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Date:         Sat, 1 Jun 2013 19:44:26 -0500
Reply-To:     George Laubach <skiplaubach@COMCAST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         George Laubach <skiplaubach@COMCAST.NET>
Subject:      Re: Wipers suddenly not working, trip tomorrow
Comments: To: Mike South <msouth@GMAIL.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <CAN483vdMOtD95c5LmpiG3cd4f5cpi3VMmrv9LT9zoJUAQU3KPg@mail.gmail.com>
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Mike, let me know if you need me to scan and email any Bentley pages. Just give me a call.

(note to team: Mike graciously sent me two 1.9s (and accessories) - well his wife made him make room in the garage...when he did his Bostig and auto to manual conversions. I ended up using one of his engines in my 1.9 to 2.2 conversion.)

Sent from my iPad

On Jun 1, 2013, at 7:33 PM, Mike South <msouth@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> On Sat, Jun 1, 2013 at 4:12 PM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net> wrote: > >> At 03:46 PM 6/1/2013, Mike South wrote: >> >>> hit me with everything you would do to check why wipers would not be >>> working. They were working a few days ago. >>> >> >> >> Page 97.66 >> >> >> Wipers have worked since the dash went back on, yes? >> > > Yes--at least I'm 90% sure that they did. > > >> >> Do the heater blower and rear defrost work? > > > Nope. Heater blower does not work, and I am sure I tested that after the > dash was on because I used the switch on the outside of the dash to do it.

> > >> If so, the load reduction relay and its drive from the X terminal of the >> ignition switch is good. >> > > I pre-emptively replaced the ignition switch with a new one when I was > putting the dash back on. I know that new does not equal good, and also > that you should suspect the part you put on last, first. How can I test if > power is coming off that terminal? > > Also where is that load reduction relay, and how would I check it? > > > >> >> >> Does washer pump work? If so then you've eliminated fuse S10 as a problem. >> > > If S10 is the tenth fuse starting from the driver's door, the fuse looks > ok. However, with the key on, there is no power on either end of the fuse. > > >> >> Is the wiper switch connector plugged in all the way on the column? >> > > Which one is that? I did find one that was not all the way in. I plugged

> that one (the square-cross-sectioned black one on the driver's side) all > the way in and it made no difference. > > Thanks for all your suggestions. > > mike > > >> >> Yours, >> David >> >> >>


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