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Old Apr 7, 2018 | 02:15 PM
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On my 02 dakota i replaced the ac/ module in steering colum an a month later the air wont work but on high.
Is the blower motor whats poping this ?
I see this is a very common problem in dakotas.
Last one i had ,it kept poping resistor over an over.
This one i havent had to till now,after module replaced .
What should i look at or test when replacing resistor ?
Is blower motor usually the culprit?

I see online they are drawing too high amps .
What amps should it draw? ,
Is there a blower motor off a different dodge that i can wire in where other is an maybe not overload the circuit,with lower draw?
 

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Old Apr 7, 2018 | 03:04 PM
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If there are leaves stuck in the fan, your motor has almost no resistance (until it's spinning). I have a 2000 dakota and my resistor is hard to access but if you get in there, you can get a lot of stuff out with a vacuum. Look for access ports to the heat/ac manifold and see if the motor might be dry.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2018 | 02:21 AM
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The connectors from the resistor to the wiring harness tend to be too loose. I solved my continued burned out connectors by hard wiring straight to the harness.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2018 | 10:16 AM
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Would using the fat gteen wires with the replacement resistor solve that issue?
On my other dodge i no longer have the last owner had that new wiring harness an it still burnt on 1 circuit. Now that pne wouldnt work on even high....On the resistor plug inside there was a burn mark .
This one works on high.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2018 | 10:45 PM
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Got it working again

The air doesnt flow evenly out vents in middle though..
Is there a piece i need to reattach for front middle vents?
 
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Old Apr 11, 2018 | 12:06 AM
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I blower Fan Motor typically draws around 1.5 amps on high with no load. When the motor gets stuck it acts as a short circuit and can draw enough amps to melt the wiring. .By putting a in-line fuse when you do change the motor out it'll save the resistor and the wiring from burning up next time the motor goes out.
 
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