No heat

[Zinno_e30]

The fan does not work in any position (1-4), regardless if it is on heat/AC. I am assuming it is the blower motor - is this the culprit?

[Ceeker]

blower fan resistor -responsible for fan speed located below the blower motor. slip your hand under the motor and pull up-slides out. install new one about 20-30 bucks - make sure it is a 4 speed resistor and not a 3.

[Zinno_e30]

I've read that the resistor is the fix only if the fan works in position 4, however, my fan does not work in any position. Is it still the resistor?

[Wh33lhop]

blower fan resistor -responsible for fan speed located below the blower motor. slip your hand under the motor and pull up-slides out. install new one about 20-30 bucks - make sure it is a 4 speed resistor and not a 3.

A dead resistor will still allow the fan to operate at full speed since that is just a short to power.

I am curious, are your AC/recirc buttons lighting up or are they dead too? Have you checked the fuse?

[jlevie]

Since the fan doesn't work at any speed, it won't be the resistor. A blown fuse, bad fan switch, bad unloader relay, or burned out fan motor are what you should be looking for.

[Zinno_e30]

I am curious, are your AC/recirc buttons lighting up or are they dead too? Have you checked the fuse?

Since the fan doesn't work at any speed, it won't be the resistor. A blown fuse, bad fan switch, bad unloader relay, or burned out fan motor are what you should be looking for.

It was a bad fuse - I appreciate the help! I ended up replacing several other fuses and got my interior lights working again :)

The heat finally works, however the fan makes a loud noise in positions 3 and 4 - could it be the blower fan?

[b*saint]

Mine was like this. I took it out, cleaned the brushes, sprayed the bitch out with brake cleaner, reassembled, replaced the 30A fuse and its been working fine.

[StereoInstaller1]

It was a bad fuse - I appreciate the help! I ended up replacing several other fuses and got my interior lights working again :)

The heat finally works, however the fan makes a loud noise in positions 3 and 4 - could it be the blower fan?

Yes, it is bad. The extra stress of bad bearings or just filth in the bushings is why the fuse blew.

Thus:

Mine was like this. I took it out, cleaned the brushes, sprayed the bitch out with brake cleaner, reassembled, replaced the 30A fuse and its been working fine.

maybe do a little lubrication with a drop or two of sewing machine oil too.

[b*saint]

I thought of that but I didn't want to use anything conductive near the brushes.