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• Re: Rain-X
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 15:05:20 +0200
  Another solution to clear the windshield on rainy days without a wiper (maybe it's faulty) will be an apple. Cut the apple into...
• Re: Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 28 May 1999 21:55:34 -0400
  At 18:57 5/28/99 -0700, Steve Frisbee wrote: >I recall someone posting to the list that you could mount a 19" wiper...
• windshield wiper trouble
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 15 Dec 2001 12:32:28 -0600
  This morning I wasn't paying attention and my wipers were iced up. When I turned them on, the passenger side freed itself but...
• Any tips for replacing front wiper fluid tubing?
  Historical mailing list - David Meade
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 23:43:27 -0700
  Greetings, Well, I haven't pulled anything apart yet, but I've got a leak in the front wiper fluid tubing and need to...
• Re: wipers won't stay tight
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 12:40:04 -0500
  ...The bushing in the wiper arm is apparently made soft enough to "groove" into the spindle when the nut is tightened. That is, grooves...
• Re: "Wanky" rear window wiper
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 19 Feb 2003 15:54:55 -0500
  ...Wednesday, February 19, 2003 1:35 PM Subject: "Wanky" rear window wiper > While we're on the topic of bad electricals and non-functioning...
• Re: wipers won't stay tight
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Wed, 20 Dec 2000 09:33:09 -0500
  ...I used a metric die one size smaller (forget which size) and a new nut has held the new wiper arm fine since then...
• Re: Wiper turning on by themselves - Any ideas how to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sat, 22 May 2004 09:16:43 +0200
  ...Wiper turning on by themselves - Any ideas how to fix? > My wipers have been going on by themselves intermittently so I thought I had...
• Re: drooping wiper blade
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 22:53:37 -0400
  ...They are designed to slip rather than burn out the wiper motor if the wiper freezes to the windshield. It doesn't take many...
• Re: Wiper Arms
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 18:40:27 -0600
  ...I've removed the small nut at >> hub >> of >> > the wiper arm per Bentley, but it seems solidly in place. Does the >> 2nd >> > larger...
• Re: Electrical problem: wipers, blowers, headlights
  Historical mailing list - Rick N
  Sat, 15 Apr 2017 18:04:32 +0000
  ...headlights directly, > and operates a relay that supplies power to blower, wipers, rear defrost. > These are all loads that are turned off during cranking...
• How to install Wiper Shaft
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:14:01 -0700
  ...Have new wiper shaft assemblies (housing + shaft) to install. The two pegs on housing look like they need to be compressed once in place...
• Re: Help! replacing the wiper motor, need advice.
  Historical mailing list - John Tomljenovic
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 16:33:28 -0400
  So I jumped out the motor and the wipers still ran slow. When I disengaged the power it stopped halfway and one of the...
• Wiper blade trivia
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 31 Jan 2000 16:48:06 -0800
  ...That of course meant the annual pilgrimage to the FLAPS for new wiper blades. What a PITA! After looking in the Bosch parts spec...
• Re: WTH!! First it headlights, now wipers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 17:48:49 -0600
  ...It could also be the wiper switch itself or a > wiring / ground connection issue, but my money is on the ignition switch. > Is the...
• Re: windshield wipers
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:04:02 -0600
  ...mts.net> wrote: > Hi all, > > I need to replace my windshield wipers and recall that i can squeeze > in larger ones than stock. Can...
• Re: Tires, wiperblades and spark plugs.
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 20:30:51 -0400
  Its time to replace my tires, wiperblades and sparkplugs. What are good brands? (details would be helpful. Thanks, Floyd Truskot Yokohama, Bosch, and Bosch...
• Re: Rear Wiper Motor
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 23 Oct 2000 17:39:40 -0400
  > I need a rear wiper motor for my syncro. I have four of these available from a closeout lot I purchased. Price is $79...
• Re: a simple question
  Historical mailing list - James Creech
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 09:19:17 -0500
  ...Jim Creech > Pull towards you to activate the front washers and 3 swipes of the wiper. > Pushing forward activates the rear wiper and washers...
• Re: front wipers, heat, door light problem 85'
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 24 Feb 2002 18:12:44 -0500
  At 05:52 PM 2/24/2002, Tracy Bonin wrote: >It seems as though when I first turn on my car my wipers and...
• Re: Partially burned rear wiper electrical connector. Motor Heat Damaged it?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 18 May 2016 21:50:23 -0400
  ...Partially burned rear wiper electrical connector. Motor Heat Damaged it? Hi all. Can the rear wiper motor get hot enough to melt plastic? Or...
