Re: [T3] speaking of washer hoses

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 27 Mar 00, at 13:58, Brian Langhans wrote:

> I have a 73 square. My washer hose assembly was missing when I bought the
> car. I found a new one at Bow Wow here in Lynwood Wa. Anyway, after I hooked
> it up and filled the spare (which was flat...Hmmmm?) , it worked great. Just
> about sprayed over the car. But, the next day I had no fluild left and no
> air in the tire again. I refilled the tire/resoviour and found it slowly
> leaking out the spray jets. Where would my problem lie? Is there a valve in
> the steering wheel by the end of the lever? And how do I fix it? 

Yes, there's a valve and it's buried down inside the steering column. 
To get it out you have to remove the steering wheel, turn signal 
lever, and wiper lever. This is a rather delicate job on the 72-3 
assembly and it is EASY to break off a small plastic tab if you're 
not both careful and lucky. The Bentley manual has the details.

I don't know if you can fix it this way, but you might try letting 
the fluid flush first one way through the valve and then the other. 
There is probably dirt caught in the valve. If you can flush it out 
you should be able to fix it. 

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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