blower fan cutting out on lft-hand turns (type 44)
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Thu Jan 25 10:41:31 EST 2001
> There is another possibility although probably unlikely in the
> winter. I experienced a similar symptom when the water drains
> under the evaporator became blocked and trapped, condensed
> water in the tray would slosh into the blower fan during left handers.
> The blower would sputter and sound like it was cutting out. No
> water shot out of the vents so it was kind of a head scratcher
> for a while. The tip off was that water was sometimes dumped on
> the passenger's feet during rapid acceleration.
In the winter you might have a shard of ice in there - _that_ would
surely stop the fan momentarily.
Sometimes the drains are easier to clean from below than above. Your
friend the coathanger wire can be poked up past the steering arms.
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