I have a 84 same thing,  Is the infor good for me?

< did the exact thing to our 87 van about a year ago.   Pulling and
replacing the dash is quite straightforward but time consuming.   Make sure
you get two replacement breakaway bolts (steering column fastening) from a
dealer or from one of our great list sources at the same time that you
order a new heater motor (it's the same as the 87 Golf heater motor, and so
is fairly cheap).

Splitting the heater housing at the seam to replace the motor requires only
a sharp chisel, and putting it back together requires either silicone
sealant or the fabled replacement clips which I couldn't get from the
dealer, and so didn't use.

Helps to have another pair of hands to lift the dash off, but it's not
really too heavy for one person.

Dave
87 Wolfsburg
90 Westfalia>

 At 07:47 AM 10/6/98 -0400, Joe L. wrote:
>    Every time I turn the blower switch on to any speed I blow the fuse #10
>(wiper fuse). The switch itself is OK so it looks like I have a short in my
>blower motor; either that or the resistor that controls the lower speeds.
>There is always the chance that it is a simple errant wire but Murphy tells
>me otherwise. In any case it looks like I will be tearing the dash apart on
>my 83.5 Westy.
>    Flipping through the Bentley the job looks strightforward enough but
>with Murphy lurking I thought I would poll the group here and see if any of
>you folks had any advice, cautions, wise-cracks, etc. to offer; or maby one
>or two "While your in there you might as well do...." type of things.
>    If the trouble is as I suspect I will also be looking for a new blower
>motor and/or resistor. If so, anyone got an extra to sell?
>   Any input would be appreciated.
>