At 01:16 PM 1/12/2001, Ken Hunter wrote: >The recent snowstorm here in NM brought out another problem with my 82 Westy; > some of the electric de-icer lines on my rear window don't work. A local >FLAPS has a supposed repair kit to fix the breaks in the lines with some type >of copper colored brush on glue. Any listees have experience with this stuff? Stuff works as advertised. One teensy little bottle (comes with a brush and a stencil for about $10) will fix a bunch of breaks, but don't expect the partly-used bottle to hang around long unless you're both careful and lucky in sealing it back up. To find the breaks, turn on the device and hook a voltmeter to the contact at either end. Using a rounded probe very carefully (the original stuff is paint, too), trace the line from the other end -- when you hit the break the voltage will suddenly go away. Verify the exact spot, mark it and continue. Since there may be multiple breaks, re-do the procedure with the meter hooked to the other terminal. That will find a second break if it exists. To find more than two in one pass you have to elaborate on the procedure a bit...fix the ones you found, carefully observing the drying time before using the defroster again. Also observe any temp limitations -- you may have to wait until spring for this. david
David Beierl - Providence, RI http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" '85 GL "Poor Relation" |
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