Date: Sun, 6 Jan 2013 06:59:27 -0800
Reply-To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: windshield fluid reservoir
In-Reply-To: <50E8CD46.3020805@turbovans.com>
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Huh--if I'd known that washer failure was common I'd have attended to
the relevant parts while the dash was out last year.
Rain-X works beautifully but it's a pain in the patootie to put on, esp.
for this guy who is too short to reach the upper portion of the
windshield glass. Have the haul out a stepladder. So I reserve the
Rain-X for times when I know I'll be taking a long drive in heavy rain,
like over the Cascades to the Soggy Side of Oregon.
--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.
On 01/05/2013 05:03 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
> If your washers are working ... that's great.
> I've seen a lot of 84's where they weren't working anymore ..
> and not just clogged nozzles either.
>
> Do you believe in Rain-X ?
> I sure do. Luv that stuff.
>
> Scott
>
> On 1/5/2013 3:07 PM, Rocket J Squirrel wrote:
>> Okay, thanks. Sounds like normal behavior and nothing that needs
>> attending to.
>>
>> --
>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
>> Bend, Ore.
>>
>> On 01/05/2013 02:50 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote:
>>> it's very normal that if you just keep adding fluid to the res..
>>> it will overflow out the top, under the van.
>>>
>>> the filler neck is somewhat casually sealed to the top of the res I
>>> believe..
>>> and better for it to overflow there than onto the floor of the van of
>>> course.
>>>
>>> scott
>>>
>>> On 1/5/2013 12:35 PM, neil n wrote:
>>>> The tank can crack.
>>>>
>>>> If memory serves, isn't the tank a 2 pc. design? Like the fill neck
>>>> can be separated from the tank? Maybe a leak at that union?
>>>>
>>>> Maybe Bentley shows that detail?
>>>>
>>>> Maybe I've used too many "?'s"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sat, Jan 5, 2013 at 11:38 AM, Rocket J Squirrel
>>>> <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> I just filled mine. It's been a long time since I've needed to. I
>>>>> noticed that after I put in some fluid -- more than a liter -- fluid
>>>>> started dripping off the reservoir bottle on the underside of the car.
>>>>> Is that thing vented to prevent overfilling and soaking the carpet?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
>>>>> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
>>>>> Bend, Ore.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Neil n
>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
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>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
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