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Re: Short Fused about plastic fuses
Historical mailing list - SStones
Fri, 10 Oct 2003 09:54:02 -0400
...The heater blower is probably on at the same time as the wipers in this cooler weather. You might, if you have an Ammeter...
Re: More On Front Blower Motor
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 26 Dec 2011 16:44:18 -0800
...More On Front Blower Motor > My situation is a bit different, last year my front blower worked, but it > squeaked. I drilled the Karl...
Re: Front heater fan squealing - how to fix?
Historical mailing list - 1speedsteed
Thu, 4 Dec 2003 18:04:25 -0700
...Buehler may possibly make a motor that would do, but it won't resemble > the rear blower motor. Original front by Bosch, presumably rear...
Re: AC Troubleshooting - No Blower
Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
Sun, 11 Sep 2005 13:08:47 -0600
...when the "thermostat" switch is turned on (at all) it sounds like the blowers or something start to operate in the overhead AC compartment...
Re: Radio Questions
Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
Mon, 22 Sep 1997 10:33:18 -0400
...Just remember that the blower is inside the housing that you are moving and you could conceivably push the housing into the blower and...
Re: fuse confusion
Historical mailing list - Matthew Snook
Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:46:20 -0800
...Incidentally the high blower speed chronically overloads that circuit as well as the blower switch, better to add a circuit with a relay to...
Anyone want this heat exchanger? (83.5 Westy)
Historical mailing list - Joe L.
Wed, 18 Nov 1998 08:24:53 -0500
I replaced my blower motor a couple of weeks ago. When I was looking for parts I lucked out at the junk yard and...
Rear Heat Exchanger
Historical mailing list - William David Abeyta
Fri, 9 Feb 2001 18:25:51 -0800
...This past fall though the new one began to squeak at times when the blower was turned on. After a couple of weeks of...
vanagon airco switches (mounting panel)
Historical mailing list - Raf Knockaert
Fri, 20 May 2011 23:03:48 +0200
Hello, In the late Vanagon the airco switches (AC temperature control and blower fan switch) are mounted in a little panel between the radio...
Eberspacher BA6 Gas Heater for sale
Historical mailing list - JordanVw
Thu, 12 Mar 1998 19:05:35 EST
...complete w/ all wiring, switches, blowers, and relays. gasoline fired furnace that mounts under your floor. 49,000 BTU's. can use while vehicle...
Wanted to Buy Heater Blower switch 1-4
Historical mailing list - Steve Graye
Thu, 1 Mar 2001 15:55:55 MST
If you got one let me know.If you can send it tomorrow priority I will get you paid by Paypal. Otherwise I will...
BA-6 gas heater repair/part needed
Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
Wed, 16 Jan 2002 10:17:46 -0700
I need to replace/rebuild the combustion blower motor on my '81 BA-6 gas heater. After 20 years of faithful service, it is...
rear heater fuse
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Thu, 4 Mar 2004 21:38:31 -0600
...Harvey wrote: > When I turn on the rear heater blower the fuse blows. Any suggestions? > > _________
Dash Removed - Now What?
Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
Mon, 22 Sep 2008 19:34:40 -0400
Volks, I've splayed open the dash on my '84 to replace the blower motor. Before I sew it back up, any suggestions for...
Front Heater Blower opinions
Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
Mon, 15 Apr 2019 13:46:13 -0400
Can anyone vouch firsthand about the replacement heater blowers performance/longevity that most of our vendors carry vs the OEM? Quieter? Faster? More efficient...
Re: getting the fan blower switch out
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sat, 28 Jul 2007 17:15:54 -0700
...getting the fan blower switch out > > So I bought this replacement dash switch and now I > need to yank the old one. The blower...
Steering wheel locked after replacing blower motor
Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
Fri, 20 May 2011 18:50:40 -0200
I just finished putting a new blower motor in my '89 (pheww! don't want to do that any time again soon). Anyway I...
Re: front blower motor
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 18 Dec 2001 10:56:31 -0500
At 07:12 PM 12/17/2001, Arthur Sauerhaft wrote: >Volks, >I am about to replace my front blower motor on my'82 diesel...
Re: First cold day- alternate replacement switch
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Thu, 30 Sep 2004 17:52:22 -0500
Your switch is burning out because the blower motor needs lubrication and is drawing too much current. My 82 diesel got to the point...
rear heater core in front, was: New thermostat funky?
Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
Wed, 5 Dec 2007 10:35:02 -0500
...I cranked the rear heater (my front heater blower is dead), the engine temp went down to acceptable levels, and I made it to...
Re: aux heater
Historical mailing list - Richard A. Jones
Wed, 23 Feb 2000 16:15:16 -0700
...When turned "on" by the knob or timer function, the blowers run at 1/2 speed. That means the fuel is injected at 1...
Re: halfway thru heater motor replacement - need advice!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 23 Mar 2001 11:09:50 -0500
...Also there are two screws in the top, fore and aft of the blower bulge. I don't think it's practical to open...
Re: Turning off rear heater
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:39:42 -0700
...After I'm a couple of > miles down the road I turn the blower on half way & before long I'm > comfortable up front...
Rear Heat Exchanger
Historical mailing list - William David Abeyta
Fri, 9 Feb 2001 18:04:07 -0800
...This past fall though the new one began to squeak at times when the blower was turned on. After a couple of weeks of...
Correction Re: Blower motor anatomy
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 17 Dec 2010 12:00:26 -0500
At 11:50 PM 12/12/2010, David Beierl wrote: >http://picasaweb.google.com/dbeierl/VanagonAnatomyOfABOSCHHeaterBlowerMotor# I haven't fixed the captions yet -- but...
Re: R-134A retrofit (JC WHIPME content)/FRIDAY!
Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
Fri, 9 Apr 1999 22:51:26 -0400
...it concerns "guns" or "ozone depletion" or those damned "weedeaters & leaf blowers", why not jump in and give some feedback? BOB - WA4RRN '85GL - "Bourgeois...
Re: Front heater fan
Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
Sun, 5 Aug 2001 09:45:48 -0500
The fan switch ( I'm starting with the easiest) could be bad, but most likely the blower motor is cooked, in which case a...
Have all but 3rd stage of fan (A/C)
Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
Fri, 28 Jun 2002 07:35:33 -0700
...I replaced the A/C blower switch, and it's not the resistor (tested). Hmmm, at the motor? TIA, Mike
Re: plastic blower assembly fix
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:15:35 -0500
Greg S wrote: I will check out the JB Weld thanks. While JB Weld is wonderful stuff, it doesn't work well where there...
Re: rear heater blower
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 20:52:30 -0800
...rear heater blower >Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2001 19:35:26 -0800 > >Don't count out the possibility of switch failure. I'm in...
Re: This is BS, right?
Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:57:56 -0700
Looks like the blower fans that were installed in my parents house back in the early 50s (forced hot air), before Dad re-plumbed...
Re: Phantom power drain: Accessories work with key out...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 4 Jun 2010 21:15:58 -0400
...The clock always runs, digital or analog. > The windshield wipers and >the blower fans also work without the key in place. Now *that* sounds...
Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:19:34 -0800
...Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy? OK, thanks for all the responses, now I have started shopping, and am more confused...
Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:05:33 -0800
...Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy? To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2011, 6:53 AM Well, as...
Re: Clutch Question
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 10 Nov 2012 19:50:59 -0800
...Hooked up a battery and all the electrics work EXCEPT no front blower motor. Not happy, I just replaced the blower motor in my...
Re: Smelly rear heater
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 5 Oct 2019 01:34:44 -0400
...if it's a core leak, since that's where the blower blows through. And yes, small amounts will evaporate on a hot surface...
lazy fan
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Mon, 17 Nov 2003 21:03:30 -0600
Just in time for winter, I find that my blower is hesitating. It barely pushes air on the first two speeds. If I turn...
Re: Wild -just about EVERYTHING for T1/T2/T3
Historical mailing list - TC
Wed, 26 Apr 2006 13:02:37 -0700
> http://jpgroup.anet.dk/ shh that is www.cip.com main source :) all their body panels, heater blower motors , hydraulic lifters and that is...
Re: More On Front Blower Motor
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 26 Dec 2011 12:59:23 -0500
...wrote: > My situation is a bit different, last year my front blower worked, but it > squeaked. I drilled the Karl M. port and tried...
Re: Carat front blower repair
Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
Sun, 23 Nov 2014 00:04:41 -0600
...Carat front blower repair > > Front blower never worked since I have had the Carat, and with winter > coming on, something had to be done...
