by "You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn)
Published 06/29/2017 at 15:46
by "You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn)
Published 06/29/2017 at 15:46
Tags: parts cannon
STARS: 1
So the blower fan on my truck quit working. I managed to get the hateful clips out and remove the panel to begin diagnosis. With the fan speed set to max I get battery voltage on one terminal and ground on the other terminal feeding the motor. From what I’ve read this indicates the problem is with the motor. Do I load up the parts cannon and start by firing a new fan motor assembly at it?
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My assumption that the motor was toast may have been premature. Unfortunately in my attempts to disassemble the motor assembly which was permanently glued together were successful. It turns out reassembling something that wasn’t designed to be disassembled can be problematic. Once the motor was apart I was able to get it to spin by hooking it up to a power source, but I’m not convinced that the motor wasn’t the problem. At any rate there is a new motor on the way since the old casing doesn’t appear to be willing to go back together.
"Aremmes" (aremmes)
06/29/2017 at 15:52, STARS: 1
You can always return the parts and get your money back if they don’t do the job
Can you pull the blower assembly out and power it directly? That’d at least give you a second confirmation that the motor leaked its magic smoke.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
06/29/2017 at 15:55, STARS: 0
Not always. Some places have a no return policy on electrical parts.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
06/29/2017 at 15:56, STARS: 1
Can you pull the motor and use two test wires off of a charger or battery to see if it spins?
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
06/29/2017 at 16:00, STARS: 0
Is the blower motor serviceable? If new bearings and brushes will suffice, it could save you some cash.
"Aremmes" (aremmes)
06/29/2017 at 16:03, STARS: 0
Some places do not deserve your hard-earned money. They’re typically the ones with stupid-arse return policies.
"Manwich - now Keto-Friendly" (manwich)
06/30/2017 at 11:14, STARS: 0
You might be able to get the part cheaper by buying it used from Car-part.com...