obvious one..

did you fully connect all the plastic connectors on column?

and remind us of the year of the van?

alistair

On 7-Apr-11, at 12:31 PM, John Rodgers wrote:

> Triple Argh!!!
>
> Just installed new ignition switch and new horn contact ring. But for
> one item, the job went off without a hitch. Didn't see any problems
> with
> old parts coming out, nor with new parts going in. Went very smoothly
> except for the "But for one item" part. In that case, I discovered the
> new horn contact wire came with a different connector on the end of
> the
> connection wire. The connection is a blade type, and the new female
> side
> of the connection was one half the width of the old female connector.
> Meaning, there was no way that new female side was going to fit the
> old
> blade. I had to jump through some hoops to find the correct
> replacement
> connector. Where I live - in a fairly rural area, made distant trips
> to
> various FLAP"S necessary to find that single correct connector. Found
> it, fixed it, put the steering well back on. Reconnected the battery,
> put in the key, started her up. No problem. But - when  testing the
> wipers - NO GO! Jiggled the key - still no go. Checked fuses, OK.  So
> now I'm stumped. The ignition switch is supposed to be the most likely
> culprit in wiper failure, but apparently not in my case.
>
> Any ideas as to where to start trouble shooting??
>
> Thanks,
>
> John
>
> --
> John Rodgers
> Clayartist and Moldmaker
> 88'GL VW Bus Driver
> Chelsea, AL
> Http://www.moldhaus.com