Mullendore Port

[Mellow Yellow 74]

Why did you do three holes?
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1962 Karmann Ghia
1974 Deluxe Microbus
1985 Caravelle (Vanagon)

[raoul mitgong]

[raoul mitgong]

[dobryan]

[0to60in6min]

the hole(s) and lubing the bearing work only if the motor is not dead....

I have to remove the dash to replace the motor. On the new one I caped the end of the bearing, glue on a small diameter hose and let it hang in the vent .. this is for future lubing...

[dobryan]

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[jalan]

Yes the third hole was a WHOOPS moment. Got it a bit too far to the left. It was actually the first hole.

I too added mlv sound deadening to the front and replaced the foam seals on the flaps. "Sound Deadener Showdown" sells a closed cell foam that works great to replace those foam seals. Had lots of it left over from doing the van. Fitting the MLV all through the front was a challenge but worth the effort.

As long as the dash is out another good preventive maintenance is lubing the wiper bushings.

I ended up replacing my washer nozzles with Porsche dual nozzles.

Both of the vans I have pulled the heater boxes on had broken tabs where they are attached to the body. I don't know if the POs had broken them or if this is common. Interesting was that my 89's box was attached (from the factory) with two sheet metal screws inserted from the front and two bolts rather than all 4 bolts from the inside.
I had been getting lots of air leaking through the gasket between the box and the body as the last time it was removed it wasn't reinstalled correctly. That air leak was really noticeable when it was cold out.
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1989 Syncro Hardtop, 2.5 '07 Subaru
1991 Carat Hardtop
1995 High Top Eurovan Syncro

[pomfritz]

Replacing the blower and had searched this topic before. I ended up buying the parts I needed over a year ago, including the little primer bulb.

Well everything is apart and I was comparing the the new and old fan, there seems to be some changes....

The end on the new one is sealed up. No need for bulb or a hole.

I'm keeping the old one around just in case as I heard the quality of the new ones is hit or miss.

The old one never turned on though not sure what the reason was, it does spin freely and can hear an occasional squeak.
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83.5 233K. GW 2.3, SS exhaust, My German Frau named her Stefi

[Steve M.]

[pomfritz]

Didn't check if it would peel off. Seemed like a plastic cap meant to stay there until
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83.5 233K. GW 2.3, SS exhaust, My German Frau named her Stefi

[atomatom]

the new blower motors are one of the cheaper parts your van will consume. I unstuck my blower with a drill and oil, but it started squealing shortly after it was back together. so repeat. the new blower has been great.
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84 Vanagon Westy, 1.9L, California raised but defected to Canada.

[Wildthings]

[Steve M.]

[quote="Wildthings"]
Easy enough to do the second bearing if you plan ahead, could be done in situ as well but would be difficult to locate the hole in the fan well.

[jimf909]

[dobryan]

Jeez I do not miss TK's rants on this fine work around fix.... YMMV.
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Dave O
'87 Westy w/ 2002 Subaru EJ25 and Peloquin TBD

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[mmadore21]

Holy crap! It BLEEPING worked! Fan had been squeaky on and off for a long time...and today fan stopped suddenly, and then noticed the blown #13 fuse. I popped in a spare fuse (knowing what would happen) and she blew again in a millisecond. I had heard about the port Mullendore Port so jumped on the Samba to look where to drill. 15 minutes later (all while dreading pulling the dash) I was done and it worked!! Not sure for how long...but she went from DEAD to ALIVE in 15 min. Used Tri-FLow and drilled (2) 3/8" holes. I agree with dude above jalan...2 holes better than one for a light and a hole more to the right seems to be a 'better' angle. Thanks Karl, thanks all!!!
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1991 2.1 2WD Auto Westy Full Camper Orly Blue - "Munshine"
1986 2.1 2WD Auto Westy Weekender $hit brown "Coco" - Sold Her
1991 2.1 2WD Auto Westy Full Camper White - "Blanco Lenta" - Sold Her
1989 2.1 2WD Carat tin top - Manual - "Luke" - Sold Her
1990 2.1 2WD Manual Westfalia Weekender - "Larry" Sold Her

[joetiger]

Another happy heater fan...I had 20 minutes last night between kid dropoff/pickups and knocked it out. Thanks again Karl, this is a Vanagon Hall of Fame mod.
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Joe T.

'86 NAHT Vanagon GL Syncro/ supercharged ABA 2.0 "Pigpen"
'04 GTI 1.8T
'04 Golf R32

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[SyncroChrick]

This is why this solution may not always be the right option...

Pulling the dash is really not that bad. Not sure why people freaks out about it so much.