[DeTomaso] Blower motor replacement

[apleuss at charter.net]

Is the stock blwer resistor still available? If not, is there an 
aftermarket that will work?

regards:  Arnie  #5725


On Thu, Jan 27, 2011 at 9:20 PM, doug351c wrote:

> Michael.
>
> Turn on the fan, take the two wires off of the heater resistor and 
> touch
> them together.  If the fan suddenly runs fast, your resistor or its
> connections are bad.  If it still turns slow, turn the fan on again 
> and
> touch the two resistor leads together but this time measure the 
> voltage with
> a voltmeter between the connection you just made and good ground.  If 
> you
> read 12V then your motor or its ground connection is bad.
>
> Doug Braun
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com
> [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com]On Behalf Of Michael Becker
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2011 8:40 PM
> To: 'Jim Gray'; DeTomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Blower motor replacement
>
> Jim,
> Are you replacing the motor because the old one broke, or because it 
> was
> just too lame/powerless?  I have a '71 and I can just barely feel a 
> breeze
> out of the vents and there is almost no difference between low and hi. 
> My
> air conditionaer works pretty good, but the fan doesn't have aenough 
> power
> to push the cold air into the cabin.  I've been wondering about 
> options to
> increase the airflow.  What sort of motor are you using as the 
> replacement?
> Thanks,
> Mike
>
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