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• Re: Blower motor anatomy
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 13 Dec 2010 21:05:16 -0700
  David, thanks for your efforts. Wow, where to find the time...... Miguel He who possesses art and science has religion; he who does not...
• Very random thoughts VDub
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Oct 1994 08:34:16 -0500
  ...call it I relay?) that parcels out power to the igniter, blower, etc. was fried. Couldn't find a used one, so had to...
• auxiliary battery related
  Historical mailing list - Bob Berkemer
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 16:58:08 -0600
  ...into the new battery my radio, VDO clock, CB, water pump, blower for furnace, two florescent lights and an extra cig lighter to plug...
• AC, sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Mack Paschall
  Tue, 2 May 2000 09:18:24 -0400
  ...The system I have now has both blower units and the central/forward vents. I am considering the switch to non-freon (R134?), but...
• Re: rear heater question
  Historical mailing list - Andrew
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 04:24:10 -0800
  Dylan, The fan speeds are controled with resistors, they are mounted on the fan blower housing, with the resistors inside the housing, to keep...
• Re: Need info on overhead A/C
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 Nov 2004 13:26:00 EST
  ...without the ducting, air will still blow out the hole in the rear..as blowers and evap are all contained in the rear unit...
• Re: Heater?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 12 Oct 2018 13:59:20 -0700
  A while ago I removed the whole dash board to replace the dead heater blower... well it's a tedious job and I recorded...
• Re: Westy heating query
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jun 1997 22:50:28 -0800
  ...The blower draws from the 2nd battery, and it seems to heat the space with the pop top raised very quickly. I think it...
• Re: WBX into Thing and VR6 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 01:38:50 -0600
  ...This site is awesome. (http://www.beetleclinic.de/vw) Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy >Check out that Eaton Blower applied to the ol' Wasserboxer!!! > >Sure...
• FS Gages all gone except Porshe, Eberspacher
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 20:21:19 -0500
  ...Eberspacher BN-6 Combustion Blower and turbine ring and blue safety switch. All $125.00 ---------------------------------------------------- #4) 1 good Oil Pressure gauge for you guys...
• Re: AC systems
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 11:13:04 EDT
  ...The ones I've seen all had underdash blowers similar to ones used on 914's. Although I have seen later bay Westies with...
• Re: VENT
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 14:01:38 EST
  ...I already removed the back seat blower. and > back seat. This vent was behind a black metal housing with foam in it. > why are...
• Re: Help required in Montreal!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 21:47:41 EST
  ...I can get a blower and get it installed for you this Saturday if your willing to drive up here. I need to know...
• Re: rear heater, was 2.1 L Oil filler tube needed
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 28 Aug 2010 18:32:44 -0700
  re The only time I use the front blower is for defrost if I need it done > before I start driving. if you're...
• FW: Strange ticking -'88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Fri, 1 Jul 2016 19:25:35 -0400
  ...Loud enough to be heard over the den of the a/ c blower. Anybody got some idea what this might be? Put of my...
• Re: Heater
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 25 Jan 2015 20:13:58 -0500
  ...The BA4 has a smaller furnace (fewer BTU's) and no auxiliary blower; other than that it's identical. Ron Salmon The Bus Depot...
• A/C blower fan
  Historical mailing list - Crazed Idiot
  Sat, 16 Mar 96 13:10:39 EST
  Hey all, '78 bus with A/C. I was tooling down the road today using the fan on my A/C (but not using...
• Re: [Re: Strange AC sighting in MD junkyard]
  Historical mailing list - Garrett Adams
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 11:30:08 -0700
  ...outer vents were re-ducted to provide conditioned air only, two blower switches (six speeds!), and most of the glovebox cut away for an...
• Re: What does x mean on fuse/relay panel wiring diagrams?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 16:28:58 -0400
  ...X terminal (and closes, allowing power to the wiper, demister, heater blower). When you turn the key to crank, the X terminal disconnects, relay...
• drivers side blindes/ rear heater core
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 11:51:50 EDT
  ...rear heater core, make sure you wash the inside of the blower box. I just replaced mine and still had the smell of coolant...
