Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2011 05:17:45 -0800
Reply-To: Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
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From: Rob <becida@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
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I used safety wire (mechanics wire) to hold the box together after I
changed the motor the 1st time. It took too much time to split the
tabs the first time to use glue on them.
Rob
becida@comcast.net
At 12/27/2011 08:08 PM, James Felder wrote:
>The best way I have found to seal the housing without metal clips is
>to drill the plastic tabs around the perimeter and fasten the halves
>with zip ties.
>
>You just make a lot of future work by gluing it.
>
>Jim
>
>On Dec 27, 2011, at 4:19 PM, MICHAEL H <vwdash80@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
> > you'll probably have to glue the box together after the new motor
> is installed. or, spend more money on spring steel clips. you may
> be able to fab new seals with house left overs ... actually
> trying to help , mike
> >
> >
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: J Stewart <fonman4277@COMCAST.NET>
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2011 10:25 AM
> > Subject: Decisions, Decisions, Now WHICH Front Blower Motor To Buy?
> >
> > OK, thanks for all the responses, now I have started shopping,
> and am more confused. Bus Depot has two blower motors, one for
> $59.00 and one for $156.00. The $59.00 one is Meyle brand while the
> more expensive one is AEG. Van Cafe sells either Febi/Bilstein or
> Dansk (i'm assuming they ship whichever one they have in stock)
> also for $59.00. I haven't checked any others yet (Ken, which one
> do you sell?) but I am well aware of the old saying "You get what
> you pay for", but is the $156.00 one really that much better? I
> guess I'm a bit bummed, because this is the year I was finally
> going to get heated gloves so I could ride my motorcycle in winter
> and not have to unfreeze my hands from the grips. Heated gloves
> are, well, right around $160.00. FWIW, we took the Vanagon down to
> Charlottesville, VA. yesterday (about a 200 mile round trip) and
> even without a front heater motor my wife and daughter kept telling
> me to turn down the heat (just had the rear one going)
> > But yesterday was on the mild side as well. However, I do get a
> lot of whistling from the dash area too, so obviously the front
> seals are shot as well.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Jeff Stewart
>
>
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