Date:         Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:22:36 -0600
Reply-To:     Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Larry Alofs <lalofs@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: question regarding front heater switch and knob,
              1990 Vanagon GL
Comments: To: Woody Halsey <WHalsey@sya.org>
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Mine blew a couple of times before I lubricated the blower motor.

Larry A.
'91 GL


On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 7:03 AM, Woody Halsey <WHalsey@sya.org> wrote:
> It's interesting that David comments on that circuit being overloaded. I
> find that fuse brined out pretty regularly! Just replaced it again
> yesterday.
>
> Woody
> 83.5 V'gon
> Haverhill, MA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of David Beierl
> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 2:27 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: question regarding front heater switch and knob, 1990
> Vanagon GL
>
> At 07:43 PM 12/27/2009, David Cohen wrote:
>>  The switch keeps sticking  in the
>>third position.   Where do you recommend I buy a switch  from?
>
> That's because the switch body is thermoplastic; it softened and the
> contact pressure drove the hot contact down into the switch body.  On
> a desert island you'd find a way to fix it.  Bus Depot, Van-Again, no
> doubt others have new;  Chris Turner <jordanvw@aol.com> no doubt has
> used ones -- if used, try to get one from a rear blower, they're the
> same switch but less load on them.  But if you add a relay for the
> high speed you shouldn't have any further switch problems.  On the
> 1.9l the circuit is overloaded but the 2.1l don't need a new circuit,
> I think, just getting the load off the switch; so you can take the 30
> terminal off the switch supply, cut and use the high-speed wire from
> the switch for the 85 terminal; 86 to ground and the other one to the
> fan high-speed wire.
>
> Yrs,
> David
>