[Vwdiesel] Wiper Electrical Mystery

[McCanless, James]

http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/CheapTricks/index.shtml#WiperUpgrade
According to this you have to do one more step besides changing the
relay, but that still does not explain the odd behavior. 

Troy

-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-bounces+james.mccanless=lmco.com at vwfans.com
[mailto:vwdiesel-bounces+james.mccanless=lmco.com at vwfans.com] On Behalf
Of Chuck Carnohan
Sent: Friday, July 09, 2004 12:41 PM
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Wiper Electrical Mystery


My '81 pickup has an odd quirk I am pondering.  When I got it there was
no wiper relay, only a straight-through power bar.  I replaced it with a
relay thinking I'd get delayed wipers.  No deal.  Delay doesn't work,
the wipers don't return on their own and, occassionally when I'm driving
the wiper relay will click and I swear I can feel the engine power
reduce momentarily.  Sometimes it will do this in rapid succession and
then it won't do it for weeks or months.  I have replaced the relay
again and the same thing continues.  In addition, the relay stays warm
all the time like there is a short somewhere in this system.  All of
this story occurs when the wipers are not in use as it seldom rains here
in S. Idaho!  Any ideas?

TIA,

Chuck 

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