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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / February 2006

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1991 Mazda 626 heater blower not workking

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carstruck - 16 Feb 2006 19:49 GMT
Here's the situation.

I have a 1991 Mazda 626, for the longest time the blower was only
working on speed 3 & 4, finaly that gave way and the blower does not
work at all. I temporarily jumped the blower motor via the cigarette
lighter with an old power cord designed to use the lighter as a power
source (this worked for a few days but now my lighter does not work and
no fuses are blown). Of course It was unpluged from the lighter when
the vehicule was not in use.
I have since purchased a new resitor pack from the dealership and
pluged it up as it was originaly, the blower does not work. When I
engage the fan switch to positions 3 & 4 the engine revs high and low
for a second but the blower is inoperative. All fuses are good, first
of all, what elese could be the problem and second, how do I
troubleshoot my new lighter problem.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance
Scott Dorsey - 16 Feb 2006 20:18 GMT
>I have a 1991 Mazda 626, for the longest time the blower was only
>working on speed 3 & 4, finaly that gave way and the blower does not
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>no fuses are blown). Of course It was unpluged from the lighter when
>the vehicule was not in use.

Your blower motor is bad.  It is pulling too much current, because it
has a shorted turn in the winding, or bearings that are gummed up, or
both.

This is what has damaged the resistor pack, and has since damaged the
lighter wiring.
--scott

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carstruck - 16 Feb 2006 20:27 GMT
Thanks Scott,

Would you recommend a blower from a scrap yard or a new one?

John
Scott Dorsey - 17 Feb 2006 01:51 GMT
>Thanks Scott,
>
>Would you recommend a blower from a scrap yard or a new one?

Depends.  If you get one from a scrap yard, you're probably going to want to
clean and lube it before installing it anyway.

For a lot of these parts, a new one is almost as cheap as a junkyard one,
since they are such a pain to pull.  For others they aren't.

With all junkyard parts, you pays your money and you takes your chance.
--scott
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