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Dash blower fan
Historical mailing list - Jared Planter
Sun, 10 Dec 2017 06:16:33 +0000
Hey there! Today I started the daunting task of replacing the blower fan in the front dash on my 87’ westy. I’ve got...
Re: Front heater fan squealing - how to fix?
Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Ziegler
Fri, 5 Dec 2003 13:22:27 -0500
...blower fan and resealing air box > >I have done the blower fan several times and recently resealed an airbox as well. > >The blower fan...
Fwd: Front Blower fan?????
Historical mailing list
Thu, 30 Jan 1997 11:35:28 -0500 (EST)
...Front Blower fan????? Date: 97-01-30 11:09:42 EST >From: WaywrdCyc To: campvw@isys.ca ?????????????????????????????? Is it really the fan or is...
Pulling Dash - what else should I change/replace
Historical mailing list - Tom Altman
Sun, 3 Oct 2004 19:45:23 -0500
I'm pulling my dash to fix a blower fan. I have a new dash (w/o all the cracks) and plan to put...
Front Blower fan?????
Historical mailing list
Wed, 29 Jan 1997 14:20:05 -0600
I was wondering if I should try to attempt to change the front blower fan my self or let the Vw dealer do it...
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...
<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...
How to replace blower fan
Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
Sat, 23 Jun 2007 06:01:12 -0600
...My heater blower fan makes terrible noises, probably shot bearings. I have a new replacement but when I tried to get the dashboard off...
Re: This is BS, right?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:42:04 -0700
...It is NOT a centrifugal supercharger, but > it IS a 'squirrel cage' blower fan. > A centrifugal supercharger is a positive displacement (compressor) air > pump...
sqeeky front blower fan
Historical mailing list - Arlene K Sondergaard
Wed, 30 Nov 2005 08:12:54 -0800
hi i have a sqeeky front blower fan thats getting worse. i cant pull the dash--too cold outside and i dont know how...
A/C Blower Fans
Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
Thu, 16 Aug 2012 07:48:51 -0700
Can�the blower fans for the heater/defroster be used for the airconditioning evaporator? � The part number for the front unit is 251 819...
Re: Fan switch
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Wed, 3 Jul 2002 02:14:52 -0400
In a message dated Wed, 3 Jul 2002 12:52:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, mwmiller@CWNET.COM writes: > I left the blower fan...
Re: Is the rear AC blower motor the same as the front heater blower motor?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 4 May 2015 10:55:55 -0400
...That isn't to say >that you couldn't use a dash blower fan and get decent performance out of It has been maintained...
Re: variable speed blower fan
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Thu, 20 Apr 2017 20:47:25 -0700
thank you Alistair... bon appétit... please... more info on what you have and how to wire it... dan
Re: Is the rear AC blower motor the same as the front heater blower motor?
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Mon, 4 May 2015 09:31:55 -0400
Jim, it may work, but I am pretty sure that the real deal AC blower fan motor is actually more powerful than the dash...
Re: A/C Blower Fans
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 16 Aug 2012 08:05:36 -0700
...Mark TJ Hannink wrote: > Can the blower fans for the heater/defroster be used for the airconditioning evaporator? > > The part number for the front...
Re: Blower fans
Historical mailing list
Thu, 5 Dec 96 16:49:48 -0800
Item Subject: Blower fans Hi Bob, Are there any specific Audi 4000 years that would fit an 84GL Vanagon or would any Audi 4000...
Re: Heater blower
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 14:50:09 -0500
...I took the dash apart and sure enough the blower fan was toasty. Customers shouldn't lie to their mechanics :-) The blower fan IS...
Re: Dash blower fan
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 10 Dec 2017 15:30:26 -0800
yes.... removing the vanagon is nothing compared to removing a BMW 635CSi dash... yup I did the vanagon's and saw a friend with...
Re: Blower Fan troubles
Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:08:29 EST
hey Guys where are the best places to buy fan motors and heater cores from.? Does anybody make a stainless steel unit , I need...
blower fan and resealing air box
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
Fri, 5 Dec 2003 13:11:09 +0000
I have done the blower fan several times and recently resealed an airbox as well. The blower fan replacement requires the following parts: New...
