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Jimmy Buffett

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Ok I'm sure there is a simple explanation for this but it is escaping me. I have a manifold on the floor that sprays "bug juice". It's just a pipe with 2 holes threaded in it for nozzles. I used to get a normal spray pattern that you would expect from a 1508 or 2508 nozzle. Now, regardless of what nozzle I put in I get nothing but a round stream on each side which just sprays a stream up to the roof of the car. First off that seems like it should be impossible but I have put 6 different nozzles on with the same result. Am I just missing something blatently obvious? How can it come out the nozzle without a spray pattern?
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Washmee

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Make sure there is no debris in the nozzle and the manifold pipe.
 

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Too little pressure would cause a stream from a fan spray tip.
 

Jimmy Buffett

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For some reason it doesn't show up when I post from my phone.
I use a booster pump and it is shooting the stream almost over the car so I have to assume that I have enough pressure and there is no air involved. I'll cycle it a few times with no nozzles to rule out debris today.
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If it's doing it for both nozzles, I would have to think there's some obstruction in the line giving you an abnormal flow at the nozzles. Put a guage on the output side of the pump and measure, then move it to the next connection point, and continue all the way out to the nozzles to see where you might be having an issue.
 
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