UPDATE Heater fan replacement

[gun5ling3r at yahoo.com (Scott)]

In case anybody's interested, here's the deal; it is indeed possible to
get the fan out of an 85 mk2 thru the rain tray BUT the cover is held
in by a screw and a bolt that you can't get to unless you pull the
glove box, pass air duct and drivers side tray/lower dash cover out.

In related news, the fan I pilfered out of an 84 Rabbit (a very nice
sealed unit) will not work as a replcement for the one that's in the
car (a scary looking, Tesla-inspired unit with what looks like external
brushes!).  I'm considering taking the fan/motor to an electrician to
see if the bearings replaced rather than pay for a whole new fan.  If
anybody has use for the fan I pulled lemme know and we can work out a(n
extremely cheap) deal.  Pics available upon request since I don't think
I can post them to the list.

Thanks campers!

-scott


--- Mark <mardak@cogeco.ca> wrote:

> Scott wrote:
> > Oh no....Now that I didn't want to hear. If that's the case I may
> just
> > pay somebody else do it.  Judging from the location of the
> fan/motor in
> > the rain tray, If I can't get it out from w/in the rain tray it's
> going
> > to take complete removal of almost all the climate control stuff to
> be
> > able to get to it and chances are I'll break something (that is
> > expensive and/or hard to find) trying.
> > 
> > The Texas sun has all but destroyed the dash to the point where
> putting
> > Armour All on it would be like sprinkling grass seed on the moon. 
> A
> > new dash is on the list of stuff this car needs right after tires,
> > whatever it is that keeps the front brake calipers (not the pads)
> from
> > rattling, this fan/motor, shifter bushings and the intermittant
> > stalling problem it has...in that order.
> 
> 
> First of all, an 89 GTI is nothing like a Scirocco...  Don't take
> Lar's 
> advice to mean you have to do the same thing to your car.
> 
> Although I'm a Mk1 guy, I have owned Mk2's and have removed the fan 
> motor through the raintray.  It's a bit tricky, but it can be done...
> 
> Later,
> 
> Mark.
> 75 x2
> 80 S
> 81 S  3
> 81 Caddy
> 
> 
> 


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