Date:         Fri, 3 Jul 2009 18:28:51 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Heater blower motor
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At 06:07 PM 7/3/2009, Andy Morse wrote:
>is it possible my blower motor is fine since it does turn on and
>vibrates horribly, is it possible it came loose? I'm going to wait
>till I've got everything apart to order parts.

If it's just making a dreadful howling racket it's likely the
bearings are worn and chattering (rolling around the inside of the
bushing instead of rotating smoothly within it).  That means bearing
or motor replacement, and the easy way to do that is the complete
blower assembly inside the heater case.

OTOH if it's been running smoothly and suddenly is now actually
shaking things around it, either the fan rotor has come apart or
(more likely) there's a wasp's nest or a dead mouse or something else
that doesn't belong lodged inside it.  Which may or may not indicate
that the screen on the intake has come adrift somehow.


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David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'89 Po' White Star "Scamp"