Dave, These can be fixed. Pick at the green coating and you should find an area where the fine wire inside is burned opened. Use a soldering iiron and a small piece of 18 gauge solid wire to bridge the gap. Cover the entire resistor with epoxy. Good as new. ERic MilosKitchen wrote: >Dear List, >Does anyone have a part number for the less expensive version? I don't have >an ETKA. >I tried to order a radiator fan resistor from my local VW dealer, informed >that it was $149.95. I asked about the @$30.00 part, which they had no >knowledge of, but if I had a part number, they could help. I'm at work now, >so no searching the archives. >Thanks for any help, >Dave Milo > > > > |
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