thanks a lot, that's a great idea.
btw my tube hole top was completely covered by a little dirt and sealer.
thanks
Ted,
----- Original Message -----
From: Bud Krueger <bkrueger@ici.net>
To: Ted Stowe <teds@accessone.com>
Cc: <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 30, 1999 10:06 PM
Subject: Re: cleaning water drain tube
> Hi Ted,
>
> I've found a novel way of keeping the drain tube clear in my 77B.
BTW,
> it's on the passenger end of the vent. I have one of those flexible tools
with
> a plunger at one end and a few spring fingers that protrude from the other
when
> the plunger is depressed. They're ostensibly made for grasping remote
objects.
> I push it down into the tube, press the plunger, and push the tool down
until
> some resistance is met. I release the plunger and pull up the crud that
was
> blocking the tube. A few minutes of this and the tube is clear. I know
when
> I'm there because the end of the tool protrudes from the bottom of the
tube.
> It's a handy technique that avoids having to crawl under the car and milk
the
> end of the tube.
>
> Bud Krueger
> 52TD
> 77B (Hardtop went on today)
>
> Ted Stowe wrote:
>
> > question:
> >
> > I was looking for the top of the water drain tube, where I lift off the
top
> > vent in front of the windshield.
> > I had thought that I could see the top of the tube and clean it by
pushing
> > something down throught it.
> >
> > however is it in the middle ? (77), on the driver's side I have a few
lumps
> > of some kind of body putty, (been there awhile and I don't want to
remove it
> > just to see. but I don't see any drain, the stuff in the middle prevents
> > that.
> >
> > is this observation normal ?
> >
> > thanks, Ted.
>
>
>
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