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Front windshield washer 'Tee' or 'Check Valve' .. where do I get a good one? 700 1987

posted by  Strackerjack on  Wed Sep 29 00:32 CST 2004
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So I finally got my washer pumps running (by buying new ones from FCP Groton!) but now there seems to be a problem with a bad tee where the 3 hoses meet by the firewall.

I took a junkyard one apart and it looks like there's a worn out rubber diaphragm that goes bad. Something tells me the junkyard is not the place to find these...

Is my only option the dealer? Can these be rebuilt?

jack
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'86 245, 266,000 mi., '87 760T 140,000 mi. - Columbus, Ohio








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    Front windshield washer 'Tee' or 'Check Valve' .. where do I get a good one? 700 1987

    posted by  spasske on  Wed Sep 29 01:37 CST 2004
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    Online supplier or dealer. They are quite cheap. IPD has them for $5.50 .
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      How to rebuild windshield washer 'Tee' or 'Check Valve' 700 1987

      posted by  sherm on  Wed Sep 29 02:27 CST 2004
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      you can rebuild them for pennies, and actually make them better: take a nitrile surgical glove (or plain old latex, which will wear faster) cut out a square inch, and then pry open the valve carefully using a blade or sharp screwdriver. Don't lose the spring that will pop out. take off the busted membrane, and lay in the piece of polymer that you made. Snap the top back on, and you are in business. If you are a neat-freak, trim the excess material.








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        How to rebuild windshield washer 'Tee' or 'Check Valve' 700 1987

        posted by  Strackerjack on  Wed Sep 29 04:18 CST 2004
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        thanks Sherm,

        I will rebuild these with your instructions... I've opened the ones up that I have and the spring popped out... do you know which way the spring points toward the red cap or toward the rubber membrane?

        thanks,

        jack
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      How to rebuild windshield washer 'Tee' or 'Check Valve' 700 1987

      posted by  sherm on  Wed Sep 29 02:23 CST 2004
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      you can rebuild them for pennies, and actually make them better: take a nitrile surgical glove (or plain old latex, which will wear faster) cut out a square inch, and then pry open the valve carefully using a blade or sharp screwdriver. Don't lose the spring that will pop out. take off the busted membrane, and lay in the piece of polymer that you made. Snap the top back on, and you are in business. If you are a neat-freak, trim the excess material.








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      How to rebuild windshield washer 'Tee' or 'Check Valve' 700 1987

      posted by  sherm on  Wed Sep 29 02:23 CST 2004
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      you can rebuild them for pennies, and actually make them better: take a nitrile surgical glove (or plain old latex, which will wear faster) cut out a square inch, and then pry open the valve carefully using a blade or sharp screwdriver. Don't lose the spring that will pop out. take off the busted membrane, and lay in the piece of polymer that you made. Snap the top back on, and you are in business. If you are a neat-freak, trim the excess material.







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