Blower motor resistor
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Topic: Blower motor resistor
Posted By: 72GTS351CJ
Subject: Blower motor resistor
Date Posted: 16-November-2017 at 12:51PM
 What's the deal here? Looks like plastic rivets. Any help would be appreciated ------------- 72GTS Clint Eastwood Special |
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Posted By: californiajohnny
Date Posted: 16-November-2017 at 4:11PM
yes that's what they are, just gently work them out  ------------- JOHN 74 GRAN TORINO S&H CLONE 74 VETTE CUSTOM 90 S10 BLAZER 4X4 LIFTED 77 CELICA CUSTOM 75 V8 MONZA SUPERCHARGED 79 COURIER VERT. SLAMMED 75 VEGA V6 5 SPD 70 CHEV C10 P/U 68 MUSTANG FB CONVERSION |
Posted By: 72GTS351CJ
Date Posted: 17-November-2017 at 12:46AM
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Thanks C.J. I will pull the glove box and try and massage it out. I have a melted plug on my heater switch so I figured I'd start here ------------- 72GTS Clint Eastwood Special |
Posted By: 72GTS351CJ
Date Posted: 27-November-2017 at 2:38AM
  It physically looks good. What would be the proper way to test it. I have a melted plug at the heater switch. I figured it was this or the blower motor. I don't mind changing both but I can't seem to find the exact resistor. Thanks for any help------------- 72GTS Clint Eastwood Special |
Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 27-November-2017 at 7:52AM
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I can check a factory service manual to see if there is anything there on how to check the resistor. But I probably won't be able to get back to you until tomorrow. ------------- Vince 1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car GTS.org Admin |
Posted By: 72GTS351CJ
Date Posted: 27-November-2017 at 12:56PM
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Don't knock yourself out. I'm trying to find a replacement anyway. I see a few on eBay that look similar but not exact. I might take a shot with the best looking candidate ------------- 72GTS Clint Eastwood Special |
Posted By: Rockatansky
Date Posted: 27-November-2017 at 2:15PM
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ohm meter?
plug it back in & check volts in each range? FWIW if the plug melted the resistor is probably still working (getting hot) melt down might be caused by a poor connection in the plug if worse comes to worse pretty much any resistor block you can find with the pigtail can be spliced in ... think Mustang, F series ------------- 72 GT Ute |
Posted By: Big Bird
Date Posted: 27-November-2017 at 3:15PM
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Agree with Rock, put a meter on it and measure resistance. Probably a bad connection, nothing discolored and no evidence of a melt-down. ------------- "What we do in full frontal view, is more honest than your cleaned-up mind." Randy 1979 T-Bird 2005 F-150 STX RCSB 4.6, 3.55 LSD How the Heck does a REGULAR CAB SHORTBED weigh over 5200 pounds? |
Posted By: 72GTS351CJ
Date Posted: 28-November-2017 at 6:52AM
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Thanks. I see your point. I found a n.o.s. one I'll throw it in anyway and move on to the melted plug ------------- 72GTS Clint Eastwood Special |
Posted By: 72FordGTS
Date Posted: 28-November-2017 at 2:29PM
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Rick, is your car is an A/C car? If so you can check the draw at the blower motor by running an ammeter in series. According to the OEM specs, an A/C car should have the following draw at the motor (at 12.2 volts) low: 5amps med-low: 11 amps med-high: 17 amps high: 23 amps You can also check the blower switch for shorts to ground by turning it off, and using a test light to probe between terminals for each setting. If it lights up, you have a short. Start with this and see what you find. Good luck.
------------- Vince 1972 Ford GTS Sportsroof - Survivor, One Family car GTS.org Admin |
Posted By: 72GTS351CJ
Date Posted: 28-November-2017 at 2:41PM
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Wow!!! Great information. Thanks for going out of your way for me. I'll be at it this weekend. And yes a/c car. ------------- 72GTS Clint Eastwood Special |