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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Interior & Equipment => Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) => Topic started by: Woodhook13 on January 27, 2024, 07:25:12 am
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I’m restoring my 77 k10 and have installed a new wiring harness. Also bought a new heat/A/C fan switch. My blower motor comes on when the ignition is turned on, which is normal. I have 3 fan speeds that work perfectly but when I put the fan to high, I blow the fuse in the fuse panel marked heat/AC. If I unplug the relay (which is new) the fuse doesn’t blow. Of course the fan doesn’t come on either. I have ohmed the orange wire back to the switch and it is ok. I’ve also put voltage on the orange wire to make sure it wasn’t grounded out somewhere. I do have ignition voltage on the red wire coming to the relay. The blower motor works fine if I connect it straight to the battery, which is high speed. I’m going to test the relay this weekend to see if I hear the switch operating. I don’t think the high speed goes through the resistor, but I did take it out and it looks fine. Am I missing another spot that I need to check? Could the new relay be shorted out causing the problem? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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Sounds about right. I would throw in a new motor. They are cheap.
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I’m restoring my 77 k10 and have installed a new wiring harness. Also bought a new heat/A/C fan switch. My blower motor comes on when the ignition is turned on, which is normal. I have 3 fan speeds that work perfectly but when I put the fan to high, I blow the fuse in the fuse panel marked heat/AC. If I unplug the relay (which is new) the fuse doesn’t blow. Of course the fan doesn’t come on either. I have ohmed the orange wire back to the switch and it is ok. I’ve also put voltage on the orange wire to make sure it wasn’t grounded out somewhere. I do have ignition voltage on the red wire coming to the relay. The blower motor works fine if I connect it straight to the battery, which is high speed. I’m going to test the relay this weekend to see if I hear the switch operating. I don’t think the high speed goes through the resistor, but I did take it out and it looks fine. Am I missing another spot that I need to check? Could the new relay be shorted out causing the problem? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Blower Motor Relay (Keeps Blowing Fuses) (http://forum.73-87chevytrucks.com/smforum/index.php?topic=24383.msg203763#msg203763) - Read it all the way through to the end.
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Thanks bd! I’ll try a new relay with that diode cut out! I’ll post my results when I’m finished!
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Or, you might save yourself some time and money by reversing the positions of the orange (+) and black (-) relay control wires in the two-wire relay connector, so that the diode won't 'fry' anymore.