At 05:50 PM 12/27/2009, David Cohen wrote:
>   I have a 1990 Vanagon GL and just recently the knob for the front  heater
>stuck in the number 3 position.  It will turn off and back on to  number 3
>fan position if I wiggle the knob but will not move back to number 2, 1  or
>off position.  Also the knob pulls out of the switch but doesn't look
>broken.  Any ideas how to fix this?  I need my heater to
>work  correctly in these
>cold weather days.

I'm sorry to say the switch has melted.  If you're clever and lucky
you might be able to fix it, but the normal thing is a new
switch.  I'd also recommend using the #3 position to drive a relay
that powers the fan high speed, instead of controlling it directly
with the switch.

Yours,
David