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Under hood, passenger side.
Using a wrapping paper tube & with my snoz poked in one end
I think we need pics :P
I can turn my electric fan off (no it's not that) so there is no drafts when the engine is running & use the tube to "sniff".
Not coming from the starter or it's wiring or anything on the drivers side.
When the fan resistors (or fans themselves) give up the ghost, do the start to give hot electrical stink?
The insulation on the fan's motor certainly will have the smell but they're certainly not long for this world once you start to smell em.
I'd guess the resistor could be going bad too. They're usually cheap enough.
On that side there are a couple other electrical things like the AC pressure switch but I wouldn't think it would make any smells.
Pretty sure the horn relay is over there too inside the cab tho.
if resistors are on the medium/big(wattage) size, they can smell like a motor when it starts burning the varnish cambric tape off them, then the magic blue smoke, soon leaves.
I've never torn into the HVAC box. Getting ready for a road trip.
Is the resistor accessed inside the cab or under hood?
Under hood, just below and a little to the right of the blower motor.. Be sure to check the plug, any discoloration is probably too much, if it's getting hot it will most likely be the stinker...
Sounds like what someone posted when their truck burned up.
Leaves and debris touching the resisters started the fire.
There were also photos of the truck burning on this site back when it was posted.
So do not turn on the fan until you clean out the junk from the resisters.
Under hood, just below and a little to the right of the blower motor.. Be sure to check the plug, any discoloration is probably too much, if it's getting hot it will most likely be the stinker...
Thanks, I thought it was in the cab behind glove box area. Will check this AM.
Originally Posted by subford
Sounds like what someone posted when their truck burned up.
Leaves and debris touching the resisters started the fire.
Yes, what I certainly was trying to avoid.
Have scrupulously tried to keep everything possible out of the cowl, vents & other areas
