Re: [T3] speaking of washer hoses

[Russell Wolfe <russella@netins.net>]

When I find my Type 3 manual, I will look at the wiring diagrams and see if it
is shown there. If it is, I will scan it and put it up as an attachment.

Russ Wolfe



On Thu, 30 Mar 2000, Per Lindgren wrote:
> 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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