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Just spent six months in a leaky boat
thugbug - May 14th, 2008 at 04:54 PM

Well it felt that way. Got my bug home last night. No probs. Today i decided to check her out in detail.Checked the condition of the RS2000 seats under the seat covers. After a good vacuum inside thought i`d do under the spare wheel area. Noticed the washer bottle hose not connected to the wheel. Not to worry,vacuummed all in there. Spare tyre back in,filled washer bottle & connected hose. Cleaned up and decided to take her for a spin.Oh no. Front floor full of water. 2.5 litres worth. WTF !. Hose end was perished where it connects beside steering column to washer unit. What a bitch of a job.This is a 74 L isn`t it. Whoever decided to place the washer line connections beside the steering column needs shooting. Water all under dash ,amongst wiring,in the radio.Not happy Jan. Thugbug ropeable! Much cursing and swearing later, the jobs done and dusted. Phew.Life wasn`t meant to be easy they say. Still, all in all a good little bug i think.

modulus - May 14th, 2008 at 05:31 PM

I think the herr dr. ingenieur at VW who was in charge of windscreen washing systems was a cousin of the herr dr. ingeneur who was responsible for rust proofing; both of them were fond of a joke.

hth

greasykitchen - May 14th, 2008 at 06:23 PM

I used to get a wet leg when I tried to use the windscreen washer on my old bug. The hose was split in the steering column and the water would end up on my thigh. :spin:

bajachris88 - May 14th, 2008 at 06:49 PM

unfortunately my car doesn't make me wet :(

thugbug - May 14th, 2008 at 07:26 PM

Thanks Modulus, Greasykitchen and Bajachris88. Some joke they thought up.Any of you guys familiar with the removal of that unit? I did unbolt the two cowling bolts fitted to the steering wheel beside the hose junction but that only gave me abot 1/2 inch to play with. Short of fitting an independant washer switch unit I would like to be able to remove the connection temporarily not just to make sure all is ok but to fit two new lengths of hose so that i can be assured that the existing original hoses don`t let me down at a later stage. Thanks

Joel - May 14th, 2008 at 10:16 PM

i tried mine out when i first bought my Lbug
diddnt leak when off but i got a jet of water land in my lap first time i went to use it

soon pissed all that off and put an electric pump in
it has made an appearance in another thread today called whats this? LOL

thugbug - May 14th, 2008 at 11:31 PM

Yeh, i saw that post last night and actually replied to it. Didn`t realise mine would bite me today ! Ha. Such is the life of a bug owner i guess. cheers

dangerous - May 15th, 2008 at 06:12 AM

Bummer if you got that jet of water in your crotch on the way to a first date.