Fan only blows when set to high? '90 Celica

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> Hi there. First off, I'd like to thank all of you for the help you've
> provided me so far for me and my vehicle.
>
> In order to get any air to blow from my vents, I must turn the system
> on to high (instead of low, mid-low, mid-hi). What could be the cause
> of this? Also, my passenger side air vent does not blow anything
> regardless of the mode it is in. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks.

probably the low speed fan resistors have burnt out , vent may be a pipe
fallen off
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Alright... How would I go about repairing this? Would I need to take
the vehicle into the shop or is it something I could do at home?


Dave's wrote:
> Yes, most likely the blower resistors.
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"mrcheerful ." wrote in message

>
> wrote in message
>
>> Hi there. First off, I'd like to thank all of you for the help you've
>> provided me so far for me and my vehicle.
>>
>> In order to get any air to blow from my vents, I must turn the system
>> on to high (instead of low, mid-low, mid-hi). What could be the cause
>> of this? Also, my passenger side air vent does not blow anything
>> regardless of the mode it is in. Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks.
>
> probably the low speed fan resistors have burnt out , vent may be a pipe
> fallen off
>

I originally had the same problem with the '93 Corolla, i.e. only one fan
speed. The resistor did have to be replaced.

Charles of Schaumburg.
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Yes, most likely the blower resistors.


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> Alright... How would I go about repairing this? Would I need to take
> the vehicle into the shop or is it something I could do at home?
>
>
> Dave's wrote:
>> Yes, most likely the blower resistors.
>

See the recent thread with instructions on how to do this for a Supra. The
principle is the same, should take less than half an hour with basic hand
tools and a soldering iron.
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Ray O
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> Alright... How would I go about repairing this? Would I need to take
> the vehicle into the shop or is it something I could do at home?
>

If you can find and access the resistor pack then it should be easy. Ask a
dealer where it is when you ask about price and availability.

most vehicles have the pack in the cool airflow side of the heater, bolted
into the side of the trunking.

I could not say where it is on yours but a bit of work with a torch under
the bonnet (some cars) or dash (more cars will usually reveal the wiring to
the fan, this can be followed to the resistor, then off to the fan switch.
mostly the packs are plug in jobs, some cars melt wiring too!! Some can be
repaired, as they are poorly made.

mrcheerful
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WELL... Thank you, thank you. I read the how-to on how to repair this
issue and it seemed rather easy to me. What route should I take?
Should I contact a dealship and try to get a new resistor pack?

Also, I just checked to see where the resistor pack is located... I'm
LOST. I checked my Chilton's manual but didn't get much help from that
either. I removed my glovebox to check and well, I didn't exactly see
anything that would clearly define to me where the resistor pack was
located. Any further assistance would be great.

> > Dave's wrote:
> >> Yes, most likely the blower resistors.
>
> They will want to sell you a new fan cage (has the blower motor, cage and
> resistor pack)
>
> Like we said, see the thread for the 87 Supra. It's the same repair.
> You may not have to remove the glove box, however. Very least, you'll have
> to remove the glove box COVER (three or four screws) and the lower part of
> the dashboard. The worst part is the angle you'll have to twist into to get
> to the blower motor.
>
> On the ones I have repaired (about three so far...) all I did was remove the
> lower part of the blower box, that contains the blower motor, squirrel cage
> and the resistor pack. It's a pain in the @ss, but not as much as removing
> the entire air box!
>
> Get a short stubby screwdriver or a ratchet with a philips screwdriver
> adapter. Anything longer than three inches you'll be using every cuss you
> know, and even making some new ones up as you go along!
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> vent may be a pipe
> fallen off

Any idea as to how I could re-connect it? I checked under the glovebox
and as I stated earlier, there wasn't anything there that I could
clearly identifiy to help solve my issue.
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> Alright... How would I go about repairing this? Would I need to take
> the vehicle into the shop or is it something I could do at home?
>
>
> Dave's wrote:
>> Yes, most likely the blower resistors.

They will want to sell you a new fan cage (has the blower motor, cage and
resistor pack)

Like we said, see the thread for the 87 Supra. It's the same repair.
You may not have to remove the glove box, however. Very least, you'll have
to remove the glove box COVER (three or four screws) and the lower part of
the dashboard. The worst part is the angle you'll have to twist into to get
to the blower motor.

On the ones I have repaired (about three so far...) all I did was remove the
lower part of the blower box, that contains the blower motor, squirrel cage
and the resistor pack. It's a pain in the @ss, but not as much as removing
the entire air box!

Get a short stubby screwdriver or a ratchet with a philips screwdriver
adapter. Anything longer than three inches you'll be using every cuss you
know, and even making some new ones up as you go along!
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AHHH... Thank you, sir. I visited the Toyota dealship today and
received a print-out diagram of the assembly. Unfortunately, the one
that they gave me was incorrect (showed the resistor pack being in the
front and able to be easily unscrewed, the location that it showed was
not correct for my vehicle). The resistor pack is about $71. I'm going
to attempt to remove it myself today and if it is possible, I will just
solder it.

THANKS.

