Daily Archives: August 17, 2015
Two Repairs in Two Days . . .
I hope.
I check the water level in the radiator this morning and found it hadn’t dropped any since we topped it off yesterday at Chris’. So that’s one problem out of the way.
Next up, the AC/Heater blower fan in the truck. I mentioned when we were back in Prescott, AZ last June that it seemed like our AC blower wasn’t putting out as much air as it should. The first thing that comes to mind is the blower motor itself. So I did a little Googling and found that in most cases it’s not the blower, but the resistor pak that is used regulate the blower speeds.
So before I replaced a $50 blower motor, I thought I’d replace the $8 resistor pak first. So before right before we left Prescott after our two-month rig repair, I picked one up at a NAPA Auto Parts.
But one thing led to another, and with all our traveling, I never got around to changing it out. Part of the procrastination was that the manual seemed to show that you have to remove the glove compartment and part of the dash to get to it.
But a little more Googling showed me a video that said different. In fact it only turned out to be 15 minute job, and that because I managed to drop the two screws in the grass and had to use a big magnet to find them.
The resistor pak is mounted the airduct to help keep the resistors cool and hides right behind this plastic panel.
From underneath you can see it’s held in with only two screws.
Remove those and the plug harness falls right out.
Some people online mentioned a problem with a melted harness and/or connector but mine looked fine. So after unplugging the old one, I sprayed the connector with Strike-Hold magic elixir, and plugged the new one in.
Once I found the screws in the grass, it only took a couple of minutes to get the unit remounted.
For a quick test, I cranked up the truck and turned on the AC. It seems to be blowing harder, but I don’t think I can really tell until we’re on the road.
And that will be tomorrow when we drive into Katy to have dinner with Brandi, Lowell, and Landon at Little V’s Vietnamese Bistro.
It’s a 55 mile trip, and we won’t even have to stop for water.
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Thought for the Day:
Nothing emboldens the wicked so greatly as the lack of courage on the part of the good — Leo XIII
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