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Date:         Mon, 12 Jun 2017 14:59:26 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Rear a/c blower motor resistor
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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Agree, good point.

Yrs, d

On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 2:58 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

> I'll add that a burned out motor speed resistor is a symptom much like a > fuse. The blower motor needs attention or replacement. > > > Dennis, > From my Windows phone. > ------------------------------ > From: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> > Sent: ‎6/‎12/‎2017 2:53 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Rear a/c blower motor resistor > > There is a similar but smaller two-stage resistor mounted to the outside of > the rear blower case. It has bare windings and spade terminals sticking > out. I haven't studied this point but I presume it gets some airflow from > the blower intake. Newer versions of this resistor have a thermal fuse > located above the second-stage resistor winding. You could substitute your > front blower resistor but I would expect the resulting speeds to be higher > than the original, and you would still have to mount it with some attention > to ventilation. > > Yrs, > d > > On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 2:18 PM, rick Duvernay < > richard.duvernay@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > Folks- > > > > I have an 87 gl camper. The rear ac blower motor only operates on high > > speed. I changed out the front switch on the dash. It made no > difference. > > Is there a resistor in back near the blower motor that I should change? > > Six months ago I removed the dash and changed out the front blower motor > > and resistor (after cleaning out the mouse nest). I saved the old > resister > > from the front. Can I use that? I have a Bentley, but I never learned > how > > to read wiring diagrams. Any suggestions would be appreciated. > > > > Rick > > > > Sent from my iPhone >


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