Heater / Fan Motor Replacement
Posted: Sun Jun 14, 2009 11:10 am
Ok. This topic rears it's ulgy head again.
Does anyone know of a replacement heater blower motor (from another vehicle) that will fit the Bongo, as mine is bu**ered and the Bongo ones are uber-expensive.
Before you all start, I am now a motor disassembly and renovation expert! On multiple occasions I have stripped it down, cleaned the brushes, greased the spindle cup, cleaned the magnets, rewired the commutator (I'm not making this up!), resoldered the resistor (despite the cover saying not to), checked the fuses and still the bl**dy thing puts out the most feeble supply of air known to man. I had a fly come in the window the other day and the flapping of its wings created more of a breeze!
What's really frustrating is I get all four fan speeds - 1: is-it-on-wind, 2: micro-wind, 3: think-i-might-have-felt-it-wind, 4: can-hear-it-but-still-cooking-wind, so its not that side of things. The motor just isn't man enough.
What I'm after is a blower that'll make my cheeks flap with the force, as it's getting mighty hot down here in Devon and we need to keep the baby cool!
HELP!!!!!!
Does anyone know of a replacement heater blower motor (from another vehicle) that will fit the Bongo, as mine is bu**ered and the Bongo ones are uber-expensive.
Before you all start, I am now a motor disassembly and renovation expert! On multiple occasions I have stripped it down, cleaned the brushes, greased the spindle cup, cleaned the magnets, rewired the commutator (I'm not making this up!), resoldered the resistor (despite the cover saying not to), checked the fuses and still the bl**dy thing puts out the most feeble supply of air known to man. I had a fly come in the window the other day and the flapping of its wings created more of a breeze!
What's really frustrating is I get all four fan speeds - 1: is-it-on-wind, 2: micro-wind, 3: think-i-might-have-felt-it-wind, 4: can-hear-it-but-still-cooking-wind, so its not that side of things. The motor just isn't man enough.
What I'm after is a blower that'll make my cheeks flap with the force, as it's getting mighty hot down here in Devon and we need to keep the baby cool!
HELP!!!!!!
If it doesn't, I'd say there's something wrong, I don't think it's the fact that the standard fans are crap. It was much better after stripping & cleaning it when it died completely.