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• Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:25:07 +0000
  ...Bus Depot has two blower motors, one for $59.00 and one for $156.00. The $59.00 one is Meyle brand while the...
• Re: Heater blower motor
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 3 Jul 2009 17:16:36 -0700
  ...Ben's place has the best directions so far I've found. > > is it possible my blower motor is fine since it does turn...
• Re: Repairing heater blowers
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Sep 2010 11:34:34 -0400
  At 10:32 AM 9/6/2010 -0400, Tom wrote: >1. Don't do it! First consider selling or trading the car. Or >forking...
• Looking for used parts
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sun, 25 Oct 1998 21:27:40 -0700
  ...start valve. (2) 070 256 061A Y-piece that connects to blower housing. (3) wire going to oil pressure switch TIA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bill '85 GL...
• Torn bellows boot
  Historical mailing list - Gentle Ridge
  Tue, 24 Aug 1999 23:44:12 -0500
  Thanks to all who responded to my first inquiry to the list this week (belts, rich running, and heater blower). What a friendly, helpful...
• Re: front heater problems/flex tube?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 23 Jan 2003 13:39:17 -0400
  ...When R&Ring the front Dash, the person put a whole in the blower motor top and a hose up to the dash and...
• Re: Friday Question: What's Your "Dream Dash???"
  Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 15:16:25 -0500
  I'd want some well placed hinges and latches so I can swap out the blower motor in about 15 minutes. bem-stem kevin...
• Re: overheating issues
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 11:44:00 -0500
  ...Now, when the temp gauge starts climbing turn both heater blower's on. If the gauge drops, this would leave me to believe that...
• Re: adding Gauges
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:34:37 EDT
  ...Who > can recommend? > > Jim C > 86 Westy > '80-'82 audi 4000 gauges and bezel fits nicely in the heater blower cover ************** New MapQuest Local...
• A/C question '89 Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Fri, 31 May 2002 10:31:02 -0500
  ...Turn A/C on and inside blower runs but just a click from a relay on rear wall and no compressor or front condenser...
• Re: afordable alternatives RE: Radiator fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 22:55:10 -0400
  ...The > quality Motorcraft brand is $21. > > http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/1995/ford/f150/climate_control/blower_motor > _resistor.html > With the proper wiring...
• Re: 89 Vanagon westy with AC my front blower fan runs only on high speed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 8 Oct 2016 13:02:03 -0400
  ...The AC has a blower in the back. The front fan is for the fresh air and front heater. As Dennis said there could...
• Re: diesel westy Brrrrrrr
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 21 Dec 2003 13:52:21 -0500
  ...the blower doesnt sound or feel high > speed, and if I use my thermometer the temp comming > out of the dash vents are only...
• 89 Vanagon westy with AC my front blower fan runs only on high speed
  Historical mailing list - kappycan .
  Fri, 7 Oct 2016 18:56:59 -0230
  I heard that i need some sort of rheostat; but cant seem to find anyone with more information such as location etc............ anybody up...
• 1985 - Horn COntact ring on Steering WHeel
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:04:47 -0500
  So in the midst of tearing everything apart to replace my front heater blower (success!!!) I somehow got things a little wonky when I...
• /fff Re: heater blower project
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 4 Oct 1995 10:31:22 CST6CDT
  On 4 Oct 95, William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT wrote: > And no smart remarks from water-pumper drivers and Floridians, ok? That > coolant leak...
• AC Parts - come and getum
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 3 Mar 1996 18:13:29 PST
  ...good shape There is about 4 miles of hose The console blowers blow If anybody needs parts for their system or needs something to...
• Re: gee, it sure is warm (need fan A/C is dead)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 16:48:06 -0500
  ...If you've got an 81-83 Vanagon with the blower / condenser behind your head and the distribution header over the visor, I've...
• Re: Any Fiat Spider owners out there?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 5 Oct 2001 16:22:57 -0500
  ...next to a Fire Breathing, Ground Pounding >Hemi Chrysler with a blower turning it on the line while your pant cuffs >burn off from...
