XL Windshield Washer Pump
In the spirit of "if I can fix an AquaHot, I can fix anything", I tried to figure out why my windshield washer pump was inoperative.
When I turned it on, it ran for a few seconds then started leaking water out of the housing by the electric motor. After removing the washer tank, I removed the pump and started taking it apart.
It is a rather ingenious little mechanical diaphragm looking pump made in Germany. However, the Prevost parts book only shows the washer pump as an assembly. I can tell what parts I need, but wanted to know if anyone had tried to rebuild one of these and if so, where did you get the parts?
Looks Mangoesk easy, but without the parts I may be buying a new one. :(
Prevost Parts - The Joke's on You
Well I got the long awaited windshield washer pump. Of course it didn't look anything like the one I took off, but I hoped that it was a direct bolt on replacement. NOT.
I should have just gone down to the local truck parts place and bought one off the shelf and rigged it up.
Anyway, here are the photos. And Jon, before you rip my cheese about the dirt, I was on the other side of the airport, not near the wash rack or my hanger, so it will be squeeky clean by the weekend, so turn the gain down on the anal-o-meter.
Old Pump - Crappy pump, crappy photo
http://jdub.smugmug.com/photos/69973828-M-1.jpg
New Pump - I'm sure it fits some kind of Prevost
http://jdub.smugmug.com/photos/69976889-M.jpg
New Pump Installed
http://jdub.smugmug.com/photos/69974159-M-1.jpg
http://jdub.smugmug.com/photos/69974085-M.jpg
The Dreaded Sprague Controller
Hopefully this work will not involve disassembly to get to the Sprague air controller. That would be taking off the interior wall (right side) of the stairwell to get at it.