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Old Feb 13, 2024 | 09:57 PM
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Heater fan

I went to turn on defroster and nothing. Tracked down the fuse location, pulled it (30 amp) It appeared to be blown,very dusty, former quarry truck, and replaced it. When I turned on the fan again it sparked and blew instantly. Any suggestions on fixing it would be great. Thanks
 
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Old Feb 14, 2024 | 07:23 AM
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I would start with the resistor pack. It may be shorted.
 
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Old Feb 14, 2024 | 07:25 AM
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Something like this:

https://www.rockauto.com/en/catalog/...+resistor,6557

I am trying to remember if it is under the dash or on the blower box under the hood
 
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Old Feb 14, 2024 | 08:43 AM
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do the blower and resistor as a set

Resistor is near the passenger Head under the hood

Easier to remove blower fan first, clean out all the gunk insides ( I HOESD IT DOWN) and then do resistor
 
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Old Feb 14, 2024 | 09:15 AM
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Thanks, very helpful as usual. I would be lost without you folks!
 
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Old Feb 14, 2024 | 01:13 PM
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Usually if the resister is bad, you will have only 1 speed with the blower. I'm betting the motor is bad.
 
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Old Feb 14, 2024 | 05:48 PM
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Thanks. Would a bad motor blow the fuse?
 
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Old Feb 15, 2024 | 06:36 AM
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yes it will.
and as already said, just get a resister while you are at it.
nothing worse than getting it all together to find you only have one blower speed and have to take the truck back apart.
 
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I ended up needing a resistor pigtail, resistor and blower

I had a lot more air flow after and my ducts were clogged with leaves and a nest.

The evap and heater core were plugged up with dusty gunk too

After many years, you just need to go through it all to be sure

I dont like doing things twice unless its fun
 
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Old Feb 15, 2024 | 09:15 AM
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Need to see if that is the correct fuse for that slot too, I do not have my EVTM handy or I would check for you. Luckily this is an easy fix.

While in there, buy some foaming evap cleaner and spray it up in that evap case. They usually come with a hose to poke it into odd spots. They are always full of ****...this will be very true if old quarry truck.
 
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Thanks . I am going into it today if the rain lets up a bit.
 
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Old Feb 16, 2024 | 08:52 PM
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The motor is full of dust and acorns. Are they supposed to be there? What brand of acorns do you guys use?
 
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the best acorns to use are from old growth Spanish oaks.
there should not be any dust at all. that means there is no water to keep the dust as a moist soil so the acorns will grow into more strong oak trees.
 
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Thanks. I guess I should put in a drip system now.
 
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