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Old Jun 5, 2015 | 01:20 PM
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My new to me 99 f350 has a great a/c but it only blows on high.
Am I looking at a blower motor, resistor, or the fan switch?

I'm greatful that it does blow on high being in SE TX and SW LA. If it didn't I couldn't ride in the ol girl. A black truck with no a/c is not happening this time of year
 
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Old Jun 5, 2015 | 01:24 PM
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Here's my new girl next to my dad's obs
 
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Old Jun 5, 2015 | 01:42 PM
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Sounds like the resistor in the blower housing under the hood. When the resistors burn out it stops working on that speed. There is a different ohm resistor for each lower speed and I don't believe there is one for high. You can ohm it out to check. If they reads open line the resistors are indeed bad.
 
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Old Jun 5, 2015 | 04:10 PM
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Ok thanks. I'll get that tomorrow.
Also the blower don't move enough air. I can barely feel it when driving. Is this because of the aftermarket blower? I know it has been changed became it has a pigtail on it and the factory one the plug is on the blower
 
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Old Jun 5, 2015 | 04:37 PM
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Make sure the hoses are still intact.....They're known to rot out after awhile
 
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Old Jun 6, 2015 | 08:01 AM
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Same thing happened to my truck and it was the resister. If I remember right I tore up the connector getting it apart so make sure its not corroded and your getting full power.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2015 | 07:40 AM
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At first... I thought this was a thread about the new laws in Washington and Colorado. I saw something the other day that threw me off-balance: You know those people that stand on the sidewalk, twirling signs that advertise a business? I saw a guy on the side of the road with an arrow sign with the lettering "Got Weed?" The times... they are a-changin'.

Fan resistor.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2015 | 07:56 AM
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At first... I thought this was a thread about the new laws in Washington and Colorado. I saw something the other day that threw me off-balance: You know those people that stand on the sidewalk, twirling signs that advertise a business? I saw a guy on the side of the road with an arrow sign with the lettering "Got Weed?" The times... they are a-changin'.

Fan resistor.
LMBO.
 
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Old Jun 8, 2015 | 12:44 AM
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Yeah, I thought I'd live long enough to see the day.....But 25 years flying a Bucket Truck....Had to be a Good boy. Might have to Retire and become a Gentleman Farmer...
 
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Well I finally got around to changing the resistor. Still nothing but high speed. Any more ideas?
 
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Originally Posted by Tugly
At first... I thought this was a thread about the new laws in Washington and Colorado. I saw something the other day that threw me off-balance: You know those people that stand on the sidewalk, twirling signs that advertise a business? I saw a guy on the side of the road with an arrow sign with the lettering "Got Weed?" The times... they are a-changin'.

Fan resistor.
Yea Tug and Me thinks for the worse!!There are times I just want to get up and choke the crap out of my TV !


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If it wasn't the resistor, it should be the switch. Unless you have rodents chewing wires under your hood/dash.
 
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Also the blower don't move enough air.
My second guess would be switch, do you have a volt meter?

For the low air flow issue it may be the heater core find are clogged with debris. If you pull the blower you can see it.
 
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