Mike Romain wrote:
> Yes, it is a fairly common failure of the resistor pack. The pack is
> locate at the bottom of the heater box in the passenger footwell under a
> plastic cover. Remove the cover with one or maybe two bolts and you can
> change the pack.
>
> If this resistor goes again it means the fan motor is worn out. When
> they get old they can draw too many amps and overheat things.
>
> I hear there is a thermal fuse on some of the resistor packs that goes.
> If you are handy with electronics and a soldering station, you might
> want to just change out the one component part if that is all that has
> popped. I would try this but I have lots of time on my hands.
>

Do not solder a thermal fuse - you will blow it immediately with the
heat. They are always crimped, and usually easy to find and change
(Try Tandy/radio shack type places).


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Mike Romain wrote:
> Yes, it is a fairly common failure of the resistor pack. The pack is
> locate at the bottom of the heater box in the passenger footwell under a
> plastic cover. Remove the cover with one or maybe two bolts and you can
> change the pack.
>
> If this resistor goes again it means the fan motor is worn out. When
> they get old they can draw too many amps and overheat things.
>
> I hear there is a thermal fuse on some of the resistor packs that goes.
> If you are handy with electronics and a soldering station, you might
> want to just change out the one component part if that is all that has
> popped. I would try this but I have lots of time on my hands.
>

Do not solder a thermal fuse - you will blow it immediately with the
heat. They are always crimped, and usually easy to find and change
(Try Tandy/radio shack type places).


--
Regards,
Danny

http://www.gaggia-espresso.com (a purely hobby site)
http://www.dannyscoffee.com (UK advert for my mobile espresso service)
http://www.malabargold.co.uk (UK/European online ordering for Malabar
Gold blend)
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Mike Romain wrote:
> Yes, it is a fairly common failure of the resistor pack. The pack is
> locate at the bottom of the heater box in the passenger footwell under a
> plastic cover. Remove the cover with one or maybe two bolts and you can
> change the pack.
>
> If this resistor goes again it means the fan motor is worn out. When
> they get old they can draw too many amps and overheat things.
>
> I hear there is a thermal fuse on some of the resistor packs that goes.
> If you are handy with electronics and a soldering station, you might
> want to just change out the one component part if that is all that has
> popped. I would try this but I have lots of time on my hands.
>

Do not solder a thermal fuse - you will blow it immediately with the
heat. They are always crimped, and usually easy to find and change
(Try Tandy/radio shack type places).


--
Regards,
Danny

http://www.gaggia-espresso.com (a purely hobby site)
http://www.dannyscoffee.com (UK advert for my mobile espresso service)
http://www.malabargold.co.uk (UK/European online ordering for Malabar
Gold blend)
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gpallott wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> thanks for the info, I will take a look at that this weekend.
>
> Greg

 

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gpallott wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> thanks for the info, I will take a look at that this weekend.
>
> Greg

 

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gpallott wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> thanks for the info, I will take a look at that this weekend.
>
> Greg

 

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gpallott wrote:
>
> Mike,
>
> thanks for the info, I will take a look at that this weekend.
>
> Greg