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Re: Heater Blower Resistor Replacement
Historical mailing list
Mon, 6 Jan 1997 12:34:59 -0400 (AST)
>> 1) Am I correct about the resistor location? > >NO, the resistors are located behind the driver's side headlights. >Remove the headlight assembly and...
Re: Heater Blower Resistor Replacement
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Mon, 06 Jan 1997 12:41:59 -0800
...Larry ;( __________________________________________________ Tim Smith wrote: > > >> 1) Am I correct about the resistor location? > > > >NO, the resistors are located behind the driver's side headlights. > >Remove...
Re: A/C condensor cooling fan not working...'89 GL
Historical mailing list - Jutta & Christian Knust
Sun, 2 Sep 2001 05:38:08 +0200
Adolf, check out the radiator cooling fan resistor, which is located behind the left (driver side) headlamp. It's a finger-long porcellaine-isolator...
Re: Heater Blower Resistor Replacement
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Mon, 06 Jan 1997 10:13:59 -0800
...Looking > at Bentley, the most likely reason seems to be the one common fan motor > resistor. Nothing in Bentley says where this resistor is...
Re: afordable alternatives RE: Radiator fan resistor
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 27 Jul 2013 14:59:29 -0700
Only 86+ with factory A/C has this resistor. If you never run the A/C the resistor tends to last almost forever. (Syncros...
Re: question regarding front heater switch and knob, 1990 Vanagon GL
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 30 Dec 2009 08:20:28 -0800
Something I have done recently is replace the 2 speed front heater resistor with a 3 speed one from the rear a/c. This...
resistor platinum plugs...
Historical mailing list
Mon, 22 Apr 1996 15:56:46 -0500 (EST)
without thinking i bought a set of WR7DP plugs for my 2.1 now i realize, that resistor plugs with resistor wires, might cause...
Re: [vanagon] Re: Front heater motor blues
Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
Thu, 31 Dec 1998 12:34:58 -0600
...If so it is the >resistor. It is also mounted in the blower housing. However a new >resistor can be retrofitted elsewhere without taling...
Re: LED replacement for westy
Historical mailing list - MC
Wed, 4 Aug 2004 14:10:41 -0700
...However the factory LEDs are without built-in current limiting resistors. On the PCB there are a current limiting resistor for each LED. Both...
Re: Infamous Big Green Resistor! Help!
Historical mailing list - John Meeks
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 15:49:45 -0400
...Is this right? Is this resistor connected to the 2-speed cooling fan switch? I don't see the resistor in the Bentley schematic...
Re: Infamous Big Green Resistor! Help!
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 12:38:53 -0700
All A/C equipped 2.1 models have the larger fan and need the external resistor. Syncros without A/C also have the larger...
Low speed fan resistor
Historical mailing list
Wed, 02 Oct 1996 08:14:07 -0600
Greetings- Someone previously posted information about the location/function of the low speed fan resistor for a 1986 Vanagon. I own a 87 Vanagon...
Re: question regarding front heater switch and knob, 1990 Vanagon GL
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:44:09 -0500
I actually have a heater resistor (brand new) in stock if anyone needs it. It is new and it has the wiring for the...
Radiator Fan Ballast resistor harness
Historical mailing list - Drew Jenkins
Tue, 25 Feb 1997 15:11:13 -0500
...But, it also had a another ballast resistor and they were connected to a wiring harness. I was expecting just the resistor. Should I...
Answer to LOUD! cooling fan
Historical mailing list - Wolfsburg
Thu, 6 Aug 1998 01:01:01 -0700
Group, The problem with you van maybe a resistor behind your driver's headlight. Remove the grill. Then the four screws holding the light...
Re: Infamous Big Green Resistor! Help!
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 23:21:49 +0200
...No resistor (one relais in fusebox) EXCEPT 2,1 with A/C: One piece ceramic resistor (251 971 284H, three pin connectors) and 400...
Cooling fan problem solution
Historical mailing list - Wolfsburg
Mon, 18 May 1998 21:32:55 -0700
Group, There is a large resistor behind your head light that controls the fan speeds. For instanst, at 95 degrees C the low fan...
Re: Speaking of AC
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 17 Jun 2004 20:58:19 -0400
Yes, the way the AC fan (ventilation, not radiator) works is that there are resistors (a pack for each fan motor) that reduce the...
Re: Fwd: Greek Single Cab + alternator help...
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 11 Jul 2011 22:26:08 -0400
At 09:27 PM 7/11/2011, Shawn Wright wrote: >I have two big 120ohm resistors, and a 470ohm in series with the >LED...
