On Thu, 30 Apr 1998 17:44:07 EDT you said:
>Please keep in mind that I am a first time Vanagon owner when I ask  where the
>windshield washer fluid jug is located?  And does it service the front & rear
>windows?  Thanks to all of you, I can now get into first gear, have eliminated

ha! you'll never find it!!! :) look under the carpet on the floor, about
where the driver's left foot would go. that's the front washer reservoir.
you have to unscrew that black funny-looking cap. and when you fill it up,
you'll very likely hear/see fluid running out onto the ground. that's ok.
just stop filling. what's happening is that the tank is full, and the fluid
is going up the filler neck, but the tank/neck gasket is old and dried out
... and lets the fluid run out. almost all the vanagons have this gasket
problem on the tank. it's ok. the tank is still full.

now, that front tank does NOT service the rear hatch window. there is another
tank, in the passenger side wall, just below the last side window, and behind
the rear seat. you have to pull off a black plastic cover ... looks sort of
like a bump in the wall. you'll need a funnel to fill this one up (without
soaking the rear cushion).

joel