>Hi All
>
>When I bought my syncro I discovered that the PO had had the rear hatch
>reprayed and the klutz that had put the hatch back had connected the rear
>window washer pipe to the nipple on the lock activator! The PO had
>complained that the rear washer was faulty, but little did I know that the
>lock activator was drowning in washer fluid! This caused all my locks to
>sort of lock & unlock uncontrollably each time I pushed down the driver's
>knob.

Jeez, he must've thought the locks were hydraulically actuated! count
yourself lucky that he wasn't working on your fuel system...

Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
VW & mollusc nut
1969 Kombi with Corvair 2.4 & Powerglide
1975 Kombi derelict ex 3.6 Toyota V8
1984 Caravelle 3.8 Holden V6
1984 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD)
1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel
1989 CT170 Toyota Corona Select 2.0 diesel