Washer Pump ????

[mikepmcs]

Put in my washer res and hooked up what i thought was the right wire(original res was MIA)  Wire strung along side of fender about the right length etc...  Thought it had to be the right one.  Hooked it up, grounded etc... and when i turned the key on it sounded like an ever running electric fuel pump, shut it off and unplugged wire.  WTF??  why is it constantly running?? Tried the ole hitting the pump switch on the dash repeatedly to see if it was just stuck but alas, it's me that is stuck.

[Nacho-RT74]

normally, washer pump is a brown wire

[JimShine]

Yeah, but I know that some of my wires were hard to call the colors from the years of being in that engine bay. Maybe you have the factory horn power wire (which runs to the relay) attached to the washer pump?

[mikepmcs]

Jim
good call on the color deal, i'm definitely experiencing that.  it was a mess under there but i'm nailing it little by little.  this wire i had to cut and add a few feet from way back on the firewall.  most of the wires are orange due to a stuck spray gun is the only reason i can think of(hee hee)
I thought that too about the constant horn deal, i just haven't been too concerned with it, due to playing with suspension and all, i'll try to get in there again tonight and find the brown wire or scrape some paint off the piece i replaced.
i'll keep you posted.  I don't know why i'm so worried about it i don't even have the hoses hooked up and the squirters on the cowl are either broken or missing some pieces, it's filled up and i have a plugged hose for now so no leaks, i wanted to prime the pump.

Just like me, i'll by brand new wipers for a busted windshield("christine" quote of the day)

thanks

[JimShine]

Gotcha! Figure out what you need for parts to get it working and I will round them up. I have a few washer rigs and lots of hosing for them kicking around.

[mikepmcs]

Jim
thanks for the offer.
I'll email you later on tonight if i get to the car, i'm buried in the woodshop on a box i'm putting together for a guy.  thought i had another week, i was wrong, he retires friday, i'll send you pics of that one.
talk to ya
r/Mike