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>> Don't even bother trying to get the right hose, even if you fix it it never
>> worked right to begin with.
>> 
>
>Actually, my washer system is one of the few things that works well.  I
>pumped it up at the beginning of summer two summers ago, forgot about it
>as I stored it outside through a winter up here in the great white north,
>(we're talkin' -35c) and was able to continue using it for most of the
>next summer without pumping it up.  I suppose it's never safe to
>stereotype a VW van. 

Same here. After replacing the valve inside the steering column to stop me 
getting a lap full of water every time I used them, the washers work great 
and seem to hold pressure indefinitely. Mind you, the constant rain in 
England means we never need them anyway.

Andy E.

A.C.Erskine@lut.ac.uk