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aus-auser-bei Samba Member
Joined: May 06, 2015 Posts: 2 Location: Stockholm-Sweden
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 2:58 pm Post subject: Wipers are always on at same speed |
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Hello,
I am a new owner of a champagne edition 78, and have wiper problems. After some time they stopped working, just made a buzzing sound. I handed it over to a mechanic that specializes only on aircooled-VW, so he should know what he's doing. He exchanged the windscreen wiper and motor for another one, and great, it worked for a few hours.
Then suddenly when I start the engine, the windscreen wipers are on. It doesn't matter if I change to any of the positions, it is impossible to turn them off and they are always on the same speed.
The mechanic says I need a new wiper switch, which is not easy to come by.
So I wanted to double check with all experienced and friendly people here. Is it really the switch, or do you have any other ideas? I have tried to search but haven't seen anyone with this problem. |
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Al Capulco Samba Member
Joined: October 31, 2005 Posts: 532 Location: Northridge, CA.
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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If your bus has a intermittent wiper relay, it could be bad and would cause that problem. |
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Wasted youth Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2012 Posts: 5134 Location: California's Hot and Smoggy Central Valley
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Posted: Wed May 06, 2015 10:55 pm Post subject: |
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Unplug the wiper relay and see if the problem changes. |
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aus-auser-bei Samba Member
Joined: May 06, 2015 Posts: 2 Location: Stockholm-Sweden
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Posted: Sat May 09, 2015 3:07 pm Post subject: Yes, it was the intermittent washer relay |
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Thank you so much gentlemen.
I found a intermittent washer relay and when I unplugged it, the wipers didn't start automatically. But they worked at step 2. And now I've ordered a new relay.
Wonder if the relay was the problem all along, and my wiper-motor never was broken. I guess you need to learn to work on your own car instead of going to mecanics, that's what John Muir suggest in his book.
Thanks a lot for the help! I'm so grateful. |
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