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Date:         Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:04:23 -0800
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 3 speed heater fan switch in canada ??
Comments: To: Yves Demers <cfi@coastalpacific.com>
In-Reply-To:  <009801c832d5$32907550$6701a8c0@cfi>
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Welcome to the list!

Thanks for the pointer to AVR.

AFAIK, we like all types of Vanagons here. Suby included --- ;^)

Neil.

-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco" (Bustorius) http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

Engine swap beginings: http://musomuso.googlepages.com/home

On 11/29/07, Yves Demers <cfi@coastalpacific.com> wrote: > hello everyone, i am a recent member (joined today ) and I own a 1991 westy > with a suby engine in it (hope that doesnt offend anyone too much ) I have > also had a 1969 and 1977 westy. I have always read posts in the archives but > never got involved so nows the day. My contibution is to give those B.C. > people who used to go to bow wow another source if you dont know already; > AVR located in Abbotsford,phone # 604 852 9024 and I think they said they > used to be bow wow. Seem to have most parts that I am looking for. Also for > some used parts I go to bugs and bunnies in Chilliwack. I think thats what > they are called. So thats my intro and glad to be on the list. > Yves > 91 westy > Abbotsford BC > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2007 12:55 PM > Subject: Re: 3 speed heater fan switch in canada ?? > > > > Bow Wow is gone, done, kaput. Very sad for us. > > > > On Nov 29, 2007 9:54 AM, TC <trclark@shaw.ca> wrote: > > > >> > IMHO, it's a risk to have that heat near wires under dash. You may find > >> the > >> > same issue with the heat sinks on the switch you point to though I'm > >> > certainly no expert! :) > >> > > >> > Basically between the list and my own thoughts, I figured it was just > >> fine > >> > to use the stock switch. Yes it eventually fails, but IIRC, they can be > >> > found for not a lot of money. > >> > > >> > I had thought that one could use a DPDT "on-off-on" switch. Like a real > >> HD > >> > one. Only two speeds, but why not just have med/hi or low/hi only? > >> > >> from other post looks like it draw 10amps on 3 hi > >> I have always wondered why it was not a variable speed switch just seems > >> I > >> can never get the air flow the way I want it > >> also thatt switch does not use any resistor to control the dc motor speed > >> it > >> uses a power pulse modulation to control the speed > >> also it comes in kit form you can mount that unit any where you want lot > >> of > >> space for that > >> the only issue is can i get access to the negative lead of the blower w/o > >> ripping out the dash > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > Jake > > 1984 Vanagon GL > > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > > Crescent Beach, BC > > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/ > > > > >


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