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• Poky wipers
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 31 Oct 1994 16:23:41 -0600
  ...The solenoid's starting to go, and last night & this morning the windshield wipers took off at a crawl and gradually began to work...
• Re: Wiper arms.
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 3 May 2000 16:50:53 -0300
  ...How does one " lube the wiper system"?? On the slipping problem, mine slipped too, so I took them off and cleaned them real well...
• How wipers work / rain-X
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sat, 25 May 2002 09:20:23 -0700
  The wipers glide on a molecular film of water. They skip when they encounter a surface that doesn't have this very thin film...
• Re: Rear window wiper
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Nov 2003 09:49:45 EST
  ...There is no switch for it in the cockpit, so I am > guessing it is supossed to come on with the wipers. In the...
• Re: Vary Your Wiper Delay W.Special Relay
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 01 Jul 95 12:17:11 CDT
  On Sat, 1 Jul 95 10:36:07 CDT Don Geiger said: >I'd love to have intermittant wipers on my vanagon. Derek doesn...
• Hella Raintronic wipers (was: Why I hate UPS...)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 8 Jan 2001 18:13:19 +1200
  ...PG also has Bonrath 4-nozzle wiper jet kits which attach to the wiper arms. Apparently truckies love these. I got one for $24CD...
• cool wiper stalk mod for manual trans vanagons...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Jul 2015 17:45:24 -0400
  ...and noticed something odd about the wiper stalk switch on the steering column. it was about a quarter of its original size..lol i...
• Re: Programmable Intermittent Wiper Relay
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Tue, 25 Aug 1998 14:23:30 -0700
  Wes, You seem to be getting a lot of feedback about the wiper relay. I gave up on getting it from the clueless parts...
• Re: Wiper arms
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 5 May 2000 08:20:43 -0700
  ...The windshield wipers never worked right after that till I replaced both the windshield and the wipers. Streaked something horrible for a year or...
• Rear wiper ops- '87
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sat, 27 Aug 2005 10:09:06 -0700
  How do I make my rear wipers work on my new to me '87 Vanagon? Thanks, Rob becida@comcast.net Western WA state with...
• FS: programmable adjustable wiper relays
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:03:02 EDT
  if anyone wants one..i have more of these programmable intermittant #99 wiper relays.. this is a OEM volkswagen relay. replaces your #19 wiper...
• Re: four-position wiper stalk, 78 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 1996 12:52:10
  ...four-position wiper stalk, 78 bus > >Andy Erskine <a.c.erskine@lut.ac.uk> writes: >> >> >You guys aren't by chance refering to the...
• Re: Rear Wiper
  Historical mailing list - Dave Katsuki
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 10:49:54 -0400
  The intermittent rear wiper is standard on late model vans. (at least back through 87). Dave 90 Westy At 09:41 AM 6/5...
• Re: Larger Size Windshield Wipers?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 8 Jan 2003 14:08:45 -0500
  >Has anyone increased the size of their windshield wipers from 18" to 20"? I >am thinking of doing this for the driver's side...
• Re: FS: programmable adjustable wiper relays
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:20:54 +1200
  ...something that's > > changeable on > > the fly? > > > > > > pull back on your wiper stalk to set the speed..its all in the archives > how > to...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 22:26:11 -0600
  William, Your problem with the rear wiper sounds like the relay is Kaput----- Change it, it'll work---- Three wipes is usually the norm...
• Re: intermittant part II
  Historical mailing list - Andy Erskine
  Fri, 3 May 96 12:18:38 bst
  ...the >first position where bump it up a little and the wipers sweep once, the >low position, and the high position. That accounts for...
• Re: rear wipers (was RE: Quick... Before my parents get home....
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:30:42 -0500
  ...Now my Prius, with its normal > sloping rear > window, _it_ needs a rear wiper. I've never understood why they > put rear > wipers on...
• Re: Dead Wipers and Heater Fans
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 28 Feb 2011 16:45:10 -0800
  ...Jiggles ignition switch, still nothing. > Cycled > the wiper switch several times, nothing. Got home, started up the > uphill > drive way, wipers started. Checked the...
• Re: Wipers only have one speed,
  Historical mailing list - Scott
  Mon, 16 May 2016 11:02:04 -1000
  ...The wipers behave normally on all the other functions of > the column stalk wiper switch, but the wipers just plug along at low speed...
