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• Re: getting the fan blower switch out...Haynes
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:37:28 -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: Mike B's Method For Removing Outer CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 13:03:55 -0800
  ...Years I pulled my dash to replace my locked up front blower motor, not a fun job! I stated here on this list that...
• Re: AC - Again! '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 22 Jul 2016 18:42:24 +0000
  ...empty or low on refrigerant)) > Ignition ON ( but not start) > AC blower fan set to low > AC CONTROL set to cool > > Will the fan...
• How to fit a radio in the dash.
  Historical mailing list - Craig Rogers
  Fri, 18 Jul 1997 17:36:51 -0400
  ...The clearance problem is due to the heater van blower housing being in the way. All you have to do is use a heat...
• Re: diesel powered heaters-is there such a thing (dieselspacher)?
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 23:33:09 EDT
  ...a friend of mine had a '82 diesel vanagon w/ gas (diesel) heater.....it had the stock front and rear heater cores/blowers for...
• Re: Blower Seized, Freeing Advice Needed for 82 diesel
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Nov 1999 09:28:57 EST
  In a message dated 11/4/99 7:05:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, tonyt_eye@NS.SYMPATICO.CA writes: << Keith I have the...
• Re: Steering Column bolts again
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 18:58:05 -0600
  ...My blower motor sits, >awaiting an answer to the latest problem. The Breakaway Bolts on the >steering column, the upper ones, are not breaking...
• Re: Vanagon Love
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 22:46:02 -0700
  ...It has very low miles, but I imagine I'll have my share of fixits, from head gaskets to heater blowers. I accept it...
• Re: Air cooled parts needed
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 09:55:28 -0700
  ...heater box. > I need the one that goes from the alternator blower plastic to the > heater box, and the one that comes > off the...
• Re: Strange noise from 84 manual transmission - what broke?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 01:08:29 EST
  ...would > expect if a spinning metal fan like in a heater blower motor was rubbing > against the housing it was in. After driving one...
• Confused about resistor part numbers...
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 11:16:27 -0400
  ...Is this correct? If so, what would the part number for the fresh air blower resistor? Is that 251 971 565 C, the "harness...
• Re: New 12 cyl. diesel transplant option
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Wed, 22 Mar 2006 18:56:22 -0800
  Actually, isn't it already a TDI - there is a blower on this as big as most houses! The description says it is a...
• Re: How to replace blower fan
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Sat, 23 Jun 2007 10:45:01 -0800
  ...How to replace blower fan To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Mine is a 1982 Vanagon. My heater blower fan makes terrible noises, > probably shot...
• Re: Front heater motor
  Historical mailing list - bernie
  Fri, 10 Mar 2017 14:09:10 -0800
  ...I drove my vanagon to the shop and was prepared to leave it for most of the day for the new blower motor. As...
• Re: AC Drip Drop
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sat, 16 Jul 2005 22:49:17 -0500
  ...Be careful not to drop the unit when you get all the screws out, you'll snap the wires to the blower motor's...
• Re: Air cooled heater idea/questions
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 19:45:44 -0800
  ...FWIW, the 79 van had a blower in the engine bay. Not sure if it was there to move air for heat or defrost...
• Re: TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE/Running Cold?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 12:53:37 -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: 1985 fresh air vent clogged?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 13 Apr 2014 20:41:43 -0700
  ...Pulled the flex tube off the heater > box/blower, and no air flow there either. I had to patch things back up, > and now...
• Re: connector removal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 19:44:22 -0700
  ...VW? This connection is the round one that feeds the heater blower for those who had been there before. I heard to use a...
• error Re: Heater blower motor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:34:44 -0400
  I wrote: >If it's just making a dreadful howling racket it's likely the >bearings are worn and chattering (rolling around the inside...
• HELP with A/C on 87 non-Westy
  Historical mailing list - Brian Baudoin
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 16:31:32 EDT
  ...brackets have broken, causing the whole unit to hang low; the blower motors suck up evaporator water and spit it into the van) and...
• Re: can the front blower motor (etc)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 31 Dec 2003 18:15:55 EST
  In a message dated 12/31/03 9:16:27 AM, GlmceN@NETSCAPE.NET writes: << in the North East it is a big deal...
