Pat,

I think the same thing applies to an 84, since Bentley doesn' t indicate a
difference between years for the dash removal.

Dave
87 Wolfsburg
90 Westfalia

At 07:51 PM 10/6/98 -0700, Malone, Pat wrote:
>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.
>>
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