Date:         Wed, 11 Jun 1997 09:38:51 -0400
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         David Katsuki <katsuki@bbn.com>
Subject:      Re: Front heater motor replacement

You do have to drop the steering wheel (need to drill out the breakoff
bolts) and remove the dash.  It's lots of unscrewing, but pretty
straightforward.   One person can do it  (lifting the dash out and in is a
little awkward).   (To reattach the steering you need two new breakoff
bolts from the dealer.)   The Bentley manual describes the process very
well.    After the dash is out, you need to separate the halves of the
heater housing and pull out the blower.    The one on our 87 gradually got
slower and slower, then froze and blew the fuse (new fuses blew in about 5
sec).    Do you have the right size in that circuit?

Dave
87 Wolfsburg
90 Westfalia

At 08:02 PM 6/10/97 -0500, Geo. & Ellen Averill wrote:
>Does anyone know of an easy way remove the fan motor in the front heater of
>an 85 camper?  My fan motor filled the van with smoke before I could figure
>out what was burning.  I thought the woods were on fire until I opened the
>window to see where the fire was. It was then that I discovered that the
>fire was above my feet!  Luckily, it finally blew the fuse!
>
>Does the dash have to be removed?  Does the stearing wheel drop down out of
>the way?  Any idea of a replacement part?  I don't know if the dropping
>resistor is also burned out.
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