Greg, et. al., Good heater info. My 84's heater switch just seized Monday while driving through the Great White North, er, Western PA. So, my switch is "frozen," the heater fan has been squealing, and I removed the leaky rear heater core last summer. So, is this what an air-cooled is like in winter? kgg
On Dec 7, 2007, at 6:58 PM, Gregory Smith wrote: > About that front heater blower motor: > It's pretty much a given to remove the dash to get at it, but > thankfully that's not that hard. I had to do this a few months ago > after my failing, noisey fan motor finally died for good, sort of > (more > on that later). > > I discovered though, at least on my '84, that the rear heater motor is > the same as the front heater motor, so if your rear heater is bypassed > you may be carrying a spare front heater motor and not know it. > > It's pretty much a direct swap, and the only thing to do is reassemble > the dash, kinda fiddley. > > I found that my "new" motor was intermittent, however. The problem > was > a crisped ground wire at the cluster behind the fuse panel, so be sure > to check the conditions of your grounds! Admittedly mine probably > overheated from the increasing load of the failing motor, but it's a > good thing to check on. > > Ciao, > Gregory Smith > Olympia, WA USA > '84 Vanagon > |
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