This is the first post-'85 245 I've owned. It sat unused for nearly 20 years. I've now converted it to the Olds 215 V8 conversion I made many years ago with a '76 265. I'm now working on getting all the odds and ends bits working. Windshield washers are todays project. Good used washer motors have replaced the non-working originals. The front is all set now and I can hear the rear pump running-but no fluid at the nozzle. My problem is I want to check the hose but am not familiar with it's path from the front of the car to the rear--all my other wagons had the rear washer in the r/r well. -- Dave

Along the right side sill, over the wheel well to the right taillight area, where there's a little plastic check valve (similar to the one under the hood, but L-shaped rather than T-shaped) then up the pillar to the washer nozzle. The check valves commonly fail, either blocking flow or allowing backflow. Reach up inside above the taillight assembly to find the hose and check valve with enough slack in it to be pulled down for flow testing up to the check valve. If you have trouble sourcing an L-shaped one then a T-shaped one can be used, blocking off one of the outlets (like melting the end or whatever). The nozzles rarely get plugged, but if needed can usually be poked clear with a pin. Two types of nozzles were used, a later one with a slit that rarely ever gets pugged and isn't adjustable for aim and an early one with a little steel ball outlet that can be aimed by inserting a pin to rotate it and is more easily plugged.
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Dave -still with 940's, prev 740/240/140/120 You'd think I'd have learned by now

Thanks for the quick and thorough note Dave. I have an '89 parts wagon. I think it's ironic--and typical--of the working pumps I have, the best one came out of my recently retired 1980 245. Front washers working now - just as the big oak in front is dropping less sap. -- Dave