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AC Evaporator access question
Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
Wed, 6 Aug 2008 13:06:41 -0700
I need to gain access to my AC evaporator/blower assembly in the rear of the van (90) My AC has the center roof...
Re: Rear a/c blower motor resistor
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 16:17:48 -0400
...Everything I said had to do with the rear heater blower. Sorry, folks. Yrs, d On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 3:48 PM...
Re: How can I lubricate a front heater blower motor?
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 14 Sep 2012 20:04:40 -0700
...the front heater blower motor in an 84 Vanagon? Mine burned up several years ago, and I purchased a used blower motor. It is...
Re: First cold day
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Fri, 1 Oct 2004 15:45:35 -0400
...If you went that far I would > replace the blower with a new one. I recently did that and at the same > time did...
Re: Heater fan
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 4 Feb 2000 12:55:48 -0500
...This will release the motor from the blower fan and the case half. When you're putting the blower fan back on later, support...
AC fan switch only works on high
Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:01:36 -0400
...While it makes a world of difference, the one problem I have is that it only works when the blower fan is set in...
Blower Resistor - Fix or Replace
Historical mailing list - Elkavitch, Michael and Diana
Sun, 5 Mar 2000 17:17:00 -0500
AHHH, the saga continues! I have gotten the demon dash apart, the blower motor out and, being of sound mind, but clumsy hands, broke...
bumbed, shock and numb
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Mon, 1 Dec 2003 13:14:57 -0800
...The blower mower on my 98 passat has been fitting and starts and just won't go. Price of the heater blower is $353...
Re: AC Troubleshooting - No Blower
Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
Sun, 11 Sep 2005 17:01:00 -0500
...but, like i said, nothing happens when i use the "fan speed" switch. >> Is the blower blowing or isn't it? This paragraph is...
Re: access to the heater/fresh air fan; do i need to remove dash?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 7 Mar 2001 10:48:56 EST
You have to remove the dash to get to the blower (guy at dealership is used to dealing with Jettas not Vanagons). To removed...
Re: Rear Window Wiper
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Wed, 19 Feb 2003 11:22:50 -0800
...This is an indicator that either the blower or wiper motor is failing (starting to seize so it takes more juice to turn it...
Re: Carat front blower repair
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 24 Nov 2014 09:55:59 -0800
...Carat front blower repair I used Triflow, since I had some on hand at the time of the first 'port'. ;)
Re: heater motor Lubrication
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Fri, 8 Feb 2002 09:23:36 EST
...Because it is so difficult to replace, at least one jobber will modify a 240 blower with ball bearings. While this may seem like...
Re: Blower Seized, Freeing Advice Needed for 82 diesel
Historical mailing list
Wed, 3 Nov 1999 14:44:41 EST
I have never done this one myself but I am pretty sure that the dash needs to be removed to access the blower (not...
Re: vanagon engines/trans, etc. for sale
Historical mailing list
Mon, 21 Feb 2000 19:14:45 EST
...1) run ducting down the left side of the van cieling where the westy shelf would be 2) put a blower in the rear...
<HOW TO>: blower fan replace
Historical mailing list - John Klun
Thu, 21 Dec 2000 17:51:16 -0700
...I don't have a Bentley or Haynes or any other manual I can use to refer to for re-oiling my blower fan...
can the front blower motor be lubricated when it starts to squeal?
Historical mailing list
Sat, 27 Dec 2003 22:41:27 EST
the front heater blower motor on my vanagon is starting to squeal intermittantly.. the warning cries of its iminent death.. which involves the dreaded...
Re: Tearing the dash apart (dead blower motor)
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Tue, 6 Oct 1998 12:01:13 -0400
...wrote: > Every time I turn the blower switch on to any speed I blow the fuse #10 > (wiper fuse). The switch itself is OK...
Re: Help! Electrical gremlins 87 Westy
Historical mailing list - John Hurley
Fri, 17 Sep 1999 11:46:00 -0400
...When i replaced the fuse which looked ok, and only used the wipers no problem, but when i left the heater blower on for...
Re: intermittent blower squeak
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 21 Sep 1999 03:47:45 -0400
...The motor has to come out of the blower housing and the fan rotor has to be drifted off the shaft, on the front...
Re: Two problems . . . (heater fan)
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Thu, 3 Jan 2002 00:07:32 EST
...Come to the land where men are still men enough to face the pain-in-the-ass of a heater blower failing in the...
