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Feb 22, 2001 | 10:02 AM

buzzard

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I was installing a new heater core last evening in my '68 and while disassembling the underdash components I came across a "springlike" (heating element?) that attaches to the blower motor/heater core housing. It has a 3 or 4 pronged wire harness plug attached to it that runs up under the dash (I think to the heater controls). What is this part? I tried to find a comparable piece in the catalogues, but they show just about every other underdash component except this one. Can anybody tell me what this part is and what it does.

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Feb 22, 2001 | 11:34 AM

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Buzzard, it sounds like you’re describing the resistor block that drops the voltage for the slower blower speeds.

Barry

Feb 22, 2001 | 12:01 PM

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Yes, this is the resistor for the blower motor. And when I was
rigging one up in my 53 F100 I found out why they mount it in the
airstream. That thing gets RED HOT!