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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 09:06 AM
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Hey all,

so my blower fan switch has recently started to fail, on setting 2 & 3 it does not work. 1 & 4 however does work. One cold day the blower fan was running then stopped working altogether, next day it was working. not sure if its the blower, resistor, or switch.

I've:

-tested the blower fan by taking power to it directly and it works.
-changed the resistor

its is possible the panel switch is defective? or things I should look into?
 
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Old Nov 25, 2012 | 12:23 PM
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Originally Posted by cbrkp
its is possible the panel switch is defective?
This would be my thought as well.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 12:19 PM
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There is a vacuum hose that goes to valve up front. It is a very small hose so check it for dry rot or breaks. That is what caused mine to behave that way, not the resister.


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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 08:32 PM
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How would a leaking vacuum line effect the electrical operation of the blower motor?
 
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Old Dec 1, 2012 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by alloro
How would a leaking vacuum line effect the electrical operation of the blower motor?
The real answer is I was in a hurry and reading and posting on a portable device and I misread lol. Therefore my answer was wrong. I did have a situation where I my blower was putting air out from windshield vents to the floor and alternating back and forth at random. That was a vacuum hose problem and that is what triggered my answer.

I apologize. Please disregard my first response in this thread.

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