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09-20-2014, 02:13 PM | #1 |
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Blower motor keeps burning out
I have replaced the AC blower motor three times. On each occasion I would smell something burning in the AC vents. after about three hours of runtime the blower motor would just give up.
Any of you guys know where I should start first ? what could be causing the blower motor to burn up?
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09-20-2014, 04:27 PM | #2 |
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Re: Blower motor keeps burning out
Did you replace blower motor resistor?
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09-20-2014, 06:24 PM | #3 |
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Re: Blower motor keeps burning out
No, I have not replaced anything other than the blower. The speeds hi, med and low all work as they should. Think it may be worth a shot to just replace resistor anyway?
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09-21-2014, 09:59 AM | #4 |
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Re: Blower motor keeps burning out
Check the fan ground. It may not be grounding properly.
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09-21-2014, 10:51 AM | #5 |
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Re: Blower motor keeps burning out
Are you getting the motors from the same place? It is possible they have a bad batch. If these are all warranty replacements from the 1st one, verify the initial sales person pulled up the correct part number.
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09-21-2014, 11:53 AM | #6 |
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Re: Blower motor keeps burning out
Make sure the blower motor is getting a good ground. My 75 had a braided strap from one of the retaining screws to the fender.
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09-21-2014, 09:45 PM | #7 |
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Re: Blower motor keeps burning out
My 83 had the same setup. It went out just like the OP said, and all I had to do was clean up the ground and it worked great. Replacing the resistor is a good idea anyway, it's like $10.
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