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01-07-2015
Had heater on second fan position and got an electrical smell and some smoke. Shut it down to make sure car wasn't going to catch on fire. Afterward I only have position 5 on the blower. I read some posts on the older cars and people are saying blower resistor and fan motor. I never did put the water deflector on and went through the car wash last week. Probably got the resistor wet huh?
What say Ye?
Steve
01-07-2015
i think your barking up the right tree. lol
01-07-2015
My car used to do this, anything higher than 3 and it would POUR smoke into the car. Scared my mom with it a few times. Put the water deflector in and never had an issue with it again.
01-07-2015
Found the parts on Rock Auto. If I order tonight maybe they'll be here by the weekend. I've changed the resistor before but never the blower / motor. Is it pretty easy to change?
01-07-2015
Yeah 3 bolts and its out, crappy part is getting your head under the dash. I used a 6" flexible extension and it made life easier.
01-07-2015
I used the "VDO" brand on RA, works good but the connector wouldn't stay plugged into the factory harness so I taped the connectors together.
01-07-2015
Y'know, if the motor runs on the high speed, then it's still good right? Maybe I just need to replace the resistor....Originally Posted by Russosaur
01-07-2015
Right, replace the resistor and install the deflector to prevent any future water issues.
01-07-2015
Got any idea where I can get the deflector and the part number? Seems like I ordered it once and all I got was a piece of rubber molding. Obviously the wrong part.
01-07-2015
That's the original part..The upgraded part is a much better method. Part #15794785
01-07-2015
Thanks, Dude. Will track it down.
01-07-2015
See if you can get it cheaper than this
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chevrolet-GM...a549ac&vxp=mtr
I know from the dealer, some have said it was as low as $5
01-07-2015
Dunno, found some under $5 but didn't have pictures. For no more than $11 it's not worth taking a chance on getting the wrong part. May just go ahead and order it tomorrow. Appreciate the info big time.
Funny thing I was just telling my wife, this is the way Americans fix their stuff anymore. All kinds of stuff. Just fixed my dryer for a $9 bushing. Repair guy wanted $150 to just show up. As a society we just don't have the money we used to 10-15 years ago. Even then I've never been one to whimper into a garage for every little thing. The old airplane in the avatar would belong to somebody else if I couldn't work on it myself.
Appreciate all the good stuff going on here. Really good forum....Steve
Update: I ordered one from the link. Its free freight and ships from Cincinnati which is only about 90 miles from here, so there's not much of a wait.
Last edited by Comanche1959; 01-09-2015 at 07:30 PM.
01-14-2015
Took a few days to get everyting in, but I finished it after work tonight. Replaced the fan motor, resistor and installed the plastic water deflector. All better now. ��
I was surprised that no wires were burned. There was a smoke stain inside the plastic air plenum just above the resistor. My guess is the resistor was smoking in a major way and that's what stained the plastic plenum. With all the smoke that came out of the defroster vents and out from under the hood, I would have sworn there was burned / melted wiring somewhere. It also never blew a fuse. The harness plugs and all were in perfect shape. I did a quick check of the motor and resistor before installing them. That damn resistor gets hot on low fan speeds.
Anyhow...thanks for the responses. Back to driving the GTP.
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