Morris Minor Owners Club

At the point where I'm putting everything back after a restoration and respray of SII that I bought stripped down.

I've come to the screen wash jets and have a problem.

Firstly, I understand that any washer system may well have been an aftermarket addition and not fitted from new. However, they were obviously fitted at some point and I think are worth keeping. The problem is the positioning of the jets.

I've gone for the bottle hanging on the o/s inner wing and a manual pump screwed under the dash. The bonnet is original to the car and has holes for the jets. The problem is when the jets are fitted and a pipe attached, they are squashed by the bulkhead as the bonnet is closed. Someone has drilled holes in the lip that is the bulkhead/top panel join that runs the width of the bonnet, but the water pipe binds on it and I don't really want to make them bigger.

I guess the jets should be mounted on the body panel immediately in front of the screen? Do I reposition them and fill the holes in the bonnet with grommets or play with it for a little longer? Need ideas here!

Ideas as to the best remedy gratefully received!

I think either way will involve new holes, my one hole (two squirts) is in the bonnet forward enough to clear the bulkhead rubber seal.

This had been done on mine as it had holes filled with grommets in the bonnet above the scuttle but the washer jets are further forward on the bonnet

My piping is all under the bonnet with the electric pump.

Why is the washer bottle fitted down on the O/S wing so that a head of water has to be pumped up. Best position is on the N/S bulkhead next to the electric washer. The wiper switch is replaced by a light switch and the washers are wired into the headlight terminal of the new switch.

Your right, its not the best place to mount the bottle you may well need a non-return valve to stop the fluid dropping back into the bottle!