I had a similar problem when the cowl cover wasn't properly secured in my car. Chances are that the cowl drains are blocked.
Open the hood and pull up the rubber moulding at the top if the firewall where it seals to the hood. This should also pull back the flimsy plastic cowl cover. On either side of the cowl are large drains that allow water to flow from the cowl thru the engine compartment and onto the ground. Run a screwdriver or whatever thru the drains to clean out any old leaves, dead mice and such that may have accumulated over the years. You may also want to run some water thru the cowling to ensure that you get everything out of the tray. At the same time, unplug the wiper motor connection and dry off all the contacts. Be sure to seal it tightly when you're done. If the cowl cover is cracked and broken, use some duct tape to make it one again before reinstallation. --- "Joswick, Chris" <[email protected]> wrote: > Has anyone had a problem with their wipers where they don't work > when it > rains? I figure is has to be something electrical, but not sure > what could > be getting wet to shut them down. Everything else works fine in > the rain. > after the car dries out they work again. Rain is coming this > evening so any > help appreciated. ===== Matthew Yip http://www.geocities.com/mgyip/ '81 Rabbit diesel - '87 GTi 16v "General Li" - '88 M5 - '99 F350 psd __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make international calls for as low as $.04/minute with Yahoo! Messenger http://phonecard.yahoo.com/ _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
