Hi Mike,
Your 1.9 (now a 2.2) is working well. Thanks again for your gift. 

I formerly was with the company that made Zoom Spout Oiler. It's a basic light oil. It's feature is the long plastic spout that reaches into deep dark places. Available at Grainger. 

Good luck,
Skip '84 Westy

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> On Jun 13, 2016, at 8:22 AM, Mike South <msouth@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a rear heater to replace the one that caught fire.  I do not want
> this one to catch fire.  I'm wondering what people recommend for lubing
> this thing.
> 
> Here are pictures:
> 
> http://imgur.com/a/QF6xY
> 
> Short version:  I have it out of the van, pre-install.  I am going to put
> lubrication on the ends of the axles that you can see in the pictures.  I
> would like list input on this plan.
> 
> Here's the result of my research on this:
> 
> I found descriptions in the archives of how to take it apart (this is for
> the front one, I'm guessing you could adapt or use as-is for the back):
> 
> http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?A2=ind1201C&L=vanagon&P=R1451
> 
> This is more than I want to get into, unless it's my only hope.
> 
> The fan that I bought turns with little effort but it does not keep
> spinning if I am not pushing on it.
> 
> In the pictures (referring to my pictures, from the imgur link above
> http://imgur.com/a/QF6xY ) I have a shot of the end of the axle from each
> side.
> 
> From reading the archives, I see people recommending the ZOOM spout oiler
> 
> http://www.laco.com/lubricants/zoom-spout-oiler/
> 
> And there were also a few recommendations for Marvel Mystery Oil:
> 
> http://www.walmart.com/ip/Marvel-Mystery-Oil-32oz/16889008
> 
> Sounds like the ZOOM stuff is made for exactly this kind of application.
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> I'm also thinking of doing the Mullendore port (
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=386923) for the front
> blower.  Can't remember if I lubed it when I had it out, and more lube
> won't hurt.
> 
> One thing I would like to know from those that have worked on these is
> whether I should expect the fan to keep turning if I give it a push, or if
> it's normal that it requires continuous force to keep it moving.  That
> could at least give me some information on whether the lube is doing
> anything.
> 
> I really appreciate you guys and all the wisdom you've dispensed over the
> years.
> 
> mike