I have recently purchased a 2020 Vantage... and am loving it. I live up here in North Dakota, so right now is not the most conducive, for driving a 500BHP beastie on local highways...... but I digress (somewhat). The cold temperatures may be what have brought about a failure of my windshield washers. Fluid level is good but I get zero response from the washer motor even when the car has been parked in nice 60 degree heated garage for several days. The car was originally from down south (Georgia) so I'm thinking somebody in Bermuda shorts may have topped her up with plain water and then she blew a fuse later on when the rigors of a midwest winter kicked in.
So my question is.... where's the damn fuse? I looked through the millions of fuses listed in the official AM Owners Manual (.PDF) and there is no mention of a separate washer fuse. Does it perform by magic?....Is it linked to some other device that is also malfunctioning? How accessible is the washer motor location? (I do have a lift. So taking off underbody panels wouldn't be such a big deal .....but ...)
My nearest AM certified workshop is 400 miles away in Minneapolis.... so I would like to fix it myself if possible. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Imodium seems to work well to stop the squirts but I am not exactly sure as to how to start them.....

 

sauerkraut...

anyway, i'm sure the user's manual will indicate where the, probably multiple, fuse boxes are and may have a diagram indicating (often wrong BTW) what they control.

 

Very funny! I used to have a 61 MGA. I still have a 1975 MGB garage queen but very nice to look at!

 

i had the '61 a long time ago. sold it in 1978, but have recently, like a couple weeks ago, bought a thoroughly restored '52 TD.

...it's a sickness.

 

Should be covered under warranty.

 

I like the squirts, but not when she hits me in the eye!

 

As I mentioned in the original post, I have viewed the owner's manual and its multiple pages of fuse box locations and contents, and there is no mention of a separate fuse for the windshield washer. I can't believe the washer is designed to operate without the protection of a fuse(?) I guess I will just work my way through each fuse and check for a dud..... Eeeek!!

 

with your head out the window (or with a helper in-car) can you hear the pump running?