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On 25 Nov 2003 at 8:10, Garret Trask wrote: > >What do you have now? I'm not sure how you could use a bicycle pump on a > >68. > > > >68s came with a reservoir that had a blank stud in them, instead of the > >Schraeder valve that earlier cars got. Then there was a black cap with a > >small hose fitting, a length of hose and a tire valve fitting. What are > >you missing? > > Mine has a valve that a bicycle pump can attach to. It does not have a > black cap with a small hose fitting. I don't know why mine would be > different from other 68s. Maybe it's because mine is a european model? My > car was brought over from Germany in 1998. There are several reasons why this might be different. It might be because it is a euro model (we'll have to check the M-codes and parts list to see if this was an M-code option) or because it is a notch, or because someone swapped parts on it years ago. The parts I described above were the way my 68 arrived when new. I know that earlier cars had the Schraeder valve like yours does, however, mine just came with a blank threaded stud which was used to hold it in place. > What I'm missing is a hose that will attach to the valve stem on the spare > tire, and also attach to the valve I'm currently using my bicycle pump on. > It would seem to need the same kind of fitting on both ends. You probably should just look for the complete set of parts for a 68. The cap with hose nipple, hose, and tire attachment. The special cap also contains a valve that's supposed to keep the spare tire from getting deflated below usefulness. OTOH, these caps/valves all seem to fail internally and are a consistent trouble spot. I think RMMW may have the caps, and they probably come with the hose and tire connection. They probably sell it as a beetle part. They're not cheap. I probably have some type 3 units, but I don't know if I have the right black (low pressure) one for a notchback, nor do I know if they're any good inside. ['70-on squarebacks came with red caps which had a higher cutoff pressure. They hadn't thought of that in 68.] -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org