Re: more mysterious circuitry
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 7 Jun 2012 15:12:33 -0700
...The first track > goes through a 60 ohm resistor, the second track goes through a 470 ohm > resistor and then through the alternator led...
Re: Rad fan--2 or 3 wire???stumped
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Tue, 29 Apr 2003 13:13:27 -0400
That's kind of strange, because my old 2WD 1986, no AC, had a 2 speed fan, but no resistor at all! Go figure...
Re: Rear a/c blower motor resistor
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 18:52:56 +0000
The resistor behind the drivers side headlight is for the radiator fan. The question wad for the rear heater fan. Dennis, From my Windows...
Re: World parts Radiator Fan Solution. I made a mistake!
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 19 Oct 2017 12:15:20 -0400
> > apologize for the confusing I may have created. > For the later vans with AC the factory supplied resistor (251971284H) has > two resistors within. The...
Re: Infamous Big Green Resistor! Help!
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 13:09:54 -0700
...Infamous Big Green Resistor! Help! All A/C equipped 2.1 models have the larger fan and need the external resistor. Syncros without A...
Re: Front heater fan resistor option
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:44:00 -0500
...This area seems pretty devoid of other wires etc. >which is important as the resistors do get very hot, glowing >actually. Normally the resistor...
Re: New Youtube video about radiator fan resistor
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Sun, 19 May 2013 12:47:51 -0400
RE, rad fan resistor. So what you are saying, Ken, is that this resistor is merely notorious, as opposed to the #13 relay which...
Re: Rad fan--2 or 3 wire???stumped
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Tue, 29 Apr 2003 09:50:24 -0700
...A 2 wire resistor unit is available for non-A/C with one low speed and a 3 wire resistor for A/C to...
Re: Rear a/c blower motor resistor
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 18:58:10 +0000
I'll add that a burned out motor speed resistor is a symptom much like a fuse. The blower motor needs attention or replacement...
Re: Infamous Big Green Resistor! Help!
Historical mailing list - Myers, Thomas A
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 14:50:24 -0400
the bentley electrical schematic is very hard to read for the green resistor. BUt your symptoms definately point to it. I bought a replacement...
more mysterious circuitry
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Thu, 7 Jun 2012 16:49:37 -0400
...The first track goes through a 60 ohm resistor, the second track goes through a 470 ohm resistor and then through the alternator led...
Re: EV Fan Resistors
Historical mailing list
Tue, 06 Feb 1996 06:47:50 -0500 (EST)
Trace, Here's the scoop on the resistors. They are accessable by first popping the front grille/radiator assembly forward. Remove the two 10mm...
Re: more mysterious circuitry
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Thu, 7 Jun 2012 14:56:36 -0700
Pretty sure the resistors are current protection and the diode is to protect the led circuit from the variable alternator voltage. Steven J. 91...
Radiator Fan Ballast Resistor
Historical mailing list - M Kaz
Mon, 11 Sep 2000 12:05:41 -0400
...The questions I have are, do all fan motors need a resistor to control the fan speed, or do the three terminal fan motors...
Re: Infamous Big Green Resistor! Help!
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 12:01:03 -0700
There are 2 different versions of the resistor assembly that could be in your 87 Syncro, one for A/C and one for non...
Heater Blower Resistor Replacement
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Mon, 6 Jan 1997 08:00:34 -0700
...However, the wires that the resistors bridge are easy to access. My first thought was to just replace the resistor externally. However, this resistor...
Resistor and diode values for 88+ vanagon instrument cluster
Historical mailing list - Jarrett Kupcinski
Sun, 15 Dec 2013 11:09:08 -0600
...Does anyone know what the spec resistor and diode values are for the instrument cluster in a 88-91 Vanagon? Bentley lists the values...
Re: Rear a/c blower motor resistor
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 14:59:26 -0400
...Newer versions of this resistor have a thermal fuse > located above the second-stage resistor winding. You could substitute your > front blower resistor but...
Re: cluster troubleshooting
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Wed, 6 Jun 2012 07:19:44 -0700
...Mark pickle vanagon wrote: > > > Anyone know why my foil has a place for a resistor in the resistor bank > where there's no resistor...
Re: afordable alternatives RE: Radiator fan resistor
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 27 Jul 2013 16:37:56 -0700
There are other VW/Audi 4 cyl cars that use an external rad fan resistor but none with such a large resistor matched to...
