Re: front heater fan     Damian wrote:

It looks like a  nasty job to replace       IT IS

Do I have to pull the dash?                    YES

This and the leaking cylinder heads are the two poorest design features I
can think of on a Vanagon.  They should have made this fan easier to
replace.  This is almost as big a design error as cars that had to have
engines lifted to change spark plugs.

WesV