VEM guru?

[ArcticTony]

Is there a VEM guru I could take my car to? I’m
In East Sussex but can travel. I appreciate there are guides to help and assist but I also see that they can be a little tricky to spot poor or dry solder and I don’t have a soldering iron and would rather get it done properly first time than faffing round myself. Symptoms are, no life at the fan switch but fuse is okay.

[jifflemon]

What happens if you press AC max?

[ArcticTony]

I’ll check over the weekend and let you know.

[akuji]

What happens if you press AC max?

I've got a similar issue, fan switch works intermittendly but the ac max button works perfectly. are these symptoms for a known issue?

[ArcticTony]

What happens if you press AC max?

So the blower comes on full blast but no control on the fan switch.

What does this suggest?

[Alan 480]

What happens if you press AC max?

So the blower comes on full blast but no control on the fan switch.

What does this suggest?

From what I can recall when on FULL blast the three/four way blower switch and all the 'gubbins' in the VEM are bypassed and fed from a different supply

I must confess to wimping out on any attempt at resoldering and fed the switch from the 'other supply' as the actual 'A/C unit' is toast anyway. .. . . ..

[ArcticTony]

Yup, I don’t want to get into soldering either which is why I’m wondering if there is a go to person who has experience with the VEM and could diagnose and fix for me.

[royhedger]

From memory, and it's been 20 years since I had a 480 with a VEM, they're quite straightforward to resolder.

[jifflemon]

Yup, it’s resolder time: there’s an FAQ about it on the “original” site (that people forget about!) - shall try and find time to build it into a forum FAQ

start here

Then navigate to section 30, ventilation system doesn’t work sometimes.

[ArcticTony]

Thanks for this. I have seen the guide already so my plan is to share it with a local auto electrician who works on classics, hence my question about whether anyone knew of a go to guru who knew the VEM well rather than someone who doesn’t. Will see how he gets on.

[ArcticTony]

Ha! I found my guru. VEM fixed and working. Toasty warm car now and all dismantled and remantled without any plastics damage too.

Onto the next jobs.