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You can get new generic replacement pumps at any decent auto parts store for about $20. When I couldn't find the correct WSW pump for my old Fiat, I used a generic one and it lasted as long as I drove the car (2 years). Buy one with the correct sized hose nipples, connect it, wire it up, and find somewhere to attach it. It should work.
However, before you replace the pump, check that your WS washer fluid isn't slushing up in the tank or the lines. Some weak blue fluid that a gas station gave me last year turned into a Slurpee at 20F and made the pumps not work until I removed the tank, drained it, washed everything out with hot water, and refilled with a fluid of lower freezing point. (Unfortunately, I refilled with RainX orange washer fluid, which made my car's wipers chatter, but that's another story.)
Also before replacement, check that the pump is getting power using a 12V, 12W (or so) test lamp across the the terminals of the plug leading to the pump. Why the wattage requirement? Simple - a high resistance path leading to the pump may be able to pass enough current to light a small test light or move a voltmeter, but might not be able to run a pump. A 12W(1A) lamp approximates the load of the pump.
-b.
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