Date:         Thu, 9 Aug 2007 15:18:10 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: heater fan blows fuse
Comments: To: Wesley Pegden <wes@cs.uchicago.edu>
In-Reply-To:  <46BB841C.7000806@cs.uchicago.edu>
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If your heat exchange box and cables are working right, I *think* you
should be able to direct fresh up to windshield while driving. So in
theory, you could leave the fan off while driving at a reasonable
speed.

One reason the fan *may* be blowing the fuse, is because it's old,
working harder than it should and trying to pull more through the
circuit.

Is the correct size fuse in place on that circuit?



On 8/9/07, Wesley Pegden <wes@cs.uchicago.edu> wrote:
> My heater fan blows the fuse occasionally.  It doesn't make noise or
> anything, just blows the fuse.  Wouldn't be such a big deal if the
> wipers weren't on the same fuse.  Is there anything to do here either
> than take the dash apart to replace the fan (ughh...) or stop using the
> fan altogether (especially in rain)?  Has anybody wired the fan/wipers
> to separate fuses?
>
> Thanks,
> Wes
> '83 1.9l westy
> (and '84 gl)
>


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