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• Re: How to replace blower fan
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 23 Jun 2007 22:13:38 -0600
  ...No matter--in the sense that aircooled fresh air blowers and the watercooled heater blowers all use the same clip to hold the blower...
• 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: More On Front Blower Motor
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 26 Dec 2011 10:18:02 -0800
  I had an '86 Syncro, the blower motor stopped working (I was in Traverse City Michigan). I pulled the dash and put in a...
• Re: replacing heater blower!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 30 Jun 1999 00:15:12 -0600
  Dan Resler wrote: > > My from heater blower blew, and I was shocked to learn that it costs > $100-125 to replace, Make very sure...
• Finding a replacement for a front heater blower
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Sat, 12 May 2001 11:54:03 -0400
  This summer I am going to attempt to replace the heater blower in the front heater. Can anyone provide me a list of substitute...
• Re: heater blower switch
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 20:08:22 -0500
  ...I am wondering if this is the blower motor going out or just the switch in > need of eplacement. > If you must replace the...
• Heater blower
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schiebel
  Wed, 18 Oct 2000 19:25:13 EDT
  ...I think that it may be the ground for the blower. Does anyone know where the blower grounds? How hard is it to get...
• Re: How to replace blower fan
  Historical mailing list - William Bruce
  Sun, 24 Jun 2007 10:50:50 +0000
  ...No matter--in the sense that aircooled fresh air blowers and the watercooled heater blowers all use the same clip to hold the blower...
• Re: front blower
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 19:52:24 -0500
  Could the Positive and negative on the blower be hooked up backwards causing the fan to go in reverse? -----Original Message----- From: Jere Hawn...
• A/C blower mounting
  Historical mailing list - Greenamyer, William L
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 06:12:03 -0700
  A ways back I did some work on the AC blower in my 84 Vanagon. Ever since, it doesn't seem to have the...
• Re: Rear Blower Motor maintenance?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 23 Jan 2017 12:00:29 -0800
  since I am in the process of replacing the blower... this is what I found.. the rear and the front blower are different... but...
• Front Blower... resistor?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 16:22:45 -0400
  My blower stopped working about 6 years ago and I'm thinking I might get to fixing it someday soon. It isn't the...
• Re: Blower Knobs -- is this normal?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 21 May 2012 16:01:26 -0400
  At 11:38 AM 5/21/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: >The two blower knobs on the dash (front and rear climate control >blowers...
• heater blower project
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Mon, 2 Oct 1995 22:00:18 -700 (PDT)
  Anyone installed the JCWhitney heater/blower kit? The 12V heater was an appealing quick-fix and not very serious. How difficult is the installation...
• AC blower--access w/o dropping AC?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:42:26 -0400
  Hey folks, My AC's blowing cold, but the blower motor squeals like an animal when I hit a bump. Is there some way...
• Is the rear AC blower motor the same as the front heater blower motor?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 4 May 2015 12:26:53 +0000
  ...There are two styles in rear blowers I know of over the years. One has two blower fans coupled on a single shaft if...
• Rear AC Blower
  Historical mailing list - Finn Runyon
  Mon, 4 Nov 2013 20:13:43 -0700
  ...Ron from the Bus Depot assured me that the front blower would work with several modifications, splicing the old connector and drilling two holes...
• 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...
• front dash blower & rear a/c blower quit working
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Tue, 6 Jul 2004 20:32:19 -0400
  i was checking my a/c out , first season to use it, since i've had the van, when the front dash blower and...
• Re: can the front blower motor (etc)
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Thu, 1 Jan 2004 17:03:49 -0800
  At 1/1/2004 09:59 AM, you wrote: >If there is a relatively easy way to extend the life of the front blower...
• Re: Rear Blower Motor maintenance?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 23 Jan 2017 21:21:11 +0000
  All this blower talk raises a question I have often wondered about but never ran across any information on. I can think of several...
• Re: easy front heater blower air speed question...
  Historical mailing list - John Baker
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 09:52:38 -0500
  When my front heater blower worked, it really only seemed to make a difference when I was sitting still or driving 35 MPH or...
• Re: erratic heater blower
  Historical mailing list - John D. Stepto
  Fri, 27 Oct 2000 09:22:20 -0000
  Watch for a fried ground wire from the blower located under the drivers side dash. I ripped my dash apart to replace what I...
• FS: front and rear heater blower/cores and side windows w. screens
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 Nov 2000 18:00:46 EST
  for sale good vanagon front heater core/blower complete in unsplit housing $95 good rear heater blower/core complete $75 vanagon sliding side windows...
• Re: Is the rear AC blower motor the same as the front heater blower motor?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 4 May 2015 07:34:29 -0700
  Jim, I used one a couple of months ago in a front blower swap. Fit exactly in place, electrical connection different but easily adapted...
• Re: Blower Knobs -- is this normal?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 21 May 2012 15:25:25 -0500
  ---- David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > At 11:38 AM 5/21/2012, Rocket J Squirrel wrote: > >The two blower knobs on the dash...
• Re: Dash blower install...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Apr 1997 14:28:00 +0300
  Chris, I don't know the arrangement of the aircooled blower assembly. But I changed mine from air-cooled without blower to water-cooled...
• Re: Rear a/c blower motor resistor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 12 Jun 2017 18:58:10 +0000
  ...Rear a/c blower motor resistor There is a similar but smaller two-stage resistor mounted to the outside of the rear blower case...
• need help please a/c rear blower
  Historical mailing list - Mark Cumnock
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 20:24:54 -0400
  I am having problems with my 1984 Westy, the rear blower and the dash blower are not working. I had the rear blower on...
