Blower motor resistor

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eastcoast60 said:
Where is the blower motor resistor ? :confused:
__. It's bolted kinda on the bottom of the blower motor. The passenger in the right-front seat is about to touch it with his toes.

__. I'm pretty sure that there are pictures here on this website somewhere -- the "search" feature is pretty clunky but if you take a little time it should turn the post with the pictures up.

__. This whole thing is a PITFA (DAMHIK!). Often when the resistor goes out, it's because the motor is bad and drawing too much current -- replace just the resistor and it will blow again. The only real cure is to replace the motor/fan unit, too. There's thought that one of the big reasons that this happens is because the "cabin filter" isn't changed and dirt contaminates the motor, causing it to drag.
 
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