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Front/rear blower motor swap from AC unit?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:22:05 -0600
I recently took apart a cracked rear AC housing from the 86 Syncro and noted that the twin blower motors in there look a...
Rear a/c blower motor resistor
Historical mailing list - rick Duvernay
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 13:18:59 -0500
...The rear ac blower motor only operates on high speed. I changed out the front switch on the dash. It made no difference. Is...
Re: Front heater blower
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Fri, 16 Jul 1999 16:27:31 +0200
KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > Yes the Rabbit blower is the same as the Vanagon (note: the A1 Jetta and > Scirocco is different so beware...
Front blower problem on 85 Vanagon GL
Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
Thu, 6 Feb 2003 14:33:58 -0600
...My blower has quit running. I suspect the shaft has seized and just needs lubrication since when I turn on the switch I observe...
Rear AC Blower Motor
Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
Tue, 29 Oct 2013 18:16:28 -0600
...One of the rear AC blowers is dead and I just spoke with Van Cafe who informed me that the front blower will not...
Re: variable speed blower fan
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 21 Apr 2017 04:09:24 +0000
If the resistor failed most likely it was burned out due to a failing blower motor. At some point in time you need to...
Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:45:39 -0500
...Detriot Diesel is just about the only engine that required a blower to function. Intake is first, then exhaust. The turbo spins as a...
Dash blower fan
Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
Sun, 10 Dec 2017 06:16:33 +0000
Hey there! Today I started the daunting task of replacing the blower fan in the front dash on my 87’ westy. I’ve got...
Re: Heater Blower Motor Taking a Dump?
Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
Fri, 17 Feb 2006 10:34:53 -0500
My blower did this for a while before it failed. >if i do need to replace the blower, is it an easy job? Step...
Fwd: Front Blower fan?????
Historical mailing list
Thu, 30 Jan 1997 11:35:28 -0500 (EST)
...Front Blower fan????? Date: 97-01-30 11:09:42 EST >From: WaywrdCyc To: campvw@isys.ca ?????????????????????????????? Is it really the fan or is...
FS Rear blower motor
Historical mailing list - Mark Watts
Thu, 21 Dec 2000 20:14:23 EST
I have a rear blower motor will a bad core. Anyone interested? cheerw, mark
Re: A/C Blower Fans
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 16 Aug 2012 18:40:39 -0400
...In the 1.9l vans the heater blower shares a 16A fuse with the wipers and rear defrost, IIRC. Granted that circuit is overloaded...
Re: Heater Blower Bearing
Historical mailing list - Gene P
Sun, 2 Aug 2020 20:26:43 -0700
...I’ve got your write-up and pics in front of me, the one where you substituted an AC blower. Looks like that blower...
front heater
Historical mailing list - Dan Winget
Sun, 15 Jan 2006 22:43:34 -0500
I have had a seized blower motor for 5 years now, Chris is correct leave the heater in. I still have the heater but...
heater blower motor
Historical mailing list - John Hurley
Tue, 21 Sep 1999 11:13:18 -0400
...heater blower motor well i measured the current draw to the blower motor and it's a maximum of 12 A. current draw measured...
Heater Blower Bearing
Historical mailing list - Gene P
Sun, 2 Aug 2020 18:26:12 -0700
...In the discussions of front heater blowers, there have been suggestions about gluing something over the bearing to protect it from the incoming air...
Re: Heater Question
Historical mailing list - Scott Sackin
Mon, 6 Dec 1999 22:47:05 EST
I haven't experienced it before, but it sounds more like a faulty fan switch or loose connection vice the blower. If the blower...
Re: Inoperative front blower issue.
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:04:47 -0600
...A squealing front blower motor usually means it is dying - and apparently yours did. There are those who may have some other suggestions, but...
FW: Front Blower - Help! (while we're on the subject)
Historical mailing list - jeff crane
Fri, 21 Apr 2000 13:54:41 -0400
You might want to try first checking your blower motor resistor. This is normally located in the air plenum for the heater and or...
Re: fuses/air blower?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 7 May 2001 10:29:58 -0500
I don't think the blower is a problem part. The replacement procedure is a major problem. You have to almost completely remove your...
