Windshield washer nozzle blocked by FSTB??
08-08-2001, 10:30 PM
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My driver side nozzle is not squirting fluid correctly. I thought it was clogged but putting a pin through it did not make a difference. When I raised my hood it worked fine, but stopped working when I closed the hood. The passenger side squirts but nothing comes out of the driver side. The FSTB doesn't hit the tubing to the nozzle, however I wondered if the FSTB is pressing on the hood liner which is then pinching off the tubing to the driverside nozzle. I repositioned the tubing by moving it to the side a little to a different position along the hood liner. Now the nozzle works but seems too strong because it overshoots the windshield and sprays the car roof instead. The passenger side doesn't do this at all. What do you folks think? Has this happened to anybody else? How do I get the driver side nozzle to spray the windshield and not overshoot to the roof? I don't want to take off the FSTB.
08-09-2001, 12:55 AM
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I cut a notch in the hood liner where the fluid hose exits from underneath. This relieves any pressure the liner may cause on the hose.
I used a sewing needle carefully inserted into the nozzle to re-aim it.
I used a sewing needle carefully inserted into the nozzle to re-aim it.
Originally posted by y sleep
My driver side nozzle is not squirting fluid correctly. I thought it was clogged but putting a pin through it did not make a difference. When I raised my hood it worked fine, but stopped working when I closed the hood. The passenger side squirts but nothing comes out of the driver side. The FSTB doesn't hit the tubing to the nozzle, however I wondered if the FSTB is pressing on the hood liner which is then pinching off the tubing to the driverside nozzle. I repositioned the tubing by moving it to the side a little to a different position along the hood liner. Now the nozzle works but seems too strong because it overshoots the windshield and sprays the car roof instead. The passenger side doesn't do this at all. What do you folks think? Has this happened to anybody else? How do I get the driver side nozzle to spray the windshield and not overshoot to the roof? I don't want to take off the FSTB.
My driver side nozzle is not squirting fluid correctly. I thought it was clogged but putting a pin through it did not make a difference. When I raised my hood it worked fine, but stopped working when I closed the hood. The passenger side squirts but nothing comes out of the driver side. The FSTB doesn't hit the tubing to the nozzle, however I wondered if the FSTB is pressing on the hood liner which is then pinching off the tubing to the driverside nozzle. I repositioned the tubing by moving it to the side a little to a different position along the hood liner. Now the nozzle works but seems too strong because it overshoots the windshield and sprays the car roof instead. The passenger side doesn't do this at all. What do you folks think? Has this happened to anybody else? How do I get the driver side nozzle to spray the windshield and not overshoot to the roof? I don't want to take off the FSTB.
08-09-2001, 02:22 AM
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Originally posted by y sleep
My driver side nozzle is not squirting fluid correctly. I thought it was clogged but putting a pin through it did not make a difference. When I raised my hood it worked fine, but stopped working when I closed the hood. The passenger side squirts but nothing comes out of the driver side. The FSTB doesn't hit the tubing to the nozzle, however I wondered if the FSTB is pressing on the hood liner which is then pinching off the tubing to the driverside nozzle. I repositioned the tubing by moving it to the side a little to a different position along the hood liner. Now the nozzle works but seems too strong because it overshoots the windshield and sprays the car roof instead. The passenger side doesn't do this at all. What do you folks think? Has this happened to anybody else? How do I get the driver side nozzle to spray the windshield and not overshoot to the roof? I don't want to take off the FSTB.
My driver side nozzle is not squirting fluid correctly. I thought it was clogged but putting a pin through it did not make a difference. When I raised my hood it worked fine, but stopped working when I closed the hood. The passenger side squirts but nothing comes out of the driver side. The FSTB doesn't hit the tubing to the nozzle, however I wondered if the FSTB is pressing on the hood liner which is then pinching off the tubing to the driverside nozzle. I repositioned the tubing by moving it to the side a little to a different position along the hood liner. Now the nozzle works but seems too strong because it overshoots the windshield and sprays the car roof instead. The passenger side doesn't do this at all. What do you folks think? Has this happened to anybody else? How do I get the driver side nozzle to spray the windshield and not overshoot to the roof? I don't want to take off the FSTB.
08-09-2001, 10:35 AM
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Thank you for the replies. I will do a search to see what has been written about this and maybe try to cut out some of the liner if repositioning the nozzle doesn't work. Thanks again, this forum is great.
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08-09-2001, 10:45 AM
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I have the Courtsey Nissan FSTB. Perhaps this problem will not occur with the Stillen version because it is a flatter bar while the Courtesy Nissan version is more tubular and perhaps a little higher, therefore more likely to press on the liner. Just speculation, better get back to work.
08-09-2001, 12:47 PM
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Not that it matters much, but my bar is a Stillen (it was the only one available in August 1999) and still presses against the hood liner.
BTW, wear gloves if you're handling the edges of the liner - it cut some nasty slices in my finger!
BTW, wear gloves if you're handling the edges of the liner - it cut some nasty slices in my finger!
Originally posted by y sleep
From the forum search I did it seems that this is only happeneing with the Courtesy FSTB. Are you Stealin folks happy now?
From the forum search I did it seems that this is only happeneing with the Courtesy FSTB. Are you Stealin folks happy now?
08-09-2001, 10:47 PM
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Thank you
I stand corrected Rookwood. It looks by the prior posts that it is occurring more with the Courtesy FSTB but perhaps more people have that one than the Stealin' version. It's a minor annoyance that is fixable now that the cause is known. Just one thing to watch out for when that mod is done.
no problems with my FSTB.... I have a Courtesy bar
08-10-2001, 12:31 PM
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I said it can block not will block. It must be where the hose happens to be lying inside the liner. Since there is slack in the hose it there must be a way to reposition the hose that leads to the nozzle. When I moved the hose to one side, the nozzle oversprayed. After I drove the car, the nozzle stoped working so it must have shifted back into a compressed position. I will try to play with it to find a good spot, then use an adhesive or tape to keep it in place.
08-15-2001, 11:35 AM
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The bar is intalled fine (Thank you Turbo95Max). I redirected the hose under the liner and the nozzles are nowworking fine. I also made a small cut with scissors at along the liner area where the hose comes out to take the pressure off. If your liner is cracked it may have taken pressure off the hose? Anyway it's good to know that if the nozzles are not spraying incorrectly or asymmetrically it could be pressure from the liner/FTSB.
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