[DMCForum] Re: Only blows air on fan level 4? - To Walt

["lakelanier20" <derek4567@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Walt, 
    Thanks soooo much for your post.  I pulled out my fan speed 
resistor this morning, and pulling off the wire contacts was VERY 
difficult, but I got it loose without breaking anything.  I have 
uploaded 3 pictures into the "photos" section here.  My album is 
titled "Derek - VIN 5302."  As you can see, there is a bit of rust, 
but I don't think it's bad enough to cause connectivity problems.  
Obviously, you'll see in picture 3 what the problem seems to be.  The 
wire coil between connectors marked 1 and 2 has a break in it.  I 
guess I'm going to order a new resistor (a pic of a new one looks so 
nice and shiny), but is there any "quick fix" I can do to fix the 
break to make it work over the next few days?  My dad thinks solder 
won't take the heat that will go through it.  So does it make sense 
to you that the coil between 1 and 2 is broken, but fan speed 3 also 
doesn't work?

Just a side note here, maybe I can put a face to my name in your 
mind.  We actually spoke briefly in person in Pigeon Forge.  Do you 
remember a couple of guys asking you about the LED doors lights in 
the early afternoon?  (maybe around 1:00 p.m.)  You were sitting in 
the driver's seat of your car inside the building.  You explained 
about the battery drain time of the incandescents vs LEDs.  Well, I 
was the younger of those 2 guys, with dark hair.  Even though I knew 
of you at the time, I didn't know it was you I was talking to, 
otherwise I would have made an actual introduction.

Thanks so much for your help.
-Derek
VIN 5302




--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Walter Coe" <Whalt@xxxx> wrote:
> Most likely it is the blower speed resistor.  Those tend to rust 
apart or have the contacts burn.  It is mounted next to the blower 
motor.  Here's a view from the top: 
http://www.DMCForum.org/images/technical/01_ac_lower_box.jpg
> 
> Pull the plug loose and check the contacts.  They may be burnt.  If 
it doesn't come loose easily then it may break coming apart.  
> 
> Take the resistor out and check the other side.  Here is what mine 
looked like:
> http://www.DMCForum.org/images/technical/02_ac_resistor.jpg
> and
> http://www.DMCForum.org/images/technical/03_ac_resistor.jpg
> 
> These pics were taken two years before the same blower resistor 
failed due to a contact rusting apart.
> 
> For the record, those screws aren't supposed to be blue; they're 
supposed to be black.  And that window screen POS on the evaporator 
is a factory thing, but it doesn't do any good.
> 
> Walt    Tampa, Florida
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

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