Re: heater blower
Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
Sun, 17 Sep 2000 16:13:44 -0600
...Blower fan, ballast resistor and heater core as they are all contained within the blower motor housing. Additionally, you will need to purchase the...
Re: erratic heater blower
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 26 Oct 2000 20:39:36 -0500
...First it was the blower motor, then it was the windshield wiper > motor. Since replacing the relays I have had no problems. (Except that...
Re: 85 Vanagon GL AC blower failed
Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
Fri, 25 Jul 2003 10:51:57 -0500
...The front motor mount panel that the blowers attach to was warped from old age and would no longer hold the blower housings in...
BA-6 Eberspacher Gas Heater Parts For Sale
Historical mailing list - J. C.
Tue, 28 Nov 2000 18:44:05 -0800
...I have: **combustion blower (purrs beautifully) **cabin air blower (ditto) **combustion blower "collar" that the blower fits into **ring clamp to hold combustion blower...
Re: AC blower--access w/o dropping AC?
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Fri, 20 Jul 2007 12:05:10 -0400
...Older passenger vans have the blower motors forward over the rear of the front seats while newer passenger vans have them aft. Then, of...
Free: 1984 front heater/blower assembly.
Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
Wed, 31 Oct 2007 18:12:31 -0700
Hi everyone, I'm giving away a 1984 front blower assembly that has had the flap doors regasketed and it has a 4 year...
Front Blower - Help! (while we're on the subject)
Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
Fri, 21 Apr 2000 13:19:08 -0400
...My front blower switch died some time ago. Symptoms of death: it would click into position "1" (and the blower would blow on low...
Re: Front Heater wiring *REVISITED*
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Fri, 23 Dec 2011 09:06:40 -0500
...What fuse should the power source to the front blower come from? 2. When I used a random power source to test things all...
Re: I fried something (front heater blower)
Historical mailing list - jim&kim
Sun, 2 Dec 2001 23:10:57 -0800
>The blower in my 83.5 went yesterday aswell. Burning smell, puff of smoke, blower no longer operating. As far as I can tell...
Need part Number for N23 Resistor for Blower Motor
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Fri, 2 Dec 2005 21:04:38 -0600
Anyone have a part number for the Fresh Air Blower Series Resistor--Or is this internal to the fan motor. I have to replace...
Part number for heater blower switch?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 9 Dec 2013 15:06:53 -0600
Is it the same as an AC blower switch, part number 321 959 511 A? Thanks, Jim
'91 Front heater blower fit '85?
Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
Fri, 19 Oct 2001 08:28:11 -0500
Dear List, Does a '91 Vanagon heater blower motor fit an '85 model? thanks, Chris '85 Westy
Re: front dash blower & rear a/c blower quit working
Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
Tue, 6 Jul 2004 22:40:40 -0400
i cannot find anything that relates in the Bentley....am I missing something????
Re: easy front heater blower air speed question...
Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
Tue, 15 Jan 2002 16:33:49 EST
I use my rear heater on full blast for heat and set the front for defrost but leave the blower off. Works great after...
Re: AC fan speed
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Sat, 22 Oct 2016 12:14:18 -0700
...I change the fan > blower switch but it's still the same. It's a '89 tintop with rear blower > and AC duct. > Could...
Westy AC Blower Motor
Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
Fri, 17 May 2002 14:32:48 -0400
Will the AC blower motor (part # 321 820 021) from a 1986 Westy fit my 1984 Westy/Wolfsburg? Thanks! Derek
Re: Sos in Watkins Glen
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 1 Jul 2011 22:30:17 -0400
...87 terminal to blower high speed. 86 terminal from the blower switch, 85 terminal to ground. This will take the load off the switch...
Heater blower motor questions
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:25:20 -0600
...I have the heater box out and split, and have removed the blower motor, which was seized as in very hard to turn, blowing...
Re: Wiper Fuse Blows
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 20 Oct 2002 14:09:34 -0400
...Put an ammeter in place of the fuse and measure current draw of wiper and blower -- blower ought to draw about 12 amps on...
Blower Motors
Historical mailing list - JRodgers
Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:02:18 -0600
Are the front(dash), rear(under rear seat), and rear AC (high up in the back) blower motors all the same?? John Rodgers
successful heater blower replacement
Historical mailing list - sg
Sun, 25 Mar 2001 22:10:44 -0800
hi list, just wanted to post a message saying that i had succesfully replaced my faulty heater blower motor. now the fan works peachy...
