I just replaced with the Mopar 4 speed resistor you can find write ups on
samba. I think it's intended for a jeep wrangler?
Seems better design and placement for air flow to keep it cool and
certainly better price. Little rewiring and all good to go, works great and
have 4 speeds now with easier replacement if there are issues in the future.

The whole job took maybe 2 days and included all the fixins like new foam.
I used truck bed topper foam. Cleaned and greased flaps. Cleaned the
grounds, lubed the windshield wipers, updated cigarette lighter to modern
and drilled dash to fit normal one in the euro spot. Big cleaning too.

Only problem is now none of my interior dash lights work and i broke 2
heater knobs. Oh well, can't win them all! But if anyone has 2 extra vent
sliders I'll pay good money!👍

Pix of the project in my Artie album.
https://goo.gl/photos/N8sPGaj1Zc6iDs8k7

Good luck!
Ryan in Asheville

On Sun, Dec 10, 2017, 6:53 PM Jared Planter <jaredplanter@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thank you all for the great recommendations! After cracking the heater box
> and cleaning everything up I ran some tests on the resistor and it's
> measuring the correct ohms for each speed but it's surface temperature is
> exceeding 300 degrees. I can not find specs to know if that is normal or
> not. I am airing on the side of caution and buying an after market
> replacement from Van Cafe, because when the blower fan seized it caused the
> resistor to get very hot and melt part of the plastic where it sits. So, I
> can't put this resistor back in and be able to sleep at night. It delays my
> project majorly but I feel like it's better to play it safe in a situation
> like this.
>
> Also, I've read about various replacement resistor configurations
> (especially the Jeep one) and decided to just go with the aftermarket to
> keep with the original design.
>
> On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 3:39 PM Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > No, seriously, start to finish, the blower motor replacement in the civic
> > is five minutes. But I don't think it's like that for many german and
> > japanese cars. I know people who have sold BMWs at a loss because they
> were
> > facing AC repairs. The Vanagon isn't THAT bad.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > On Sun, Dec 10, 2017 at 5:30 PM Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > yes.... removing the vanagon is nothing compared to removing a BMW
> 635CSi
> > > dash...  yup I did the vanagon's and saw a friend with his BMS
> 635CSi...
> > > it's way harder
> > >
> >
>