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• Re: Power window Motor
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Fri, 5 Aug 2011 16:03:36 -0400
  The motor I pulled worked fine for 4 months then all of a sudden it started to work then stop and start again and...
• Re: Power window Motor
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 4 Aug 2011 20:45:58 -0700
  Rebuilding the motors is pretty basic as stated below. But the scrapers have nothing to do with water getting in the door. The doors...
• Front interior heater blower motor replacement
  Historical mailing list - Floyd Truskot
  Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:18:10 -0500
  ...My vent blower motor up front burned up in 15 degree weather! Where or how do I replace the motor? What do I have...
• Re: Old wiper motor parks, New doesn't
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 20:06:06 -0700
  ...The differences being that the old motor will work on intermittent and appears to park. One odd thing; both motors won't turn when...
• Re: Vanagon Electric Window Motors
  Historical mailing list - Craig Forney
  Mon, 5 Jul 2021 13:53:19 -0700
  The window motors are identical, left and right. The only difference is the bracket that usually comes with the motors, as there is both...
• Heater blower
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 19:16:08 -0500
  Does the list think that a siezed front heater blower motor will necessarily blow fuses? My motor does and when you turn the switch...
• Re: Blower Motors
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:45:31 -0600
  ...the only difference I can see between the rear AC motors and the front housing motor is a different Molex-type plug for the...
• RE: 25hp and 36hp Motors
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jan 1996 09:37:37 -0800
  ...Yes the displacement of the 36hp motor is 1100cc. I am not totally positive about the 25hp motor. One of the things that I...
• Re: electric mirror trouble...
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 29 May 2005 21:42:10 -0800
  Sounds like the motors aren't getting power. I don't have my Bentley handy so I can't be much help with which...
• Re: Big Battery = Destroy Starter
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Wed, 5 Apr 1995 12:23:53 -0400 (EDT)
  On Tue, 4 Apr 1995, Dave Kautz wrote: > Doesn't the resistance of a DC motor vary with rotational speed? I remember > something faintly...
• 1.9L engine on VA CL
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 01:46:24 +0000
  ...http://richmond.craigslist.org/pts/5055371050.html This is a complete 1.9 water cooled Vw Vanagon motor.This motor has AC and power...
• Re: heater motor Lubrication
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 11:50:03 EST
  ...years ago, I had a motor course taught by Prof. Brown; I just tried to rejuvenate a sleeve bearing, shaded pole fan motor; and...
• Re: Power window motor
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 12 Jul 2018 10:00:41 -0700
  I’ve rebuilt over 500 motors and have had a very low failure rate. The new Chinese motors are as subject to water intrusion...
• GoWesty Motor Options
  Historical mailing list - Markus Mumper
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 09:18:51 -0700
  ...I'm thinking of replacing the motor with their 2.2 or 2.3 motor. They both use regular gas and come with a...
• Re: Old wiper motor parks, New doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 20:24:47 -0700
  You don't need to ground the motor, the brown wire in the harness is doing that. The fact that one motor parks and...
• Wiper motor does not auto park
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 23:17:24 -0400
  ...I gather that the circuit that controls this feature is located in the gear box of the wiper motor. When I had the motor...
• NVC: What Motorcycles Do Vanagon Owners Have?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Tue, 11 May 2004 09:03:29 -0500
  Over the two years that I have been on list I have seen many references to Vanagon owners also having motorcycles. It seems like...
• Looking for a drivers side power window motor or a way to keep the motor bushing in place.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:33:09 -0400
  ...So I am looking either for the fingered clip or a working power window motor for my drivers side. Are the motors for each...
• Re: Automatic Starter options was: Front Heater Fan Motor Lube?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 28 Jan 2020 22:35:53 -0500
  > > A DC motor person that understands how the different designs work would > shudder at the thought of powering up a series wound motor without...
• Re: Power window Motor
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Thu, 4 Aug 2011 22:42:14 -0400
  It is possible to rebuild your motors. If your bottom window scrapers are old and brittle, water gets to the top of the motor...
• Vegetable Motor Oil
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 21:24:33 -0500
  is anyone using vegetable motor oil or bio motor oil? if so what brand do you use and where do you source it from...
