Re: [T3] speaking of washer hoses

[Per Lindgren <lindgre@online.no>]

Jim Adney wrote:

> On 28 Mar 00, at 21:20, PerL wrote:
>
> >  the early Rabbit
> > often had intermittent wipers, with the necessary contacts inside.
>
> The intermittent wiper function on the early rabbit was made possible
> by a special relay that replaced a shorting strap. Was this in series
> with a special contact that the type 3 switch did not have?

I am not 100% sure what you mean by this. I am clearly not familiar with this
relay.

>
> They
> > also had the electric washer, with the proper contacts. The type3 had an
> > automatic wipe feature when you washed, all contacts are there (just like
> > new cars). A cool extra, no problem to install. A bit of wiring to do,
> > though.
>
> Did you mean to write that the TYPE 3 had the automatic wipe feature?
> None that I have seen have this. Or did you mean that the contacts
> are there so that you can add wires and add that feature to a type 3.
> (Or did Scandanavian type 3s come this way?)

I'll do my best at explaining, even though it is late, and my brain feels like
it is going on 50%.

Yes, this is all incorporated in the int. relay! But the contacts are not in
the type3 lever! The holes are empty, so you need the lever with the
intermittent position to get this feature. That is where the Rabbit comes into
the picture. They usually had int. wipers. I believe one could use the Golf
levers too, but they are of the beefy plastic type, and may not look as good in
the type3. I have not researched this, but I can do so.

The lever for the int. wipers have two additional sets of contacts. #1, one
notch down in addition to two notches up (just like any 80's and 90's VW). They
also had a set of contacts similar to the high beam horn in the dip switch.
This 2nd contact tells the int. relay to wipe as long as the contact is closed,
and a few times more after the switch is returned to the regular open position.
This was a 1973 option, and is described in my owners manual. Unfortunately,
these contacts are not included in the 1973 wiring diagram I have here, but the
setup is exactly similar in several other newer VWs, so I'll scan that part of
the diagram if you want me to.

PerL
73 Variant L

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