Thanks Stuart.
I'd read of that fix but haven't had courage to
try it out.

I guess the bottom line is that if the fan motor is "chirping", "groaning"
or "tweeting" (the latter would be a true analogue to digital miracle. ha ha)
it needs attention. Even if the noise is intermittent.

Neil.

On 11/26/15, Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@gmail.com> wrote:

> Search for "Mullendore port" on The Samba.  It's worked for me, but I need
> to do it again.  Fan bearing is exposed to the intake air with no cover, bad
> design. Lube it, or running it dry can take out the bearing.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Neil N
> Sent: Thursday, November 26, 2015 11:35 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Front Heater Motor: Lube Dries Out?

> If a heater fan motor has seen low use, but has sat unused for some time,
> can the factory lube at the motor dry out and cause the fan motor to be
> noisy?
> The front heater motor makes a "tweetering" or "chirping" type sound that
> *may* "go away" if run for some time or run at 2nd speed.

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Neil n

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