Wipers when you wash the screen

[roverbarmy]

As you pull the lever towards you, mine wipes immediately and washes after/during the second wipe of the screen.

[BoroRover]

Originally Posted by roverbarmy

As you pull the lever towards you, mine wipes immediately and washes after/during the second wipe of the screen.

Yep, me too.

[Groundsman Willie]

Mine gives a good second of wash before the wipers kick in

[marinabrian]

Originally Posted by T-Cut

I've never experienced any need for a long or a short pull of the stalk. The wipers always start almost immediately. But having an option to spray the screen without the wipers operating seems a bit futile, if not potentially dangerous.

TC

Potentially dangerous???? you obviously never driven an E493A with a rubber bulb to operate the screenwash, coupled with vacuum operated wipers



Brian

[HarryM1BYT]

Originally Posted by BoroRover

Yep, me too.

Seems wrong to me, I wonder if your water in the pipe might be draining back down, hence the delay in water appearing out of the jets?

I pull for the washers, then two seconds later (if I continue to pull) the wipers start and run for several wipes. If I suspect the jets might be frozen or the bottle empty, I test with a quick pull on the switch. Difficult to not know when the bottle is empty though, because warning light would be on.

[T-Cut]

Originally Posted by marinabrian

you obviously never driven an E493A with a rubber bulb to operate the screenwash, coupled with vacuum operated wipers.

No, but me dad had an Austin 7 with wire wheels and vacuum wipers.
We'd never heard of screen washers though.

TC

[murphyv310]

Originally Posted by marinabrian

Potentially dangerous???? you obviously never driven an E493A with a rubber bulb to operate the screenwash, coupled with vacuum operated wipers



Brian

Dad had a V8 Pilot Brian, I remember it very well (FWV571) Would dearly love a drive in one now.
Remember the Imp with its rubber button on the dash for the washers, today's motorist is really cosseted.

[Groundsman Willie]

Originally Posted by HarryM1BYT

Seems wrong to me, I wonder if your water in the pipe might be draining back down, hence the delay in water appearing out of the jets?

I pull for the washers, then two seconds later (if I continue to pull) the wipers start and run for several wipes. If I suspect the jets might be frozen or the bottle empty, I test with a quick pull on the switch. Difficult to not know when the bottle is empty though, because warning light would be on.

There's a warning light for an empty washer bottle?

[Groundsman Willie]

Originally Posted by murphyv310

Dad had a V8 Pilot Brian, I remember it very well (FWV571) Would dearly love a drive in one now.
Remember the Imp with its rubber button on the dash for the washers, today's motorist is really cosseted.

On my vw bay window campers, you had to pressurize the screen wash system with a tyre pump. Over a few weeks (depending on how good the seals were), the screen washers would go from good blast, down to feeble dribble

[marinabrian]

Originally Posted by murphyv310

Dad had a V8 Pilot Brian, I remember it very well (FWV571) Would dearly love a drive in one now.
Remember the Imp with its rubber button on the dash for the washers, today's motorist is really cosseted.

You can't beat a nice V8 sidevalve Trev

Interestingly enough, last time I took the Prefect for an MOT, the testing station had a new ramp fitted...........there was 1 1/4" of tyre actually on the ramp at either side

One of the benefits of having a car which is 4'6" wide I suppose

No seat belts, no airbags, rod operated drum brakes, no heater, and a chrome propeller to wind the windscreen open on a pantograph, however it does have ICE in the form of a Radiomobile valve radio.

Come to think of it, next time I excavate it from it's hibernation, I can just tax it and go, the tyres are knackered, so I might fit four spacesaver tyre, as the tyre size is 5.25 16

For a laugh, I've just checked its MOT history

DEB246
FORD PREFECT

Colour
Brown
Fuel type
Petrol
Date registered
11 April 1953
First MOT due
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