[DeTomaso] coupe fan motors ground

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

Believe it or not but it IS possible to remove the blower motor with the 
dash in place. I've done it- twice- when I made a slight mistake in fan motor 
reassembly.

The split-clamp holding the motor in place is removed (one screw is 
invisible but can be found by touch). Next, you pull the outboard fan housing off 
(2 screws), then lift the motor assembly up until the inboard squirrel-cage 
fan is exposed enough to remove the setscrew holding it on the motor shaft. 
Then the motor and outboard fan assembly can be removed. The reason for this 
is, the inboard fan housing screws are totally inaccessible.

The potential problem comes in reassembling things just as you pulled it 
out. It's possible to reinstall the squirrel-cage fan in the inboard housing 
BACKWARD. If this happens, you get little air flow, and electrically 
reversing the motor direction does nothing. So you do the whole job over again....
Once done, the job takes less than an hour total, but its hard on your 
back. Large fingers are not a detriment. Be delicate- the squirrel-cage fans are 
plastic and very brittle.

The other option is to remove the whole dashboard, and I've done that, too. 
Also twice... takes about twice as long to put it back as to remove it. 
Directions are in the "Pantera Service Highlights" factory manual. Good luck- J 
DeRyke