I replaced my blower in about two hours. Biggest pain was splitting the
blower box to get at the motor. I ended up cracking the darn thing but I was
fortunate in that I had a complete assembly I got from the junk yard.
     I still have that cracked box in the garage. I was meaning to toss it
but since there is still a good heater core in that box I have not. Nothing
much of it is still usefull except that heater core.
    If you want me to I will hang on to it until you finish your replacement
job. Althogh there is little chance of damageing a heater core during the
replacement Murphy still lurks and you may have need of one if a wrench
slips.
    If so let me know and you can have it for the shipping costs. It is
from an 83.5 but I think they are the same.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of John Hurley
Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 11:46 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Help! Electrical gremlins 87 Westy

Date:  09/17/1999  11:45 am  (Friday)  From:  John Hurley
To:  "MIME :Sendccmail@AOL.COM".TFS.ACX_HQ;
"vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM".TFS.ACX_HQ
Subject:  Re: Help! Electrical gremlins 87 Westy

 Heres what my problem or at least what i think my problem is. I noticed the
same symptoms. When i replaced the fuse which looked ok, and only used the
wipers no problem, but when i left the heater blower on for a bit i got the
problem. I think in my case and maybe yours, my heater blower motor is on
it's way out. When i leave it on it draws more current that normal. The 16A
fuse heats up and melts before it blows. It is no longer long enough to make
a good connection between the terminals, however if you wiggle it or hit a
bump it may sit just right and start working again.

does anyone know if the heater blower motor is a big job?

john
85
 westy

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