[Vwdiesel] Blower motor & short story

[James Hansen]

First, check the fan out from the hood side- take the rain cover off and
expose the screen covering, there is a little notched tab you push to the
side with a screwdriver to remove the screen thing.  Make sure the squirrel
cage fan isn't home for a squirrel.  That will "seize" it quick enough.  You
can turn it by hand from there and see, vacuum out the pine cones, etc.
Blower motor on that age of car is pretty common to have go bad by now.
Usually they just make noise until you get pissed enough about it to change
it. One I had, I removed, lubed, reinstalled, ran for a day, made noise
again, repeat, same thing.... finally I was tired of not being able to carry
out a converstation and changed it for a $new$ one.

Don't quit the stories either.
-James


-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com]On
Behalf Of Mike & Coreen Smith
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 10:07 AM
To: Vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Blower motor & short story


I don't think it's the switch.  With the car running, I turn the switch on
and I can hear the engine lug down, (under load). Lights dim, etc. as if
there is a high current draw. (which there would be with seized bearings
(likely) or shorted windings. (less likely but possible).

It *could* be the switch if there was a short right at the switch, but I
would expect it would pop the fuse instantaneously if it was a dead short,
which is why I am leaning towards the seized bearings idea.  That and the
fact I originally found the fuse blown when I got the car.

Methinks the PO just got fed up with all the "little" breakdowns on the car.
Blower motor, rear wiper, leaky brakeline, stuck drivers seat, crusty
bodywork, broken am/fm cassette unit, leaky heater core, worn tires, window
propped up on pass. side, etc. etc.

His parents gave him another 86 Golf (2 yrs ago) in MUCH better shape with
1/2 the miles on it.  Car is not a museum peice but real real nice......from
what you'd expect of a 1 owner machine driven by an older chap who was a
diesel mechanic his whole life.  This one I got is a little raggedy around
the edges, not unlike Bud's car.

This is how I became owner of this wee beastie:
I was driving down a country lane 1/2mile from my house , where I knew one
person on the street.  He wasn't home, so I was heading back up a way I had
never been before and I saw it parked right alongside his garage with a bit
of grass upside the tires. (obviously not driven in a year or more)
  I just stopped and looked at it.  The fella came out and we talked  about
the GOLF parked beside his garage.  No "for sale" signs on it, nor had he
ever considered selling it........by the time I left an hour later he said
"if I really wanted it.........gimme $100 and it's yours.".

But I digress.......no one wants to hear these crazy stories....LOL

I'll see if I can find a spot to post a couple pix on the net of the
wee-beastie.

Mike in NB......$100 86 GOLF, 404k kms

----- Original Message -----
From: <HWY9FERGS at cs.com>
To: <Vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 11:28 AM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Blower motor


> From: "Mike &Coreen Smith" <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] 86 Golf,location of blower motor& heater core
>
> How do I gain access to the blower motor (fan) ?
> Mine is seized.....or shorted........
>
> Hi, If it's a non AC blower, it's right under the dash on the right side
of
> the car.  I'm not sure about the AC cars, but I don't think it's that
easy.
> Before you assume it's the motor though, check the switch.  I've found
it's
> always the switch that goes bad.  Best of luck, Doug
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