At  11/1/2006 06:30 PM,Loren Busch wrote:
>RE: US VW's from 1962 to 1979, used a hose connected to the spare tire's
>valve
>stem to pressurise the top of the windshield washer bottle.
>Now I had nothing to do with VWs in those days but this is one story that
>makes me ask if this is a joke.  You have to be kidding!!

Nope, it worked well & FWIW it wasn't until my 3rd or 4th VW that I
got one with a gas gauge.

Rob
becida@comcast.net