Re: [T3] washer bottle hose

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 8 May 2004 at 11:11, Dave Hall wrote:

> Have to be the red one, as his is a Squareback.  The valve shuts off (if you're
> lucky), at a higher pressure than for a Fastback or Notch so the spare is still
> usefully inflated if you are carrying a load in the back of the Square.

I'm not sure when the red caps were introduced. They weren't there by '68, but 
they were by 71. Either there were 2 different caps in 68, both black, or they 
both got the same cap. I don't know.

> Of course, the black will do if
> (a) you never load up your Square - what I would call an unfulfilled Square  ;-)
> or (b) never have a flat.

Or if the cap is broken, as most are by now, such that the regulator function 
no longer works.   ;-)

Speaking of flats: I can't remember the last time I had a flat in one of my 
squarebacks. I know I had one in 1974, but there might have been another in 
there somewhere. OTOH, I've now had at least 5 punctures fixed in various tires 
from our Taurus, which we've had for about 7 years. I actually had 2 in one 
day!

I remember the '74 flat because I had volunteered to drive my squareback to 
carry spare wheels for a bigtime bicycle race nearby. It was a beautiful course 
west of here, about 22 miles around, extremely hilly and nicely wooded.  

My job was to follow the leaders in order to give them support if one of them 
flatted or had mechanical trouble, but on the second lap I (!!!) got a flat. I 
swapped in my spare and was back on course in about 15 minutes, but I had to 
drive like crazy to try to catch up with the riders. As luck would have it, one 
of them, a friend of mine, had flatted and had been impatiently standing beside 
the road waiting for me. I was greeted with, "Where have you been??!!" He was 
distraught, but understood instantly when I answered, "I had a flat." Quite an 
ironic moment, which both of us understood instantly.    

And THAT's why I'll always remember THAT flat tire.   ;-)

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