Yeah, my vents work fine when I'm driving, but it's still nice to have access to the fan sometimes for low speeds (and it will become more important in winter, probably....) Yes, I do believe I have the correct fuse (red one... sitting here I forget which size that is) I know I can probably fix it by replacing the fan. As I understand it, this is a huge job (disassembling the dash). Plus, the fan doesn't make noise (like it does in my passenger gl) so it seems like it's not too far gone. I guess one thing I'm wondering is whether there's an electrical solution to this problem (wiring the wipers/blower fan to separate fuses) that would hold me over until I'm ready to take the dash apart.
Thanks! -Wes
neil N wrote: > If your heat exchange box and cables are working right, I *think* you > should be able to direct fresh up to windshield while driving. So in > theory, you could leave the fan off while driving at a reasonable > speed. > > One reason the fan *may* be blowing the fuse, is because it's old, > working harder than it should and trying to pull more through the > circuit. > > Is the correct size fuse in place on that circuit? > > > > On 8/9/07, Wesley Pegden <wes@cs.uchicago.edu> wrote: > >> My heater fan blows the fuse occasionally. It doesn't make noise or >> anything, just blows the fuse. Wouldn't be such a big deal if the >> wipers weren't on the same fuse. Is there anything to do here either >> than take the dash apart to replace the fan (ughh...) or stop using the >> fan altogether (especially in rain)? Has anybody wired the fan/wipers >> to separate fuses? >> >> Thanks, >> Wes >> '83 1.9l westy >> (and '84 gl) >> >> > > > |
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