Fresh Air Fan on 74 Super....

[RailBoy]

Hello, I am here to do an inquiry on how often is it known that the "Fresh Air Fan" goes out on the Super Beetles?

My fuse is good, all things working there, not blowing fuses when actuating it..

And this is the one that is up by the wiper motor, though there is only one Fresh Air Fan that is Switched...

So, just wondering, since they are prone to water, are they known to malfunction?

Thanks for your time, it was working a while back, but noticed when servicing some circuits that it was not coming on.. RB
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[quote="smitty24"]"HELP, I ported my own heads and now have fire coming out my ass" .[/quote]

[shakers73]

Check the contact on the switch. I thought mine was gone a while back, so I removed the switch and cleaned the contacts and it now works perfectly on both speeds.
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shakers73
'74 Super Beetle
'67 Beetle

Where there is no vision, the people perish.

[Tim Donahoe]

Any car part that’s forty-five years old can fail. Including our fresh-air fans, of course. The two-speed fan in my ‘74 Super Beetle runs fine at both speeds, although, I rarely use it. But, who knows how often the previous owners did.

Why not remove the switch (not an easy task on the 1973 and on Super Beetles) and jump the wires with a jumper and alligator clips. If, after supplying power the fan doesn’t operate, then your fan is kaput. If it works, your switch needs replacement.

Get a good used one from the Samba Classifieds.

Tim
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[fustilarsic]

My daughter's wouldn't spin, so we started disassembly. Found that the fan vibration bushings were shot, but that didn't seem fatal. The fan just wouldn't spin. So (rightfully or wrongfully) I shot it a couple of times with WD40, spun it by hand, hooked it up to the wiring harness and it worked just fine. Squeaks from time to time (so maybe I used the wrong kind of lubricant?), but it spins pretty well now and other facets of the project are calling, so I think I'll leave it alone (ignoring VW_Jimbo's signature line).

(Wondering if I should replace those broken vibration bushing with a quad of these...)
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[RailBoy]

Yea, have yet to mess with it for the Fresh Air Box is sealed and my car is not leaking, lol... So, thinking what angle to take.. Thanks for the input.. RB
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[bug1000000000]

How would you get at the electrical contacts to apply power from a 12v source?
Do you have to pop the clips alongside and pull apart two halves?
Thanks!

[ashman40]

[bug1000000000]

Thanks, will do!