Re: High Beam LED? again
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 1 Apr 2000 00:09:09 -0500
...You could substitute a blue LED now by calculating the proper value of resistor and substituting it for the existing one -- solder to the...
Re: Rear a/c blower motor resistor
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 12 Jun 2017 14:53:24 -0400
There is a similar but smaller two-stage resistor mounted to the outside of the rear blower case. It has bare windings and spade...
Re: afordable alternatives RE: Radiator fan resistor
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sat, 27 Jul 2013 14:47:48 -0700
Your example is a dash fan resistor. We were discussing radiator fans. MUCH larger resistor for a MUCH larger fan/motor. Mark Project Pat...
Re: FW: Dash removal - how long
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 23 Oct 2010 17:58:06 -0400
At 02:27 PM 10/23/2010 -0700, neil n wrote: >I moved the big fan resistor outside up by the rad. I *guess...
Re: cluster troubleshooting
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 6 Jun 2012 11:07:05 -0400
At 09:00 AM 6/6/2012, pickle vanagon wrote: >Anyone know why my foil has a place for a resistor in the resistor...
'85 non-AC Rad. Fan Resistor?
Historical mailing list - John Harvey
Sat, 14 Aug 2004 19:25:09 -0700
...fan resistor? If so, who sells them or has one for sale? (the archieves tell me that typically the resistor is the problem but...
Re: Which LED to Use???
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Wed, 28 May 2003 12:11:23 -0700
...Use the LED without the resistor. Steve '86 Westy
Re: Fwd: Greek Single Cab + alternator help...
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:10:49 -0700
...Or is that also an old spec in Bentley? >> > > From the diagram for the '88, 97.126 tracks 52-4...it shows two resistors...
Re: Infamous Big Green Resistor! Help!
Historical mailing list - SStones
Mon, 20 Oct 2003 15:13:06 -0400
...I just finished telling him that the 87s DON'T HAVE that resistor... Is this a syncro thing or a westy thing that I...
Re: Time Delay LED Lighting Circuit
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 5 Aug 2017 02:58:19 -0400
...I think this bias must initially come through the 5K6 resistor and mumble mumble mumble keeping the second transistor biased on. Over time the...
Heater fan resistor questions
Historical mailing list - neil
Mon, 12 Mar 2007 14:19:13 -0400
...heater fan ballast resistor. If I can't get info on what kind of potentiometer to install in place of resistor, I might move...
Re: Drivability Problems with Vanagons
Historical mailing list
Sat, 12 Oct 1996 14:09:55 -0400
In a message dated 96-10-12 12:32:01 EDT, you write: << Can anyone say of the VW system uses a resistor, or...
Re: World parts Radiator Fan Solution.
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 19 Oct 2017 10:21:06 -0400
...Using the rule of thumb of employing a resistor of twice the rating you will actually use, that would be a 140 watt resistor...
Re: Rad fan--2 or 3 wire??? revealed
Historical mailing list - populuxe
Tue, 29 Apr 2003 19:41:10 -0500
Problem solved (I think) Behind head light found green 3 wire resistor with a burnt wire. The ceramic crumbled when I removed it. Was...
Re: affordable alternatives RE: Radiator fan resistor
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 28 Jul 2013 10:02:04 -0400
...Radiator fan resistor I have a spare 2 stage resistor from the 3 speed rad fan setup for 86+ factory AC. It is marked...
Re: Radiator fan resistor
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 27 Jul 2013 03:42:07 -0400
...A shorted fan would overload the resistor, and so would restricting its cooling. Yours, David
Re: Radiator Fan Issues
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Tue, 14 Jun 2005 15:57:52 -0400
...There is a big (green) resistor behind your drivers side headlight. This resistor does tend to wear out. The resistor is part of the...
Re: AC blower motor resistor? 88 GL
Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:29:40 -0700
...AC blower motor resistor? 88 GL > > All, > > I am in the process of rebuiling the AC system. One known problem is the AC > blower...
Re: Anybody know where the heater fan resistor hides?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 7 Aug 2003 00:29:18 -0400
...But strictly speaking the resistor must be good, since low speed uses both resistor segments. The wire feeding it might not be though. Or...
resistor plugs vs resistor sparkplug caps
Historical mailing list - Sidney White
Fri, 7 Mar 2003 23:43:11 EST
are these mutually exclusive? or do they work together?
Re: afordable alternatives RE: Radiator fan resistor
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Sun, 28 Jul 2013 06:50:08 -0700
I have a spare 2 stage resistor from the 3 speed rad fan setup for 86+ factory AC. It is marked .27 ohms and...