I found this site lurking in my bookmarks and can seem to get it
translated. It appears to be a mod to an existing relay via a
rheostat. The mod looks simple enough and a rheostat knob is by far a
simpler setup for those of us unencumbered by the thought process. I
had a programmable on a Volvo and it drove me nuts. Can someone
translate this? I tried Russian---it looks eastern bloc to me...

Jeff

87 Syncro Westy

On Apr 3, 2006, at 8:22 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:

>
> Date:    Mon, 3 Apr 2006 02:31:51 EDT
> From:    JordanVw@AOL.COM
> Subject: easy mod...ADJUSTABLE intermittant wiper!!!     read!!
>
> this was posted to the mk1  ('80-'93) vw cabriolet list...i wonder
> if it
> would work on a vanagon? i dont see why not...    read on!!
> chris
>
> Hey all-
>
> If you want to be able to control the interval in your
> intermittant wipers, it is a really simple mod.
>
> Just find a wiper relay marked 99 and replace your
> wiper relay with that one.  I tried to find it on
> ETKA, but couldn't find a part number.  Anyway, I've
> gotten it on a '93 and '94 and up Passat, '93 and up
> Corrado so I'm guessing anything in the Passat B3-B4
> range and Mk3 Era would have this relay.
>
> To do it, you turn the intermittant wiper on, then
> back off for as long as you want the interval to be,
> then back on.  The relay remembers how long it was off
> and will run the wipers that long.
>
> If you have a really old Cabriolet where intermittant
> wipers was an option, you can add them pretty easily.
>
> I don't remember if you have to pull the steering
> wheel or steering column covers to see it, but there
> is a little plastic plug that prevents the wiper stalk
> from being pushed down.  You simply remove that and
> put a relay in where the jumper strip is on your fuse
> box.  Now you have intermittant wipers!
>
> Enjoy!
>
> David