In a message dated 11/16/99 6:31:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
VintagePkr@AOL.COM writes:

<< I've checked Bently for a procedure and all they seem to
 show is an exploded view and something bizarre about a knife to split the
 case.  I asked a friend of mine with access to a mechanic's billable time
 manual and he told me that the vanagon r&r of the heater is 4 hrs for the gas
 vanagon and 5 hrs for the diesel (why the 1 hr diff?) Still that's 300 bucks
 at least just for the labor 100 bucks more for a new fan motor and right now
 the van is teetering on the edg >>

any way you look at it, the job is a whoppin pain in the ass.    you have to
remove the whole dash.  then you have to split open the heat seamed housing
to get at the motor.    there is no "quick easy fix".    bite the bullet,  do
the job once, and do it right.  maybe a friend can let you use their heated
garage to work in. (remember plastic breaks like glass in freezing or below
temps) i think Ron sells the fan motors for less than $100..im pretty sure..
 check his site.   dont even bother putting a used fan motor in, or you'll be
doing the same thing next year again..  i actually have a few used dash
blowers that are prolly good,  but i'd never put a used one in my van...

chris