pontiac montana van , fan problem

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amc - 14 Sep 2005 19:10 GMT

the fan works on high , but doesnt work on the first couple settings,
someone says its the motor resistor gone?
can anyone help? its a friends van. fuses all ok.

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M.C. Tee - 14 Sep 2005 23:19 GMT

yes blower resistor, extremely common on most pontiacs

> the fan works on high , but doesnt work on the first couple settings,
> someone says its the motor resistor gone?
> can anyone help? its a friends van. fuses all ok.

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=AB Paul =BB - 15 Sep 2005 04:10 GMT

> the fan works on high , but doesnt work on the first couple settings,
> someone says its the motor resistor gone?
> can anyone help? its a friends van. fuses all ok.

Sounds like the blower motor resistor is shot.
Its a common on vehicles that have blower motors.

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nospam.clare.nce@sny.der.on.ca - 15 Sep 2005 19:51 GMT

On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 03:10:43 GMT, "« Paul »" <" « Paul
»"@houston.rr.com> wrote:

>> the fan works on high , but doesnt work on the first couple settings,
>> someone says its the motor resistor gone?
>> can anyone help? its a friends van. fuses all ok.
>
>Sounds like the blower motor resistor is shot.
>Its a common on vehicles that have blower motors.

On pontiacs the connections to the relays that control the blower
motor are also suspect - particularly when HIGH does not work. The
spade connectors overheat, lose tension, and oveheat some more untill
the terminal block is so badly melted you can not pull it apart any
more ------.

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=AB Paul =BB - 16 Sep 2005 00:56 GMT

> On Thu, 15 Sep 2005 03:10:43 GMT, "« Paul »" <" « Paul
> »"@houston.rr.com> wrote:
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> the terminal block is so badly melted you can not pull it apart any
> more ------.

Good info, Thanks!
A different blower motor: the connections on my radiator motor did that
last month. I got stainless steel spades for a stove top range and
used them. Lexan caulked them in place with a bakelite divider.

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amc - 18 Sep 2005 13:44 GMT

it works on high, weve been told its the switch and some say blower
resistor,
is there a online manual or something for taking the dash board apart or can
it be accessed from engine area. I dont have the van here 100 miles away.
girlfriends.

> the fan works on high , but doesnt work on the first couple settings,
> someone says its the motor resistor gone?
> can anyone help? its a friends van. fuses all ok.

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