Re: aux heater Combustion air blower bentley 82.14 fig 4
Historical mailing list - TC
Mon, 12 Dec 2005 06:41:37 -0800
since no ones seems to know of the an after market for these Combustion air blowers I recall somebody calling themsleves "Marvis the heater...
FS: Blower Assembly & Heater Core from 1984 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:12:09 -0700
Hi everyone, I'm selling have a 1984 front blower assembly that has had the flap doors regasketed and it has a 4 year...
Re: Front Heater wiring *REVISITED*
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:06:10 -0500
...What fuse should the power source to the front blower come from? On the 1.9l it originally comes from the 16 amp fuse...
heater blower project
Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
Wed, 4 Oct 95 11:23:23 EDT
Putting the JC Whitney heater blower in a Vanagon is not real tough: take out spare tire, cut out section of insulated flexible duct...
Re: Front heater blower
Historical mailing list
Fri, 16 Jul 1999 22:24:16 EDT
Yes the Rabbit blower is the same as the Vanagon (note: the A1 Jetta and Scirocco is different so beware!). This is a very...
A/C Blower Motors
Historical mailing list - Hooper, Mark
Tue, 16 May 2000 16:29:12 -0400
Anyone on the list have any A/C blower motors that need to be sold. Thanks mark 83 & 87 Westies [text/html]
Re: Heater blower
Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 20:04:17 -0500
...Heater blower Blower motor is either seized or the home of a mouse (seen this many times). Best to replace it ASAP. I had...
Front Blower switch
Historical mailing list - Julianna Elligsen
Sun, 1 Feb 2015 15:28:17 -0800
Hi all, The switch on the blower is doing something weird. It won't turn anymore. Stuck on the 3 setting. If I hold...
AC Help
Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
Fri, 31 May 2002 12:24:49 -0400
...I'm having problems with the blower motor and its housing from the cabinet above rear seat. I pulled the blower motor so I...
FS: vanagon front heater core and blower
Historical mailing list
Mon, 26 Feb 2001 03:30:50 EST
for sale: vanagon front heater core and blower, complete in unsplit housing, works great. email if interested chris [text/html]
Re: '87 Syncro Westy Fresh Air Fan/Blower-UPGRADE? (Long)
Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
Thu, 18 Feb 1999 16:25:40 -0500
...There was a discussion in late 1998 that seemed to resolve that the Vanagon blower is the exact same as the Rabbit/Golf blower...
WTB: AC Blower Motor for 84 Wolfsburg Westy
Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
Wed, 14 Aug 2002 11:52:41 -0400
Volks - I am in search of an AC Blower Motor for my 1984 Wolfsburg Westy - Rear cabinet AC. Blower Motor: PN 255 272 155...
blower unit
Historical mailing list - patrick
Sat, 18 Jun 2005 16:54:02 -0500
...The window was starting to fog up so I turned on the blower and nothing. After backing up I checked the fuses, switch and...
How can I lubricate a front heater blower motor?
Historical mailing list - George Averill
Fri, 14 Sep 2012 22:40:18 -0400
Does anyone know how to lubricate the front heater blower motor in an 84 Vanagon? Mine burned up several years ago, and I purchased...
Re: Inoperative front blower issue.
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:19:54 -0500
It could be the main fuse, the blower switch, the blower motor or the speed resistor pack. There actually is a hidden (soldered-in...
Re: Front heater motor
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Wed, 8 Mar 2017 09:11:11 -0800
if the blower motor runs only on 1 speed then the problem coul be - the switch - or the resistor in side the blower motor...
Re: Heater blower issue from a different perspective
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:28:51 -0600
...My daughter's 91 blower died a week or so ago as did the blower in my 83 diesel westy. That one is fixed...
Re: Inoperative front blower issue.
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:38:01 -0500
...Inoperative front blower issue. Dear list; On an all-day trip home last week, I noticed an electrical smell right before my heater blower...
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Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:14:11 -0600
OK, I've got an entire air distribution box with heater blower (1990) out on the table. I also have a 12V jump-starter...