On Monday, December 1, 2003, at 04:14 PM, gary hradek wrote:

> just like the famous shock and awe I was searching
> busdepot for prices using my y2k ekta.    The blower
> mower on my 98 passat has been fitting and starts and
> just won't go.   Price of the heater blower is $353,
> oh yeah the fan alone is 176.    Price alone can blow
> you away.   I wonder what the dealer wants?

Yea... I just ordered a wiper motor for my 99 Passat, something like
$180.  Rain water had worked its way into the motor housing and made
the wipers sound like they were groaning in misery, which is what I am
doing now after paying that $180!  Moral... inspect and keep all those
drains clear
>    You know those vanagon heaters motors are not bad?
Agreed

Dan Erlandson
Flemington, NJ
1991 Vanagon GL 180k
1999 Passat 1.8L 120k