I hear ya, Scott, but thats what I dont want to do, take it apart, find I need the part, wait days to get it and be without the van. I'm in Virginia, which this time of year can mean snow/sleet/rain, freezing tamps, etc. I have a garage, but the wifes car gets that. I put the van in the garage, take it apart, have to wait for parts, van ties up garage for a week or so while wifes car sits out at night = unhappy wife which then means unhappy me! Temps in Va. have been very mild so far, but usually after Jan.1 our temps take a nose dive (which is why I meant to get this job done by the end of September, but that didn't happen) Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> The real right way is take it apart, and find out exactly what ya got
> goin'
> on .
> Have never seen or heard of a part pysically jamming a front heater
> fan.
> and still..
> the way to make sure you don't get parts you don't need is ..
> take it apart and see whatcha got.
> if you have to half-install the dash to drive it a week or two that's
> not so
> bad.
> And vanagon dashes are not that bad at all really to remove and
> resinstall..
> and ..
> you might even be able to fix it ..
> AND .....you won't know that until you take it apart.
> Once upon a time that was how lots of people fixed things usually
> ......first step..
> take it apart, figure out how it works..often just cleaning and a
> tweak or
> two fixes things .
> but in all cases...
> take it apart as a first step.
> It's the most effective first step, and it's free to do.
> I don't get why people think 'part' first so often ..
> when dissasembly and inspection will put you on the right path for
> sure.
> And ..so often it's not a part anyway.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "J Stewart" <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 5:43 AM
> Subject: More On Front Blower Motor
> > My situation is a bit different, last year my front blower worked,
> > but it
> > squeaked. I drilled the Karl M. port and tried to lube it, but a
> > week
> > later it locked up. Turning it on now causes everything to dim and
> > the
> > rear motor to noticeably slow down, and if left on for few seconds
> > the
> > fuse blows. I want to pull the dash to replace the brown dash pad,
> > and
> > while at it, it makes sense to go ahead and deal with the blower
> > motor.
> > I'm hoping maybe something fell down in the dash and jammed it? Who
> > knows.
> > I hate to order a new motor then find out I can get this one working
> > again, especially if the motor would be non-returnable, as I am
> > suspecting
> > it would be. I also hate to pull the dash twice (although its not a
> > fun
> > job, after pulling a 1987 Chevy van dash years ago to replace a
> > heater
> > core, trust me, the Vanagon aint that bad!) Anyone ever found crap
> > that
> > jammed the motor, or had any luck resurrecting one that had stopped?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Jeff Stewart