In a message dated 98-06-30 14:08:30 EDT, you write:

<<
 > I'm in the process of overhauling my 88 vanagon A/C.  Since fan speed #3
 >  doesn't work, I replaced the switch. But speed #3 still doesn't work.  Any
 >  suggestions?

 Yes.  In my 88 I had the connector above the A/C duct get hot and would not
 conduct the #2 speed circuit.  Some of the connector plastic melted and
 interfered with the connection.  I searched for a reason for the connector to
 overheat but could find no external reason.  I thinkk that perhaps my #2
speed
 circuit was not making a good connection there and it caused the overheating.
 I finally bypassed the 4-wide VW connector for the #2 circuit and installed
 another connector.  The connector is approximately between the driver and
 front passenger's heads.  To get to it, you'll need to remove the front AC
 duct section above the windshield and the duct piece connected to it.

 Good luck,
 Jim Davis >>

Hi All,

      I too had this fan dysfunction and the same connector was melted.  I
went to my local radio shack and got another connector and simply rewired the
entire junction just to make sure all connections were good.  It's holding up
great after 6 months.

Scott De Santi