On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 2:25 PM, Rob <becida@comcast.net> wrote: > I've needed a new faucet for some time (right after I hooked up city > water to my new to me 1984 Westie <g>). > I ordered one from Go-westy and had it within a couple of days (great > service from Go-Westy!). > I just now put it in, not hard but with any VW job at least one pain > in the butt part. The electrical push-on connectors from the old > faucet are stuck in the connector, not a big deal but they really > like it there, not a lot of room to get needle nosed pliers in there. > > I used two philips head screwdrivers (one was a stubby for that back > screw), a straight slot for the hose clamp and a 19mm for the screw > on hose fitting. > The clips that hold the drawer in are accessed from under the drawer. > > > > Rob > becida@comcast.net > > '91 VW Jetta & an '84 Westy in western WA >
And FWIW...... For those considering replacing the old style non-swivel faucet, I found that a later model ('85+? '86+?) type with the swivel neck fit my '81 Canadian Westy sink. And, I added a footswitch (thanks to Malcolm Stebbins IIRC). Really like that option. Pretty sure the part is called a "horn button". It was found at my FLAPS. http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/FaucetFootSwitch.jpg/FaucetFootSwitch-full;init:.jpg Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines |
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