Woody, Your tip is was most timely. I am having problems with my heating system. Front heater: Blower motor runs fine on "High", but on the other settings, the motor runs in fits and starts. Very erratic. Is this symptom solid for a relay problem? And you say I can get to it somehow through the dash, without having to remove it. That would be terrific. Rear Heater: Blower runs fine, but I have a leak. I think the valve is leaking. Anyone with experience in changing it out. Are the valves expensive. Is it difficult. If I tackle the task, is there anything else I deed to address while I have it apart? Thanks, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver WoodyHalsey2@CS.COM wrote: > Dear List, > > A few days ago someone wrote asking for suggestions on how to approach a > heater blower problem, wondering whether it was hard to get at etc. > > My *strong* suggestion is to try replacing the large relay above the fuse box > that controls the blower motor. It is a quick, easy and cheap fix. Don't > start dismantling the dash (a day's work) until your sure the relay is not > the source of the problem. > > On two occasions this year aging relays have caused weird electrical problems > in my 83.5. First it was the blower motor, then it was the windshield wiper > motor. Since replacing the relays I have had no problems. (Except that the > blower doesn't blow much air, but that's another story!) > > Woody
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