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Date:         Sat, 5 Jan 2013 15:07:44 -0800
Reply-To:     Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: windshield fluid reservoir
Comments: To: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <50E8AE2A.1060000@turbovans.com>
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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 >> >> 65 kb image Myford Ready For Assembly http://tinyurl.com/64sx4rp >> >> '88 Slate Blue Westy to be named. >> >> '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ >> >> Vanagon VAG Gas I4/VR Swap Google Group: >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/vanagons-with-vw-inline-4-cylinder-gas-engines >> >>


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