Thanks to both of you about the rear wiper. I noticed once that if I pushed
again it turned off but it did not register that it was an on/off thing. I
sometimes pushed a second (and third time) and it still kept going.

Interesting how dumb one can feel as a new owner.

My most recent turn on is dreaming about my next Vanagon which I hope to be
a syncro camper. If I had known such a beast existed I may have searched for
one-- but then I would have missed this incredible deal I got on this one I
know own.

William

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ben McCafferty" <ben@kbmc.net>
To: "developtrust" <developtrust@home.com>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: Rear windshield wiper. Problem or is this normal?

> The rear wiper is intermittent only.  When you push the lever away from
you,
> you both squirt washer fluid and turn on the wiper.  When you push the
lever
> away from you a second time, you both squirt more washer fluid and turn
the
> wiper off.  This puzzled me in my old GTI for months before I figured it
> out...
> bmc  :)
> "Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."
>
>
> > From: developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
> > Reply-To: developtrust <developtrust@HOME.COM>
> > Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2001 13:48:41 -0800
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Rear windshield wiper. Problem or is this normal?
> >
> > Being new to the Vanagon world I do not know if my rear windshield wiper
is
> > supposed to continue in an intermittent way. When I push my lever
backward
> > to give a squirt of water to wash the rear windshield, I excepted the
wiper
> > to stop after a few strokes. However, sometimes it acts like the
energizer
> > bunny-- it just keeps going and going and going.
> >
> > Isn't this wiper supposed to stop after it goes through its initial
cleaning
> > cycle of  3 or 4 wipes to clean off the water?
> >
> > Is something stuck? Or am I just ignorant of how to use it properly?
> >
> > William
> >
>