Doug, I'd say that if you are blowing the fuse, the problem is not the resistor, it's likely to be a frozen fan motor, or (less likely) a wire with bad insulation shorting to ground. When the resistor goes bad, it opens up, and no current flows through the circuit (so you won't blow a fuse). A stuck fan motor or grounded wire will draw *more* current, thus causing the fuse to blow. The stuck motor is more likely *unless* your van has been hit hard in the front at some time... wires pinched in an accident will sometimes get shorted to ground. Tim At 04:22 PM 9/19/2006 -0400, Doug Fitz-Randolph wrote: >My blower stopped working about 6 years ago and I'm thinking I might get >to fixing it someday soon. It isn't the switch, I checked that. Turning >the blower on will blow the fuse every time. Does anyone know where the >resistor for the front blower motor is located? Is it part of the motor? >Is there one at all? There must be. I couldn't find a part# in ETKA, >but I seem to recall many years ago hearing that sometimes when your >front blower does not work it is the resistor that has failed rather >than the blower itself. I could very well have completely invented this >memory, though, but thought I'd ask and make sure! > >Thanks, >Doug Fitz-Randolph >Freeport, ME |
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