Date:         Tue, 28 Dec 2004 01:36:45 -0600
Reply-To:     Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
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From:         Al and Sue Brase <albeeee@MCHSI.COM>
Subject:      Re: WTB: heater switch
Comments: To: JordanVw@AOL.COM
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Call me a glass-half-empty guy, but if your fan switch works for 15
years and then melts, what is happening here?
I've replaced them and replaced them and put in 30 amp fuses when the
smaller ones burned out. But what was wrong was that the blower motor
was drawing to much because its lube was gone. (This is not a job for
the faint of heart!) On taking the blower motor out, it is not
serviceable, but I've drilled a hole in each end of the plastic fan and
dripped light oil onto the shaft. The one on my 1982 diesel was fixed
this way in 1996. Still okay. I suppose the new blower motor is about
$100 new. that would be nice, too. I think the part number starts
433-xxx-xxxx. Is that a Quantum/ Audi part number?

JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote:

>In a message dated 12/27/04 9:18:39 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>vwdormer@HOTMAIL.COM writes:
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>>Is there a way to test a heater switch? My blower doesn't work. I still
>>have
>>good heat while cruising down the road, but warming up in the driveway or at
>>slow speeds, etc. It would be nice to have heat controlled by the mometum of
>>the fan rather than the Van.
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>i have a box full of prolly 20 of these switches or more. let me know.     oh
>and if its not your switch, then its your blower motor..and that is a fun
>job..
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>chris
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