Sounds like you need a new motor if you are lucky.  Hopefully your
regulator isn't jammed or broken.  Try swapping in a new motor and see if
that fixes things.  Not too hard of a job if you are careful with twisting
out the motor.  You may want to take out the motor and regulator as a unit
to avoid breaking the cables.

Steven
91 Westy
On Mar 14, 2015 7:27 AM, "Julianna Elligsen" <mumbrue@gmail.com> wrote:

> Darn it!  My 88 Vanagon, James, is misbehaving!  It's my driver side
> window that is the trouble. Power windows.  I know!  I wish they were
> manual!  But they are not.  I switched the switches, and no go.  I have
> power to the motor, and it seems to be dead. The other window rolled up
> fine on the passenger window till I started messing with it.  I think I
> blew a fuse?  Anyway.  I have the whole door apart, but since the window
> was rolled down, I can't get at the bottom of the window to release it!  Of
> course it's raining!  It's Oregon!  It's been nice out, till a couple days
> ago!  The day it broke, is the day it started raining again!  Of course!
> LOL!  Been covering it, but it sucks to get wet when driving.  Anyone know
> if I can take out the motor without releasing the window?  Links to
> videos?  Etc...  I will have more time to work on it this afternoon!  Now I
> am off to work!  Wish me luck today!!!
>
> Julianna
> http://about.me/juliannaelligsen
> 1991 VW Vanagon Westfalia (Ophelia)
> 1990 VW Vanagon Westfalia (The Rastafalia)
> 1988 VW Vanagon Tintop (James)