heater blower problem...

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by hazard-maine, Nov 6, 2012.

  1. hazard-maine

    hazard-maine northern ranger driver

    so the blower for the heater and air in my truck seemed to just stop working today :/ air still comes out barely, so how do i fix this problem because its cold now and i need it, any ideas
     
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  3. SalRanger2

    SalRanger2 Ranger Lover

    blend door thing or the blower motor regulator??
     
  4. Joejoe52

    Joejoe52 New Member

    Blower motor problem

    SalRanger did you mean blower motor resistor?
     
  5. OP
    hazard-maine

    hazard-maine northern ranger driver

    the air will blow out like normal on lowest setting but when i turn the nob to full ill here something moving and then the air is still blowing at the lowest
     
  6. SalRanger2

    SalRanger2 Ranger Lover

    yea that thingy lol, i had to replace mine. blower would only work on one speed half-assed, put new one in and it works perfect. i bet thats your problem. its easy to get to as well
     
  7. OP
    hazard-maine

    hazard-maine northern ranger driver

    pictures of where it is? and where would be my best bet at picking up one with limited amount of free time
     
  8. Scrambler82

    Scrambler82 Old Guy User

    Under the hood, in the heater housing.
    You will see the wires.

    Sometimes it is just connections.

    If not the connections and you replace the resistor pack, consider soldering each connection and use heat shrink over each connection, the kind with adhesive in it.
     
  9. SalRanger2

    SalRanger2 Ranger Lover

    yea where he's saying, a wiring harness plugs into it and u can buy the resistor and swap old with the new. i cant visualize it super good, wish i had a pic
     
  10. Muscleford

    Muscleford Drives "the Fridge"

    If it is the resistor pack I believe the blower will only operate on high, at least that was how it was on my Escape and my Dodge Dakota.
     
  11. OP
    hazard-maine

    hazard-maine northern ranger driver

    yeah it will only have air come out barely when i have it set on high
     
  12. SalRanger2

    SalRanger2 Ranger Lover

    yea thats what mine did. i remember cleaning the leaf that was stuck in my blower too haha
     
  13. Scrambler82

    Scrambler82 Old Guy User

    Mine has 1,2,3 are low, 4 is high.

    Has anyone just cleaned the connections ?

    What was the results ?
     
  14. OP
    hazard-maine

    hazard-maine northern ranger driver

    have not had the time to get the stuff for it yet due to the 12 hour work shifts ive been doing
     
  15. Scrambler82

    Scrambler82 Old Guy User

    Understandable, work, work, too much work is not good… unless you need the money!

    I have never read anything on the site about the outcome of the connector replacement. A lot of people say to do it but I just wondered if anyone did any tests to qualify the Connector Replacement instead of replacing the Resistor Pack.

    I too have a lot of last minute projects so I can’t test the theory YET but will try too when I get the old Round To It !

    Luck to you on the time thing and post when you do it.
     
  16. OP
    hazard-maine

    hazard-maine northern ranger driver

    well i replaced the resistor and pig tail.... and still nothing, what else could it be?
     
  17. Scrambler82

    Scrambler82 Old Guy User

    Wow, that is usually the problem… but you did say there was no blower on any speed.

    Find out if you have 12 volts at the plug that attaches to the resistor pack.

    From here I am guessing, check out the fuse and the heater speed switch on the Heater/AC Panel.

    Find out if there is power at the switch.

    If there is power in but none out then replace the switch.

    Too bad the resistor pack didn’t work, I would have thought it was the problem.
     
    Last edited: Nov 11, 2012
  18. OP
    hazard-maine

    hazard-maine northern ranger driver

    im glad i replaced it, it was soo rusted and the pigtail was rusted in place so i had my dad cut and re wire it all for me, and im on my way to get a new fuse just in case
     
  19. Scrambler82

    Scrambler82 Old Guy User

    Now check for voltage !
     

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