Re: How to replace blower fan
Historical mailing list - William Bruce
Sun, 24 Jun 2007 10:50:50 +0000
...How to replace blower fan Paul in Colorado: If you have an '82 with a heater blower in the dash, you must have a...
Re: Front Blower fan?????
Historical mailing list - Mark M. Schirmer
Wed, 29 Jan 1997 15:24:01 -0500 (EST)
If you have a warm enough place to do the transplant, go for it! Check the archives for the procedure, should take you a...
Blower Fan troubles
Historical mailing list - Cecil Eastman
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 09:25:27 -0500
O Esteemed Listees, The bus's blower fan has become a better noisemaker than an instrument with which to move around warm air. So...
Re: variable speed blower fan
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 21 Apr 2017 04:09:24 +0000
...variable speed blower fan hi all, let's say my front heater blower motor works only on high speed and the switch is not...
Re: 89 Vanagon westy with AC my front blower fan runs only on high speed
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 7 Oct 2016 15:06:32 -0700
for AC there are 2 knobs - snow flake knob is for temperature - fan blade knob is for blower speed pull out the knob, remove...
Re: Dash blower fan
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Sun, 10 Dec 2017 13:41:07 +0000
...I’ve got it completely disassembled and will be > reassembling it with a new blower fan tomorrow. I’m wondering what else I > should...
Re: 89 Vanagon westy with AC my front blower fan runs only on high speed
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 7 Oct 2016 23:03:13 +0000
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Help! Electrical gremlins 87 Westy
Historical mailing list - Craig Charles
Fri, 17 Sep 1999 10:25:54 EDT
Advice anyone? My power windows, windshield wipers and blower fans all are going off intermittently .They all work today. None worked yesterday. I checked...
Re: 89 Vanagon westy with AC my front blower fan runs only on high speed
Historical mailing list - Ken
Sat, 8 Oct 2016 21:01:11 -0400
...89 Vanagon westy with AC my front blower fan runs only on high speed I heard that i need some sort of rheostat; but...
Fan switch
Historical mailing list - mike
Tue, 2 Jul 2002 22:52:59 -0700
Volks, I left the blower fan switch on when I went to rehearsal tonight. When I came back the fan was running, with the...
vanagon airco switches (mounting panel)
Historical mailing list - Raf Knockaert
Fri, 20 May 2011 23:03:48 +0200
Hello, In the late Vanagon the airco switches (AC temperature control and blower fan switch) are mounted in a little panel between the radio...
Re: This is BS, right?
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 16 Sep 2007 13:20:04 -0400
...It is NOT a centrifugal supercharger, but it IS a 'squirrel cage' blower fan. A centrifugal supercharger is a positive displacement (compressor) air pump...
AC fan speed
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sat, 22 Oct 2016 11:36:12 -0700
hi all, the AC blower fan works only on speed 1,2 and 4 no 3. I change the fan blower switch but it...
Re: Blower Fan troubles
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:05:03 -0500
Hey Craig thanks for posting that. Not only is that a useful trick but the thread is entertaining as well. > http://www.thesamba.com...
Re: How to replace blower fan
Historical mailing list - neil
Sun, 24 Jun 2007 09:18:59 -0700
...My heater blower fan makes terrible noises, > probably shot bearings. I have a new replacement but when I tried to get > the dashboard off...
84 Westy for sale - NYC area
Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
Sun, 6 Jun 2004 22:28:04 -0400
Selling my 84 Westy full camper to go synchro 168k miles Runs well Good interior - everything works Nice agilis 61 tires New heater blower...
Re: Fan switch
Historical mailing list - mike
Wed, 3 Jul 2002 08:49:09 -0700
...AM Eastern Standard Time, > mwmiller@CWNET.COM writes: > >> I left the blower fan switch on when I went to rehearsal tonight. When I >> came...
Re: AC fan switch only works on high
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 23:18:17 -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...
'77 Westy Heat Question
Historical mailing list
Mon, 16 Oct 1995 16:42:29 -0400 (EDT)
...Rewired the heater blower fan, and it now works. However, I only get a wisp of warmth from the defrosters (no different if the...
Re: Rear Blower Motor maintenance?
