| Subject: | Re: question regarding front heater switch and knob, 1990 Vanagon GL |
| From: | David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> |
| Date: | Wed, 30 Dec 2009 15:21:12 -0500 |
At 09:13 PM 12/27/2009, Boucheron wrote:
>After taking my motor out I use electric motor oil on the bushings to
>get it moving again and then connected it to a 10 amp battery charger.
>At first it was drawing around 8 amps and I would stop it often to add
>more oil. I think it was down to about 4 amps after running 48 hours or
>so. Has been working fine for over 4 years now.
That would be for the bare motor. Based on three samples, a good
motor with the blower wheel attached and the case assembled (but not
installed in the heater box) draws just about twelve amps running in
free air from a fully charged battery with engine stopped.
Yrs,
David