One more thing I should have added. Never run your wipers on a dry window. Eric Andrew Gies wrote: >I noticed the same thing on my '86. >When the van is not moving - the wipers are SLOW, on all speeds >(hi-low-int). >However when I am actually driving, they seem to speed up significantly (but >not nearly enough). >Strange. > >Andrew >'86 Westy. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Skip Madden [mailto:Fjmadden@AOL.COM] >Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 12:20 PM >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: windshield wiper motor > > >I just bot an '84 westfalia full camper. Compared to any other car I've >driven in the past decade the front wipers are pathetic. They have 2 >speeds-- slow >and slower. OK in a drizzle, marginal in rain and, I'm sure, hopeless in >snow. >VW tells me that there has been no upgrade for the motor installed 19 yrs >ago. I've searched the archives but find no discussion of this subject. I'd >be >happy to replace the wiper motor if it'd be an improvement, but my gut tells >me >that just putting another '84 motor isn't the right solution. There's gotta >be >a better way to go. Can anyone help?--Skip > >******************************************************************* >CONFIDENTIAL - This e-mail transmission and any documents attached to it may >contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. If you are >not the intended recipient, or a person responsible for delivering this >transmission to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any >disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of this transmission is strictly >prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please >immediately notify the sender and destroy the original transmission, >attachments, and destroy any hard copies. > > > > |
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