• Need squirrel cage for '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 19 May 2003 12:35:21 -0400
  ...The A/C blower fan over the rear seat of my '85 Westy (single motor in the middle .... squirrel cage fans on each end...
• Re: running hot....any ideas?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 2 Feb 2006 21:07:25 -0800
  ...Minor short in gauge circuit wiring? What happens when you open the heaters up and crank up the blowers? -- John Bange '90 Vanagon - "Geldsauger"
• Re: Air cooled parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 07:40:43 -0500
  ...I need the one that goes from the alternator blower plastic to the heater box, and the one that comes off the heater box...
• Re: Dash blower fan
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Sun, 10 Dec 2017 19:33:13 +0000
  ...I’ve got it completely disassembled and will be > reassembling it with a new blower fan tomorrow. I’m wondering what else I > should...
• Re: rear heater blower
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 9 Jan 2001 12:57:50 -0800
  ...the dash and there is only one fuse that controls the blower > (right?) so > > the problem must be at the motor itself. > > Anyone got...
• Re: Blower motor balance
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Sat, 12 Mar 2022 17:33:30 +0100
  ...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: front blower motor
  Historical mailing list - Michael Y. Feng
  Wed, 22 Sep 1999 14:55:14 -0400
  ...However, I have to say that I was quite lucky in that my blower had been apart before, so someone had used screws to...
• Re: RoadHaus - Front AC Kit Install / Final Report
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 21 Dec 2002 11:16:29 -0600
  ...excellent report and pictures. > > I've never seen something like the blower before, so I > wonder if you can clarify for me: are there...
• Re: replacement fuse cover for 85 needed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:27:40 -0400
  ...Not to mention that it tends to melt over the heater blower/wiper/washer fuse. Yours, David
• Re: The best GENERATOR
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 14:21:02 -0800
  ...video/clips/lehrs-propane-powered-generator/1183311/ > ) > Interesting but apparently not for sale, can't find anything but their leaf blower at any retailer.
• rear heat exchanger (odor)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 13 Jul 1997 11:48:15 -0800
  ...My rear heat exchanger produces a strong pungent odor as soon as the blower switch is turned on. I see no evidence of coolant...
• 85 Air Conditioning Dis-assembly?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 19:15:14 -0500
  ...I don't see how to access the blower fan, condensation drain lines, and all the refridgerant lines in the housing that is mounted...
• Front cabin fan problems
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 16:48:37 -0600
  Okay guys, the heater,etc. blower fan in the front cabin has been sounding for a while now like it's been on its...
• Re: Air mass meters Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 22 Dec 2007 17:51:29 -0800
  ...Air mass meters Go Westy Speaking of leaf blowers as "super chargers", here is a fun link: http://filebox.vt.edu/users/mschumac/leaf...
• Re: getting the fan blower switch out...Haynes
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:17:40 -0700
  ...The blower switch is in > the > same panel as other the heater/ventilation controls > so > I guess the panel must come out for access...
• Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:22:34 -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: [WetWesties] Friday question- will this break your window??
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:08:46 -0500
  ...Actually, same result for the blower in the front. If there is thick, clear (black) ice, the blower will soften it enough that it...
• Re: heater motor Lubrication
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 11:50:03 EST
  ...Brown; I just tried to rejuvenate a sleeve bearing, shaded pole fan motor; and I replaced the blower motor in my van. Above all...
• Re: size of bleeder screws and vacuum bleeders?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 21:58:32 -0700
  ...my 86 (if you > remember I was replacing my heater blower) The new blower unit is in the > housing and I mounted the housing...
• Re: heater boosters
  Historical mailing list - JonR
  Sat, 31 Jan 2004 11:29:12 -0500
  ...Fabricated a bracket right above the spare tire to hold blower in place, routed the large cardboard duct into & out of the fan housing...