• Re: Rear windshield wiper
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 23 May 2000 22:18:39 -0500
  ...Search the archives for the past month on wiper motor, or something similar. Then, if nothing else, you'll find out who the motor...
• Re: MotorHomeClassification
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 10:15:21 -1000
  > I will point out that this is the first time that they have forced me to > register a Westfalia as a Motor Home. Cory...
• Re: Power Widow Motor
  Historical mailing list - Leon Korkin
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 21:02:57 -0800
  This is about an hour job, assuming new motor was needed. I did this job recently and got new motor from dealer(ar. $200...
• 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...
• engine rebuild in FL
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith
  Mon, 10 Apr 1995 05:30:48 -0500 (EST)
  ...Put a hydralic jack under the motor. Unbolt the rear motor mount Unbolt the motor from the trans. wiggle it loose and lower the...
• How to replace the electric motor
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
  Mon, 3 Jul 2017 17:37:26 -0400
  Hi, I have to replace the electric motor on the right hand side of my 89 Westy Syncro. Do I have to take out...
• RE: Waterboxer Heater Blower Motors Query
  Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
  Sat, 6 Jan 1996 08:43:21 -0900 (AKST)
  Several months ago there was a thread on waterboxer front heater blower motors. One individual recommended that the motor could be rebuilt by installing...
• wiper motor fix???
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Thu, 21 Dec 2000 10:10:58 -0500
  Hey everyone, Anyone ever fix the front wiper motor park switch? Our vanagon wipers seem to have an internal switch that "parks" the wipers...
• Re: WTB Electric window motor
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:49:26 -0400
  I just finished rebuilding my third motor. Everything gets a little corroded and sticks a bit. After you remove the motor, two bolts let...
• Re: needed:rear wiper motor '87
  Historical mailing list - Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV administrator
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 16:52:23 -0700
  ...I pulled a length of wire with the motor from a golf, snipped the old connectors off the old motor from the van and...
• Re: inline hybrid motor?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 28 Mar 2015 12:19:50 -0500
  Don, care to explain this? What is an "inline hybrid motor"? ---- Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > As I was tuning my inline hybrid...
• Re: Automatic window problem in '89 Vanagon . . .
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 16:13:47 -0400
  I'm not sure why you are having problems with removal of the motor. Other than requiring a bit of adroitness with sockets and...
• Re: NVC: What Motorcycles Do Vanagon Owners Have?
  Historical mailing list - Stewart, Donna
  Tue, 11 May 2004 07:16:29 -0700
  ...do you ride a motorcycle, and if so, what year, make and model? Cheers, Bruce motorbruce
• TiiCo engine vs. Eurospec
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Arbaugh
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 21:01:21 -0700
  ...Are these same motors not making drumming noises in the TiiCo conversions? Are the motor mounts different, or is this motor different, or is...
• From a Westy, to a "Motorhome" ?? Seeking advice (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Sharon Mendonca
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 11:17:59 -0700
  We also have both a Vanagon (not a Westy) that we use for camping, as well as a Class C motorhome. We use the...
• Re: WTB power window motor driver's side
  Historical mailing list - Bob Wing
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 19:57:41 -0500
  I have rebuilt three motors. This is a fairly straight forward mechanical job. The shaft rusts in the lower bearing. Pulling out the rotor...
• Hot Engines for Swapping!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:35:32 EST
  I have a couple of motors that some of you swap folks may want to consider. One is a complete, new 2.0l 4...
• WTB Rear Wiper Motor
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Wed, 25 Mar 1998 23:28:39 -0800
  I need a rear window wiper motor and a side door lock motor for a vanagon if anyone has either or both. Steve sxs...
• Re: Power window motor
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Mon, 6 Aug 2018 18:07:29 -0400
  Just wanted give Stacy a shout out! Window motor works great (thanks!) If you have any questions - give him a call. If he doesn...
• WTB: VW Fox motor mount brackets for motor swap into V'gon
  Historical mailing list - Sean B.
  Thu, 3 Jul 2008 01:20:06 -0700
  I am dropping an ABA Jetta motor in my '90 V'gon and need the motor mount brackets that bolt to the engine block...
