01:53 PM


Originally Posted by charchri4 (Post 15132)
Wouldn't that it flow more freely and make it worse? .


Guess it depends on what's actually causing the flow. Is it fluid inertia from braking or the bottle deforming and pushing the fluid under pressure. Your assumption appears to be the former and mine was the latter. Or did you already test for this?

edit...thinking about it...the pump likely acts as a petcock negating the effect I was assuming... You know what assume means... :yippee:

charchri4 05-27-2015 02:31 PM

Never thought about pressure in the bottle but that is a great point. I figured it was the 6 feet of horizontal steel line running along the frame rail that was enough to push the fluid up to the nozzles.

I may have to dig around and find a place up front after all...

SupaDupaSteve 05-28-2015 05:55 AM

Washer pumps don't hold back fluid when the line is disconnected, it runs out freely.

Sunshine Guy 05-28-2015 08:11 PM

Jim, it's those great big brakes you installed that are generating G forces so severe as to cause these unintended consequences. For a moderate sum I could fix you up with the well-used stock brakes off my '90 which will surely remedy any excess rate of deceleration!

tbone heller 05-29-2015 07:50 AM

I few Imodium tablets in the washer bottle should bind up "the squirts":naughty:.

charchri4 05-29-2015 02:02 PM

:) ^^

I'm thinking the best solution is to reroute the nozzles to the back wheel wells for better burn outs!


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