Blower Motor is dying a slow, painful death....
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Today the vent fan was still finnicky. I went out to check the voltage and heard it 'crying' at me and turning slowly. I tapped it, and it went full speed.
How hard is it to locate a replacement motor and how hard is the swap? It "LOOKS" pretty straight forward, but you never know.
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Originally Posted by gruveb
Today the vent fan was still finnicky. I went out to check the voltage and heard it 'crying' at me and turning slowly. I tapped it, and it went full speed.
How hard is it to locate a replacement motor and how hard is the swap? It "LOOKS" pretty straight forward, but you never know.
How hard is it to locate a replacement motor and how hard is the swap? It "LOOKS" pretty straight forward, but you never know.
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Don't trade in your core until your replacement is installed and working, so that you don't accidentally trade in parts that you need to swap over, like a retaining screw for the squirrel cage or something like that. Don't forget to install the little rubber elbow-shaped cooling duct when you've got the new blower in.
Actually, if you're hurtin' for cash and don't mind pulling and reinstalling the same blower motor, you _could_ try removing it, blasting it clean internally with carb cleaner sprayed through the cooling holes, then add a little oil on the bearings and stick it back in. You might get another year or so out of it that way.
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Do I have to mess with the interior at all? I hate that!
I hope I can swap it out from the engine compartment. Actually, it'* surprising more of them don't break in Arizona. I constantly run all of the fans on all of my cars.
I hope I can swap it out from the engine compartment. Actually, it'* surprising more of them don't break in Arizona. I constantly run all of the fans on all of my cars.
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Originally Posted by gruveb
Do I have to mess with the interior at all? I hate that!
I hope I can swap it out from the engine compartment. Actually, it'* surprising more of them don't break in Arizona. I constantly run all of the fans on all of my cars.
I hope I can swap it out from the engine compartment. Actually, it'* surprising more of them don't break in Arizona. I constantly run all of the fans on all of my cars.
May want to do this while you're at too mind you for improved air flow!
http://www.bonnevilleclub.com/techinfo/?article=62
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mine squeals horribly, usually for the first few minutes the car is running...
I have a spare used blower motor in my garage from a 86 Park Avenue, will this one work with my ECC in the bonneville?
If not, im gunna try the carb cleaner, then the oil....them motors can be kinda expensive!
I have a spare used blower motor in my garage from a 86 Park Avenue, will this one work with my ECC in the bonneville?
If not, im gunna try the carb cleaner, then the oil....them motors can be kinda expensive!
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