Re: On Dash - Fan Blower Switch needed

["Mark Madison" <markie@proaxis.com>]

don't forget to check the infamous resistor pack that is located on the
blower.
look for cracks.


----- Original Message -----
From: Jeff Wheeler <j_dubbya@mindspring.com>
To: Speriod Ducum <htay@indiana.edu>; <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 1999 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: On Dash - Fan Blower Switch needed


>
> >I have a/c, the a/c turns on at 1 and 2 the blower
> >stays dead. at 3 and 4 the a/c dies and the fan blower kicks on...  does
> >any know if the switch is indeed the problem?
> >
> There are two things at work here -
>
> 1) the a/c compressor is controlled by a little tiny switch that is
> contacted at the "norm" and "max" a/c positions of the selection lever.
The
> whole assembly has a Yugo-like build quality to it (all 3 Sciroccos I've
> owned have had trouble here), and it's possible that the switch isn't
making
> good contact.  I find that it's sometimes helpful to pull that assembly
out
> and ensure that it's not bent funny, not too loose (you have to get pretty
> imaginative in fixing the latter problem), etc.
>
> 2) the fan switch gets hot and melts a little inside.  You can actually
> disassemble the thing and sometimes see where molten plastic has oozed
over
> the contacts you're having trouble with.  Sometimes you can scrape them
> enough to get them functional, but I think the new ones are cheap enough
to
> make the rehab effort not worth it.
>
> Good Luck,
> Jeff
> '82 8v
>
>
>
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