Fresh air blower stopped working

[caliber60]

Is it easy to replace? I smell wire buring and it just quit. Where do I start? Where can I buy the parts? I do have Bentley manual.

[masraum]

assuming it's just the motor it shouldn't be too bad. It's behind the dash, just sit on the gas tank to do it.

[TommieG]

Anyone have a pic?

Tom

[Eric Coffey]

Open the hood, unsnap the forward bulkhead carpet, and remove the cardboard panel. The motor (and fresh air plenum) should be staring you right in the face. It is fairly easy to unbolt and unplug. There may be a couple vent cables in the way, but nothing serious.

[TommieG]

Excuse me for sounding silly, but is this it?



I just don't wanna start removing the wrong thing ;-)

Tom

[masraum]

Yep, exactly!

[Silveresrty911S]

Just did mine, I took all three hose clamps and loosened them, removed silver electical box, bracket for box, small nut on vent door cable & remove cable wire from blower, remove 2- 8mm bolts and work it out of its compartment. Mine was squealing and I cleaned and lubed and no more squeal! Good time to clean the area surrounding the blower before re-install, about 1-1/2 hr to do all including cleaning & vacuum.

[TommieG]

Gracias, señors!

I'll get to work immideately.... well after the Denmark-Norway Euro qualifyer (soccer), anyway.

Tom

[bigstevo81]

i recently bought a 82 911sc targa -- i took mine off because my car is a big peice of crap and it didnt work anyway -- i took it apart and it was a big melted, corroded, blob of metal. caliber -- if you smell wires burning you probabally will end up with the same thing i have.

[TommieG]

bigstevo,
Don't you EVER call a Pcar a piece of crap! No matter what condition!
I'm hurting inside.....

;-)

Tom

[makaio]

Originally posted by bigstevo81
i took it apart and it was a big melted, corroded, blob of metal. caliber -- if you smell wires burning you probabally will end up with the same thing i have.

Or a burnt up car with just a shell left. Which would be no fun.

[Decolliber]

Mine was not working when I bought the car. When I took it apart, the inside was also a black melted blob. Bought a new one (about $200). Instructions in Bentley are good but they have you removing more stuff than is really necessary, though you won't realise it until after you have removed it. Only hard part was getting the control wires adjusted so that the openings are correct when the dash level is moved. It would help to draw a diagram of the positions of the wires and levers before you remove the old one; I did not.
After installation I put a 10 amp fuse in the power wire, to avoid any future fire risk.

[caliber60]

Fire extinguisher in the car might be an option. Electrical system fail will cause fire.

[hobieboy]

For those with a working one - how much fresh air can u get from the center vent with the blower at full blast?

I get lots of noise but no perceivable increase in air

[greglepore]

Center vent is a/c only, unless you've rerouted something.

[wolfturbo]

Shameless Plug:

I've got a NOS blower motor for sale if anybody needs one. PM me if interested.

End of shameless plug!