Date:         Thu, 12 Jan 2012 22:44:00 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Front heater fan resistor option
Comments: To: Gregory Smith <gfs@GREGORYFSMITH.COM>
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At 10:14 PM 1/12/2012, Gregory Smith wrote:
>speeds, although you have a total of four speed options with this
>part.  The resistor is nestled just to the right of my
>stereo/ashtray.  This area seems pretty devoid of other wires etc.
>which is important as the resistors do get very hot, glowing
>actually. Normally the resistor is inside the heater fan housing or
>duct where the moving air helps keep it cool, so we'll see how it
>works.  This will also work in my Scorpion who's resistor is also
>broken. The hardest part is deciding which speeds to use, I

I'll tell you how long the heater fan resistor on my Camry lasted
when I took it out of the air stream...about a minute.  What they
wanted for a new one wasn't pretty, either.

Yours,
David