

| Subject: | Re: Intermittent Wiper Relay Upgrade - Answer |
| From: | Chris Mills |
| Date: | Mon, 6 May 2002 17:28:20 -0500 |
Should be any of cars - but it was probably only with the higher trim packages. Ron posted the serial numbers... That's all I know - got a final exam in 25 minutes so my brain isn't really up to this task right now. If I think of anything later I'll holler back at you. At 01:33 PM 5/6/02 -0700, you wrote: >Which VW's and how can you tell in a junked car with (probably) no battery? > >Bill >----- Original Message ----- >From: Chris Mills <scmills@TNTECH.EDU> >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >Sent: Monday, May 06, 2002 12:41 PM >Subject: Re: Intermittent Wiper Relay Upgrade - Answer > > > > >What the heck is a programmable wiper relay? > > > > On many cars that have intermittent wipers you'll find either that the > > delay is fixed - you always have a 6 second delay between wipes. It works > > under most circumstances just fine. My CR-V has this version. > > > > On an old Hyundai I had it used a knob on the dash to set the delay. The > > delay was adjustable between about 2 seconds and 45 seconds. > > > > On some VW's the relay that handles the delay function is programmable. > > Instead of having a knob to set the delay, the VW uses a procedure. This >is > > a OEM VW part that came on some cars. Worth looking for on junkyard trips. > > > > You turn on the wipers with the column lever as normal. You set the lever > > to the delay position. After a swipe you turn the wipers off again. When > > you turn the wipers on again with the lever in the delay position you have > > set the delay - the period between the first time and the second time you > > set the wipers to delay. > > > > To clear the programmed time you turn the wipers on or off (any position > > but delay) longer than 45 seconds and the programmed delay clears. > > > > Apparently this relay is adaptable to most cars that have a delay position > > on the wiper selector switch. I'm adding it to a '78 Westy and if I like >it > > I'll add one to my Honda and my '65 Beetle. > > > > That's my take on this thing. Anyone have anything to add? > > > > > > Chris M. <Busbodger - "TEAM SLOWPOKE"> > > Cookeville, Tennessee > > > > ICQ# 5944649 > > scm9985@tntech.edu > > > > '78 VW Westfalia (67 HP -> that is...67 Hamster Power) > > '65 Beetle - Type IV powered > > '99 CR-V AWD station wagon > > '81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle > > 2.5 Corvair engines for my Trans-vair Conversion Chris M. <Busbodger - "TEAM SLOWPOKE"> Cookeville, Tennessee ICQ# 5944649 scm9985@tntech.edu '78 VW Westfalia (67 HP -> that is...67 Hamster Power) '65 Beetle - Type IV powered '99 CR-V AWD station wagon '81 CB900 Custom moto-chickle 2.5 Corvair engines for my Trans-vair Conversion
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