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Subject:Re: Rear a/c blower motor resistor
From:David Beierl
Date:Mon, 12 Jun 2017 14:59:26 -0400

Agree, good point.

Yrs,
d

On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 2:58 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> I'll add that a burned out motor speed resistor is a symptom much like a
> fuse. The blower motor needs attention or replacement.
>
>
> Dennis,
> From my Windows phone.
> ------------------------------
> From: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
> Sent: ‎6/‎12/‎2017 2:53 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Rear a/c blower motor resistor
>
> There is a similar but smaller two-stage resistor mounted to the outside of
> the rear blower case.  It has bare windings and spade terminals sticking
> out.  I haven't studied this point but I presume it gets some airflow from
> the blower intake.  Newer versions of this resistor have a thermal fuse
> located above the second-stage resistor winding.  You could substitute your
> front blower resistor but I would expect the resulting speeds to be higher
> than the original, and you would still have to mount it with some attention
> to ventilation.
>
> Yrs,
> d
>
> On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 2:18 PM, rick Duvernay <
> richard.duvernay@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
> > Folks-
> >
> > I have an 87 gl camper. The rear ac blower motor only operates on high
> > speed.  I changed out the front switch on the dash.  It made no
> difference.
> > Is there a resistor in back near the blower motor that I should change?
> > Six months ago I removed the dash and changed out the front blower motor
> > and resistor (after cleaning out the mouse nest).  I saved the old
> resister
> > from the front.  Can I use that?  I have a Bentley, but I never learned
> how
> > to read wiring diagrams.  Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> >
> > Rick
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
>