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On 15 Mar 2003 at 11:40, D. & L. Walters wrote: > I was rebuiling the wiper motor for the '73 the other day, I found a > wire had pulled loose from the gear housing, either from the motor > laying around for a year or from over aggresive cleaning. It's a larger > gauge red wire, it runs from a black epoxy filled module that is bolted > to the wiper gear housing, it "appears" to have been soldered to a > terminal with a black/yellow wire that runs out the pigtail to the > steering column/wiper switch. It is a very lousing solder job, clumpy > and dirty with rosin. Maybe a repair at one point? Does anyone know if > it indeed is sharing a post with the black/yellow wire? This black > "module" dosen't appear in any of my manuals, but it does have the VW > part number "311 955 203" on it. Is it possible that this had 2 leads and is actually 311 955 703? If so, it's a choke for noise supression from the wiper motor. Otherwise, it's just a capacitor for the same purpose and it doesn't appear on my microfilm. > Next, any idea if the Notchback popout window assembly shares the same hinge rubber > gasket as the Squarebacks? I believe Mr. Adney has these for SB's, do they belong on the > Notchback hinges, and do you have any repro's for sale? I believe they are the same, and yes, I can make you a set. $12 including shipping > Lastly, does anyone know of a similar profile for the rubber seal that runs around the > perimeter of the spare tire well? Mine is beyond salvaging and I'm open to any > suggestions that might make a replacement or substitute rubber. The original was a strange S cross section rubber extrusion. I don't have any spares, but I think you could make do with the adhesive-backed foam weather stripping. I DO have some of that, but so does your local hardware store. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org