• Re: Headlight dimmer switch woes
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sun, 14 Dec 2008 08:49:03 -0500
  ...I have the early version of this without the rear wiper for $39, the rear wiper version is 251953519C01C and that is $77.32...
• Re: Unintended consequences
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Aug 2020 13:57:15 +0000
  ...interval wipe as set last time, and rear wiper work as normal.  It would be much easier to switch out a relay than the...
• Air Flow Meters <sigh>
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Tue, 31 Dec 96 09:47:19 -0600
  ...there are surface mount capacitors in there that charge and discharge as the wiper arm moves and the resistance jumps all over the place...
• Re: How wipers work / rain-X
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 25 May 2002 11:35:50 -0500
  ...I tried some of those super duper double ??? wiper blades that are twice as much and they don't work at all in cold...
• Re: Painting the Wind Shield Wipers
  Historical mailing list - Sunshine
  Wed, 10 Dec 2008 21:24:28 -0600
  ...Painting the Wind Shield Wipers The paint or Black Powder Coat is coming off the wiper arms on my '89 Westy. Any suggestions to...
• FS: Variable programmable intermittent wiper relay
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Mon, 17 Oct 2011 01:35:49 -0400
  ...If you already have the fixed interval feature, simply remove your #19 wiper relay and put this one in. If you have no intermittent...
• Re: Intermittent Wiper Relay
  Historical mailing list - Rich Barker
  Thu, 31 Jul 2003 14:11:58 -0700
  ...Message----- Writ Warner, Jeff (DSIO) Volksies, This same kind of intermittent wiper relay has been available as an upgrade for Audis from the same...
• Re: which windshield wiper to get? (my bosch excels have been disappointing)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 26 Nov 2005 08:36:39 -0600
  ...Wesley Pegden wrote: > A couple weeks ago I picked up a pair of bosch excel wipers (they were > on sale). The left side chatters...
• Re: wiper arm
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 15 Oct 2018 08:21:39 -0700
  I think the wing supposed to keep the wiper arm on the windshield and stay close to it at speed and they put it...
• rear wiper motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Fri, 26 Jan 2001 09:02:55 -0700
  Anyone replaced their burnt out rear wiper motor with one from a Golf? I've heard that the part #s 191 955 113 A...
• Programmable Intermittent Wipers
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Mon, 6 May 2002 15:00:51 -0500
  ...What could be next? Well the Hella $500 set of automatic rain sensing wipers of course... (Just kidding). Chris M. <Busbodger - "TEAM SLOWPOKE"> Cookeville...
• Re: wipers won't stay tight
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 15 Dec 2000 13:02:05 -0500
  For next time...just take the wiper arm and forcibly rotate it on the shaft. That will wipe off the pot-metal splines and...
• Rear window wiper help...
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 10:20:50 -0600
  ...Was it my bus?) Anyway, I hit the wiper switch, and...nothing. Drove the rest of the way to work, uneventfully, and checked the...
• Re: Idea to Re-use Worn Wiper Arm?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 27 Feb 2014 16:50:47 -0800
  ...Image): > > https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7fPJ37AqW00/Uw_btrWLV0I/AAAAAAAAI30/1vPXXn5jpVw/s500/wiper%2520arm%2520compress.jpg -- Neil n Blog: tubaneil.blogspot.ca '88 Westy http...
• Noisy wiper motor
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 18 Feb 2001 20:02:12 -0500
  Hello The mechanical noise from the windshield wiper motor on my '90 Westy is annoyingly loud. It's noticeably louder than on other vans...
• Turn signal stalk and wiper madness (aka: Bosch meets Lucas electrics)
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Tue, 1 Oct 2013 21:46:35 -0400
  ...A few days ago, I lost my wipers. So, I figure, OK, time to tear into it. Well, tonight, first time I went out...
• Re: Windshield Wiper
  Historical mailing list - Boroko
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 03:02:33 -0700
  ...I found that the spline in > > the wiper arm goes bad. This is just soft Pot Metal > > and chews up easily, whereas the wiper...
• Re: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 08:59:44 -0700
  ...Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix? I have been suffering of a floppy drivers side wiper. I'm not sure why this is...
• WTB: Rear Wiper Motor
  Historical mailing list - Rennie Wible
  Sat, 21 Oct 2000 08:57:00 -0700
  ...been 2 weeks and it still smells inside, even with the wiper assembly removed. Rennie VolksDragon@earthlink.net Los Angeles 61 crew cab (911...