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Mon, 23 Jan 2017 12:00:29 -0800
...can be used for front and rear http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van_1485189507774/page_2137_560/alternative_rear_ac_blower_fan.html
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...
Electric Heaters
Historical mailing list - Michael Forstag
Wed, 11 Oct 1995 01:47:54 -0400 (EDT)
...a friend having one some years back, which had a little blower fan in it. Make? Model? I'm running a '72 Bus with...
Re: Blower Fan troubles
Historical mailing list - Benny boy
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:52:49 -0500
...Eastman <ckelmo1@COMCAST.NET> wrote: >O Esteemed Listees, > >The bus's blower fan has become a better noisemaker than an instrument with which to...
Re: Heater blower
Historical mailing list - Mike Bucchino
Sat, 11 Nov 2006 20:04:17 -0500
...I took the dash apart and sure enough the blower fan was toasty. Customers shouldn't lie to their mechanics :-) The blower fan IS...
Re: variable speed blower fan
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 21 Apr 2017 08:20:29 -0700
thank you Alistair, very very helphul.. @ Dennis... I already remove the dash and replace the blower motor including the resistor... this question is for...
Re: Blower Fan troubles
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 12:35:49 -0500
At 10:52 AM 12/1/2009, Benny boy wrote: >The clip are already there, some box are welded, or should i say glued...
Carat wanted
Historical mailing list - Brian T.
Mon, 26 Apr 2004 10:38:18 -0700
...I have an 85' weekender with new(er) 1.9 and tranny (AA Transaxle), Brembo rotors, new radiator, heater core, blower fan, KYB's...
Re: AC Blower Fan Speed-resistor
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:07:17 -0400
...AC Blower Fan Speed Hmmm. I have this same problem. I swapped out the blower switch with a new one, but no change. Hoping...
Re: Re-introduction & Dash Removal Question
Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
Sun, 23 Feb 2014 15:51:09 -0700
Blower Fan Heater Core Heater Core Valve Heater Box Clips Ignition Switch Brake Master Cylinder (no clutch MC since it is an auto) Wiper...
Re: AC fan speed
Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
Sat, 22 Oct 2016 12:14:18 -0700
...Mark Dan N wrote: > hi all, > > the AC blower fan works only on speed 1,2 and 4 no 3. I change the fan...
Rear anti sway bar on a vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Joseph Tu
Thu, 30 Apr 1998 18:26:51 -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...
Blower fans
Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
Sun, 1 Dec 96 08:09:02 -0500
Add the Audi 4000 to the list of possible donor cars that have the same heater fan as a Vanagon. There is a plug...
Re: Dash blower fan
Historical mailing list - Rick Cooper
Sun, 10 Dec 2017 10:09:18 -0800
...I’ve got it completely disassembled and will be > > reassembling it with a new blower fan tomorrow. I’m wondering what else I > > should...
Re: Blower Fan troubles
Historical mailing list - Cecil Eastman
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 13:33:07 -0500
Just did some online price comparisons. Best price was from GoWesty for a Meyle brand unit. (Worst price was also GoWesty for an AEG...
AC cutting out momentarily
Historical mailing list - Michael Hart
Wed, 10 Aug 2011 18:47:15 -0700
...one time at first, now a few times in a row. Blower fan stops then comes back on. I rebuilt all hoses 2 years...
Question @ Front Heater/Blower Fan
Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
Sun, 21 Jul 2002 08:46:50 -0700
Hello All: For some time the front heater/blower in my 90 Carat has been blowing the fuse. I replaced the switch...still blows...
89 Vanagon westy with AC my front blower fan runs only on high speed
Historical mailing list - kappycan .
Fri, 7 Oct 2016 18:56:59 -0230
I heard that i need some sort of rheostat; but cant seem to find anyone with more information such as location etc............ anybody up...
Need squirrel cage for '85 Westy
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 19 May 2003 12:35:21 -0400
...The A/C blower fan over the rear seat of my '85 Westy (single motor in the middle .... squirrel cage fans on each end...
Re: Dash blower fan
Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
Sun, 10 Dec 2017 19:33:13 +0000
...I’ve got it completely disassembled and will be > reassembling it with a new blower fan tomorrow. I’m wondering what else I > should...