96 Caravan heater blower switch

Discussion in 'General Motoring' started by Morgan Perrry, Nov 19, 2004.

  1. I've got a 96 Caravan. The blower motor for the heater/air conditioning
    works fine, but recently, the switch seems to have gone wonky. The blower
    motor will only come on if you turn the switch all the way up to the max.
    The lower speeds don't work at all.

    Could this be just the switch?

    Are there any relays or fuses I should check first?

    Thanks.
     
    Morgan Perrry, Nov 19, 2004
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  2. Morgan Perrry

    damnnickname Guest

    The heater resistor block is bad, the default is hi blower all the time,
    its easy to replace, 2 8mm screws under the glove box,
     
    damnnickname, Nov 19, 2004
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  3. Morgan Perrry

    Mike Guest

    Are you sure about under the glove box. My 96 Caravan has the resistor
    accessed/mounted under the hood, passenger side firewall, just inboard of
    the shock tower top. A little hard to see and get to, but not impossible.
    It was a simple change, and definitely the problem for a high only blower
    motor.
     
    Mike, Nov 19, 2004
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  4. From your description, the resistor that drops the voltage for the
    lower speeds is burned out. I don't know where it is located on that
    model. Sometimes the resistor is located behind the switch. On other
    models, it mounts in the on the heater core/evaporator enclosure. The
    resistor usually looks like a coiled spring.

    -Kirk Matheson
     
    Kirk Matheson, Nov 19, 2004
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  5. Morgan Perrry

    maxpower Guest

    You are absolutely correct, I stand corrected Mike, i think i posted that at
    5am this morning when I got into the shop, didnt have my coffee yet, O this
    name i use now is for my outlook express Newsgroup here at home, I am also
    Damnnickname
     
    maxpower, Nov 19, 2004
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  6. Morgan Perrry

    davebz1a Guest

    Bet the connector is melted and fuzed to the resister.
     
    davebz1a, Nov 20, 2004
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  7. Morgan Perrry

    mic canic Guest

    be careful there was a issue with the resistor block and connector melting
     
    mic canic, Nov 20, 2004
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