• Re: Van Audio Q
  Historical mailing list - Tracey
  Sun, 6 Oct 2002 14:15:47 -0400
  ...4" above the rear seat on either side of the AC blower vent (pushes out great sound to the front at ear level) and...
• Re: Wiring and Stan's 8 years of experience
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 12:03:54 -0500
  ...I just need to sell this one Eberspacher Combustion Blower and turbine ring before I can retire to Monte Carlo with all the other...
• Re: A/C leaking
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Tue, 27 May 2008 20:53:57 -0400
  ...Also, make sure you are not loaded with dust or junk in the condensate tray by the rear blower unit. That is the typical...
• Re: adding Gauges
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:11:28 -0500
  ...Who > > can recommend? > > > > Jim C > > 86 Westy > > > >'80-'82 audi 4000 gauges and bezel fits nicely in the heater blower cover > > > > >************** >New MapQuest Local...
• Re: Calif 2008 emissions fuel tank pressure testing?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 13:42:47 -0800
  ...Her office is also responsible for those 1(800) EXH-AUST whistle- blower hotline. =) BenT
• Re: 81 Westy questions with Pica
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Wed, 7 May 2003 08:57:15 -0700
  ...Warm Air Blower VW # 070-256-051The Plastic > housing the surrounds the warm air blower fan attached > to the Alternator has melted on the...
• Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Torrella
  Wed, 28 Dec 2011 08:43:24 -0500
  ...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: Original Vanagon heater for sale ...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 4 Jan 2015 18:52:02 -0500
  ...It mounts under the van, and consists of numerous parts, including a shut-off sensor, blower, fuel pump, relay, ducting, etc., all of which...
• Re: Antifreeze smell when you turn on Heater?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Thu, 1 May 2008 08:15:08 -0400
  ...Plus I have the clips you are > going to need to put the housing back together with, and the front > blower motor as well...
• Re: Strange ticking -'88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 1 Jul 2016 18:41:27 -0400
  ...Loud enough to be heard over the den of the a/ c blower. Anybody got some idea what this might be? Put of my...
• Re: Thinking about all our north-eastern list members...
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Mon, 29 Oct 2012 19:34:17 +0000
  ...gets in my basement (which it usually does) and a snow blower (Don't think Sandy will make me get that out, but if...
• Pro Training Manual CD and copyright issues
  Historical mailing list - Melvin Mudgett-Price
  Wed, 4 Oct 2000 13:52:02 -0400
  ...all to stay warm for the winter, even if your heater blower isn't up to par. It's not like I am trying...
• Re: ## found it: automatic reset fuses for A/C system
  Historical mailing list - TinkerMan
  Mon, 12 Nov 2001 20:15:30 -0800
  ...My estimate is that it's using about 40A on the high blower setting. That's 40x12=480W. That's not totaly impossible, if...
• Drilling holes near the syncro gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sat, 25 Sep 2004 11:36:56 -0700
  ...I need to drill some holes in the back wall of the rear underseat storage compartment to install some stuff like the combustion blower...
• More alternator battery questions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Wed, 29 Dec 2004 13:13:51 -0800
  ...When I have all my accessories on(radio, lights, heater on high blower), my vdo reads 14+ when I�m driving but drops down...
• FRIDAY for sure: Fried wire--the possible Vanagon recipes don't stop there
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 1 Nov 2013 07:28:34 -0500
  ...I.T.A Bread Crusty No-bake Floor Pan Nuggets Frozen Blower Rear Hatch Drops Exhaust Coolant Drizzle Smelt Petrol Flaming Injector Platter Brown...
• Re: Dash board pad removal
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 May 2007 01:09:25 EDT
  ...might as well replace the heater blower motor and core too, as well, since your going to be back there anyway and this is...
• rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 10:04:54 -0700
  ...can anyone tell me where the other end of the blower wire is located and the part number? thanks arlene 1987 wolfsburg carat washougal...
• Re: dash diassembly video
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:59:26 -0500
  ...The later model van the bottom two screws are on the outside by the headlights. <http://www.vanagonauts.com/Heater-Blower-R&- R118.htm...
• Re: TERRIBLE GAS MILEAGE/Running Cold?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:04:09 -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...