• Wipers only work on high help needed........
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Sun, 13 Apr 2003 19:59:05 -0400
  I swapped relay with one of my other vans and same scene............wipers will not work on low, or intermittent, just high, and when...
• Re: Wiper blade trivia
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 1 Feb 2000 14:39:54 -0800
  Expert advice on dealing with wipers on a Vanagon from someone who lives in the rainy Northwest: Go to 21" on the driver's...
• Re: Re wiper pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 25 May 2002 21:55:14 -0500
  Those wings and the double bladed wipers are a great improvement on Motor Homes with giant flat windshields. My brothers Mercedes Sedan has the...
• Re: stupid electrical question
  Historical mailing list - Office 2004 Test Drive User
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:58:33 -0600
  Mark, Be sure to check your wiper/washer switch at the steering column. The copper contacts may be dirty and stopping current flow. A...
• Re: Schematic Programmable Delay Circuit
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 31 Jan 1997 14:17:22 -0500 (EST)
  ...they have a relay ending in "955 531", but it's a standard > wiper relay. Has anyone located an alternate source for this (other...
• Re: FS: plug and play intermittant programmable/adjustable wiper relays for vanagon
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:53:30 -0700
  ...these are the factory volkswagen >>> intermittant >>> programmable wiper relays. simply pull out your #19 relay in your >>> fusebox >>> and replace it with this one...
• Re: '84-'85 wiper fuse problems
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 20:34:39 -0400
  At 08:19 PM 6/21/2001, pederparizek wrote: >box, the place where the fuse for the wipers goes is melted. Just that one...
• Re: Replacing Winshield Washer Tubes...suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 23 Oct 2002 21:07:57 -0500
  ...but also, while you're in there, clean and regrease your windshield wiper linkage and wiper arm shafts ... to do the shafts, you'll...
• Add Lube To Wiper Arm Pivots? Re: Heater box
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 14 Jan 2016 13:02:46 -0800
  ...Consider "cramming" some lube (Moly specc'd in Bentley?) at wiper arm pivots? While it was on my mind.... Neil. -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons...
• Faulty wiper "parking"
  Historical mailing list - Laurie Loeb
  Mon, 27 Jan 1997 09:10:51 -0800 (PST)
  My wiper blades "park" in random positions after turning them off. Replacing the motor the three times, as well as the switch and intermittent...
• Still need: rear wiper motor
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 21:26:52 -0800
  Hi all, I still need to replace the rear wiper motor in my 90 westy. I really only need the motor itself, not the...
• winshield wiper woes
  Historical mailing list - Miller, Ryan
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 08:29:26 -0700
  Vanagonites, I recently had the opportunity to drive through a real rainstorm down here in Arizona and quickly realized my driver side windshield wiper...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 7 Dec 2007 20:01:27 -0800
  ...Other than > that the longer ones work nicely. > > Mike > > > > Kai Mei wrote: > > Speaking of wiper blades... Go westy recomends a 21" dr. and 19...
• Windshield Wipers Summary
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Jan 1997 11:29:01 -0500 (EST)
  Vanatics, Last week I wrote a message whining about the poor performance of my Vanagons windshield wipers. Here's a summary of the responses...
• Suspander Struts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 May 1996 08:41:50 GMT
  ...BTW, I ordered the regular variable lift style struts for my Vanagon and I do have a rear wiper. Everything seems to be working...
• Re: Auto lights & wipers
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 20:13:06 +0200
  Andrew Grebneff wrote: > I have tried to get a price for the Hella wiper kit Per mentioned, but > there is no listing here. Anyone...
• Re: Great Wiper Blades
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:18:41 -0500
  ...And fill up the wiper fluid resevoir with RainX's washer fluid. You'll be stunned at the difference it makes. Even in a...
• Re: Wiper Arm Question
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:24:17 -0400
  ...The wiper arms have soft metal inside where they connect to the splined shaft. Splines are cut when you tighten the nut on. It...
• Re: '90 Wiper won't
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 20 Nov 2015 17:56:09 -0500
  ...On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 4:49 PM, Neil2 <vidublu@gmail.com> wrote: > One wiper failed yesterday and I replaced it with a...
• AFM pathology (no legal or medical content)
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Sun, 3 Oct 1999 21:52:44 -0700
  ...The AFM wiper contact will deteriorate with usage over time. The other failure mode of record is the alleged mysterious wiper vibrating that usually...