--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxx, "Walter" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote: <SNIP> > The reason my original blower went bad is because it filled with water. Why > did it fill with water? My condensate drain does not appear to be clogged. > So what's the deal? It only had 9000 miles on it when it started giving > problems. Why do the bearings get wet and rust to pieces? <SNIP> The drain for the intake chamber is clogged. At the bottom of the windshield is the intake for the heater & A/C. On the top passenger side is the opening where air enters in. At the bottom is a drain that empties out over the gas tank. As water and air enter the chamber, water naturally falls to the bottom and drains out. The air seperates and is sucked into the ducting at the top and is routed to the blower motor. If the drain at the bottom is clogged, water will fill the chamber, and will spill down thru the ducting, eventually collecting in the motor thus rusting it out. To test this, pour a small amount of water down the windshield, about a glass or two. Then check underneath the the car to see if, and how much of the water drained out. You can also lean over to look directly down to check for blockage, and to see how fast the water drains. Water shouldn't stay for very long, and should immediately exit thru the drain. After cleaning mine, I can't flood it with even a garden hose. If it's only dirt and cobwebs causing the blockage, cleaning should be fairly simple. Remove the access panel in the trunk for the gas tank. From here you'll be able to see the drain above the fuel pump boot. Using a coat hanger, pencil, or any other object, you can break the dirt apart. It makes it easier if you keep the chamber filled about half way with water (turns the hardened dirt back into mud. If the blockage is worse (twigs, leaves, excessive dirt, etc...) you'll need to remove the grill below the windshield to remove the items. But be careful, the grill is fragile. Not much force is needed to break it. After this, the problem should go away. The intake chamber isn't something you would be able to find in the parts manual. It's not installed, but rather "created" when the front firewall is put into place (or in the DeLorean's case, when the 2 fibreglass halves were glued together). But it's pretty much that way on every car I've ever seen. -Robert vin 6585 p.s. If the intake chamber for the blower motor is clogged, chances are so is the ram air intake for the engine. It wouldn't hurt to check it as well.