Re: '97 Golf Windshield Fluid just dribbles

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Vickie) wrote:

> I loaned out my 1997 Golf this summer to my dogsitter since I was out
> of the country for a couple of months. When I returned the windshield
> washer fluid system had some kind of glitch.  When I pull back on the
> knob, I can hear the pump motor, and I can see water dribbling out of
> both nozzles, but it doesn't spray up onto the windshield. There's no
> way she waxed the car and clogged them, but she did drive in some
> dusty areas and she parked it in the sun.  Basically I have no idea
> where to begin in looking for the problem.  Any suggestions?
> 
> -Vickie

Hi Vickie,

I'll second the opinion of clogged nozzles, but there might also be debris
in the actual tank blocking the intake of fluid. There could also be a
slightly disconnected, damaged, or pinched tube somewhere under the hood
(all cause the same type of symptoms you're describing)...or maybe the
pump itself has a mechanical defect.

Bruce