• Re: Left Passenger Wiper Failed after snow and ice build up, need some feedb
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 00:43:10 EST
  ...Well the wiper went on and only the drivers side moved, I thought I heard a pop or something out of the norm and...
• adjustable windshield wiper relay FS
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Jan 2017 17:16:41 -0500
  ...this OEM vw relay allows you to custom set the speed of your windshield wiper interval sweeps. fits all vanagons. $25 shipped in conus...
• Loose wiper arm
  Historical mailing list - Gregory S. Morrison
  Tue, 3 Mar 2009 11:15:07 -0800
  I know there was a very recent thread on how to fix a loose wiper arm, but I can't find it in the...
• Re: Switching rear hatch to one with wiper
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 09:58:02 EST
  ...is it just bolt on? Any major wiring issues? > > > and front turn sig assy w/ rear wiper control on wiper stalk. chris [text/html]
• Re: Wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 25 May 2002 09:08:10 -0700
  ...Wiper blades Enough already with the wiper blades. We are not talking about the national debt or brain surgery. We are talking about a...
• Re: " you fixed it with what?!"
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 11 Mar 2004 21:37:48 -0800
  ...Vacuum powered windshield wipers crapped out going over the Sierra Nevadas by way of South Lake Tahoe...in a snow storm. Rigged a fishing...
• transferring brown stalk to wiper / signal switch
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 23 Feb 2020 16:54:45 -0500
  Does anyone know how feasible it is to transfer the brown stalk to a replacement turn signal or wiper switch (now only available in...
• Re: Wanted: one front windshield wiper arm with airfoil
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 13 Apr 2017 11:58:44 -0700
  about air foil on wiper arm... anyone knows why it's only on the driver side and not on passenger side too? thanks
• Re: Wanted: one front windshield wiper arm with airfoil
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:15:22 -0700
  using these for a while? https://www.amazon.com/uxcell-Silver-Alloy-Windshield-Spoiler/dp/B007PP20FQ http://www.ebay.com/bhp/wiper-spoiler
• WTB Rear Wiper Motor
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 23:28:39 -0800
  I need a rear window wiper motor and a side door lock motor for a vanagon if anyone has either or both. Steve sxs...
• windshield wiper
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 19:23:55 -0800
  Please Guys, is there anyone that could tell me where to start to see why my wipers are not going. The car was not...
• Re: Rear Wiper Motor Not Wiping
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:49:11 -0400
  Aha! This just might be what has been plaguing my rear wiper for years now. I've got two and neither one will work...
• Re: slow wipers
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 15:42:20 -0600
  Most wiper motors have at least two speeds and the delay action feature. I'd explore the ground and wiggle the wire plugged into...
• Re: windshield wiper switch repair ????
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 7 May 2004 15:35:52 -0500
  Clean the contacts on the wiper motor plug behind the glove box. Stan Wilder ----- Original Message ----- From: "Malcolm Stebbins" <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM> To: <vanagon...
• Washer wiper problem
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 21:44:44 EST
  Hello The front washer/wiper operation is non functional on both of my 87 vans. The intermittent, low and high wiper speeds work OK...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 09:16:04 -0800
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > I am replacing my wiper blades today all 3 on my 87 westy. currently > all 3 are 17". I think...
• Re: Windshield Wiper Madness!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:25:24 -0700
  ...Windshield Wiper Madness! > OK, so I don't drive in the rain very often, but each time it rains, > my rear windshield wipers go...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation? Now Length?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 31 Oct 2012 04:52:49 -0400
  ...Longer Wiper Blades > Even though I use longer wiper blades (20" and 19") I have also wondered > about the additional load on the wiper...
• Partially burned rear wiper electrical connector. Motor Heat Damaged it?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 18 May 2016 09:51:32 -0700
  ...Can the rear wiper motor get hot enough to melt plastic? Or, is this due to wear and tear? (power draw over time, heat...
• Re: winshield wiper woes
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 11:01:14 -0500
  ...That "Should" cut new grooves and allow the wiper to function correctly. Some have reported using a bit of steel wool when there was...
