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• Re: Alternator woe? (Not Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Thu, 27 Jan 2000 21:21:09 -0500
  >But why would I have (apparently) full >electrons for most of the journey, then suddenly none? It took 75 miles for the lights, blower...
• Re: Alternator woe? (Not Vanagon)
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 12:23:50 -0800
  >But why would I have (apparently) full >electrons for most of the journey, then suddenly none? It took 75 miles for the lights, blower...
• What? You Wanted Heat?!?
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Mon, 29 May 2000 01:34:52 -0400
  ...What seems the most likely culprit, and please correct me if you think I'm wrong, is that the bearings on the blower motor...
• Subject: Re-plumbing the heater cores
  Historical mailing list - Scott LeGear
  Tue, 1 Jan 2002 20:45:10 -0700
  ...as I can smell the coolant when I turn the rear blower on. I will be dealing with it at some point. I will...
• Brake Master Cyl. replacement
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Mon, 6 Oct 2008 12:29:38 -0700
  ...Does this sound too good to be true? Heck, if I have to pull the whole dash out, I can finally fix the blower...
• Re: Friday LVC: lubing old electric motors
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 20 Sep 2015 10:06:04 -0400
  ...This also explains my work on my vanagon front blower via the mullendore port technique. I sprayed all kinds of stuff in that bearing...
• Re: afordable alternatives RE: Radiator fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 18:02:41 -0400
  ...my measurements on several blowers indicate the front blower assembly by itself draws about twelve amps from a charged battery, or ~150 watts. I...
• Re: Headlight relay upgrade?_wire sizes
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Sun, 4 Jan 2004 09:55:38 -0800
  ...I didn't test mine with the heater blower on, but I very rarely use the heater blower. Good luck, ===== TJ Hannink Goldibox - 1987...
• Re: 1985 Westy A/C compressor doesn't turn
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Markett
  Sun, 14 Jun 2015 15:24:57 -0700
  ...The blower in the A/C >> cabinet runs, but that seems to be it. I don't hear any change in >> the radiator fan...
• Re: yet another engine choice - VW "twincharger"
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 28 Sep 2005 12:06:10 -0500
  ...A blower is a blower by any other name. Supercharger - as was taught to me in the good old days of my aviation training...
• 2nd ignition switch in 2 months???
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Mon, 7 Jan 2008 06:28:31 -0800
  ...no head lamps and no front heater blower or windshield wipers! same thing as last time... i just put that ignition switch in less...
• Re: R-134A retrofit (JC WHIPME content)/FRI!
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Fri, 9 Apr 1999 23:28:30 -0500
  ...neighbors are already starting >to fire up chainsaws, weedeaters and leaf blowers! Damn acetone is >choking me. > >BOB I mentioned "outdoor power equipment" in...
• Re: Fan switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 Jul 2002 11:57:50 -0400
  At 11:49 AM 7/3/2002, mike wrote: >It was definitely the heater blower that was on cause it went off when I...
• Re: fuse confusion
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 18:34:18 -0500
  ...Fuse #10 (16 amp red) is for the windshield wipers and the heater blower motors. If you have a plastic with metal strip type...
• Oilite bearings, Re: Blower motor anatomy
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Mon, 13 Dec 2010 20:59:39 -0800
  ...COM> Sent: Monday, December 13, 2010 8:05 PM Subject: Re: Blower motor anatomy David, thanks for your efforts. Wow, where to find the...
• Re: Ignition switch question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 20 Jun 2023 09:15:08 -0400
  ...one time I noticed either worked or didn’t work when blower >> motor on. I can’t remember witch. >> At the moment all is...
• Re: Aerodynamics?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 1 Nov 2018 10:46:01 -0700
  ...When I remove the dash to replace the heater blower I put FatMat sound deadener on the nose panel, I reseal all the fresh...
• Re: Replacing clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 17 Jan 2017 18:06:30 -0800
  ...which I may replace the heater blower and replace the seals.... > > thanks a lot > > dan
• good news?
  Historical mailing list - Matt Bushore
  Thu, 10 Nov 1994 11:48:48 -0600
  ...Does sound like the way to go? Also, would anybody either have the goofy little blower things you need to make the gas heater...
