Re: [T3] wiper fluid hose

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

On 27 Mar 00, at 15:24, Keith Park wrote:

> Actually John there is at least 40PSI on that hose and yes the vacuum hose
> usually doesnt work.  I got hosed off one too many times (" No officer, I
> havent been drinking, its the alcohol in the washer fluid shooting onto my
> ba*** thats making me weave")  I installed an electric pump and even grafted
> a microswitch into the column.   then you can use vacuum hose.

I think the later model squares are rated for up to something like 53 
psi, but that's really no problem because the amount of "si" is 
almost zero, meaning that the force is still miniscule. It's just 
plain, unreinforced rubber hose, not discernably different from what 
you can buy as "vacuum hose" at your local FLAPS or elsewhere.

Still, you MUST reuse the little rubber outer sleeve that adds a bit 
of outside force at the pressurized push-on connections to keep them 
reliably in place.

And, yes, haven't we all been drenched with the scent of washer 
fluid? Consider it your type 3 baptism.

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