• For Sale: Complete vanagon/bus auxillary Gas Heater -Ebersp�cher BA6
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 May 2004 07:20:03 EDT
  ...this is a complete unit, with all wiring harness, dash switches, timer, safety overheat switches, fusebox block, rear blower, ducting, ducting to front, gas...
• Strange ticking -'88 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 1 Jul 2016 17:36:03 -0500
  ...Loud enough to be heard over the den of the a/ c blower. Anybody got some idea what this might be? Put of my...
• WESTY A/C SYSTEM FOR SALE!! Re: What's it Worth?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 01:34:23 EDT
  ...there normally is a storage cubicle is > some sort of AC blower and plastic vent. > > Anyone seeking one of these? Make me an offer...
• Re: heater blower switch
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 8 Oct 2001 14:08:03 -0400
  Mine does the exact same thing. I believe it is the old motor requiring more current to initially start the motor than it was...
• Re: Aircooled Heat inline fan?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 00:11:31 -0500
  ...My fresh air blower flaps leak so my fresh air blower also blows heat that escapes into that portion of the box. In summer...
• Re: V8 into Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 14:40:10 -0500
  ...Not >>sure what you'd imagine a "good" blower to be for an SVX, since a >>roots or screwcharger for the SVX run $6200...
• Re: aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 16 May 2001 07:16:04 EDT
  When you turn on the heater blower, you will probably draw about 10 amps at max position. This means you will be consuming about...
• VW inline four-bangers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 15:43:33 -0500
  ...You see, I have gone into a partnership on a special blower system that should eventually increase our Vanagon MPG. I provide the specially...
• Re: Troubleshooting a Circuit
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:33:36 -0500
  ...circuit in which the wipers, the wiper fluid > pump, and the blower are connected. None of the devices work. I've > checked the fuse...
• Re: heater fan whine
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:41:35 -0800
  ...heater fan whine Quick question - both the front and rear heater blowers whine after 5-10 minutes operation. How difficult is it to lubricate...
• RE: Gas heaters in Splitties
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Tue, 12 Dec 95 16:26:52 EST
  Marcus asks how well the inexpensive bilge blowers stand up to heat, when used as heater boosters in aircooled. Not great, is the answer...
• AC Blower Fan 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Fri, 26 May 2000 20:55:20 -0400
  I noticed that I wasn't getting as much airflow out of the right side of the AC ducts as the left. I removed...
• removing colant smell
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 16:41:13 EST
  ...now when i turn on the rear blower i get the sweet smell of colant but for only about 2 min then it is...
• Re: Front blower fix: Free and permanent (long)
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 08:40:04 -0600
  NURSE! 20cc's of 3-in-1, stat! On Thursday, April 18, 2002, at 07:56 AM, Ben McCafferty wrote: > Cool, Bob! In the...
• AC Wiring diagrams needed not in the bentley bible
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 14:32:34 -0700
  ...Anybody scan these and put up a .pdf? Trying to wire up my AC in the 89 to use the blower fans with the...
• Re: Steering rack leak....rebuild or trash? 85 GL
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 4 Sep 2005 12:15:30 -0500
  <<Are these things rebuildable, or would it be better to buy a good used one?>> Pick up the blower and get the "Zone" on...
• Re: More On Front Blower Motor
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:58:48 +0000
  ...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: Please help me . . . / Cold Van
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 18 Jan 2004 10:40:46 EST
  ...When I bought the van, the previous owner told me that the blower motor had already been replaced. I felt great about that until...
• Re: Stuck Windshield Fan Knob
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 1 Dec 1999 21:39:10 -0500
  ...If you get a used one, I recommend getting one from a *rear* blower (same switch) b/c most of the front ones have...
• Re: Ignition switch question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 14 Jun 2023 21:49:16 -0400
  ...The horn at one time I noticed either worked or didn’t work when blower motor on. I can’t remember witch. At the...
• Looking for a wiring harness for Vanagon overhead AC unit
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:29:16 -0500
  I am in need of a wiring harness that goes between the two blower motors in the overhead unit of the later model Vanagon...