Date:         Sun, 9 Aug 2009 11:49:43 -0700
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Need help with washer wiring
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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uh................look in the wiring diagram and find the color of the wire
coming out of the switch,
and test for voltage right there when you pull the stalk........???  like
that ?  Is this a trick question ?

that'll work.
I did that once. - the wiring diagram thing vis a vis the washer cirucit.
 I did not like that running the washers akso made the wipers sweep 3 times
on my 82 GL Diesel Vanagon.
so I dug into the wiring diagram........found 'the wire' that goes to the
wiper relay or whatever it was ........
then snipped that one wire .....and I got independent wiper and washer
function.

that way ....I can squirt for 15 seconds straight, then run the wipers
however long I want.
it's in there .......
it's just a blockage or leakage of fluids or electrons ........you can find
it.
I'd be surprised if the switch was bad, but I have some of those in stock,
good used, for sale.

oh......wanted to mention, not that you have this going on, but a a few
times I've seen that the pump motor runs......
humms or buzzes nicely etc.........but no pumpee .......
the impeller of the actual pump part had come loose from the motor shaft.
Have seen that numerous times in various washer pumps.
I hope you figure it out Jim !
scott


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, August 09, 2009 10:08 AM
Subject: Need help with washer wiring


> I've got my windshield washer tank out to see why I'm not getting any
> fluid to the windshield. The motor works with 12v applied, but there
> is no current to it when the switch is pulled.
>
> I recently had the dash out, could have been something there. Fuses
> are all ok.
>
> Any known checks I should be doing? Any way to wire around this
> problem if there's no current to the switch? Any way to tell if it's
> the swich itself?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim