Re: 90 Accord blower motor question
 

tomb wrote:
> Pete from Boston wrote:
> | John Ings wrote:
> || On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 12:01:20 -0500, Pete from Boston
> || <masspete@my-deja.com> wrote:
> ||
> ||
> ||| The blower motor on my 90 Accord just went at the perfect time --
> ||| snowstorm, not predicted to get above freezing until at least
> ||| mid-month. I got in yesterday and noticed that 'whiff of ozone'
> ||| smell characteristic of a failing motor, and sure enough, the air
> ||| stopped coming shortly thereafter.
> ||
> ||
> || Are you quite sure it's the motor and not the motor speed reducing
> || resistor? That's in the air plenum behind the glove compartment.
> || Might
> || be wise to check that before ripping the world apart.
> |
> | Nope, not at all. I got a lot of opinions/stories that indicated my
> | symptoms were consistent with the motor going. I'll look into this
> | resistor.
>
> The highest level of airflow goes from 12V through the motor directly to
> ground, no resistors involved. Even if all of them in the pack are blown,
> the max level will still work.

On the contrary, I do get some airflow at a very low rate. If there's
any difference between the high and low settings it isn't readily
apparent. Both produce about what would usually come from the lowest
setting.

There's a new sound, now, too, coming from someplace hard to peg in the
right half of the dash, a sort of whirring when the blower is on.
Something not spinning right.

I'll have to pull out the Haynes and the tools this weekend and have a
look in there.

Re: 90 Accord blower motor question
 

tomb wrote:
> Pete from Boston wrote:
> | John Ings wrote:
> || On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 12:01:20 -0500, Pete from Boston
> || <masspete@my-deja.com> wrote:
> ||
> ||
> ||| The blower motor on my 90 Accord just went at the perfect time --
> ||| snowstorm, not predicted to get above freezing until at least
> ||| mid-month. I got in yesterday and noticed that 'whiff of ozone'
> ||| smell characteristic of a failing motor, and sure enough, the air
> ||| stopped coming shortly thereafter.
> ||
> ||
> || Are you quite sure it's the motor and not the motor speed reducing
> || resistor? That's in the air plenum behind the glove compartment.
> || Might
> || be wise to check that before ripping the world apart.
> |
> | Nope, not at all. I got a lot of opinions/stories that indicated my
> | symptoms were consistent with the motor going. I'll look into this
> | resistor.
>
> The highest level of airflow goes from 12V through the motor directly to
> ground, no resistors involved. Even if all of them in the pack are blown,
> the max level will still work.

On the contrary, I do get some airflow at a very low rate. If there's
any difference between the high and low settings it isn't readily
apparent. Both produce about what would usually come from the lowest
setting.

There's a new sound, now, too, coming from someplace hard to peg in the
right half of the dash, a sort of whirring when the blower is on.
Something not spinning right.

I'll have to pull out the Haynes and the tools this weekend and have a
look in there.

Re: 90 Accord blower motor question
 

On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 11:35:13 -0500, Pete from Boston
<masspete@my-deja.com> wrote:

>On the contrary, I do get some airflow at a very low rate. If there's
>any difference between the high and low settings it isn't readily
>apparent. Both produce about what would usually come from the lowest
>setting.

You might accomplish a cheap fix by disassembling the motor and
lubing its bearings.

Re: 90 Accord blower motor question
 

On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 11:35:13 -0500, Pete from Boston
<masspete@my-deja.com> wrote:

>On the contrary, I do get some airflow at a very low rate. If there's
>any difference between the high and low settings it isn't readily
>apparent. Both produce about what would usually come from the lowest
>setting.

You might accomplish a cheap fix by disassembling the motor and
lubing its bearings.

Re: 90 Accord blower motor question
 

All this time speculating on here and you could have it apart by now and
determine what is bad. Everything here is pure speculation and won't fix a
thing.......


"Pete from Boston" <masspete@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:42273c42$0$566$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu...
> tomb wrote:
>> Pete from Boston wrote:
>> | John Ings wrote:
>> || On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 12:01:20 -0500, Pete from Boston
>> || <masspete@my-deja.com> wrote:
>> ||
>> ||
>> ||| The blower motor on my 90 Accord just went at the perfect time --
>> ||| snowstorm, not predicted to get above freezing until at least
>> ||| mid-month. I got in yesterday and noticed that 'whiff of ozone'
>> ||| smell characteristic of a failing motor, and sure enough, the air
>> ||| stopped coming shortly thereafter.
>> ||
>> ||
>> || Are you quite sure it's the motor and not the motor speed reducing
>> || resistor? That's in the air plenum behind the glove compartment.
>> || Might
>> || be wise to check that before ripping the world apart.
>> |
>> | Nope, not at all. I got a lot of opinions/stories that indicated my
>> | symptoms were consistent with the motor going. I'll look into this
>> | resistor.
>>
>> The highest level of airflow goes from 12V through the motor directly to
>> ground, no resistors involved. Even if all of them in the pack are blown,
>> the max level will still work.
>
> On the contrary, I do get some airflow at a very low rate. If there's any
> difference between the high and low settings it isn't readily apparent.
> Both produce about what would usually come from the lowest setting.
>
> There's a new sound, now, too, coming from someplace hard to peg in the
> right half of the dash, a sort of whirring when the blower is on.
> Something not spinning right.
>
> I'll have to pull out the Haynes and the tools this weekend and have a
> look in there.
>
>

Re: 90 Accord blower motor question
 

All this time speculating on here and you could have it apart by now and
determine what is bad. Everything here is pure speculation and won't fix a
thing.......


"Pete from Boston" <masspete@my-deja.com> wrote in message
news:42273c42$0$566$b45e6eb0@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu...
> tomb wrote:
>> Pete from Boston wrote:
>> | John Ings wrote:
>> || On Wed, 02 Mar 2005 12:01:20 -0500, Pete from Boston
>> || <masspete@my-deja.com> wrote:
>> ||
>> ||
>> ||| The blower motor on my 90 Accord just went at the perfect time --
>> ||| snowstorm, not predicted to get above freezing until at least
>> ||| mid-month. I got in yesterday and noticed that 'whiff of ozone'
>> ||| smell characteristic of a failing motor, and sure enough, the air
>> ||| stopped coming shortly thereafter.
>> ||
>> ||
>> || Are you quite sure it's the motor and not the motor speed reducing
>> || resistor? That's in the air plenum behind the glove compartment.
>> || Might
>> || be wise to check that before ripping the world apart.
>> |
>> | Nope, not at all. I got a lot of opinions/stories that indicated my
>> | symptoms were consistent with the motor going. I'll look into this
>> | resistor.
>>
>> The highest level of airflow goes from 12V through the motor directly to
>> ground, no resistors involved. Even if all of them in the pack are blown,
>> the max level will still work.
>
> On the contrary, I do get some airflow at a very low rate. If there's any
> difference between the high and low settings it isn't readily apparent.
> Both produce about what would usually come from the lowest setting.
>
> There's a new sound, now, too, coming from someplace hard to peg in the
> right half of the dash, a sort of whirring when the blower is on.
> Something not spinning right.
>
> I'll have to pull out the Haynes and the tools this weekend and have a
> look in there.
>
>