• Re: Headlights
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:30:34 -0400
  ...Check the battery voltage with the engine running and ALL the electrical consumers on, all lights , blowers ,A/C etc.. If it's less...
• Re: FS: Westy Eberspacher heater CHEAP!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 16:16:34 -0600
  ...All of the other parts are relatively cheap compared to the BN-6 heater, compustion blower and fuel pump. I wanted to let those...
• Re: 130Amp alternator upgrade?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 14:07:05 -0700
  ...This cover is then connected by flexible rubber tube to a fan >blower (the fuel injector cooling fan from the Audi 5000 Turbo) sitting...
• Re: Blower motor anatomy
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 14 Dec 2010 11:24:11 -0600
  ...2010 7:32 AM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Blower motor anatomy > > The heater fan that I resurrected, still in the dash...
• Re: Rear A/C blower as fan only
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 21 Jun 1998 23:43:34 -0400
  ...I'd like to retain the blower and fan ductwork just to > move air around and was wondering what relays, if any, might prevent...
• Re: rear heater smells like syrup
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Fri, 15 Mar 2002 12:50:59 -0700
  ...The front blower failure is common and replacement involves removing the dash. Fortunately I haven't had that problem yet. Are you in Ocean...
• 1985 fresh air vent clogged?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 13 Apr 2014 13:41:44 -0700
  ...Pulled the flex tube off the heater box/blower, and no air flow there either. I had to patch things back up, and now...
• =?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_OK=2C_wiring_guys=97heater_blower_test_question=2E?=
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:10:08 -0600
  Thanks, Mark. I THINK I'm OK, having nothing to compare it to until I pull the dash. But it looks late model to...
• Re: More myth -- heater blowers aren't worth fixing
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 15 Dec 2010 10:17:07 -0500
  At 10:03 AM 12/15/2010, Todd.Last wrote: >Just curious as to why you recommend marvel mystery oil rather than >a good...
• Re: A/C? Pfui! Need a good fan
  Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
  Sat, 10 Jul 2010 16:27:11 -0700
  ...Noted, but I'm not talking about the heater blower fan, I'm talking about giving up on this weak ventilation system and back...
• HELP IN ROCKFORD, IL
  Historical mailing list - David Feldstein
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 12:49:06 EDT
  ...used) blower motor for the rear A/C? We leave for the drive back down south on Sunday, and would like to bring one...
• Re: Tough driving(thin air)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Nugent
  Sun, 1 Jul 2001 20:03:20 EDT
  ...The only substitute for cubic inches that I know of is some kind of a blower -- unless it is to switch to a lighter...
• Help! BA-6 quit!
  Historical mailing list - ok artguy
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:22:06 -0600
  ...I can hear the swtitch relay working, and the blower motor comes on, but the heater never ignites. I poked around under the dash...
• mystery connector coming off rear heater circuit on my '84
  Historical mailing list - tolga
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 23:57:44 -0500
  Hello there, In reassembling my dash after doing the blower motor and headlamp relays on my '84 1.9L I discovered an orphaned connector...
• Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus! (I searched archives)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 2 Apr 2007 14:44:15 -0700
  ...gets the latest weather conditions and > forecast and automagically adjusts the blower speed to create optimum > comfort in the van. You could even do...
• Stan's 8 years of experience
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 11:30:02 -0500
  ...You get to see neglected CV joints, where mice prefer to nest, how much dust a fresh air blower can hold before it quits...
• Re: Air cooled heater idea/questions
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sun, 4 Feb 2007 19:17:52 -0800
  ...maintenance, and the fact the Volkswagen didn't put an electric blower in the circuit. The first you can take care of easily enough...
• Loss of heater blower motors and wipers
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Fri, 30 Dec 2011 20:26:34 -0800
  200 miles to the coast in the rain. 3 days at the coast in the rain. 150 miles returning from the coast in the...
• Re: No heat at stoplights.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Tue, 5 Jan 2010 13:01:19 -0500
  ...Is your front heater blower fan working? Ken Wilford John 3:16 www.vanagain.com David Prendergast wrote: > Just past the halfway point on...