• Re: NVC: What Motorcycles Do Vanagon Owners Have?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 11 May 2004 07:55:17 -0700
  ...do you ride a motorcycle, and if so, what year, make and >model? > >Cheers, >Bruce >motorbruce >
• Re: How to replace the electric motor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 4 Jul 2017 07:07:51 -0400
  If the motor does not operate, the position of the window sometimes makes it very hard to get to the bolts to disconnect it...
• Re: Window motor saga
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 19:11:16 -0800
  ...Window motor saga After all my trouble in tracing down the problem in the wiring, it's the motor after all. I called a...
• GroB 109 motor
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Tue, 6 Feb 2001 16:39:07 -0800
  Hi SD, Wouldn't you know it those guys are the reason there are so few 2.0l 914 typ4 motors around. They make...
• Amsoil question..a few comments from the digest
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:12:34 -0700
  ...I also blew up a couple of race motorcycle motors using that Mobil One...So, while it may be just fine, I had three...
• Re: proper links to vehicle import Very special expedition Syncro for sale in the US
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 16:53:05 -0400
  wow, what's up with all the extras? Exporting a Motor Vehicle: http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/trade/basic_trade/export_docs/motor...
• Re: Vanagon Motor
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 15:45:45 -0500
  On Tue, 17 Mar 1998, Charles D Bennett wrote: > I have an 85 vanagon with a blown motor. The body and interior are too...
• Re: Old wiper motor parks, New doesn't
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 20:43:47 -0700
  ...The > >> park function "lives" in both the dash switch _and_ the motor - both > >> have to be there for it to park. > >> > >> The motor housing...
• 91 Vanagon rear hatch automatic lock motor re-assemble
  Historical mailing list - Donald Pelava
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:08:10 -0400
  Hello, Has anyone taken apart the rear automatic hatch motor housing? I believe I have it right to re-assemble but a few items...
• Re: Radiator Fan Motor 1987 w/air
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Bell
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 06:52:12 -0500
  The Radiator motor. I'd be into a new resistor, too... AB Malcolm Stebbins wrote: > Which fan motor are you looking for???? Font heater...
• Re: The GMC Motorhome ( no Vanagon Content) the Sportscar of Motorhomes
  Historical mailing list - Ron Semko
  Sun, 27 Feb 2000 09:22:10 EST
  Ahhhhhhhhh, true Larry, but I was speaking of an American made vehicle, and more specifically an American made Motor Home. Ron Orlando Florida
• Re: Power Window Woes... Can someone help?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 20 May 2004 20:59:04 -0400
  ...The electric motor was stuck. But getting to it was no fun. The motor is attached with 2 -10 mm bolts to the regulator...
• Re: How to replace the electric motor
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 4 Jul 2017 05:32:57 -0400
  Gilles, you do not need to remove the regulator to remove the motor. The motor can be removed by itself, bolts to the door...
• 91 Vanagon rear hatch automatic lock motor re-assemble
  Historical mailing list - Donald Pelava
  Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:21:36 -0400
  Hello, Has anyone taken apart the rear automatic hatch lock motor housing? I believe I have it right to re-assemble but a few...
• Re: Power window motor
  Historical mailing list - KI4TLF
  Mon, 6 Aug 2018 19:18:16 -0500
  ...The > new Chinese motors are as subject to water intrusion as the original > motors. > Water does not kill the motors, what kills the motors...
• FS VW campmobile needs motor work!
  Historical mailing list
  3 Jul 1995 16:49:58 GMT
  ...The motor is currently out of the car. I think I droped a valve guide! She will need a new motor - I found one...
• Re: NVC - how do I control a battery powered DC motor.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 06:53:16 -0400
  What type of DC motor? Is it permanent magnet, series field, shunt filed, combination? What. 1 HP, = 746 watts. Assuming 80%, you really need...
• Re: Old wiper motor parks, New doesn't
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 5 Apr 2007 21:38:22 -0500
  ...The park function "lives" in both the dash switch _and_ the motor - both have to be there for it to park. The motor housing...
• Wives (women), motorcycles, vanagons and karma....its Fyedae!!!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 08:19:32 -0500
  ...Why is a motorcycle better than a woman? You can have a beer while riding your motorcycle. 2. Another reason a motorcycle is better...