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Subject:Re: What is the container behind the rear passenger-side wheel?
From:Dave Mcneely
Date:Mon, 15 Jun 2015 16:42:38 -0500

Rear window washer bottle.  The cap should protrude through the bulkhead for easy refilling, and it should be connected to the washer hose.  mcneely

---- Marc Perdue <mcperdue@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was working on something on my van and discovered a disconnected
> hose that appeared to go to a canister up behind the top of the rear
> wheel well on the passenger side. The canister appears to have been
> knocked out of position by some kind of padding (sound deadening
> material?) that has fallen down from, I think, under the bottom of the
> rear seat.
>
> Anybody know what this canister is? What impact on the vehicle's
> running would that loose hose have? It's an '87 Westy with 2.1L
> engine, auto tranny.
>
> Thanks,
> Marc Perdue

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David McNeely