john01473 Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Intermittently the interior fan heater stops and starts without touching the controls – I have heard of something called a “spider” is that what is causing this problem or is likely to be some part of the control system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 See the tech archive for details of the spider but no it is not likely to have any bearing on the fault you have. The switch is a possible culprit as sometimes they go a bit funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john01473 Posted October 26, 2008 Author Share Posted October 26, 2008 See the tech archive for details of the spider but no it is not likely to have any bearing on the fault you have. The switch is a possible culprit as sometimes they go a bit funny. thanks for advice - checked the tech archive - so yes not spider - going to parts dealer tomorrow will order switch - i bet changing it is another thing. cheers - thanks alot mate. Big John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Mills Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 Hi There, I had the same problem, and it was the connector unit in the passengers footwell side panel. As I have never heard of it being called the Spider, I will have to look it up as well. This unit has a number of spade terminals on it and the one to the heater can carry well over 10 amps which is the maximum load for a 1/4" spade terminal, and as it gets hot it lets go and as it cools it makes contact again. I cut the spade off and put a proper ring tag on and put it under the same nut that the whole tag assembly mounts on. All ok for a year now. I also know the previous owner had the heater fan unit changed to try to cure this fault. Amazing what a cheap multimeter and a wiring diagram can fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john01473 Posted October 26, 2008 Author Share Posted October 26, 2008 Hi There,I had the same problem, and it was the connector unit in the passengers footwell side panel. As I have never heard of it being called the Spider, I will have to look it up as well. This unit has a number of spade terminals on it and the one to the heater can carry well over 10 amps which is the maximum load for a 1/4" spade terminal, and as it gets hot it lets go and as it cools it makes contact again. I cut the spade off and put a proper ring tag on and put it under the same nut that the whole tag assembly mounts on. All ok for a year now. I also know the previous owner had the heater fan unit changed to try to cure this fault. Amazing what a cheap multimeter and a wiring diagram can fix. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaah thanks - that panel has been off a few times - previos owner - will have a look in their. as i say the truth is out there - and you guys know it cheers Big John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolly Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Mine had the same problem, it was leaking water from the heater coil into the electrics. A wet carpet smell is usually the giveaway. I looped the heater hoses & cut out the heater altogether because the local mob wanted $1500 to put in a new coil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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