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Old 01-22-07, 12:57 PM
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blower relay went bad

I have that 1991 Chevy corsica. The Problem is that my fan quite (the one that blows heat into the car) The fan works because i tested it with direct power, but but will not kick on from the fan switch inside the car. I was thinking it could be a relay switch. but which relay is it under the hood on the fire wall?

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Old 01-22-07, 02:15 PM
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Have you checked the Blower motor fuse? It's usually a green 30amp. If that is fine, it may be the resistor which is sometimes located on or near the air box. You may need to check with dealer to find out exactly where.
 
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Old 01-22-07, 02:29 PM
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ok, to let everyone know the fuse is good
 
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Old 01-23-07, 10:45 AM
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Check the resistor block. I'm assuming your car has one. Both my cars had problems with the resistor block.
 
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Old 01-23-07, 03:33 PM
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HotinOKC i could not find the resistor. when you say air box do you mean the area around the fan or the air filter?
 
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Old 01-23-07, 04:40 PM
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Near the fan box. The big black box behind your dashboard. You should call dealer or maybe someone else can chime in before you tear anything apart.
 
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Old 01-23-07, 05:31 PM
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sorry

oh wait, I think i confussued you. i was trying say that the fan does not turn on at all from the switch in the car. But when i tested to see wheather the fan worked or not i took jumper cables to the fan and it worked but something is wrong in the wiring. i don't think its the resistor because when i go down the road i can feel air come through the vents.

i hoped this cleared up some of it.
 
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Old 01-24-07, 01:52 AM
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sit in car

Sit in the car with it not running and key in ACC position and try the blower speeds. The air you feel driving is probbably the air from your flow thru ventelation.
This air comes in as you drive and just passes thru the ducts with no help from motors.
 
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Old 01-24-07, 12:07 PM
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i can not hear or feel the fan kick on
 
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Old 01-25-07, 04:41 PM
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i just figured out that the relay was bad because part of it was melted. i put a togle switch for temporary thing.
thanks for the help
 
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Old 06-10-07, 07:46 PM
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the Relay whent bad again. I bought another new one one bought a new pig tail wireing harness to.
 
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Old 06-11-07, 06:01 AM
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You may want to put a fuseable link in that new pigtail just to be safe.
 
 

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