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Date:         Thu, 2 Nov 2006 01:25:00 EST
Reply-To:     JordanVw@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         JordanVw@AOL.COM
Subject:      air pressurized bus washer bottles
Comments: To: starwagen@GMAIL.COM
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In a message dated 11/1/06 9:33:32 PM Eastern Standard Time,
starwagen@GMAIL.COM writes:




> RE: US VW's from 1962 to 1979, used a hose connected to the spare tire's
> valve
> stem to pressurise the top of the windshield washer bottle.
> Now I had nothing to do with VWs in those days but this is one story that
> makes me ask if this is a joke.  You have to be kidding


yep, it was like that until 79, but the hose was short, didnt reach the front
spare unless you added a section of hose..    only my 78  i used a bike tire
pump..


well thats better than the 64-67 bus washer bottle that you had to pump the
rubber cap with your finger to get the fluid to squirt out.. talk about
low-tech




chris
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