Wiper delays switches

[Tom Donohue]

My '54 Beetle, that I drove all the way through law school, had electric
wipers and spare-driven washers.  My '50 standard doesn't have washers;
haven't gotten into the '51 Deluxe restoration yet, but I'll let anyone
know if they're interested.  Tom

Lawrence C Leung wrote:

> My friend's '67 Beetle worked the (or rather didn't work, the spare
> leaked too) the washers with the spare. The wipers were....wuddya
> believe....electric.
>
> LL - NY
>
> On Thu, 15 Feb 2001 10:03:28+0000 quk at isham-research.freeserve.co.uk
> writes:
> >
> >>>On the original Beetle it was driven from the spare tyre.
> >
> >> I was under the impression that the washer fluid was driven from the
> >spare?
> >
> >Several people made the same comment.  I can only report that on my
> >ex-wife's first car - about thirty years ago - changing the wheel
> >robbed
> >us of windscreen wipers, not washers.
> >
> >--
> > Phil Payne
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