

| 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 ________________________________ 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
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