Re: heater and defrost fan and control

From: Steve Preston (steveophonic@yahoo.com)
Date: Sun Jan 20 2008 - 17:54:25 EST


They upgraded this resistor module. The new one won't
look like the old one. It goes in the same way,but you
probably will have to clip two little plastic tabs
off.

Thanks!

Steve P.
--- David Gersic <info@zaccaria-pinball.com> wrote:

>
> On Sunday 20 January 2008 12:34 pm, Robert Setree
> wrote:
> > My defrost fan stopped running. My electrical
> diagram shows the resistor
> > bank and I find 12v there.
>
> It's most likely a failed resistor here. Do any of
> the fan speeds work?
>
> > I don't see how the battery or ignition switch
> > sends power to the fan.
>
> At least on mine (2001), power comes in to the
> resistors, which is really just
> one length of resistor wire wrapped around
> something, with multiple taps
> coming off it. Each tap increases the resistance,
> slowing the fan down. The
> fan speed selector switch selects one of these.
> Depending on where the
> resistor wire fails, you can get no, one, or only a
> couple of fan speeds.
>
> On mine, this is an easy replacement part. It's
> located in the passenger side
> footwell. Earlier models have it up in the
> dashboard, and you have to get at
> it by removing the windshield wipers and cowl cover.
>
>

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