Re: aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
Historical mailing list - sg
Wed, 16 May 2001 10:20:28 -0700
...aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower > When you turn on the heater blower, you will probably draw about 10 amps at > max...
Re: Front heater fan squealing - how to fix?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 4 Dec 2003 15:57:49 -0600
...And be prepared to rework the blower box. By the time you get to this point on one, it;s time to fix all...
Re: A/C wiring warning
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 7 Jun 2015 23:23:54 -0400
...removing the cabinet? Sure, see if your third and fourth speed blowers work and/or the compressor runs when the engine is cold. Yours...
Re: Inline Heaters
Historical mailing list - Christopher Diehl
Thu, 12 Jan 1995 23:25:31 -0500 (EST)
Has anyone ever perfected a method of drawing heat off an external oil cooler? Using some kind of blower, maybe some that have been...
Re: front heater fan problem on '84 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Tue, 30 Sep 1997 07:22:43 -0700
Paul, The odds are 10:1 that it is only the blower switch itself. These regularly self destruct on vanagons. Mike Michael A. Radtke...
Re: More On Front Blower Motor
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
Tue, 27 Dec 2011 14:05:00 -0800
...More On Front Blower Motor � � > My situation is a bit different, last year my front blower worked, but it � � > squeaked. I drilled the Karl...
Re: Front heater core and heater blower replacement
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Mon, 11 Feb 2008 17:13:28 -0500
...Front Blower Fan. One key to the front heater working properly is the front blower fan. These can seize up over time. In a...
halfway thru heater motor replacement - need advice!
Historical mailing list - sg
Thu, 22 Mar 2001 22:52:41 -0800
...now i need to get at the blower moter, and ive cracked the seals on the heater assembly, but there appear to be some...
Blower lube IV drip
Historical mailing list - Bob Whitby
Thu, 18 Apr 2002 11:13:20 -0700
Several listees have noted that my blower motor IV drip line of WD-40 should not be used when the motor is ON. True...
Re: How to replace blower fan
Historical mailing list - neil
Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:18:59 -0700
...My heater blower fan makes terrible noises, > probably shot bearings. I have a new replacement but when I tried to get > the dashboard off...
for sale: vanagon front table , other westy and vanagon stuff
Historical mailing list
Sun, 5 Nov 2000 19:11:19 EST
...front blower motor/heater core, complete as one unit $85 FS rear heatercore/blower $75 complete -3 person middle seat fits all vanagons bench...
Re: Steering wheel locked after replacing blower motor
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 22 May 2011 21:21:44 -0400
At 03:19 PM 5/22/2011, Phil Menchions wrote: >Just wondering if there is are similar sources/how to for >multimeter use? A...
intermittent blower squeak
Historical mailing list - Jeff and Deb
Mon, 20 Sep 1999 22:26:47 -0700
The fans on both my rear heat exchanger and front heater intermittently squeak. This seems to vary by the how long they have been...
Re: Terry's Anti Semitic Insults --
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Sun, 1 Jul 2001 20:56:53 EDT
...back on my van? >> Ben, You forgot the forever cogent "Do I really have to remove the dash to change the blower motor?" Rich
Re: WTB: heater switch
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Wed, 29 Dec 2004 12:05:00 -0600
...My re-lubing of the blower motor was done on the 82 (diesel) in early 1996, so it is holding up pretty well. One...
Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy? edit
Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:37:26 -0800
...Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy? The best way I have found to seal the housing without metal clips is to...
Re: This is BS, right?
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 15:59:49 -0400
...It is a 12VDC boat bilge pump electric blower fan. It is not capable of performing as advertised, and several of his complainants provide...
Re: Blower motor balance
Historical mailing list - Tom C
Sat, 12 Mar 2022 10:16:25 -0500
...Air will come in > when the van is moving and there are bypass flaps to allow air to pas > around the blower wheel. Also...
Re: fresh air intake(s)
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 8 Nov 2013 21:29:18 -0500
...As for blower life avoid the temptation to needlessly run it at high speed. Maximum defrost occurs at fan speed 2 as indicated on...
Re: A radical idea
Historical mailing list - Kurt Stewart
Mon, 10 Dec 2001 16:53:02 -0500
...I found > WD40 to work nicely on the rear heater blower motor, that > the problem of it overloading and squealing was simply due > to...