Well,
as of my last drive in the van (just now) my fan which earlier silently
blew fuses is now a very load, monster of a  fan that has some serious
issues.  So no rewiring for me after all.  Oh well.  I guess I'll have
to be tackling the dreaded dash job at some point.

How long should this job take me?  And are all replacement fans the same?

Thanks for all the help,
Wes

neil N wrote:
> In theory one could split the load having a dedicated circuit for fan.
> Not sure exactly how. But for sure you would need to know what gauge
> wire and what fuse is needed. IIRC it's basically a few wires from
> fan/resistor inside box to switch etc. You might be able cut in there
> and establish a new circuit with dedicated fuse. I wouldn't reccomend
> it though especially since electrical isn't my forte!
>
> If you haven't already done so, check your grounds. On my  81 there is
> a ground "star" at the driver side up above fuse panel where fan
> grounds to. Poor grounds, and corroded points at fuse connections can
> create resistance in a circuit. Not positive if that would contribute
> to a blown fuse though.
>
> FWIW, half the job of putting in a new fan is *possibly* dealing with
> cleaning up any glue or whatever at join on heater distribution box
> and rebuilding (if needed) the flaps with new foam.
>
> Not that you needed to know that --- ;^)
>
> Neil.
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