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Using a test light, does the "dangling" orange wire probe battery voltage (B+)?
Assuming factory A/C, is the 4-wire harness with brown, yellow, light green, and light blue wires plugged into the blower switch (see attached diagram)?
Does the brown wire connected to the blower switch probe 12 volts with the ignition switch on?
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