Date:         Sat, 27 Oct 2001 03:44:35 -0500
Reply-To:     Mark Ingalls <ingalls_mark@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Ingalls <ingalls_mark@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Ideas about wiper problem.
Comments: To: KENWILFY@AOL.COM
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Hi,

This site has a written discription and a electrical schematic, albiet for
aircooled vw.

http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/






Mark Ingalls
85 GL
75 Beetle



>From: KENWILFY@AOL.COM
>Reply-To: KENWILFY@AOL.COM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Ideas about wiper problem.
>Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2001 13:05:49 EDT
>
>I am having a problem with a Vanagon front wiper motor.  Basically the
>problem is this:
>You pull back the arm on the steering collum and you get the normal spray
>of
>water from the windshield washer and the wipers start up.  They wipe a few
>times and then stop.  Normal right?  Except they stop anywhere they feel
>like
>it instead of going back to the "park" position where they normally are.
>The
>same thing happens when you use the wipers normally.  When you turn them
>off
>they stop where ever you flip the switch.  You have to turn them back on
>until they come back to the "park" position and then shut them off them to
>get them to return.
>
>I have tried so far:
>new switch on the collum
>new motor
>known good wiper relay
>
>None of these things have helped at all.  I believe there is a switch that
>tells the system when the wipers are back in the "park" position but I have
>no idea where it is.  Anyone ever battle this problem?  What was your
>solution?
>
>Thanks,
>Ken Wilford
>John 3:16
>www.vanagain.com
>Phone: (856)-765-1583
>Fax: (856)-327-2242


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