Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 10:50:34 -0800
Reply-To: Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Help! BA-6 quit!
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<P>JJ-</P>
<P>The safety switch is a fire hazard? Could you explain how?</P>
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<P>The fuel pump is not ticking? First, check the fuel pump fuse to see if it is OK. </P>
<P>It's located near the main fuse block in a long balck fuse holder with green wires. </P>
<P>If the fuse is blown, a overheat situation may have developed and triggered the overheat switch , which shorts out the fuel pump circuit and blows the 8 amp fuse. </P>
<P>The fuel pump could have failed. Check this with the heater on and a test light or voltmeter connected to the two fuel pump leads . If the light or readout works intermittently, you have a bad or sticky fuel pump. </P>
<P>Fuel pumps are adjustable, and have a little filter screen that should be cleaned. </P>
<P>If you find voltage at the pump leads, then tapping on the pump with a screwdriver handle or piece of wood can often unstick the pump. </P>
<P>Possible causes of overheating are :blocked return air intake or failed air circulation blower.</P>
<P>If your safety switch is a fire hazard you need to replace this first. I have used ones (I work on heaters)</P>
<P>It's possible the safety switch is defective, when this activates , nothing will run until reset. </P>
<P>E-mail me and I can send you a good safety switch . Used and inexpensive. </P>
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<P>Robert</P>
<P>1982 Westfalia</P>
<P><A href="mailto:warmerwagen@hotmail.com">warmerwagen@hotmail.com</A></P>
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<DIV>Robert </DIV>
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<DIV>1982 Westfalia </DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>>From: ok artguy <OKARTGUY@HOTMAIL.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>Reply-To: ok artguy <OKARTGUY@HOTMAIL.COM>
<DIV></DIV>>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
<DIV></DIV>>Subject: Help! BA-6 quit!
<DIV></DIV>>Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:22:06 -0600
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<DIV></DIV>>The faithful BA-6 heater in my '81 Vanagon quit working yesterday. I
<DIV></DIV>>can
<DIV></DIV>>hear the swtitch relay working, and the blower motor comes on, but
<DIV></DIV>>the
<DIV></DIV>>heater never ignites. I poked around under the dash, and found the
<DIV></DIV>>saftey
<DIV></DIV>>swtich to be in deplorable (we're talking fire-hazard) condition.
<DIV></DIV>>I'm
<DIV></DIV>>assuming this is the source of my problem? Should I also replace the
<DIV></DIV>>flame
<DIV></DIV>>switch? I have the Bentley manual, but it's not a whole lot of help
<DIV></DIV>>here.
<DIV></DIV>>Also, I live in OK, and there's NO WAY my FLIAPS has parts for this
<DIV></DIV>>thing.
<DIV></DIV>>Where can can I buy a new switch? TIA-
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<DIV></DIV>>JJ
<DIV></DIV>>'81 Vanagon Transporter
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