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Me too - I warmed it with a hot-air gun to soften it a bit so it stretched over the barb. No problems since. I share Jim's suspicion about the valves. I just watch the squirt to ensure it's not going down too much. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "joshua brooks" <joshua_bro@msn.com> To: "type3" <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 10:45 PM Subject: Re: windshield washer hose > I used the clear vinyl tubing to replace the hose on a bus. I stretched > about 1/2" lengths of 3/16" vacuum hose over the tubing(this is harder than > it sounds),lubed with soap and slid them down to the end of the tubing on > the barb. It worked for as long as I owned the bus. > As for the pressure regulating valve; mine worked fine until one of the > fluid hoses broke. I havn't fixed it yet. > > Josh Brooks > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~