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88 CRX DX. Heater fan blows fine on every speed but #1. 2 thru 4 are
fine. To those who know: Could this be the resistor? (I thought resistors were an all-or-nothing affair leaving only the highest speed upon failure.) Or is it the switch? Thanks. Kevin |
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Meathead > wrote in news:1180439174.917970.152500
@q66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com: > 88 CRX DX. Heater fan blows fine on every speed but #1. 2 thru 4 are > fine. To those who know: Could this be the resistor? (I thought > resistors were an all-or-nothing affair leaving only the highest speed > upon failure.) Or is it the switch? Thanks. > > Kevin > > Which speeds remain depends on which resistor wires break. There is one coil for each speed (the smaller the coil, the slower the motor runs). The coil is behind the glove box. Have a peek. If a coil is broken, it will be abundantly obvious. -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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Meathead wrote:
> 88 CRX DX. Heater fan blows fine on every speed but #1. 2 thru 4 are > fine. To those who know: Could this be the resistor? (I thought > resistors were an all-or-nothing affair leaving only the highest speed > upon failure.) yes, resistor. replace and all will be well. > Or is it the switch? unlikely. > Thanks. > > Kevin > |
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Tegger wrote: > Meathead > wrote in news:1180439174.917970.152500 > @q66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com: > > >>88 CRX DX. Heater fan blows fine on every speed but #1. 2 thru 4 are >>fine. To those who know: Could this be the resistor? (I thought >>resistors were an all-or-nothing affair leaving only the highest speed >>upon failure.) Or is it the switch? Thanks. >> >>Kevin >> >> > > > > > Which speeds remain depends on which resistor wires break. There is one > coil for each speed (the smaller the coil, the slower the motor runs). > > The coil is behind the glove box. Have a peek. If a coil is broken, it will > be abundantly obvious. > Would this apply to older Civics as well? I noticed that both, the '82 & '83 low speed settings do not work. JT |
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Tegger wrote:>
> Which speeds remain depends on which resistor wires break. There is one > coil for each speed (the smaller the coil, the slower the motor runs). > ---------------------- I think the largest coil has the highest resistance, and therefore its for the lowest speed, no? 'Curly' |
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Grumpy AuContraire > wrote in
: > > > Tegger wrote: >> Meathead > wrote in >> news:1180439174.917970.152500 @q66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com: >> >> >>>88 CRX DX. Heater fan blows fine on every speed but #1. 2 thru 4 >>>are fine. To those who know: Could this be the resistor? (I thought >>>resistors were an all-or-nothing affair leaving only the highest >>>speed upon failure.) Or is it the switch? Thanks. >>> >>>Kevin >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> Which speeds remain depends on which resistor wires break. There is >> one coil for each speed (the smaller the coil, the slower the motor >> runs). >> >> The coil is behind the glove box. Have a peek. If a coil is broken, >> it will be abundantly obvious. >> > > > > Would this apply to older Civics as well? Yep. > I noticed that both, the > '82 & '83 low speed settings do not work. > Have a look at it. Bet the coils are broken. They rust out. -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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motsco_ > wrote in news:135oj3gftougb53
@corp.supernews.com: > Tegger wrote:> >> Which speeds remain depends on which resistor wires break. There is one >> coil for each speed (the smaller the coil, the slower the motor runs). >> > ---------------------- > > I think the largest coil has the highest resistance, and therefore its > for the lowest speed, no? > > 'Curly' The smaller coils have the highest resistance. The smallest coils control the slow speeds. The smallest coils rust out and break first. For this reason you lose the lowest speeds first. -- Tegger The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ www.tegger.com/hondafaq/ |
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Tegger wrote: > Grumpy AuContraire > wrote in > : > > >> >>Tegger wrote: >> >>>Meathead > wrote in >>>news:1180439174.917970.152500 @q66g2000hsg.googlegroups.com: >>> >>> >>> >>>>88 CRX DX. Heater fan blows fine on every speed but #1. 2 thru 4 >>>>are fine. To those who know: Could this be the resistor? (I thought >>>>resistors were an all-or-nothing affair leaving only the highest >>>>speed upon failure.) Or is it the switch? Thanks. >>>> >>>>Kevin >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>Which speeds remain depends on which resistor wires break. There is >>>one coil for each speed (the smaller the coil, the slower the motor >>>runs). >>> >>>The coil is behind the glove box. Have a peek. If a coil is broken, >>>it will be abundantly obvious. >>> >> >> >> >>Would this apply to older Civics as well? > > > > > Yep. > > > > >> I noticed that both, the >>'82 & '83 low speed settings do not work. >> > > > > Have a look at it. Bet the coils are broken. They rust out. > Also, the lowest speed would suffer the most stress. The blower motor swithch on my old '55 Studebaker works the same way. They get quite warm. JT |
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Tegger wrote:
> motsco_ > wrote in news:135oj3gftougb53 > @corp.supernews.com: > >> Tegger wrote:> >>> Which speeds remain depends on which resistor wires break. There is one >>> coil for each speed (the smaller the coil, the slower the motor runs). >>> >> ---------------------- >> >> I think the largest coil has the highest resistance, and therefore its >> for the lowest speed, no? >> >> 'Curly' > > > > The smaller coils have the highest resistance. correct. > > > The smallest coils control the slow speeds. The smallest coils rust out and > break first. For this reason you lose the lowest speeds first. > indeed. |
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Winnah winnah chicken dinnah! Yep. It was the resistor alright. In
and out in 2 minutes flat! Man I love old cars. $25 at O'Reilly shipped in on the late afternoon truck. In hand by 5pm. And yes I can definitely say the small coil has the highest resistance and controls the lowest fan speed as the #1 speed on my CRX was out. Kevin (majoring in Epoxy-based Automotive Reconstruction) |
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