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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 10:42 PM
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i might be off base but have you thought of continuity test on blower motor or from the plug with a wiring scamattic[sp] or am i out in left center again?
 
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 10:47 PM
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y would i do that? I know the wire goes to the blower
 
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 11:01 PM
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wouldnt u check continuity to see if there was a prob with blower motor or would u check voltage drop, its been a while since i messed with electrical, just thought if u could eliminate the bad connection[ incomplete ciricuit youd have better ideaa where prob was, like i said been a while and the test im thinking of i might have missed on terminology, or have i completely confused ya
 
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 11:05 PM
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the motor will run i put on an amp meter but it is only drawing .20 amps
 
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Old Jul 10, 2009 | 11:08 PM
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it was only guess, was i remembering the electrical stuff from high school correctly on looking for a faulty ground or incompltete circuit or was i all f-ed up on my thinking, shouldve paid more attentioin twenty+ years ago i reckon
 
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 01:10 AM
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It appears that the bad connection was at the connector. Either the plug itself or where the wires are crimped into the connectors.
 
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 07:51 PM
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I had the same problems with my 03Ram. You can buy the ignition box from the dealership for around $85 and it comes with all the wires. I just replaced the wires that were in bad shape. The blower motor on my truck was the plug. I was told by the dealership you can't buy that plug. The fix took less than an hour not a very big job at all. No problems since thank god.
 
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Old Jul 11, 2009 | 10:26 PM
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i order the switch from advance auto today for 23.99. I am goin on monday to a coulpe of junk yards to find the connector. What years would i be able to try to pull it from besides an 03 or does it have to be specified by motor size?
 
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Old Jul 15, 2009 | 04:48 PM
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ok got some good new i found the connector that i need. I got the wire harness that goes under the dash near the column. It has like 6 connectors on it. I got it for $25. So my question is what is the best way to connect the new plug in? I was just goin to cut them and use butt connectors to splice them together. Then wrap them in shrink wrap. Is that good enough?
 
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