• RE:any eurovans out there?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Dec 1995 19:26:53 -0500 (EST)
  ...separate blowers/exchangers/controls fore and aft, drive you out of the bus heat in short order.....Surely Duane Moore up there in Alberta...
• Grand Tourismo Omlogatta
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Mon, 20 Aug 2001 11:08:15 -0500
  ...Nothing hanging from the headliner like some sort of a Ca-Ca mobile---all ductwork in magnificent shape, blower works perfect at all speeds...
• I'm baaack with a question...
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 21:58:06 EST
  ...My '88 maroon Weekender starts to fall apart with A/C condensor not working, power door locks stop working, front heater blower stop working...
• Re: A/C drain plugged up?
  Historical mailing list - Deaner K. Lawless Jr.
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 15:15:52 -0400
  ...You see, these drain hoses are subject to vacuum created by the air blowers. As blower speed increases more vacuum is developed and effectively...
• Re: getting the fan blower switch out
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 25 Aug 2007 10:24:37 -0700
  ...radio to the right, the ashtray above and the rear heater blower switch panel to the left of the target all permitted me a...
• Portable Air Conditioner aka hybrid electric vehicle continued
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 30 Jun 2005 17:15:05 -0700
  ...The way this unit is designed is it has a fairly large blower motor that shares the same shaft for both the exhaust fan...
• Re: A radical idea
  Historical mailing list - Richard Stevens
  Tue, 11 Dec 2001 12:17:14 -0000
  ...I found WD40 to work nicely on the rear > heater blower motor, that the problem of it overloading and squealing > was simply due to...
• Re: A/C info on 85 front mount
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 23:09:03 -0700
  ...so you have a blower, evap etc on ceiling above driver/pass? look here, http://www.t3-infos.de/t3-infos_i.html no...
• Re: no start -(
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  11 Dec 1995 11:03:53 -0800
  ...is with the engine running and high beam headlights and high blower heater fan on, check the voltage at the battery. It should be...
• Fan noise
  Historical mailing list - Kedar Warriner
  Fri, 11 Jul 1997 10:58:20 -0400 (EDT)
  Hi The blower fan in the dashboard (vent, defog, etc...) makes a terrible noise. It's intermittant and varies between a quiet squeaking to...
• AC parts
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 23:48:17 -0400
  ...However, I still have the high-pressure hose (to evaporator), expansion valve/evaporator assembly, blowers, all the relays except the big black one (sorry...
• Re: aiding cooling system by turning on heater blower
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Wed, 16 May 2001 12:54:45 -0500
  >huh. thats interesting too. >when you pull coolant into the heater core, is it not going to the radiator? >i thought that it would...
• Re: Two problems . . . (heater fan)
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 09:18:54 -0500
  Atleast its not as hard as a Volov 240 blower. I started the job and got to the point where I realized that two...
• Another box-o-stuff
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Wed, 10 Nov 2004 17:53:21 EST
  ...tail lights? round headlight buckets (no adjusters) ? engine wire harness minus oxy connections? rear heater bad core but the blower works great. bay window...
• Re: Dash removal in a 2.1...who's got the good procedure?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Sinclair
  Mon, 23 May 2005 13:22:56 -0700
  ...http://www.vanagonauts.com/%5B80.10---80.16%5D-Heater-Blower-R&-R118.htm small link to same: http://tinyurl.com/8uok6 Alan ----- Original...
• 1983 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - Jason Orr
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:36:39 -0400
  ...After I fix this I get to tackle putting a front blower motor in 8)
• wiring diagram for 91 GL
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Hawkins
  Thu, 7 Sep 2006 22:43:12 -0400
  ...dash out right now because I had to change the front blower, so I wanted to try to figure out what the problem was...
• Re: WBX turbo Beetle!
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:21:27 -0800
  Wow, that's purdy kuhl! I seem to remember seeing a notchback years ago, with a WBX and a 3-71 blower mounted on...
• Re: getting the fan blower switch out...Haynes
  Historical mailing list - pepperd
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 07:34:01 -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...
• Could Have Been A Disaster-Front Blower Replacement
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:09:17 +0000
  Well, this job is almost done! However, this is worth mentioning. Yesterday when I was taking everything apart, one of the metal clips to...
