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> > > I disconnect the hose, but too late/the hose inside my car burst. Can this > > > be patched anyway? Or do I need to replace a whole section of hose? If I > > > need to replace-where can I get replacement hose-at any FLAPS? > > > > > I used clear polythene tubing as I couldn't find any rubber. I used the clear tubing when I installed the electric pump, but this time I found some black tubing of exactly the right size that looks very good. It was also very cheap, at approx 25c per metre. I used a cup of hot water to heat the ends up to get them over the barbs. I have now removed the electric pump and gone over to the authentic air-pressure system. How many of you can say that? I had to replace my wiper switch to get it to work properly. The first one leaked. > The > Type 34 won't need the higher pressure anyway, as it can't be loaded as much as > to neeed 36psi for the rear if the spare is needed - that's the only reason the > extra pressure is stated for the Squareback. > The Type 34, as far as I have been able to ascertain, didn't use the tyre to pressurise the bottle; you were supposed to pump it up to 35 PSI. This is what is shown in the Type 34 manual and it works extremely well. However, in the parts book there is a weird hose with a tyre valve on each end and some kind of gizmo in the middle, which was apparently for connecting the bottle to the tyre. It has a 311 part number. Does anyone use one of these? Daniel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org