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Subject:Re: wiper problems
From:Andrew Grebneff
Date:Thu, 11 Jan 2001 12:09:56 +1200

>While driving in the rain last night, with the wipers on intermittent
>setting, they suddenly stopped working.  Not only that, *ALL*
>wiper activity (which was working at the start of the trip) stopped
>working (no wiper activity at all works - rear, rear squirter,
>front any position or front squirter).  All fuses look o.k. to me.
>I took off the cowling on the steering column and didn't notice
>anything unusual (but I am new to this beastie).  Any clues from
>the list?  It seems like it would be a steering column switch problem,
>but I can't find it.

Thewiper relay, a square-section plastic plug-in box on your fuseboard, may
have failed or just come loose. Under LHS side of dash.

Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin, New Zealand
VW & mollusc nut
1984 VW Caravelle (currently SVX engine; waiting for a Porsche trans)
1985 Mitsubishi Galant Sigma 2.0 (FWD), for sale
1986 CE80 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel (extaxi)
1989 CE96 Toyota Corolla 1.8DX diesel wagon
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