• New Jump Seats & Other NOS Stuff
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 31 Mar 1999 20:05:56 -0500
  ...This is the complete assembly, with blower, heater core, ducts, switches, valves, etc. etc. Original retail is close to $1200. The catch is that...
• Re: Mike B's Method For Removing Outer CV Joints
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sun, 19 Feb 2012 18:30:13 -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: misc
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Tue, 30 Aug 94 14:21:54 PDT
  ...I did just that, except for the blower. I took off my heat exchangers and air pipes, had them hot-tanked, and changed my...
• Re: aux heater blowing smoke
  Historical mailing list - Frank Goodrick
  Mon, 26 Oct 1998 12:33:31 -0500
  ...back of the combustion blower under metal cover,and there is a set on the front of the blower only open and close every...
• RE: a boy and his bus. '82 Van w/411?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Apr 1996 09:04:11 -0400
  ...If they PO used all the Vanagon tin and schroud (alternator has blower for heat) then you can still tell by the oil dip...
• FS, vanagon carpet, curtain set, wheels, hubcaps, seats, etc
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jan 2001 17:19:30 EST
  ...trim strips -9 pass vanagon full length middle seat -front heater blower/core assembly complete in housing -complete bus overhead a/c system -slider...
• Re: AC Wiring diagrams needed not in the bentley bible
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Fri, 13 Aug 2004 16:13:29 -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...
• no headlights cept pulling back on turn signal stick - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:24:00 -0400
  ...I've also lost the heater blower fan but it will sometimes work when I pull back and hold back the turn signal stick...
• Re: Defrost Windshield
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 4 Dec 2008 09:57:48 -0500
  ...Is this fixable with out removing dash? Btw my blower is not > working right now...does that effect airflow for the defrost? I am...
• Re: Two Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:18:37 -0500
  ...I already have an aux battery for running the blower when parked. My thinking, right now, is centered around whether to make the second...
• blower fan and wipers not working after aux. battery installation
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Wed, 9 Dec 2009 10:37:37 -0600
  ...Then I noticed that the blower fan was not working. Bentley 97.66 shows both of those downstream from a relay ("defog cut out...
• Re: charing voltage to battery - 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Mar 2011 21:54:47 -0700
  ...Also, if the lights and blower > and rear blower and defogger and wipers and megawatt stereo and all that > stuff are on, what's...
• Re: Question about front heater core removal... blower motor wires
  Historical mailing list - GMac999
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 20:58:12 -0800
  ...GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Question about front heater core removal... blower motor wires Jim- I faced the same problem. You either have to...
• Re: 1982 Diesel Vanagon: Heater Core / Fan
  Historical mailing list - Will Taygan
  Fri, 12 Oct 2012 10:45:03 -0800
  ...There's 2 brands of heater blower fan, one is better than the other, can't remember which is which at the moment, read...
• Re: The Price We Pay For Being "Cool"
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Thu, 29 Dec 2011 20:11:07 -0800
  ...That's probably why it hasn't been driven much because it will not pass inspection without the blower motor replaced. It looks like...
• Re: '90 Carat - Radio turns off and back on when starting the van
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 12:09:57 -0500
  ...I guess I'll have to investigate further when I remove the dash to get at the heater blower. Again - that's not really...
• Rotten eggs located
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Sat, 22 Feb 1997 20:59:45 -0000
  ...This is why it seemed to come from the hot air system but only when the vehicle was moving, not by the blower. I...
• Rear Heater Motor Problem - burny smell
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sat, 20 Nov 1999 06:35:41 -0600
  Hi Listees, When I turn on my rear heater blower (under the rear-seat, obviously) - I get that dreaded electrical insulation or strong burning...
• For Sale - '87 Vanagon GL Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Andrew G. Martin
  Sun, 9 Sep 2001 11:21:17 -0700
  ...Presently needs front blower motor, fuel gauge, window motor?, A/C to be recharged, lock on drivers side, rear wiper. Reason for sale? Emotionally...
• Re: Friday Thoughts about Turboing a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 11:25:48 -0600
  ...That is the term used when you put a blower on a passenger vehicle and it very often fits the final event very closely...