[Vwdiesel] silly ? re: rear wiper motor control

[Mark Shepherd]

OK, silly question, but I have to ask.  My new-to-me 1986
Golf has a rear
wiper....<probably seized>.
How in heck do I turn it on?  I can get the squirter motor
to spin, but so
far no joy on the motion of the wiper itself.  At least if I
know how to get
voltage to it, I can troubleshoot the wiring and the motion,
etc.

...I assume the squirter came on with a push toward your
windscreen of the screen wiper lever?.. Well the push should
have moved the wiper too. A long push  gives say 3 wipes and
a squirt then intermittant; and a short push just gets the
intermittant wipe and no squirt. A further push turns off
(after a further wipe). GL models with headlight squirters
operate with windscreen when main beam on. (A good way to
soak someone standing in front of you {8OD}...

Sorry if this seems like a lame question, but my Jetta never
had a rear
wiper; I have no owners manual, and the bl**dy thing doesn't
wanna spin,
LOL!

OTOH, I installed a very old AM/FM cassette in it
y'day -AND- ripped apart
the defrost switch which was partly melted and got it in
serviceable
condition............so I'm not totally useless :-)


...So you didnt drop the small ball then ;o)...
Miser

Thanks guys !

Clatter clatter,

Mike in NB