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Date:         Sat, 6 Jan 2001 12:24:42 -0500
Reply-To:     Marc Perdue <marcperdue@ADELPHIA.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Marc Perdue <marcperdue@ADELPHIA.NET>
Subject:      Re: Windshield washer motor not working
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Hi all,


Just an update and a big THANK YOU to Karl Mullendore for the right answer to
this problem, which is now SOLVED!!  Took just removing 2 phillips head screws
and about 3 minutes real light labor!  Jeff Birk, go ahead and follow the steps
Karl outlined below, it fixed my problem and may fix yours.  I found it worked
best to fold a small piece of 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper and work it back and
forth between the contacts just a few times while pulling the wiper lever
forward.  Now if only I had known to do this while I was up in Rochester
dealing with all that ice and snow and road salt . . . and before I went and
bought a new washer pump!  :(  In the future I will be sure to check with the
list FIRST . . . what a great resource you people are!!!!


Thanks again,
Marc Perdue


"Karl M." wrote:


> Clean the contacts of the switch, which you can find after removing the
> steering column / switch covers. The contacts will be visible just behind
> the wiper switch's lever. Use a small folded piece of super-fine sandpaper.
> The dirty contacts may only be sending enough power to enable the wiper
> relay, but not enough for the washer motor, which is not on a relay. Good
> luck!
>
> Karl Mullendore
> Westy Ventures
> 1987 Syncro Westfalia 1.9TD
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Marc Perdue <marcperdue@ADELPHIA.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, December 31, 2000 3:21 PM
> Subject: Windshield washer motor not working
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I have an '87 Westy that has a troublesome front windshield washer
> > pump.  If I pull the electrical connector from the pump, the wipers work
> > as they're supposed to when I pull the wiper switch forward.  They don't
> > work when the connector is plugged into the pump.  The pump has been
> > replaced, with the same results.  Any ideas?  There don't appear to be
> > any blown fuses, though I doubt I would get the results I am getting if
> > there were . . .
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any help,
> > Marc Perdue
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