Yeah, my vents work fine when I'm driving, but it's still nice to have
access to the fan sometimes for low speeds (and it will become more
important in winter, probably....)

Yes, I do believe I have the correct fuse (red one... sitting here I
forget which size that is)

I know I can probably fix it by replacing the fan.  As I understand it,
this is a huge job (disassembling the dash).  Plus, the fan doesn't make
noise (like it does in my passenger gl) so it seems like it's not too
far gone.

I guess one thing I'm wondering is whether there's an electrical
solution to this problem (wiring the wipers/blower fan to separate
fuses) that would hold me over until I'm ready to take the dash apart.

Thanks!
-Wes

neil N wrote:
> If your heat exchange box and cables are working right, I *think* you
> should be able to direct fresh up to windshield while driving. So in
> theory, you could leave the fan off while driving at a reasonable
> speed.
>
> One reason the fan *may* be blowing the fuse, is because it's old,
> working harder than it should and trying to pull more through the
> circuit.
>
> Is the correct size fuse in place on that circuit?
>
>
>
> On 8/9/07, Wesley Pegden <wes@cs.uchicago.edu> wrote:
>
>> My heater fan blows the fuse occasionally.  It doesn't make noise or
>> anything, just blows the fuse.  Wouldn't be such a big deal if the
>> wipers weren't on the same fuse.  Is there anything to do here either
>> than take the dash apart to replace the fan (ughh...) or stop using the
>> fan altogether (especially in rain)?  Has anybody wired the fan/wipers
>> to separate fuses?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Wes
>> '83 1.9l westy
>> (and '84 gl)
>>
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