[T3] fan resistor replacement

[Jim Adney]

On 16 Nov 2010 at 13:34, alluringeyewear at comcast.net wrote:

> How difficult would it be to replace the resistor on the fan motor of
> the '73?  Once the motor is out of the car is it easily accessable? 
> Also, is the resistor available at say Radio Shack? 

It's hard. You have to get the housing apart, then pull the motor out 
and press the fan off the motor shaft. Then you can get to the 
resistor. I used a 1 Ohm 5 Watt (IIRC) Ohmite Brown Devil. It worked, 
but it died after a few years. A higher wattage resistor would have 
worked better, but there was no room for it.

The better option is to swap in a complete fan and housing from a '71 
or '72. Those don't use the resistor; they have a more expensive 
motor with a low speed winding, and they don't burn out.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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