Re: Windshield leak and screwy wiper switch

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

<x-flowed>Doan't have much experience with the windsheild issue. But I can say that it 
sounds like your wiper switch/stalk is worn out and you should get a new 
one. That should fix both of your problems. If it doesnt however fix your 
washer problem then you might have a leak in the line; have you checked? if 
not you might need a pump; I replace these often at work. HTH


>From: archive@porknet.fdns.net
>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org (Scirocco-L)
>Subject: Windshield leak and screwy wiper switch
>Date: Fri, 5 Nov 1999 16:34:10 -0800 (PST)
>
>Hey,
>
>With the wet winter weather having already arrived this year, I have some
>questions for you experienced listers.
>
>First of all, I know this has probably been covered (I've read over 2
>years of scirocco-l archives :P), but I'm asking for pointers on the
>subject of windshield replacement. My windshield was cracked when I
>purchased it and has been leaking from the corner (not the crack) of the
>windshield gasket all over my fusebox and the inside of my dash. When it
>leaks, I can stick my hand up inside my dash (my undercover is off for
>some wiring I've been doing), and its SOAKED. If I sit in the car
>occasionally I get a drip on my clutch foot. The car is only wet on the
>drivers side.
>
>I've checked sunroof drain tubes and my rain tray drains as well as
>pouring copious amounts of hot water in the rain tray hoping to have some
>lukewarm water show up under the dash, but nope. It appears to be coming
>through the windshield gasket. I lifted up the edges of the gasket and it
>appears pretty wasted underneath. Silicon juice repair doesn't look too
>promising. So I've decided to try getting a new windshield and gasket
>installed. My question is, what should I look into before having any old
>shop do this? I've been quoted between $200.00 and $383.10, and, not
>having a lot of money, I'm inclined to go with the cheap place. One place
>said the OEM gasket cost them $162, the cheapest place said they could get
>the gasket (most likely not OEM) for $65. I can't really justify $100 more
>for an already pricey gasket, especially if they have a lifetime leak
>guarantee, but I'd like input from those experienced with this particular
>car. Any particular brands of glass or gaskets to shy away from or that
>kind of thing. Does the gasket need to be glued or sealed or anything.
>Hopefully they will let me watch (oooh!) so I can check for rust around
>the edge of the windshield metal as well. Any pointers?
>
>The other thing thats been bothering me is my wiper arm switch stalk
>thingy. It works fine, except it is very sensitive to bumping. If I am
>running my wipers at 1 or 2 speed, and push the stalk to turn on the
>intermittant rear wiper, the front wipers sometimes stop mid-windshield,
>and i have to jiggle the wiper arm a little to get them to move again. Its
>very frusterating in heavy rain when your wipers stop working and you have
>to jiggle it just right to get them to start again. Any ideas on what
>could be wrong? My first thought was corrosion buildup in the switch, but
>I'm wondering if this is a common problem, or even perhaps the way it was
>designed (why!?!).
>
>My windshield washer sprayers aren't working either. When I pull and hold
>the wiper stalk it wipers 3 or 4 times and only one or two grain-of-sand
>sized beads of water come out the sprayer nozzles. The nozzles aren't
>clogged, I can stick a pin inside them. I jumpered the washer pump to the
>battery and it ran fine, squirting only from the passenger side washer and
>only at a low pressure. Then I measured power to the washer pump while a
>friend held the wiper arm. It was 11.63 volts or so with the engine off.
>Looked okay to me. There appears to be some sort of cholesterol buildup in
>the washer lines, so should I replace these, or the pump, or what?
>Eventually I'm gonna replace the washer nipples with the dual-nozzle kind
>or maybe even the deluxe mister variety :)
>
>Any feedback would be appreciated...
>
>-Toby
>
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Chris DeLong
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'80 16V Rag
'65 Bus (ugly, but good for campin' W/toaster oven)
'82 GLI
'80 'Vert
'61 17 Window
'78 Scirocco


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