The fan on my lower mileage '88 is starting to chirp in colder weather.
I see a dash job coming up. Am now thinking it may be worth cleaning,
inspecting and lubing the fan motor if it's original.

What markings would one see on an OEM fan?

Is it as simple as "Made in Germany" ?

Several years ago I installed what I assume was a new non OEM fan into
my '81. The old fan still worked and may be OEM. The new fan works
fine but on high speed is somewhat noisier than the fan in my '88.

I'll dig up my old '81 fan and post a pic of it if that helps.

Neil.

On 11/22/14, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have never seen (or rather heard) an aftermarket fan I would want in my
> Vanagon. Not saying they don't exist, just that I have never seen one with
> the quality and balance of the OEM. I have "refurbished" three or four fan
> motors this way, and they are so far as I know alive and running today
> including the one in my car that was done eight years ago, and it was
> ancient compared to John's.

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Neil n

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