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|    Mark Hofmann to Roy Witt    |
|    Re: Blow motor.    |
|    30 Aug 13 19:29:06    |
      RW> Just where do they mount that blower motor relay. I find that the blower       RW> motor relay in my Silverado is a little discolored but no melting to       RW> speak of. The control switch is on the dash, but the actual relay and       RW> motor speed resistor pak is under the dash next to the blower motor. It's       RW> in a little vented box (next to the cabin filter housing) which I think       RW> helps to keep it cool. Mine is 11 years old and no issues yet.              It is mounted in a similar location on the Durango. Not far from the blower       motor, up inside the vent area. Just a few bolts hold it up there. On the       passenger side about a foot away from the blower motor. Remove two bolts and       it comes down.               My first connector was melted so bad, I couldn't remove it. I had to cut the       wires and re-do everything with wire-nuts.              The problem with the Durango is the wire harness melts/shorts and fries the       blower motor relay. When that happens, just the high setting doesn't work.       Everything else does work. Happened to me three times, until I replaced the       wire harness and blower motor itself.              There is a case where the blower motor can draw too much power and fry them       over and over again.              RW> Check the amperage load on that motor in each speed range. Too much of a       RW> load will create a lot of heat that the relay and resister pak has to       RW> handle.              Yes, that is what causes many of the failures. The best bet when someone with       a Durango has a problem like this, is replace everything. Wire harness,       blower motor resister, and blower motor.               - Mark              --- WWIVToss v.1.50         * Origin: http://www.weather-station.org * Bel Air, MD -USA (1:261/1304.0)    |
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