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hya peeps well now that I've jumped into the world of Transporters I thought I'd ask some advice from those that know


as you see he's not in bad nick and has only 33,000 on a recon engine and drives very nicely , what i want to know is what badges are missing from the back?? I bought a VW one off ebay as it was supposedly off a T25 but the pins didn't match!!!
Also what are the blower units for the heater like to fit? as mine doesn't seem to work -have checked fuses and hot air comes out when you get going so not a massive problem but i go kitesurfing so be good to warm the van up to get changed in!!
Thanx in advance - Rob

Hiya Rob, welcome to 80-90

The badge on the left should be 'Volkswagen' and on the right 'Transporter'

yorkierob wrote:Also what are the blower units for the heater like to fit? as mine doesn't seem to work -have checked fuses and hot air comes out when you get going so not a massive problem

Erm..............would somebody else care to fill Rob in on this one??

Yours will have "Volkswagen" on the left and "Transporter" on the right unless your V5 says different, like caravelle or multivan

heater motor is a big job, all the dash has to come off.
so make sure it IS the motor

i think i have those badges in my garage but the right hand one says camping. give me a shout if you want them.

ricicles wrote:i think i have those badges in my garage but the right hand one says camping. give me a shout if you want them.

Yeh I'll defo have the volswagen one as i know that will fit I'm still waiting for the V5 docs to come through so not sure what he is lol let me know how much ya want etc thanx

kevtherev wrote:Yours will have "Volkswagen" on the left and "Transporter" on the right unless your V5 says different, like caravelle or multivan

heater motor is a big job, all the dash has to come off.
so make sure it IS the motor

how do i make sure it is??????

Hi Rob, welcome.

Cazz wrote:Hi Rob, welcome.

thanx for making me so welcome Its really nice in here

yorkierob wrote:

kevtherev wrote:heater motor is a big job, all the dash has to come off.
so make sure it IS the motor

how do i make sure it is??????

Here's the blower information/diagnosis from the 80-90 'Wiki' https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Co ... eplacement

essentially the circuit consists of the wiring and fuse (obviously), 4 position switch, speed reduction resistors and the motor itself. IF you have to gain access to the resistors, the motor, their connections or the wiring immediately adjacent to them it's a dash out jobbie I'm afraid

and, much as I don't want to scare you this may prove sobering reading viewtopic.php?f=39&t=77574

Good luck, and you are at least in the right place to ask questions so you're not completely on your own

thanx for the help think i'll make sure its a nice warm day first!!

As has been said above there should be a 'volkswagen' badge on the left and 'transporter' on the right. However early vans used a different badge font style and thus ended up different sizes, with different pin positions. You need the newer ones.

As for the heater/blower check the fan switch first- its very easy to get to- just pull it out then short the highest speed setting contacts and you should hear the motor going if it works!
Dash removal isn't as scary as it sounds, it just takes a while. If it's not been done before you may well need a stud extractor set too.

E D I T: forgot to say thats a very good looking van too!

badge on the right maybe 'caravelle' or 'caravelle c ' - 3 front seats + bulkhead - arm rests on factory seats(7 seats in total ) will make it 'caravelle gl'

windowed bus so coud be transporter or caravelle