Windshield wipers and the fluid are both vital parts of a car. They let you see when its raining, snowing, or bugs and dirt splatter on your windshield. Well neither one worked very well when I first got the car. It was yet another part of the car I had to work completely through to get working properly. But now it does...When I first got the car the passenger side wiper would stick in the up position, and stay there. It couldn't push snow off the windshield, it was useless. I realized that on both sides the shafts that the wiper arms attached to, and the wiper arms were both stripped out. Luckily I was able to find a good working wiper assembly, and well as wiper arms, ones that were not stripped out! I then replaced the blades with brand new blades and it works like a champ!
The Windshield wiper fluid was also a mess. He had rigged up a button that dangled out of the dashboard that operated a cheap electrical pump. After doing some research I was able to figure out how to restore the original system. I got ahold of all the original parts, a new washer valve, and new washer fluid lines. I was then able to restore the system, which uses air pressure to pressurize the tank and a switch on the wiper switch to turn them on and off. Now it works like any other car on the road. Push up on the switch and it turns the wipers on, pull the switch towards you and it sprays the windshield! Little by little the car is getting easier and more fun to use! It is a good little car.
