The tube with the fluid in it went up the steering column, where it was dispensed by the wiper fluid switch. That lead to the interesting situation where you could actually leak wiper fluid out of your steering column if the tube broke.
I miss having air cooled Beetles and Ghias. Ah the good old days.
During dirty winters here in Canada you could arrive at your destination with rapidly diminishing visibility AND a flat spare tire! Which then had to be re-inflated in freezing rain,thus freezing the spare's valve either open or shut with ice. And how about that heating system!!! The floor-pan acted like a tobogan on deep snow! Ahh the good old days!? ;-)
Its a wonder with all the branded swag that car makers come up with that we don't have VW branded Beetle rags, so we can all relive the nostalgic moments of defrosters and windshield washers that never worked.
Yep, that's the way they did it way back then.
ReplyDeleteThe tube with the fluid in it went up the steering column, where it was dispensed by the wiper fluid switch. That lead to the interesting situation where you could actually leak wiper fluid out of your steering column if the tube broke.
I miss having air cooled Beetles and Ghias. Ah the good old days.
Steve Z
During dirty winters here in Canada you could arrive at your destination with rapidly diminishing visibility AND a flat spare tire!
ReplyDeleteWhich then had to be re-inflated in freezing rain,thus freezing the spare's valve either open or shut with ice.
And how about that heating system!!!
The floor-pan acted like a tobogan on deep snow!
Ahh the good old days!? ;-)
Its a wonder with all the branded swag that car makers come up with that we don't have VW branded Beetle rags, so we can all relive the nostalgic moments of defrosters and windshield washers that never worked.
ReplyDeleteThis was the windshield washing method on my 1972 beetle. It worked good and stopped before the spare deflated too much to be unusable.
ReplyDeleteMy 1970 Porsche 914 (VW Squareback flat 4) had the same system. It was a great little car, except for wipers and heating...
ReplyDeleteI can't remember the car, but I had one where you pressed a bulb thing on the floor, with your left foot..No major electrical pump to go out..
ReplyDeleteyup, early 60s Mopars had them on the cheap cars
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