Bernie's comment on the fan resistor

[Huw Powell]

> You know, I took out and replaced the fan resistor (the one where you have 
> to pull the glove box) last... spring? I think. The fan problem never 
> went 100% away... the air movement was not present on 1, dismal on 2, and 
> OK on 3 and 4. Now things have kind of puked out so that both 1 and 2 are 
> kaput, 3 can be kind of puny, depending, and 4 is a bit loud but it 
> works, although I'm afraid I'll burn something out if I leave 
> it on for long.

> Should I replace the resistor again? Or is there another part of _that_ 
> puzzle?

It sounds like the fan may be on its last legs there.  New ones are 
under $100, but a bit of a pain to replace (have to pull the dash back a 
bit to get them in/out).

If it is having trouble spinning, the lower voltage it sees on settings 
1-2-3 may not be enough to get it to run properly.

-- 
Huw Powell

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