Re: [T3] wiper fluid hose

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

On 27 Mar 00, at 22:56, Russell Wolfe wrote:

> The washer hose on any VW does not have the spare tire pressure on it. It
> typically only has about 20psi on it. That is what that fancy cap on the
> tank is all about. It is a pressure regulator/shut-off. The spare should
> never go below 20psi, and the washers will shut off. If the spare does go
> flat from the washers, there is something wrong with the valve.

I'll have to admit that I never considered the possibility that the 
cap was a regulator as well as a shutoff. How sure of this are you? I 
thought I remembered that the fluid pressure would drop off as the 
tire pressure dropped, but now I'm not so sure. Have you actually 
measured it somehow?

I keep meaning to cut one of the special caps open to see how/what 
they work. Most of them have died by now, but I think the ones in my 
cars are still good. There are some in my salvage that I think are 
bad, but I need to check them before I take a chance on destroying a 
good one.

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