1989 Escort/Fiesta wipers.

1989 Escort/Fiesta wipers.

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F908 Tim

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740 posts

246 months

Wednesday 8th March 2006
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Just popped over from the TVR S forum to see if anyone here knows ought about Circa 1989 Ford Escort or Fiesta wiper stalk operation or functions.
If so...please post as I have a question.
Cheers.

Frik

13,554 posts

250 months

Wednesday 8th March 2006
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I used to have an '89 Festa.

What's the question?

F908 Tim

Original Poster:

740 posts

246 months

Thursday 9th March 2006
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Hi Richard,
The question is did your 89 Fiesta have an intermittent windscreen wipe operation?

My stalk is from a 1989 Escort/Fiesta and has graghics on it to show operation as follows:

Bottom. Intermittent wipe
Up one. off/Park
Up two. Normal speed wipers
up two. Manic speed wipers

I am on my second stalk and on neither does the intermittent wipe actually operate anything!
I am not alone as most TVR S1 and early S2's seem to show the graphic on the stalk but nought happens.Suspect that no contact to perform the task was ever present.

Think back...Any ideas???

Thanks, Tim.

Frik

13,554 posts

250 months

Friday 10th March 2006
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Tim,

The Fiesta was very basic and did not have intermittent operation of the wipers. I'm fairly sure the stalk did not make any false claims to it either.

The Ka I have been driving recently (Y reg) has a similar LHS stalk but does have an intermittent function.

HTH

F908 Tim

Original Poster:

740 posts

246 months

Monday 20th March 2006
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Thanks Richard.