• Continuous absorption air conditioning
  Historical mailing list - Walter Gomes
  Thu, 1 Jul 1999 22:33:50 -0700
  ...Propane fired (second vent at the back of the van) and use small blowers over the evaporator without too huge a draw on the...
• rear heater blower only works on high.. any thoughts?
  Historical mailing list - jesse johnson
  Sun, 24 Oct 2004 09:54:14 -0400
  Hey all, Finally got around to replacing my rear heater core and the fan that was dead due to a nut being caught in...
• Re: Heater fan CHIRP!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 9 Apr 2013 08:42:54 -0700
  ...If you are trying to save the old blower, you need to lube both bearings. That means dash removal. Then, you drill a small...
• Re: can the front blower motor (etc)
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 12:59:00 -0500
  ...If there is a relatively easy way to extend the life of the front blower a few months I would rather pursue this and...
• Re: afordable alternatives RE: Radiator fan resistor
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 27 Jul 2013 14:59:37 -0700
  ...blower resistor for a 95 F150. >> >> The >> >> quality Motorcraft brand is $21. >> >> >> >> http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/1995/ford/f150/climate_control/blower_motor...
• Re: Air Cooled heat----the quick, cheap and dirty way
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Sun, 19 Dec 1999 08:59:43 -0700
  ...Attwood's 4-inch, >water-resistant turbo in-line blower, used for ventilating bilges on boats. >$25 here in Richmond, they had two in...
• Re: Friday: It's VW bus. Or not. Too weird for words so take a look
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 20 Mar 2015 08:38:31 -0700
  Dear vanagonians With wheely wheels ? Blower intake? Still looks like a vw ? Sounds like a vw :) Must be a VW from down the rabbit...
• Re: 1982 Diesel Vanagon: Heater Core / Fan
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 5 Oct 2012 16:03:51 -0400
  ...pulling the dash for heater core I'd suggest > replacing the blower motor too and the valve too! > > Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy...
• Re: Front heater core and heater blower replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 14:20:03 -0800
  Heaters?? It is 80 degrees out so I am working on my driveway in shorts and a teeshirt. I was just looking at my...
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  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Sun, 19 Nov 2006 21:02:38 -0600
  ...replacement heater core if that's what is needed, also a blower motor since that went out some time ago and I may as...
• Re: heater switch failure prone?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 28 Dec 2004 19:40:15 -0500
  ...That relieves both switch and circuit of the twelve amps the blower draws on high speed. >Okay well mine seems to switch into the...
• Re: VW inline four-bangers
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 21:42:38 -0400
  ...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: Re-introduction & Dash Removal Question
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 23 Feb 2014 16:10:34 -0800
  ...for me to tackle is the dash removal as the front blower > fan is inoperable. This is a first for me, as I never...
• Re: question regarding front heater switch and knob, 1990 Vanagon GL
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:21:12 -0500
  ...Based on three samples, a good motor with the blower wheel attached and the case assembled (but not installed in the heater box) draws...
• Re: late vanagon parts needed....whole a/c system for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 14 May 2004 12:16:18 EDT
  ...grey plastic ducts/housing, complete blowers, wiring, switches, relays, condensers, evap, whatever let me know your needs chris
• Re: VW-'71 BUS and '80? BUS-INTERSPECIES TRANSPLANTS OF EQUIPMENT
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Apr 95 18:52:46 EDT
  ...all glass should be similar. > 5) What is the purpose of the electrical fan/blower that is attached to > the top of the engine...
• Re: heating project..
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 19 Apr 2017 22:14:43 -0600
  ...He doesn't need A/C so he removes the compressor but leaving the A/C condenser and blower in place. The front under...
• Re: Mike B's Method For Removing Outer CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Mike B.
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 11:47:42 -0500
  ...Years I pulled my dash to replace my locked > up front blower motor, not a fun job! I stated here on this list that...
• Re: Never seen this before..Fuses melted..
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 1 Apr 2007 21:10:58 EDT
  ...That fuse, operating the blower motor and wipers, is notoriously overtaxed. Mine fuse box has the battle scars of a slight fire suffered by...