Re: Heater blower motor questions
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 15 Jan 2012 17:04:37 -0500
At 03:25 PM 1/15/2012, Jim Felder wrote: >Is there a way to get�or any point in getting�behind the blower...
Rear Blower Motor maintenance?
Historical mailing list - Michael McSwain
Mon, 16 Jan 2017 20:50:58 -0500
Can you take apart the rear blower motor case? Not for heater core replacement, but to expose the innards of the motor. I have...
Re: Front heater fan squealing - how to fix?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 4 Dec 2003 19:40:46 -0500
...Nope, much smaller motor -- that's why the rear blower switch doesn't burn up. Buehler may possibly make a motor that would do...
New tire chains and front heater blower for sale
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
Wed, 9 Jun 2004 07:51:48 -0400
...Brand new front heater blower in box with clips. $75 and shipping Adam P Charleston,SC Coburn, WV 70 Single Cab "Whitey" 74 Beetle...
Re: front defroster blower
Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
Mon, 5 Nov 2001 19:15:46 -0700
...front defroster blower > Hey everyone, I am new to the list and the new owner of a '90 Vanagon MV. > Clearly this is a...
Re: Front/rear blower motor swap from AC unit?
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:45:00 -0800
...Mark Max Wellhouse wrote: > I recently took apart a cracked rear AC housing from the 86 Syncro > and noted that the twin blower motors...
Front blower fix: Free and permanent (long)
Historical mailing list - Bob Whitby
Wed, 17 Apr 2002 19:03:09 -0700
...Turned on blower, it made a horrible scraping noise, then stopped. The fuse popped shortly thereafter, as did two more. I went directly to...
Re: FW: Front Blower - Help! (while we're on the subject)
Historical mailing list
Fri, 21 Apr 2000 19:46:43 EDT
Unfortunately the Vanagon resistor is actually up inside the blower housing and I can't really see any way to get to it without...
Re: Front/rear blower motor swap from AC unit?
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:31:06 -0800
...Front/rear blower motor swap from AC unit? I have noticed this myself. Recently I was helping a relative to replace his dash heater...
Re: Heater blower motor questions
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:02:50 +0000
...or any point in getting—behind the blower end > >of the > >frame and armature? > All blower motors that I've freed up have lasted...
Re: heater blower switch
Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
Tue, 9 Oct 2001 19:40:10 EDT
...I am wondering if this is the blower motor going out or just the switch in need of replacement. Nathan 85 Westy 74 Bus >>
Re: front heater problems 85'
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Wed, 22 Jan 2003 20:19:07 -0500
...Tracy, Here's a write-up and some pictures of my blower motor replacement: http://www.knology.net/~vw/vanagon/dash/ I used David...
Re: heater fan whine
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:04:29 -0500
...Someone mechanically inclined can separate the blower shell, drive or press the blower wheel off the motor shaft and have good access to the...
Re: Blog post about 85 doka
Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
Thu, 26 Mar 2015 07:58:24 -0700
I'm currently rebuilding the climate box in my neighbor's '86 Syncro, and found that the blower resistor pack had gotten hot enough...
Re: Blower Motors
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Thu, 20 Dec 2012 05:45:31 -0600
...wrote: > Are the front(dash), rear(under rear seat), and rear AC (high up in the > back) blower motors all the same?? > > John Rodgers
Re: Turning off rear heater
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:34:55 -0400
...After I'm a couple of >miles down the road I turn the blower on half way & before long I'm >comfortable up front...
Re: Hanging flaps in heater box
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 5 Oct 2000 11:36:36 -0400
...blower fan? I figure since I'm >in there I might as well do it Does it need them? The several (old) blower motors...
fuses/air blower?
Historical mailing list - lauren spaderna
Mon, 7 May 2001 10:15:48 -0400
...My fresh air blower in the dash just died after working fine for months and I am hoping that there is a simple fix...
Re: Heater Fan Switch
Historical mailing list
Sun, 1 Apr 2007 18:29:26 EDT
In a message dated 4/1/07 5:47:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, rayreinhard@GMAIL.COM writes: > The switch that controls the blower...
Re: Front blower fix: Free and permanent (long)
Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
Thu, 18 Apr 2002 07:56:07 -0600
...Front blower fix: Free and permanent (long) > > Hola Vanagoneers: > At the risk of getting off the enlightening topic of Mexicans and insurance, > I'd...
