dsfii93sport
08-22-2004, 09:27 PM
Hi,, My blower motor will only work on the high setting and that is it. And if I push the knob to turn on the AC - the blower shuts off. Any ideas what could be bad? Blower Resistors?
Where are the Blower Resistors located?
Its in a 93 Explorer
Billy177
08-22-2004, 11:21 PM
you sounds like the resistors
Crankcase
08-23-2004, 06:01 AM
The resistor s located in the engine bay.....there will be wires running into the blower motor. At the end of them, there is a device held on by two bolts on the passenger side...that is it.
Opera House
08-23-2004, 09:37 AM
In this resistor assembly, there is a thermal fuse that protects it from overheating and melting things. It only is in the circuit at speeds belw high. Because this is a chemical fuse they can sometimes go bad just from age. It can also open up if the vents get blocked (one student used the vents as a cloths dryer on the trip back to college) or the motor starts to drag and draws higher current. Not enough current to blow the heater fuse but enough for the resistors to overheat. If the motor is drawing too much a new resistor assembly will go bad too. Just the thermal fuse (looks like a metal diode) can be crimped in with a $2 Radio Shack part or you can just jumper it out (hey, it's a 93) and have no protection.
dsfii93sport
08-23-2004, 09:01 PM
Well,, I now have a new blower motor, and new resistors and it still doesnt work! Only on HIGH.. Well i jiggled w/ the switch controls and got it to come on the middle setting. So now all that works is Mid setting w/ AC on. Then HIGH setting w/ AC off! haha...
Do you think this switch could be shot?
Opera House
08-24-2004, 08:32 AM
All the switch settings connect the ran motor and the resistors to ground. Since you still have the high speed setting, the ground connection to the switch seems good. That leaves the swich being bad.
Pheonixx77
08-24-2004, 11:57 AM
if it works intermittently your culproit is the relay in the power box under the hood. i fought this for 2 years before i figured it out. the relay is 10$ at autozone.