Date:         Fri, 12 Sep 2003 12:34:26 -0400
Reply-To:     jesse johnson <jjmojo@SUSCOM.NET>
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From:         jesse johnson <jjmojo@SUSCOM.NET>
Subject:      Aux. Heater Problems
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Hey Everyone,
Since it's starting to get cold where i live...decided to
check my heat to make sure all is working. I have a
problem with my aux. heater that is by the passengers feet
in the rear. When i flip on the fan switch...i blow the
fuse. Is this a common thing? Looked at the elec. circuit
and seems fairly simple. Would you suspect a fried fan
motor? OR a bad resister? Just though i would ask before i
looked into this further. Other thing is...should there be
a cable connected to the valve that turns the heat on and
off for the aux. heater? There is nothing connected to
mine...it was like that when i bought it...so if i need to
get a cable well..then i will. And finally...how often do
these heater cores go bad? I smell anti freeze if i flip
open the valve...or is it usually the o-ring that is bad?
Any advice would be great before i jump into fixing this.
thanks everyone,
jesse
89 carat