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November 25, 2008, 04:54:16 pm

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MK1 -No intermittent wiper, motor or the switch?
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I've put up with this for a while, but thought now was the time to have a go at it. Any suggestions on where to start first? Anybody  BTDT ?
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-JB

Reply #1November 25, 2008, 05:16:49 pm

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« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2008, 05:16:49 pm »
Could it be your relay?
Greg

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Reply #2November 25, 2008, 05:20:02 pm

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« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2008, 05:20:02 pm »
MK1s don't come with intermittent. You need to add it in. If you look at your fuse panel you should see a large metal jumper piece connecting 2 sockets. Remove this and put in a wiper relay from a mk2 and you should have intermittent.
Tyler

Reply #3November 25, 2008, 07:12:15 pm

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« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2008, 07:12:15 pm »
You're good Tyler....very very good.   :wink:

Here's my obscure "blast from the past" Rabbit memory... there may also be a plastic wedge on the wiper control stalk that's preventing it from going down into the "intermittent" position.
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Reply #4November 25, 2008, 07:33:22 pm

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« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2008, 07:33:22 pm »
Ohh I think you are correct as well. Good catch
Tyler

Reply #5November 25, 2008, 07:47:52 pm

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« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2008, 07:47:52 pm »
Nah... just tripped me up once working on my shiny red 1979 Rabbit back in the day.  Ah... the memories...  :cry:
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Reply #6November 26, 2008, 05:10:46 am

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Reply #7December 09, 2008, 09:59:35 pm

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« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2008, 09:59:35 pm »
The LX pick-up had intermittent wipers, I swapped out the relay, IT WORKS!!
Thanks Guys!  :D
-JB

Reply #8December 10, 2008, 12:11:35 am

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« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2008, 12:11:35 am »
Quote from: "Krazy"
http://www.4crawler.com/Diesel/CheapTricks/index.shtml#WiperUpgrade



oooOOOOooooh, sweet! I'm gonna try that one.

Reply #9December 10, 2008, 07:14:41 pm

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« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2008, 07:14:41 pm »
I had that problem for a while untill I got a used relay, then intermittent and high/low worked. But the auto stop only works sometimes :roll: every now and then I have to pop the relay out and smack it on something. 8)
'82 Rabbit, I put on a euro vnt-15, 2.25" DP, 2.5" exhaust, the result.....it whistled.

I removed the turbo, made a toilet bowl 2.5" DP, the result....it was deafening. Now it has a homemade muffler up front and a thrush in the rear, the result.....less loud.
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