RAM 1500 Van V8-5.9L VIN Z (1998)
Windshield Washer Spray Nozzle: Description and Operation
SYSTEM OPERATION
Washer Nozzle And Plumbing
Pressurized washer fluid is fed through a single hose, attached to a barbed nipple on the washer pump. The hose is routed to a tee fitting located in
the cowl plenum area, beneath the cowl plenum cover/grille panel.
Hoses from the tee fitting are routed to the lower nipple of an elbow fitting that is snapped onto the mounting plate of each wiper pivot. The upper
nipple of each elbow fitting protrudes above the cowl plenum cover/grille panel near the wiper pivots.
A hose attached to the upper nipple of each elbow fitting is routed through a spring-like guard to prevent the hose from kinking. The hose is then
routed through a plastic trough like guard snapped to the underside of each wiper arm to a nipple on the washer nozzle.
The two washer nozzles are snapped onto the wiper arms near the wiper blade and are not adjustable. Each nozzle emits four streams of washer
fluid onto the windshield through the entire wipe pattern. The nozzles and hose fittings cannot be repaired and, if faulty or damaged, they must be
replaced.
