Your example is a dash fan resistor. We were discussing radiator fans.
MUCH larger resistor for a MUCH larger fan/motor.

Mark

Project Pat wrote:
> These expensive NLA parts make me wonder how hard it would be to adapt
> something else.
> Example, just at random I looked up a blower resistor for a 95 F150.  The
> quality Motorcraft brand is $21.
> http://www.partsgeek.com/catalog/1995/ford/f150/climate_control/blower_motor
> _resistor.html
> With the proper wiring harness plug($2 junkyard part), why couldn't
> something like this work?
>
> The resistance values and power dissipation should be in the ballpark with
> any other brand.  It would just need to have the same number of stages for
> correct functionality.
>
> Anybody know any reason it wouldn't work, discuss..
>