Blower Motor or Resistor?
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Blower Motor or Resistor?
So this morning I noticed the blower motor wasn’t working on any speed, shut truck off and started it again and it works. Repeated that and the blower doesn’t work again …. So is it the motor or the resistor? Thanks
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John, I never did like the way the harness connector plugged into the motor. May just want to disconnect the plug, check for cleanliness on the pins and go from there.
In addition, you can pull the resistor without removing anything else (I think I am remembering that correctly) to see if it is corroded and in need of being replaced. I replaced both the motor and resistor a couple years ago when I did the video for cleaning the A/C condenser coil.
In addition, you can pull the resistor without removing anything else (I think I am remembering that correctly) to see if it is corroded and in need of being replaced. I replaced both the motor and resistor a couple years ago when I did the video for cleaning the A/C condenser coil.
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Not trying to hijack, but figured since mine was related maybe somebody would benifit. My blower motor works but doesn’t seem to blow air as fast/strong as it used to. I have an aftermarket blower motor in there currently. Is it just not as good as the oem or do I have something else wrong?
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Not trying to hijack, but figured since mine was related maybe somebody would benifit. My blower motor works but doesn’t seem to blow air as fast/strong as it used to. I have an aftermarket blower motor in there currently. Is it just not as good as the oem or do I have something else wrong?
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I meant to say evaporator coil in my previous post, not condenser. Either way, below is the video Mark mentioned.
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So is the blower motor a OEM required item or is aftermarket alright? I’m going to try a dig into this, this afternoon.
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I bought an aftermarket one a few couple years back and it has been fine for my use. I did not notice an increase or decrease in air flow. I replaced it simply for good measure and I was in there doing other maintenance anyway.
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Well truck is fixed. 95% sure it was the motor but since I was in there I replaced the resistor too. The new motor didn’t come with the foam collar so be careful with the one on the stock motor. The motor I got came with some goofy connector that you have to determine which way the motor needs to turn so keep that in mind when wiring it up. $56 OTD This was not a hard job just a PITA, had to disconnect and remove the vacuum pump, ac low pressure connection etc. Thanks for the help.
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