Blower Fan

["Al Powell" <APOWELL@agcom.tamu.edu>]

Well, thanks to the long-archived-in-anticipation-of-the-event posts 
from Eric Fletcher and Frank Bauer, my 1990 200 has a new fan/blower 
motor, installed today.  With temps at 100+ in Texas this week, it's 
no darn time to be without forced air AC!!

No, I didn't use a Steak Knife; yes, I used the Mondo Pry Bar method.

And yes, I sacrificed most of my fingers - only the thumbs and one 
finger escaped without slices or scratches.

Items of advice for those changing blower motors:

1)  DEFINITELY use a vacuum to clean out leaves, crap around the 
motor.  More junk accumulates under that black plastic shield than 
you would believe!!  (In my case, I found that a mouse had attempted 
to build a nest between the blower housing and firewall; which 
explains why a 6" circle of the under-hood blanket had disappeared.  
The little rodent had carried it under the shield bit-by-bit to make 
the softest bed in town.  No mouse found, tho - musta left some time 
ago.

2)  REMOVE all cable ties which have sharp ends!!  Many of my 
scratches came from impatience and turning my hand against the sharp 
end of a cable tie which had been clipped.

3)  IMPORTANT: This cost me a half-hour.....

When you remove the old blower motor, there is a black plastic shroud 
which covers the back end of the motor - it may come off and STAY in  
the blower housing.  Look in there and make sure it's not left 
behind.  I can ASSURE you that if you try to insert the new motor, it 
will NOT go in as long as the old shroud is stuck in there.  I was 
REALLY frustrated until I started looking closely with flashlight and 
discovered the obvious..

And a hey, nonny nonny to cold AC air....



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