• wiper shaft lubrication
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 2 Feb 2012 14:00:24 -0800
  ...if you have a spare half hour and the weather is nice http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/vanagon-wiper-shaft-lubrication/ alistair
• Re: Rear Wiper Motor Not Wiping
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 29 Aug 2010 18:15:47 -0700
  ...Rear wiper Tom, pull the trim panel and take a look at the linkage. IIRC it's such that it could be over center...
• WTB rear wiper assembly
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Bell
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 13:39:42 -0600
  Hey! Hope all are having an excellent Holliday Season! I'm looking for a rear wiper assembly for an '89 GL. Motor and arm...
• slow wipers
  Historical mailing list - aircooled chris
  Thu, 4 Nov 2004 13:13:14 -0800
  Are slow moving wipers just part of how it works, or is my motor going to die, or slowly dying? Even on the fast...
• Unfixable 86 Washers, again
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 9 Sep 2010 14:32:57 -0700
  ...Undo pump ground wire ...you get the wiper sweeps back. the regular wiper switch positions work just fine. I have had 3 wiper/washer...
• Re: rear wipers (was RE: Quick... Before my parents get home....
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:34:33 -0500
  ...Now my Prius, with its normal sloping rear window, _it_ needs a rear wiper. I've never understood why they put rear wipers on...
• Re: Wiper/Washer Switch Question
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 23:54:10 -0700
  ...And on Dixie, light pulls backwards set the variable speed wiper delay, the best accessory she's got! :) Loren, I don't think it...
• Re: wiper arm
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Oct 2018 14:40:14 +0000
  ...COM> Sent: Sat, Oct 13, 2018 11:52 pm Subject: Re: wiper arm     Drill the rivets out and re drill your new arm and...
• Wiper tip
  Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
  Tue, 23 Mar 1999 08:45:33 -0800
  ...After some measuring, I discovered that 19" (as opposed to the stock 18") wiper arms fit without any problem. The way the mounts work...
• Re: wipers no longer aligned with each other 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 4 Dec 2002 15:45:58 -0400
  > At the base of the wiper where the arm is attached is a cap. Remove > the cap. Underneath is a nut. Loosen the nut...
• Re: wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 10:56:28 -0700
  ...vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > I am replacing my wiper blades today all 3 on my 87 westy. currently > all 3 are 17". I think...
• Re: Wiper Position
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 16 Dec 2001 09:02:17 -0800
  There's two factors involved in the wiper rest position. The position of the wiper arm on the shaft and the operation of the...
• Re: Wiper arm differences
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 2 Feb 2020 13:06:33 -0800
  I measure the front windshield wiper arm (from the tip to the center)... both sides are 17.5" then I measure the Rear hatch...
• Re: "99" Programmable Wiper Relay Into an '81?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:21:44 -0700
  ...It has intermittent wipers. > > > > I have a "99" programmable wiper relay from an early 90's 2.0 Jetta. > > > > Archives show that it swaps...
• Re: Windshield wipers
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 22:53:27 -0600
  ...and popped the plastic cover and GENTLY tightened the wiper nut and tried the wipers until the nut held, then quit. The reason I...
• Busted wiper bolt
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 28 Sep 2012 18:16:32 -0400
  ...I have a sheared off >wiper mount bolt on the passenger side. Ideas on where I can obtain the >part online? Hi Dana, welcome...
• Re: Rear Wiper
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 6 Jun 2002 14:40:06 +1000
  At 00:00 6/06/02 -0400, John wrote: > >Marshall wrote: > >> Um - is there something wrong with mine? >> >> My 84 's rear wiper will...
• Re: Wiper blades
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Sat, 25 May 2002 11:03:36 -0500
  Ole Lamont is a little wound up over some wiper blades--- Wonder what happens to him when things get a little steamy here?----:>) By...
• Re: Intermittent - itermittent wipers with loss of headlights. Huh?
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 14:20:14 -0400
  At 09:08 AM 10/20/03 -0700, you wrote: >Volks, > > On start up wiper function is intermittent and headlights won't > function. Turn...
• Re: Intermittent wiper Relay ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 20 Apr 2010 20:11:52 -0400
  At 07:56 PM 4/20/2010, Tom Buese wrote: >I am assuming plastic can be easily pulled w/o dismantling the entire >wiper...