Barbara Sutton/Cris Torlasco wrote:
>
> Scooter061 wrote:
> >
> > In a message dated 98-05-03 14:25:18 EDT, marokus@VOYAGER.NET writes:
> >
> > <<  The Big Four Gotcha's of first time Vanagon ownership:
> >      1)  the front w/w fluid tank is under your left foot while driving (under
> > the
> >  carpet)
> >      2)  the rear tank is along the back right side with the hatch opened
> >      3)  the normal battery location is under the passenger seat (on a westy,
> >  rotate the seat backward, then
> >          slide the seat all the way to the front)
> >      4)  the OXY light reset is in the spare tire area on the drivers side in
> > a
> >  black box about 3 inches square
> >          connected to the speedo cable. It is only a reminder light.  Nothing
> > is
> >  wrong.
> >      4a)   (special for 1st time VW owners) The intermittant wiper position
> > (if
> >  equipped) is all the way
> >              down. 1 notch up is off.  (P.S., you can add this if not equipped
> > by
> >  getting the relay and
> >              removing the position block from the switch) >>
> >
> > Don't forget number 5.....
> >
> >        To activate the rear wiper, move the wiper lever downward inline with
> > the steering shaft....to deactivate....move the same way again...

And don't forget 4b:
If you just want one sweep, gently move the wiper lever up from the off
position; if you are not gentle you'll be in the "normal speed"
position. I've noticed this to be really useful, but unknown to many
Vanagon owners.
Cris.
Eugene, OR. (Where we use wipers a lot)
'91 Westie "Fafner"
'65 Standard (My same age)
The WetWesties Homepage:
http://members.tripod.com/~torlasco/WetWesties.html