It's fixed!! I also need your help oppo

"MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s" (mastermario) 01/11/2015 at 20:08 • Filed to: need you're help

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I lost the clutch on my truck last week and decided to wait until this week to figure things out since it was mostly in the single digits (Fahrenheit) around here last week. Was hoping and hoping it was just some air on the line since it's an internal slave cylinder. Bled the clutch today and it's back on the road...woo hoo!! No removing the tranny!!

Now to what i need some help with. I have had the blower for the heater in my truck not work twice in the last week or so...if i restart the truck it will come back on. It doesn't come back on by simply turning the blower itself off and back on, i have to turn the ignition off to get it to come back on. Not sure if the motor is just starting to go or if it's something else. Any ideas?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 01/11/2015 at 20:18

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It usually means the motor inside the blower is wearing out. Similar thing happened in my tercel. It only came on sometimes when I started the car, and it was sensitive. Then one day it didn't come on any time, and it hasn't since. Tore it apart to find it was trashed.

Also congrats on the clutch — I just paid for a clutch job and still haven't emotionally recovered.

MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/11/2015 at 20:22

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Yea that's what i was thinking, that the blower was starting to go. Just wanted to see if there was anything else i should look at too...and I'm so relieved it wasn't the slave cylinder

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 01/11/2015 at 20:54

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Find out where your blower motor is located, and try giving that area a couple smacks when the blower plays up. Slamming the door also worked on my parent's Impala... if not so much for the knock, the pressure could have done something.

Funktheduck > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 01/11/2015 at 20:55

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Yeah. Sometimes a clutch will run away. Generally they come back if they're a good clutch. Sometimes they're too dumb to make their way back home but will often find a new home. Sometimes it's real sad and they get hit by a car. Often the best way to get over an old clutch that dies is to get a new one. In your case you were lucky. It ran away and came back. But one sad day, you'll go out and that clutch will have gone to sleep and not wake up. That's the best way to go. But you'll get a shiny new clutch and it'll bring a smile to your face. You'll never forget your old clutch and the fun times you had. You'll make new memories with your new clutch.

TheRealBicycleBuck > MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s 01/11/2015 at 21:18

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The blower motor is easy to reach since it is mounted on the firewall under the hood. A rebuilt blower is about $50. Watch out for shoddy rebuilds. The first one I picked up for my truck (a Mazda B-3000 - same thing as a Ranger) had a nasty whine when run at anything less than full speed.