• No heat from my 84
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Mon, 27 Sep 1999 20:24:27 -0400
  ...turn the heat on this morning, and didn't get any. Blower works, but blows cold air, even after engine was at operating temp...
• Washing and drying your van.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 18:33:09 EDT
  ...use a gas powered leaf blower to get most of the water off the vehicle. Stop laughing, it works well at getting moisture out...
• Re: Front blower fix: Free and permanent (long)
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 17 Apr 2002 17:31:53 -0700
  >Now every once and awhile, say when I change the oil, I'll give the motor a >squirt. Blow through the hose and I...
• Re: Vanagon rear heater core/blower removal - 1985
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:07:07 EST
  In a message dated 1/25/05 1:13:32 AM, word_aag@COMCAST.NET writes: << I am working on a 120VAC heater/water...
• Re: removing rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:00:56 -0400
  Got the core removed from the plastic blower casing this morning, and cleaned it up. Lots of dust and what looks like dog hair...
• Re: Front Heater Motor: Lube Dries Out?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 2 Jan 2016 11:21:56 -0700
  ...Another totally worn out blower for a > woodstove has showed the same results. that extendable spout may even > reach the vanagon front blower motor...
• Re: TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE/Running Cold?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:00:36 -0800
  ...Of course I had a bad dash > blower, so wasn't all that sure on the heat. > Gas mileage was always bad. 14mpg max...
• Re: Heat: A New Approach?
  Historical mailing list - Jacob Shaun Dustin
  Wed, 18 Oct 1995 10:12:53 MST
  ...What I've decided to try is installing a blower from a full size Ford air conditioner in the spare tire well behind the...
• Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:53:21 -0700
  ...Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy? > >> > >> OK, thanks for all the responses, now I have started shopping, and am more confused...
• 1991 Westy For Sale-Not Mine
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 11:50:31 +0000
  ...Ever notice how a lot of PO's were VW mechanics? I've replaced engines, front blower motors, master cylinders, rotors, brakes, front axles...
• Re: Cargo Floor Liner
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 26 Apr 1997 01:52:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...had black steel bumpers w/ no trim strips- had no dash blower fan- had fixed side windows- and it was a US model, badged...
• Re: Rear anti sway bar on a vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 20:26:33 -0700
  ...Any ideas? > > Also does anyone have the rear heater core blower fan for sale? I need > one for a different sort of application. > > Thanks...
• Re: Idea for A/C and camping
  Historical mailing list - Craig Standley
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 18:04:16 -0700
  ...on propane and doesn't drain your battery (except for the blower, which could run off a solar panel). I think this would work...
• VR-6 longblock+ in AR for $600(marginal vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Wed, 20 Oct 1999 12:29:06 -0700
  ...cheap including a turbo minus the blower. Conversion freaks take not. DM&FS [text/html]
• Re: Help! BA-6 quit!
  Historical mailing list - Michael Brown
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:37:58 -0500
  ...I can > hear the swtitch relay working, and the blower motor comes on, but the > heater never ignites. I poked around under the dash...
• getting cooler air to the front in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 18:54:21 -0500
  ...My problem is that in a Westy the blower has to send the air from the back of the bus to the front and...
• Re: TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE/Running Cold?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:52:10 -0500
  ...Of course I had a bad dash > blower, so wasn't all that sure on the heat. > Gas mileage was always bad. 14mpg max...
• Re: Wipers blowing fuses
  Historical mailing list - Daniel O Stevens
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 14:19:44 +0000
  ...Problem is both require removal of the dash to service, as does the front blower. If this is going to be a little later...
• Heaters for winter camping
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 08:39:34 -0600
  ...A small blower fan would circulate the air across the heater core. A small inline circulating pump could be installed in the coolant line...
• Re: A/C part # 357 959 139B-hi/lo switch
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:06:44 -0400
  ...If you're talking about the blower switch at 97.143 track 7-12, check for continuity from terminal + to 1, 2, 3, 4...
• BA6 shell FS
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Fri, 27 Sep 96 10:51:00 -0500
  ...the aluminum combustion blower motor housing is stuck in the steel heater housing and is broken/corroded and looks to be a rat to...