MANATEE

Ig wrote:
> The fan for blowing air inside my Jeep has been slowly degrading
> performance. At first I though it was me. But as of this morning, the
> only cycle that works for blowing air is the highest setting. The
> three lower settings do not turn the fan on at all.
>
> Does anyone have any information they can share that would help me
> understand what part my be going bad or is bad or how to fix it?
>
> Thanks
> Ig
This is not very hard to replace at all !! It is located below the
glove compartment and is held in with two screws.. It's actually in the
air stream of the blower to help keep the resistors cool.. I paid less
than $15.00 and didn't need to turn upside down - did that alot on
airplanes but not yet on my Jeep... The resistor block is simply
several resistors protected by a cage - half the size of a soda can.
Also, I would clean the connections at the motor under the hood. I
found mine corroded and once cleaned, made a big difference....

MANATEE

Ig wrote:
> The fan for blowing air inside my Jeep has been slowly degrading
> performance. At first I though it was me. But as of this morning, the
> only cycle that works for blowing air is the highest setting. The
> three lower settings do not turn the fan on at all.
>
> Does anyone have any information they can share that would help me
> understand what part my be going bad or is bad or how to fix it?
>
> Thanks
> Ig
This is not very hard to replace at all !! It is located below the
glove compartment and is held in with two screws.. It's actually in the
air stream of the blower to help keep the resistors cool.. I paid less
than $15.00 and didn't need to turn upside down - did that alot on
airplanes but not yet on my Jeep... The resistor block is simply
several resistors protected by a cage - half the size of a soda can.
Also, I would clean the connections at the motor under the hood. I
found mine corroded and once cleaned, made a big difference....

Ig

> This is not very hard to replace at all !! It is located below the
> glove compartment and is held in with two screws.. It's actually in the
> air stream of the blower to help keep the resistors cool.. I paid less
> than $15.00 and didn't need to turn upside down - did that alot on
> airplanes but not yet on my Jeep... The resistor block is simply
> several resistors protected by a cage - half the size of a soda can.
> Also, I would clean the connections at the motor under the hood. I
> found mine corroded and once cleaned, made a big difference....


Sound promising...thanks.

Ig

> This is not very hard to replace at all !! It is located below the
> glove compartment and is held in with two screws.. It's actually in the
> air stream of the blower to help keep the resistors cool.. I paid less
> than $15.00 and didn't need to turn upside down - did that alot on
> airplanes but not yet on my Jeep... The resistor block is simply
> several resistors protected by a cage - half the size of a soda can.
> Also, I would clean the connections at the motor under the hood. I
> found mine corroded and once cleaned, made a big difference....


Sound promising...thanks.

Ig

> This is not very hard to replace at all !! It is located below the
> glove compartment and is held in with two screws.. It's actually in the
> air stream of the blower to help keep the resistors cool.. I paid less
> than $15.00 and didn't need to turn upside down - did that alot on
> airplanes but not yet on my Jeep... The resistor block is simply
> several resistors protected by a cage - half the size of a soda can.
> Also, I would clean the connections at the motor under the hood. I
> found mine corroded and once cleaned, made a big difference....


Sound promising...thanks.

Mark

MANATEE wrote:
> This is not very hard to replace at all !! It is located below the
> glove compartment and is held in with two screws.. It's actually in the
> air stream of the blower to help keep the resistors cool.. I paid less
> than $15.00 and didn't need to turn upside down - did that alot on
> airplanes but not yet on my Jeep... The resistor block is simply
> several resistors protected by a cage - half the size of a soda can.
> . . .

It's kinda hard if you only know it's in the passenger footwell area.
I disassembled several interesting parts of the heater box, little
motors driving geared cams, etc., before discovering the resistor pack.
On my 2002 (with AC) it's a black credit card shaped powder coated
gizmo with some wire strips imbedded in it. Looked fine but sure
enough one strip was an open circuit.

Mark

MANATEE wrote:
> This is not very hard to replace at all !! It is located below the
> glove compartment and is held in with two screws.. It's actually in the
> air stream of the blower to help keep the resistors cool.. I paid less
> than $15.00 and didn't need to turn upside down - did that alot on
> airplanes but not yet on my Jeep... The resistor block is simply
> several resistors protected by a cage - half the size of a soda can.
> . . .

It's kinda hard if you only know it's in the passenger footwell area.
I disassembled several interesting parts of the heater box, little
motors driving geared cams, etc., before discovering the resistor pack.
On my 2002 (with AC) it's a black credit card shaped powder coated
gizmo with some wire strips imbedded in it. Looked fine but sure
enough one strip was an open circuit.

Mark

MANATEE wrote:
> This is not very hard to replace at all !! It is located below the
> glove compartment and is held in with two screws.. It's actually in the
> air stream of the blower to help keep the resistors cool.. I paid less
> than $15.00 and didn't need to turn upside down - did that alot on
> airplanes but not yet on my Jeep... The resistor block is simply
> several resistors protected by a cage - half the size of a soda can.
> . . .

It's kinda hard if you only know it's in the passenger footwell area.
I disassembled several interesting parts of the heater box, little
motors driving geared cams, etc., before discovering the resistor pack.
On my 2002 (with AC) it's a black credit card shaped powder coated
gizmo with some wire strips imbedded in it. Looked fine but sure
enough one strip was an open circuit.