Hachiroku wrote:
> wrote in message
>
> > WELL... Thank you, thank you. I read the how-to on how to repair this
> > issue and it seemed rather easy to me. What route should I take?
> > Should I contact a dealship and try to get a new resistor pack?
> >
> > Also, I just checked to see where the resistor pack is located... I'm
> > LOST. I checked my Chilton's manual but didn't get much help from that
> > either. I removed my glovebox to check and well, I didn't exactly see
> > anything that would clearly define to me where the resistor pack was
> > located. Any further assistance would be great.
>
> I believe on this car the resistor pack is located on a small ckt board
> located on the flange that holds the blower motor and squirrel cage. You
> have to be a contorsionist to do this! Like I said, small screw driver, or,
> IIRC a 10mm small socket, on a 1/4 inch drive ratchet can get in there.
>
> If you can remove the lower part of the dash on the pass side, do so and you
> will then see the blower assy up where the passenger's right foot would be.
> Remove the connectors, the vent tube and the three bolts, and then drop out
> the blower assy.
> It WON'T come out easily; you'll have to 'argue' with it to get it out.
> Don't argue too hard cause the squirrel cage may be a little brittle after
> the years, but it should come out ok.
>
> I replaced mine with the whole assy either from other beaters I have had or
> with junkyard parts. They are usually about $25 for the whole mess from a
> Wrecker's, and I think the resistor ckt board is $65 from Toyota. I
> replaced one in 1997 in a Corolla and drove it until 2003 without a problem.
> Look at it; you'll be able to tell if it will go the long haul or not! I
> think I did solder one with some high temp solder, too, and it went until
> the car broke.
>
> Good luck!
>
>
> >
> >> > Dave's wrote:
> >> >> Yes, most likely the blower resistors.
> >>
> >> They will want to sell you a new fan cage (has the blower motor, cage and
> >> resistor pack)
> >>
> >> Like we said, see the thread for the 87 Supra. It's the same repair.
> >> You may not have to remove the glove box, however. Very least, you'll
> >> have
> >> to remove the glove box COVER (three or four screws) and the lower part
> >> of
> >> the dashboard. The worst part is the angle you'll have to twist into to
> >> get
> >> to the blower motor.
> >>
> >> On the ones I have repaired (about three so far...) all I did was remove
> >> the
> >> lower part of the blower box, that contains the blower motor, squirrel
> >> cage
> >> and the resistor pack. It's a pain in the @ss, but not as much as
> >> removing
> >> the entire air box!
> >>
> >> Get a short stubby screwdriver or a ratchet with a philips screwdriver
> >> adapter. Anything longer than three inches you'll be using every cuss you
> >> know, and even making some new ones up as you go along!
> >
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wrote in message

> WELL... Thank you, thank you. I read the how-to on how to repair this
> issue and it seemed rather easy to me. What route should I take?
> Should I contact a dealship and try to get a new resistor pack?
>
> Also, I just checked to see where the resistor pack is located... I'm
> LOST. I checked my Chilton's manual but didn't get much help from that
> either. I removed my glovebox to check and well, I didn't exactly see
> anything that would clearly define to me where the resistor pack was
> located. Any further assistance would be great.

I believe on this car the resistor pack is located on a small ckt board
located on the flange that holds the blower motor and squirrel cage. You
have to be a contorsionist to do this! Like I said, small screw driver, or,
IIRC a 10mm small socket, on a 1/4 inch drive ratchet can get in there.

If you can remove the lower part of the dash on the pass side, do so and you
will then see the blower assy up where the passenger's right foot would be.
Remove the connectors, the vent tube and the three bolts, and then drop out
the blower assy.
It WON'T come out easily; you'll have to 'argue' with it to get it out.
Don't argue too hard cause the squirrel cage may be a little brittle after
the years, but it should come out ok.

I replaced mine with the whole assy either from other beaters I have had or
with junkyard parts. They are usually about $25 for the whole mess from a
Wrecker's, and I think the resistor ckt board is $65 from Toyota. I
replaced one in 1997 in a Corolla and drove it until 2003 without a problem.
Look at it; you'll be able to tell if it will go the long haul or not! I
think I did solder one with some high temp solder, too, and it went until
the car broke.

Good luck!


>
>> > Dave's wrote:
>> >> Yes, most likely the blower resistors.
>>
>> They will want to sell you a new fan cage (has the blower motor, cage and
>> resistor pack)
>>
>> Like we said, see the thread for the 87 Supra. It's the same repair.
>> You may not have to remove the glove box, however. Very least, you'll
>> have
>> to remove the glove box COVER (three or four screws) and the lower part
>> of
>> the dashboard. The worst part is the angle you'll have to twist into to
>> get
>> to the blower motor.
>>
>> On the ones I have repaired (about three so far...) all I did was remove
>> the
>> lower part of the blower box, that contains the blower motor, squirrel
>> cage
>> and the resistor pack. It's a pain in the @ss, but not as much as
>> removing
>> the entire air box!
>>
>> Get a short stubby screwdriver or a ratchet with a philips screwdriver
>> adapter. Anything longer than three inches you'll be using every cuss you
>> know, and even making some new ones up as you go along!
>
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http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTricks/Blower.shtml#BlowerResistor

Yours should be similiar

wrote in message

> Hi there. First off, I'd like to thank all of you for the help you've
> provided me so far for me and my vehicle.
>
> In order to get any air to blow from my vents, I must turn the system
> on to high (instead of low, mid-low, mid-hi). What could be the cause
> of this? Also, my passenger side air vent does not blow anything
> regardless of the mode it is in. Any ideas?
>
> Thanks.
>
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On 16 Aug 2006 11:54:48 -0700, wrote:

>AHHH... Thank you, sir. I visited the Toyota dealship today and
>received a print-out diagram of the assembly. Unfortunately, the one
>that they gave me was incorrect (showed the resistor pack being in the
>front and able to be easily unscrewed, the location that it showed was
>not correct for my vehicle). The resistor pack is about $71. I'm going
>to attempt to remove it myself today and if it is possible, I will just
>solder it.

Find someone with an oxy-acetylene or air-acetylene torch and braze
it with a silver-bearing brazing alloy - regular tin based solder
melts at far too low a temperature.

MAPP might get hot enough at full bore, but propane won't.

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