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Offline Diluxe

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heater only works on speed 3??
« on: 06 January 2007, 23:22 »
on my 89 16v the heater fan has all of a sudden only started working on speed 3 , i'm sure i read somewhere ahile ago that was due the resistor pack failing......................anyone got any further info on this, like where can i get a new resistor pack from, is it something i can repair my self with parts from maplin etc etc

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Offline jase555

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Re: heater only works on speed 3??
« Reply #1 on: 07 January 2007, 00:26 »
best thing is do a search on here. its a common problem and has been mentioned b4.

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=52339.0

this is on the same page as your topic. :rolleyes:

copy and paste to your browser
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Re: heater only works on speed 3??
« Reply #2 on: 07 January 2007, 10:15 »
yes mate read that one, but i was hoping i could get away with not paying 35 quid from GSF for a new one, and maybe that some boffin on here had fixed it with some parts from maplin..................................
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Re: heater only works on speed 3??
« Reply #3 on: 07 January 2007, 12:15 »
having swapped afew of these on several cars i'd say its easier to just buy a new one. i'm sure you could probably do it with cobbling parts together if you're good with that sort of thing. i personally suck when it comes to electrics so would rather pay.
pull your old one out and have a look at what its made up of and see if you can find a replacement component....?
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Re: heater only works on speed 3??
« Reply #4 on: 07 January 2007, 12:19 »
You can pick blowers up on fleabay cheaply, and they're easy to swap over  - thats what I did when mine packed in on settings 1 and 2.... and eventually 3 as well!
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Re: heater only works on speed 3??
« Reply #5 on: 07 January 2007, 17:34 »
Could be done easily with some fairly cheap ceramic resistors, but it's not worth the hassle.
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Re: heater only works on speed 3??
« Reply #6 on: 08 January 2007, 13:34 »
the reason the resistors blow is because water gets into the motor causing it to tighten up

so if your replacing the resistor give the actual motor a good lube up!!
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Re: heater only works on speed 3??
« Reply #7 on: 08 January 2007, 23:20 »
yep Gambit i did notice that my fan was covered in moisture, anyone know how the water is getting there, hopefully not from the matxrix  :sad:

found a guy on ebay that makes the resistors up on ebay for mk3, but will also do them for mk2 aswell for £17.50.
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Re: heater only works on speed 3??
« Reply #8 on: 09 January 2007, 00:15 »
Sod that £17.00+ for a few risistors mate listen go to a junk yard  rip one out of any golf MKII and pull the two contacts off and presto! I got these off a junk yard for £10.00  :wink:Yes blower included and tested on the premises.



If your a LHD the blower is no use as the fins are facing the wrong way so it sucks instead of blows LOL!
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Re: heater only works on speed 3??
« Reply #9 on: 09 January 2007, 14:20 »
Quote from: Diluxe on 08 January 2007, 23:20
yep Gambit i did notice that my fan was covered in moisture, anyone know how the water is getting there, hopefully not from the matxrix  :sad:

found a guy on ebay that makes the resistors up on ebay for mk3, but will also do them for mk2 aswell for £17.50.

it comes in the hole under the scuttle where it sucks air through - usually a line of silicone round the seal will help prevent water leaking down through
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