Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:48:58 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Intermittent wipers
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Jeffrey, you seem to have left out the link, but it might be this one.
http://web.axelero.hu/ivicz/intervallum/index_en.htm
Hungarian, originally.
Jake
On 4/3/06, Jeffrey Vickers <jeff@vickersdesign.com> wrote:
>
> I found this site lurking in my bookmarks and can seem to get it
> translated. It appears to be a mod to an existing relay via a
> rheostat. The mod looks simple enough and a rheostat knob is by far a
> simpler setup for those of us unencumbered by the thought process. I
> had a programmable on a Volvo and it drove me nuts. Can someone
> translate this? I tried Russian---it looks eastern bloc to me...
>
>
> Jeff
>
> 87 Syncro Westy
>
>
> On Apr 3, 2006, at 8:22 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
>
> >
> > Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 02:31:51 EDT
> > From: JordanVw@AOL.COM
> > Subject: easy mod...ADJUSTABLE intermittant wiper!!! read!!
> >
> > this was posted to the mk1 ('80-'93) vw cabriolet list...i wonder
> > if it
> > would work on a vanagon? i dont see why not... read on!!
> > chris
> >
> > Hey all-
> >
> > If you want to be able to control the interval in your
> > intermittant wipers, it is a really simple mod.
> >
> > Just find a wiper relay marked 99 and replace your
> > wiper relay with that one. I tried to find it on
> > ETKA, but couldn't find a part number. Anyway, I've
> > gotten it on a '93 and '94 and up Passat, '93 and up
> > Corrado so I'm guessing anything in the Passat B3-B4
> > range and Mk3 Era would have this relay.
> >
> > To do it, you turn the intermittant wiper on, then
> > back off for as long as you want the interval to be,
> > then back on. The relay remembers how long it was off
> > and will run the wipers that long.
> >
> > If you have a really old Cabriolet where intermittant
> > wipers was an option, you can add them pretty easily.
> >
> > I don't remember if you have to pull the steering
> > wheel or steering column covers to see it, but there
> > is a little plastic plug that prevents the wiper stalk
> > from being pushed down. You simply remove that and
> > put a relay in where the jumper strip is on your fuse
> > box. Now you have intermittant wipers!
> >
> > Enjoy!
> >
> > David
>
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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
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