The rear washer won't spray in my '79 300TD.  According to that Russian
site that is often cited here, the motor is the same one that's in the
front of the car.

When I hit the button on the dash, I hear the motor spin, but again,
nothing comes out of the nozzle.

Up front, I had to swap out the check valve which had frozen, and it
appears to be the same part in back but I haven't yet located it.
However, I'm wondering, now that it's all back put together and I'm
cleaned up and about to order parts, what's the likelihood that the
motor itself could be failing?  The check valve is like $3 so I might as
well get it.  The motor is $12, which is enough that it's not a big deal
to just get it and be done with it, but is money that I could also spend
on a burger and fries when the job is done.

Any thoughts?

I discovered today that the reason why the rear window wiper didn't work
is because it was disconnected from electricity.  Not sure yet why it
was disconnected, but the arm was also barely attached so I tightened
that up and everything seems to work a treat.  The joys of buying a 28
year old car.  ;)

-tom!

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