In a message dated 11/1/06 9:33:32 PM Eastern Standard Time,
starwagen@GMAIL.COM writes:

> 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

yep, it was like that until 79, but the hose was short, didnt reach the front
spare unless you added a section of hose..    only my 78  i used a bike tire
pump..

well thats better than the 64-67 bus washer bottle that you had to pump the
rubber cap with your finger to get the fluid to squirt out.. talk about
low-tech

chris