Mullendore port, or K-hole as I call it has worked for us going on four
years so far.  Thanks, Karl.

   We've had our share of mice over the years, but no mouse smell.  I guess
they go straight for the food and AC plenum.  Has anyone else here ever
experienced a toilet paper blizzard?

  What do y'all use to refoam the flaps?  Dimensions of the pieces?  I
tried stick on crap and it turned out to be exactly that, crap, so I duct
taped the foot well ports closed, which ain't that big a deal here in
Atlanta, because even with no rear heater the side and defroster vents are
generally plenty for front passenger cab heat.  Besides my co-pilot, the
lovely and talented Jo Ann Greenberg has got a 14lb cat lap robe all to
herself.

Geo/ATL

On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 9:23 AM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <
kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:

> I have had some limited success using the "Mullendore Port" to lube up
> still moving fans and zero success using it to bring frozen fans back to
> life.  When the fan is locked up, it just takes more effort that you can do
> use a piece of wire or stick through a small hole.  After I get them out,
> it is hard to move them using both hands and brute force.  So if your fan
> is noisy but still moving that is the time to try to lube it from the
> outside.  If it has stopped moving altogether that is the time to pull the
> dash.
>
> However, IMHO, these dashes all need to come out, be cleaned out, be washed
> out, be wiped down, all new seals on the vents (which are shot at this
> point), and a new motor.  That is the way to fix it right and you get rid
> of that mice smell you get every time you turn on your heater, also all of
> the 30 years worth of dust and road dirt that is inside of your heater box.
>
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>
>
> On Thu, May 16, 2013 at 8:33 AM, Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Before removing the dash it might be worth trying to lube the existing
> > assemly to see if that frees it up.  The Mullendore Port is the name
> given
> > to a hole drilled in the sheetmetal near the fan which permits you to aim
> > the proper substance (I'd try PB Blaster) at the bearing.  There are
> > numerous references to this on thesamba.com in the Vanagon forum so
> > search that.  Most entries are about reducing fan noise (worked for mine)
> > but at least a couple refer to non-working units that were resurrected.
>  It
> > might worth trying while you gather the resources to do the dash removal
> > and it costs you practically nothing in time, effort and exasperation
> > compared to the other job.
> > Stephen
> >
> > --- On Wed, 5/15/13, James Ogul <jimogul70@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> >
> > From: James Ogul <jimogul70@GMAIL.COM>
> > Subject: Heater Fan
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 6:04 PM
> >
> > My 85 Westy came with a non-working heater fan.  I hear its a nightmare
> to
> > replace.  True?
> >
> > Jim
> > 85 Westy
> >
>
>
>
> --
> Thanks,
> Ken Wilford
> John 3:16
> www.vanagain.com
>