Of course my blower motor goes out during a major ice storm. It is a
96 Chevy truck Silverado. Is this a hard job? I know most behicles it
is pretty easy but I have not had time to read up on what is involved
on this truck.

Thanks for any help!

stryped wrote:
Of course my blower motor goes out during a major ice storm. It is a
96 Chevy truck Silverado. Is this a hard job? I know most behicles it
is pretty easy but I have not had time to read up on what is involved
on this truck.

Thanks for any help!

How hard is hard? It isn't really all that tougher than, say,
rebuilding a Tecumseh carburettor.

Back in the old days you had to pull a fender to get at two of the
bolts... Hope GM changed that ... doesn't make it harder, just more
annoying.

"Stuart Wheaton" wrote in message
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stryped wrote:
Of course my blower motor goes out during a major ice storm. It is a
96 Chevy truck Silverado. Is this a hard job? I know most behicles it
is pretty easy but I have not had time to read up on what is involved
on this truck.

Thanks for any help!

How hard is hard? It isn't really all that tougher than, say, rebuilding
a Tecumseh carburettor.

Back in the old days you had to pull a fender to get at two of the
bolts... Hope GM changed that ... doesn't make it harder, just more
annoying.

Some guys pulled a fender, others made an access hole in the inner fender.
Steve

On Jan 27, 8:10*am, Stuart Wheaton wrote:
stryped wrote:
Of course my blower motor goes out during a major ice storm. It is a
96 Chevy truck Silverado. Is this a hard job? I know most behicles it
is pretty easy but I have not had time to read up on what is involved
on this truck.

Thanks for any help!

How hard is hard? *It isn't really all that tougher than, say,
rebuilding a Tecumseh carburettor.

Back in the old days you had to pull a fender to get at two of the
bolts... Hope GM changed that ... doesn't make it harder, just more
annoying.

I guess that is what I was getting at, is it a simple unbolting of the
case under the dash or do you have to take half the truck apart?

Up North wrote:
"Stuart Wheaton" wrote in message
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stryped wrote:
Of course my blower motor goes out during a major ice storm. It is a
96 Chevy truck Silverado. Is this a hard job? I know most behicles it
is pretty easy but I have not had time to read up on what is involved
on this truck.

Thanks for any help!
How hard is hard? It isn't really all that tougher than, say, rebuilding
a Tecumseh carburettor.

Back in the old days you had to pull a fender to get at two of the
bolts... Hope GM changed that ... doesn't make it harder, just more
annoying.

Some guys pulled a fender, others made an access hole in the inner fender.

And most people left out those two bolts when they put it back together....

Steve

"stryped" wrote in message
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On Jan 27, 8:10 am, Stuart Wheaton wrote:
stryped wrote:
Of course my blower motor goes out during a major ice storm. It is a
96 Chevy truck Silverado. Is this a hard job? I know most behicles it
is pretty easy but I have not had time to read up on what is involved
on this truck.

Thanks for any help!

How hard is hard? It isn't really all that tougher than, say,
rebuilding a Tecumseh carburettor.

Back in the old days you had to pull a fender to get at two of the
bolts... Hope GM changed that ... doesn't make it harder, just more
annoying.

I guess that is what I was getting at, is it a simple unbolting of the
case under the dash or do you have to take half the truck apart?

It's easy. Open the passenger side door, look just under the dash.

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stryped wrote:

Of course my blower motor goes out during a major ice storm. It is a
96 Chevy truck Silverado. Is this a hard job? I know most behicles it
is pretty easy but I have not had time to read up on what is involved
on this truck.

Thanks for any help!


Be sure it's actually the blower motor thats bad before you yank it
apart.

There should be power going to it with both the ignition, and blower
switches on. Try all the different speed positions if you haven't
already. It just might work on 'high' only, as all the resistors are
then out of the picture.

If not, look at (1) it's fuse, (2) the fan speed resistors and (3) the
blower switch. Always check the simple stuff first.

I think if it were mine and it turned out to be something difficult to
fix like the switch, and if I lived in cold country, I'd probably cobble
up a (fused!) 'hot wire' and live with the fan motor running full bore
till the weather improves.

Good Luck!

Erik