trimster Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 So it's common for the windshield washer fluid fill tube to leak/fail....according the dealer. Bad design. And they are spendy. $300 if you can find one. The guy at the parts desk looked around, lowered his voice..."I'd go to Lowes or something and get a piece of flexible tubing and fix it that way". Hmmm. I had not idea what I would be looking for to fix this but what the heck. I pulled the side panel off the battery side. Yup, big crack in the tubing flex section. Have no clue how that could break. It's plenty beefy. So I cut it out and headed to Lowes. Searched and searched the plumbing isles and found nothing until... a bin where the gas lines were... a 12" flexible line that fit over the smooth part of the washer tubing perfectly. And it was a score... marked down from $3.98 to .98 cents. Smeared some e6000 craft glue (also known as ShoeGoo and Plumbers Goo) on the ends of the truck side tubing. Slipped it on and wa-la. Fixed. The flex is stainless. Hope this hack is helpful. Quote Robert & Lisa '14 Keystone Fuzion 315 38' 5er 2015 Volvo VNL 670, D13, iShift 'The Tartis' (ours) 2013 Smart Fortwo Passion 'K-9' 2011 CanAm Spyder RT Limited (Ours) We are both USAF vets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrknrvr Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 Good cheap fix. Some times it can be done. Vern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat & Pete Posted June 10, 2021 Report Share Posted June 10, 2021 There's always more than one way around a bush . Quote Goes around , comes around . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alie&Jim's Carrilite Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 So I had summer windshield washer fluid in the tank windshield washer tank on mine.... and we went from a mild 70* fall to freezing to snow and ice in a 36hour period. Needless to say the tank froze and cracked.... and here's the redneckery part.... that flexseal tape your see on TV.... it is currently 2 years old and is still holding..... To change the tank is to remove the batteries, battery box, and the outside skirt.... on a 23 year old truck that this area has never been dissembled. The tape will stay for awhile longer. Quote Jim's Adventures Old Spacecraft.... Who knows whats next Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trimster Posted June 12, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 On 6/10/2021 at 8:08 PM, Alie&Jim's Carrilite said: So I had summer windshield washer fluid in the tank windshield washer tank on mine.... and we went from a mild 70* fall to freezing to snow and ice in a 36hour period. Needless to say the tank froze and cracked.... and here's the redneckery part.... that flexseal tape your see on TV.... it is currently 2 years old and is still holding..... To change the tank is to remove the batteries, battery box, and the outside skirt.... on a 23 year old truck that this area has never been dissembled. The tape will stay for awhile longer. I have some of the flexseal tape stuff kicking around. Didn't even think about that solution. Next time. Thanks Quote Robert & Lisa '14 Keystone Fuzion 315 38' 5er 2015 Volvo VNL 670, D13, iShift 'The Tartis' (ours) 2013 Smart Fortwo Passion 'K-9' 2011 CanAm Spyder RT Limited (Ours) We are both USAF vets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat & Pete Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 1 hour ago, trimster said: I have some of the flexseal tape stuff kicking around. Didn't even think about that solution. Next time. Thanks Roof repair tape does a pretty good job , too . I have even fixed a radiator leak with it and a bit of added pressure . Quote Goes around , comes around . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegas Teacher Posted June 13, 2021 Report Share Posted June 13, 2021 Nice Job!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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