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Old 03-03-2007, 10:09 PM
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Front washer pump failed?

Greetings,
I had the exciting occurance of having the Front washer pump fail on my 3.0 during a trip to Tahoe. I had to alternate between running right up on a car's tail, so that enough wet slush coated the windshield for the wipers to work, then moving back far enough, so that they wouldn't get dirty again too quickly.
WHen I made it to our condo, I tried to determine the cause. I unplugged the pump and reconnected it. No love...

Questions:

1. How many pumps are there? I have the headlight washers as well. I see two pumps on the resevoir. Do the front washers and headlamp washers run off the same pump?

2. To be sure, which pumps are which? Looking into the engine bay from the front, is the pump at the back of the resevoir the one for the back windshield, and the one on the driver's side of the resevoir for the front windshield?

3. When I pushed the Special wash program button, I heard a pump whine twice, but no water on either the headlamps or windshield. Since I heard a whining, I assumed that the fuze wasn't blown, but I guess I could be wrong.

4. Assuming that the pump is shot, what part number is the replacement?

Regards,

Gary
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