[MBZ] 124 windshield washer

2009-07-19 Thread Loren Faeth
The washer on my 300D has never worked. Bottle was pretty much holy. I have done a repair job on the bottle. Not pretty, but functional now. I have juice up as far as the check valve in the hood, Nothing at squirters. I took out the check valve, could not blow through it. took it apart,

Re: [MBZ] 124 windshield washer

2009-07-19 Thread LWB250
t a couple around just in case. Dan --- On Sun, 7/19/09, Loren Faeth wrote: > From: Loren Faeth > Subject: [MBZ] 124 windshield washer > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" > Date: Sunday, July 19, 2009, 8:25 PM > The washer on my 300D has never > worked.  Bottle was p

Re: [MBZ] 124 windshield washer

2009-07-19 Thread Loren Faeth
acements are cheap - I always kept a couple around just in case. Dan --- On Sun, 7/19/09, Loren Faeth wrote: > From: Loren Faeth > Subject: [MBZ] 124 windshield washer > To: "Mercedes Discussion List" > Date: Sunday, July 19, 2009, 8:25 PM > The washer on my 300D has n

Re: [MBZ] 124 windshield washer

2009-07-19 Thread Rich Thomas
Take a bread tie wire and bend it over a quarter to get that radius, then run it in the squirters. Should clean them right out. --R Loren Faeth wrote: The washer on my 300D has never worked. Bottle was pretty much holy. I have done a repair job on the bottle. Not pretty, but functional no

Re: [MBZ] 124 windshield washer

2009-07-19 Thread Peter Frederick
Take the hose off of both nozzle sets, then go to the do-it-yourself car wash. Blast soapy water down the jets backwards -- they are clogged with crud stuck in the rear of the nozzle, and poking something down there will just push it off the nozzle until it pops back up. Also, check to m

Re: [MBZ] 124 windshield washer

2009-07-19 Thread Jim Cathey
The washer on my 300D has never worked. Bottle was pretty much holy. That threw me. Holey? I looked around and tried to figure out how to take the squirters off the hood, but no luck there. Nothing in the 124 CD. They press out from behind. I used a piece of tight-fitting copper water pi

Re: [MBZ] 124 windshield washer

2009-07-20 Thread Loren Faeth
I just threw in the homonyn for fun on a Sunday. I will get a little more forceful trying to get the wiring plug/heater off. At 12:39 AM 7/20/2009, you wrote: The washer on my 300D has never worked. Bottle was pretty much holy. That threw me. Holey? I looked around and tried to figure out

Re: [MBZ] 124 windshield washer

2009-07-20 Thread LarryT
-- Original Message - From: "Jim Cathey" To: "Mercedes Discussion List" Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 1:39 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 124 windshield washer The washer on my 300D has never worked. Bottle was pretty much holy. That threw me. Holey? I looked around and trie

Re: [MBZ] 124 windshield washer

2009-07-20 Thread Mitch Haley
LarryT wrote: Jim wrote <> Sounds like it might be a good idea to put a 1/4 cup of vinegar in the WW Reservoir to keep the lines and squirters clean - I'm not big on spraying acid all over the front of my car. I'd rather take the nozzles off and soak them in citric acid or vinegar every fi

Re: [MBZ] 124 windshield washer

2009-07-20 Thread Peter Frederick
And it will grow slime once you get below 2% or so Peter ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.co

[MBZ] 124 Windshield washer redo

2011-10-25 Thread Dieselhead
The left washer never worked since I go this car! I tried to unplug it, but it never stayed unplugged. I ordered in parts from Q and redid everything on the hood. I got 2 elbows 1 check valve 2 new washer jets 3 meters of hose I pulled out the old jets, the hoses and elbows and cut new sectio