Re: Ac compressor relay?? And front blower for defrost...
Historical mailing list - Fjazzbass
Mon, 19 Aug 2013 19:41:59 -0400
...The Bentley makes it look like I have to disassemble the whole thing to get into that blower... Sent from my iPad On Aug...
Re: This is BS, right?
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:20:04 -0400
...A centrifugal supercharger is a positive displacement (compressor) air pump, while a blower fan is a not. If you block or restrict the blower...
Re: Confused about resistor part numbers...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 23 Sep 2002 12:02:18 -0400
...A program bug makes it point to the picture of the heater blower harness. >If so, what would the part number for the fresh...
Re: alternator alternate
Historical mailing list - Amy and Andrew
Thu, 14 Feb 2002 22:33:21 -0500
...With everything on the > van turned on, headlights, driving lights, radio, halogen sink light, > blower motor on oil the cooler, blower motor on the...
Re: AC blower motor resistor? 88 GL
Historical mailing list - Bobby Brown
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:11:44 -0400
...One known problem is the >> AC >> blower only operates on position 4. Nothing on 1, 2 or 3. I have replaced >> a >> blower motor...
Re: Dash blower install...
Historical mailing list
Tue, 06 May 1997 00:02:04 EDT
Jeff Carver states that the 80 models didn't come with a dash blower. Gee.....that's funny.....My 80 Wanagon has one - works...
Re: Attn: Electrical Gurus! (I searched archives)
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Mon, 2 Apr 2007 13:51:55 -0500
...You could even implement an overcurrent monitor (for old, creaky blower motors) that would either shut off the blower or turn on a handy...
Strange Electrical Problem
Historical mailing list - Brett and Barb
Mon, 31 Dec 2001 12:47:23 -0800
...Also, the windshield wipers and the heater blower no longer work. Later I found that the wipers and blower will work if I pull...
Re: Front blower fix: Free and permanent (long)
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 17 Apr 2002 21:30:35 -0700
...Front blower fix: Free and permanent (long) Hola Vanagoneers: At the risk of getting off the enlightening topic of Mexicans and insurance, I'd...
Re: heater blower runs intermittently
Historical mailing list - Hans V.
Wed, 8 Mar 2000 19:23:26 EST
...heater blower runs intermittently >Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 11:15:34 EST > >I have intermittent of the operation of the heater blower. I...
Re: Front Heater Core in Dash
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 27 Sep 2005 20:09:31 -0400
...The blower motor on my '84 works fine and the one on my '85 should last through another winter. When I replace that motor...
Re: Vanagon front heater blower motor ballast resistor replacement
Historical mailing list - -------------
Fri, 13 Oct 2006 07:27:34 -0400
...From my _Vanagon Items >Forsale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/sales.htm) webpage > Ballast resistor for >front heater blower fan motor, 8103, 191 959...
"Gunky" blower assembly
Historical mailing list - Joe L.
Sat, 10 Oct 1998 18:32:59 -0400
Earlier I posted a message requesting help on changing out the blower motor on my 83.5 Westy. Thanks for all the help to...
How much of a pain?? re:front fan motor
Historical mailing list - Alexander Dallas
Tue, 30 Nov 1999 22:34:39 -0500
...vendor for heater fan/motor? I have found the least expensive source for the front blower to be the junkyard. The blower from a...
Re: Subaru was: 2.1l engine / Digifant / AC Detail
Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
Fri, 3 Sep 1999 12:07:48 EDT
...The shelf cleanly drops into the original sunroof sealing grooves and goes over the end of the blower assembly. The blower assembly is bolted...
Re: Front blower for defrost...
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 20 Aug 2013 08:18:43 -0700
...The Bentley makes it look like I have to disassemble the whole thing to get into that blower... >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Aug...
Re: Front Heater wiring - Updated - and Merry Christmas!!!!!!!
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:20:58 -0500
...Replace the heater blower 4. Put it all back together. The only mystery left is finding the original hot lead that went to the...
Re: Heater blower motor
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:28:51 -0400
At 06:07 PM 7/3/2009, Andy Morse wrote: >is it possible my blower motor is fine since it does turn on and...
Re: AC blower switch -- DIY fix?
Historical mailing list - Zoltan
Sat, 7 Jul 2007 09:57:24 -0700
...AC blower switch -- DIY fix? > Has anyone broken into the four position AC blower switch to fix > intermittent or inoperable speeds? My third position...