Most of the heat comes from the rear, for me.
Try to look at the fuse first.
Than the switch.
Than the motor.
Zoltan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gregory Smith" <gfs@SCATTERCREEK.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, December 07, 2007 3:58 PM
Subject: Re: Front Heater Fan Just stopped working last week, Any ideas?
Need some parts....

> About that front heater blower motor:
> It's pretty much a given to remove the dash to get at it, but
> thankfully that's not that hard.  I had to do this a few months ago
> after my failing, noisey fan motor finally died for good, sort of (more
> on that later).
>
> I discovered though, at least on my '84, that the rear heater motor is
> the same as the front heater motor, so if your rear heater is bypassed
> you may be carrying a spare front heater motor and not know it.
>
> It's pretty much a direct swap, and the only thing to do is reassemble
> the dash, kinda fiddley.
>
> I found that my "new" motor was intermittent, however.  The problem was
> a crisped ground wire at the cluster behind the fuse panel, so be sure
> to check the conditions of your grounds!  Admittedly mine probably
> overheated from the increasing load of the failing motor, but it's a
> good thing to check on.
>
> Ciao,
> Gregory Smith
> Olympia, WA USA
> '84 Vanagon
>
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