Heater/blower doesn't work
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Heater/blower doesn't work
Hello there all,
I'm new here since today. I'm about to buy a 480. I went to the car, drove it and most of it was ok.
Only two point:
- There was zero activity in the heater/blower
- gearbox running very heavy, like shifting into a bucket of cement (posted in other forum)
Are those easy problems?
I'm new here since today. I'm about to buy a 480. I went to the car, drove it and most of it was ok.
Only two point:
- There was zero activity in the heater/blower
- gearbox running very heavy, like shifting into a bucket of cement (posted in other forum)
Are those easy problems?
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Hi LTS
The blower isn't a major problem. It can be fixed quite easily.
It's usually bad contact in the switch, on the resistors behind the glove compartment or in the VEM (VentilationElectricalModule) if there is one.
The gear-box sounds like a bigger problem though.
Look around in the forum and search for a similar post.
Search for i.e. 'gear shift'
What year is the car
Is it an ES or a turbo
Hope you find a nice 480
The blower isn't a major problem. It can be fixed quite easily.
It's usually bad contact in the switch, on the resistors behind the glove compartment or in the VEM (VentilationElectricalModule) if there is one.
The gear-box sounds like a bigger problem though.
Look around in the forum and search for a similar post.
Search for i.e. 'gear shift'
What year is the car
Is it an ES or a turbo
Hope you find a nice 480
480's never die, they just transcend.
Jens Lumbye
Storfors, Sweden
Jens Lumbye
Storfors, Sweden
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Thanks mate, I'll have a look at the (how do you say it) car-demolition people-thing. Looks like a 440 switch.
Yesterday I made a long distance test, about 400 kilometers and no problem. I feels like the heater works and that the problem is only the switch. It felt/smelt like there was some warm air.
Yesterday I made a long distance test, about 400 kilometers and no problem. I feels like the heater works and that the problem is only the switch. It felt/smelt like there was some warm air.
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Problem so far fixed. I bought a new VEM. Installed connected all the wires (quite a hassle) and everythign works. Warm, cold, window blower, vent blower and floor.
Only thing is, the fan doesn't swith off when turning off the engine. Lights go out from the control switch (VEM) but the blower keeps turning.
Any ideas how to change that? I think I have to cut one of the speedswitch and connect the speedswitch cable to the ignition, or to the VEM-(ignition)-cable
Only thing is, the fan doesn't swith off when turning off the engine. Lights go out from the control switch (VEM) but the blower keeps turning.
Any ideas how to change that? I think I have to cut one of the speedswitch and connect the speedswitch cable to the ignition, or to the VEM-(ignition)-cable
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A bit late maybe, but here it is. The VEM is connected with a frame. You have to take of a few screws and a few from the frame. The frame is on the bottom connected with the steering collum and the rest of the dash. Take 2 screws out there and you have some play. Iyou can take out the VEM, make sure the wires on the back are disconnected. Then you have to take of the wire from the heater itself. Of is easy, but back in.....480lover wrote:How did you get the VEM out? I've taken the dash off and unscrewed the retaining nuts but dont know what to do after that. The slider is attached to an arm and I dont know which leads to pull out due to lack of slack so cant see the connection points.
Any tips will be GREATLY taken
Cheers
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