Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 13:56:38 -0800
Reply-To: MICHAEL H <vwdash80@YAHOO.COM>
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From: MICHAEL H <vwdash80@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: More On Front Blower Motor
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Amen, Scott. `Knowledge is good'. [Dean Faber] ... and if it's broken already what's the harm to find out why it doesn't work. I KNOW I have control issues but, even when I do have the money it doesn't mean I have to spend it. if I learn something to pass on - priceless ... =(:D) mike
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From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: More On Front Blower Motor
The real right way is take it apart, and find out exactly what ya got goin'
on .
Have never seen or heard of a part pysically jamming a front heater fan.
and still..
the way to make sure you don't get parts you don't need is ..
take it apart and see whatcha got.
if you have to half-install the dash to drive it a week or two that's not so
bad.
And vanagon dashes are not that bad at all really to remove and resinstall..
and ..
you might even be able to fix it ..
AND .....you won't know that until you take it apart.
Once upon a time that was how lots of people fixed things usually
......first step..
take it apart, figure out how it works..often just cleaning and a tweak or
two fixes things .
but in all cases...
take it apart as a first step.
It's the most effective first step, and it's free to do.
I don't get why people think 'part' first so often ..
when dissasembly and inspection will put you on the right path for sure.
And ..so often it's not a part anyway.
----- Original Message -----
From: "J Stewart" <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 5:43 AM
Subject: More On Front Blower Motor
> My situation is a bit different, last year my front blower worked, but it
> squeaked. I drilled the Karl M. port and tried to lube it, but a week
> later it locked up. Turning it on now causes everything to dim and the
> rear motor to noticeably slow down, and if left on for few seconds the
> fuse blows. I want to pull the dash to replace the brown dash pad, and
> while at it, it makes sense to go ahead and deal with the blower motor.
> I'm hoping maybe something fell down in the dash and jammed it? Who knows.
> I hate to order a new motor then find out I can get this one working
> again, especially if the motor would be non-returnable, as I am suspecting
> it would be. I also hate to pull the dash twice (although its not a fun
> job, after pulling a 1987 Chevy van dash years ago to replace a heater
> core, trust me, the Vanagon aint that bad!) Anyone ever found crap that
> jammed the motor, or had any luck resurrecting one that had stopped?
>
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>
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> Jeff Stewart
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