• Blower Knobs -- is this normal?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 21 May 2012 08:38:41 -0700
  The two blower knobs on the dash (front and rear climate control blowers) are amazingly loose, as in: they practically want to fall out...
• front blower
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 10:20:18 -0800
  Greetings All, Has anyone had this problem? I recently replace the front blower assembly in my 88 GL with a blower assy from an...
• easy front heater blower air speed question...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 08:38:25 -0600
  ...Now that the blower motor is working I noticed that the air speed, or the force of the air coming out of the vents...
• Re: Installing Heater Blower Motor??
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Thu, 20 Apr 2000 22:26:11 -0700
  ...Installing Heater Blower Motor?? > About how long does it take to install a front heater blower motor? ...
• Re: Rear Blower Motor maintenance?
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Mon, 23 Jan 2017 12:55:26 -0700
  Going back to this question a week ago about the *rear* blower motor -- I did not see a reply. Certainly possible I missed a...
• Re: AC blower--access w/o dropping AC?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:52:06 -0400
  ...AC blower--access w/o dropping AC? >Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:42:26 -0400 > >Hey folks, > >My AC's blowing cold, but...
• Air Conditioning... Add another evaporator?
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Tue, 9 Jul 2002 14:30:08 -0500
  Wise list, Anyone out there who has removed/revamped their front heater blower motor housing please advise me on this one: Any reason why...
• Re: Rear a/c blower motor resistor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 12 Jun 2017 14:59:26 -0400
  ...Rear a/c blower motor resistor > > There is a similar but smaller two-stage resistor mounted to the outside of > the rear blower case...
• Front blower
  Historical mailing list - Blake C. Thornton
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 19:44:38 -0600
  My front blower just stoped working all of a sudden. I haven't looked in the bentley yet, but how do I tell if...
• Re: Rear Blower Motor maintenance?
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Mon, 23 Jan 2017 17:04:39 -0700
  ...Stuff has been written here in the past about poor quality/noisiness of available replacement blowers. Seems there might be some supply of original...
• Re: Access hole for front blower lube
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:51:57 -0500
  John Meeks <vanagon@GMAIL.COM> writes: > Someone wrote me about an access hole he made to lube the blower > motor bearings. > > "I just did...
• erratic heater blower
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Oct 2000 06:44:46 EDT
  Dear List, A few days ago someone wrote asking for suggestions on how to approach a heater blower problem, wondering whether it was hard...
• Re: Dash blower install...
  Historical mailing list
  05 May 97 15:05:23 PDT
  The '80's did NOT come with the dash blower at all, even in the L model nor in the Westi L. tI wasn...
• Re: Blower Knobs -- is this normal?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 21 May 2012 13:35:58 -0700
  ...they practically want to fall out >> on their own, in fact the rear blower knob did fall out on my last trip. > > Shim with...
• Fan
  Historical mailing list - Ed Henckel
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 15:10:42 -0700
  ...Could this be my blower problem? The blower does come on when the temp gets too warm. This is an '86 Westy stick. Thanks...
• 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: front blower motor
  Historical mailing list - Tom Shiels
  Mon, 17 Dec 2001 19:26:01 -0500
  ...I revived my 84 blower motor last fall. The resistors are mounted on the blower assembly so you will find them when you get...
• Access hole for front blower lube
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 11 Feb 2008 19:05:05 -0500
  Someone wrote me about an access hole he made to lube the blower motor bearings. "I just did a r/r on the front...
• 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: 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: Rear Blower Motor maintenance?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 23 Jan 2017 13:15:24 -0800
  ...are the blowers the same? If not, has anyone taken > apart a rear blower? > > On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 6:50 PM, Michael...
• Re: 85 Vanagon GL AC blower failed
  Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 13:25:27 -0500
  The AC blower in the overhead unit on my 85 Vanagon has died. I believe this was an after market addition. Does any one...
• Re: Front Blower... resistor? Long babble
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 19 Sep 2006 21:13:31 -0700
  ...If it is the fan blower motor, then you must also remove the heater box and replace the blower motor. From what I remember...
• Dash blower install...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Apr 1997 05:21:52 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Obviously since it is a kombi, it didn't have the blower. I have stripped a few vanagons in the past and have removed...
• Re: Front heater fan squealing - how to fix?
  Historical mailing list - Wolfgang Ziegler
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 13:22:27 -0500
  Jeff, Ken, you can also re-seal the blower housing without the clips by 'welding' it shut again with Acetone. I recently replaced my...
• Fwd: Front Blower... resistor? Long babble
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 09:09:47 -0400
  ...If it is the fan blower motor, then you must also remove the heater box and replace the blower motor. From what I remember...
• installing the dash blower in a Kombi...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Mar 1997 03:08:18 -0500 (EST)
  A friend of mine has just purchased a '80 Vanagon Kombi, and it lacks, among other niceties, the dash blower and fan speed switch...
• Re: It's cold out there
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 Jan 2018 14:54:41 -0500
  Sitting in the driveway with outside temp of 31F, front levers to right and fan speed two, rear blower speed two. At idle with...
• RE: heater blower project
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 03 Oct 1995 09:34:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >Anyone installed the JCWhitney heater/blower kit? The 12V heater was an >appealing quick-fix and not very serious. How difficult is the >installation...
• Re: easy front heater blower air speed question...
  Historical mailing list - Brian McClure
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 20:15:39 EST
  ...My van is a 83, and I believe I can break wind at a higher velocity than this fan blows! When my blower goes...
• Re: Heater blower
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Nov 2006 20:09:26 -0500
  Most likely you have a seized or shorted blower motor and continuing to try it will fry the resistor and the switch. Dennis -----Original...