blower fan extraction instructions

[Kneale Brownson]

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At 11:51 AM 01/22/2001 -0600, caprio at flash.net wrote:

>I'm looking for the best website/ explanation of the 5k blower motor 
>removal.  I think mine is dead/dying.  Here's the scoop:
>
>For a while I have been having a slight burning plastic smell when exiting 
>the car, after driving for about 15 minutes or more.  (can only be smelled 
>from outside of car.  Seems to be coming from passenger side of engine 
>compartment, near the firewall)  I've looked around and never found it, I 
>was starting to assume it's related to my Cat. Conv.  No apparent 
>electrical problems, no blown fuses.
>
>The smell has gotten worse lately.  AND, my blower started sounding noisy 
>lately-- a vibration droan like a leaf is stuck in it.  So, I stopped 
>running my blower, and noticed the smell goes away.  It's apparently 
>coming from the fan system.  Now, the blower only operates at a very low 
>speed.  I am suspecting that it's drawing higher current (and has been for 
>a while), and thus heating my fan speed regulator, which is causing the 
>smell (so far this hypothesis is untested, I haven't checked it yet).
>
>SO, I'm suspecting I will need to change that fan, and probably the 
>regulator, and I know it's going to be a real PITA.  Where is the best set 
>of instructions for doing this job?
>
>Thanks
>Matt Caprio
>Austin, TX
>88 5ksq
>