Date:         Fri, 5 Jul 1996 11:43:32 PDT
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         "Shawn Wright" <SW@smus.bc.ca>
Subject:      RE: 1986 heater fan dead

On  5 Jul 96 at 10:42, Dyen Fred D. wrote:

> I'd appreciate any leads on where to purchase a new heater motor.  The best 
> I was able to locate was $121 at Camelback VW, seemed a bit steep, so 
> I've held off replacing my heater motor.  
> 
> Several years ago I looked into rebuilding these units, but was unable to 
> find a source for bearings or brushes.  Doesn't seem like it is worth the 
> effort to remove one just to lubricate worn out bearings.
> 
I agree, it would seem unwise to do all the work, then have it fail 
again. On the other hand the fan in my '85 Jetta has squealed on & 
off for at least 2 years now, or about 70k driven daily, with the fan 
*always* on. Since it takes 7 seconds (ok, maybe 10... ;) to remove 
the fan in a Jetta, I just oil it whenever it bugs me enough. (only 
had to do it about 3-4 times in 2 years...) 

I'm not sure how the fan compares to my '88 Westy though, since I've 
never *seen* the d*mn thing!

Shawn
'88 Westy 331k (Kyra)
'85 Jetta TD 349k (Jenni)