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Subject:Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
From:MICHAEL H
Date:Wed, 28 Dec 2011 17:46:17 -0800

is that in a meteorologic sense ? valley/mountain fog visibility ?                  mike

 

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 From: J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM 
Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 7:08 PM
Subject: Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
 
Hi Chris, yeah, I've found that to be true, but in Virginia to get through the annual safety inspection a vehicle must have a working blower. Jeff Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message -----
> Unless you do a lot of stop-n-go driving, you can do just fine without
> a heater blower. Just let the flow-through ventilation provide warm
> air up front.
> Chris.
> Wysłane z iPhone'a
> Dnia Dec 27, 2011 o godz. 10:25 J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
> napisał(a):
> > OK, thanks for all the responses, now I have started shopping, and
> > am more confused. Bus Depot has two blower motors, one for $59.00
> > and one for $156.00. The $59.00 one is Meyle brand while the more
> > expensive one is AEG. Van Cafe sells either Febi/Bilstein or Dansk
> > (i'm assuming they ship whichever one they have in stock) also for
> > $59.00. I haven't checked any others yet (Ken, which one do you
> > sell?) but I am well aware of the old saying "You get what you pay
> > for", but is the $156.00 one really that much better? I guess I'm a
> > bit bummed, because this is the year I was finally going to get
> > heated gloves so I could ride my motorcycle in winter and not have
> > to unfreeze my hands from the grips. Heated gloves are, well, right
> > around $160.00. FWIW, we took the Vanagon down to Charlottesville,
> > VA. yesterday (about a 200 mile round trip) and even without a front
> > heater motor my wife and daughter kept telling me to turn down the
> > heat (just had the rear one going) But yesterday was on the mild
> > side as well. However, I do get a lot of whistling from the dash
> > area too, so obviously the front seals are shot as well.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Jeff Stewart