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Old Jul 17, 2019 | 04:53 PM
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1997 E350 7.3 eats blower motors

Blower motor quit so changed out with an aftermarket unit. Blower would run only 2 speeds then blower quit after a couple of weeks. Changed out with another aftermarket blower and the same thing happened.
I want to wire around the resistor pack directly to the motor and use a rheostat but really don't know how.
Any suggestions?
 
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Old Jul 17, 2019 | 09:30 PM
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Don't. Fix the problem, which is probably the resistor pack OR your ground for the motor OR a bad power connection upstream from the resistor pack.
 
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Old Jul 18, 2019 | 04:41 AM
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Originally Posted by wirelessengineer
Fix the problem,
Agreed---the present replace without diagnosing isn't working so well. Working with a schematic is best as it will show what other connections and switches are part of the blower motor circuit.

There are two wiring harness connectors I've changed because they failed; the resistor network connector on the blower motor housing and the speed control switch located inside the cabin behind the Function & Temperature pod. Could be that switch and/or the resistor as Wireless suggests.

Two photos showing those connectors having failed:






 
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