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Old 03-20-13, 01:48 PM
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Question Fan stopped working, what to do?

i turned on my a/c, just the fan, i don't use the a/c compressor, i heard it making this sound like if the fan blades that are located in the whole fan system was hitting something while spinning. so i turned the fan off and on but then it didn't turn back on, i found out it blew the fuse. i replaced the fuse, the radio worked again but the fan still doesn't turn back on.

does any one know what i can do to fix this? thanks


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Old 03-20-13, 03:39 PM
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Probably sucked some junk into the fan from outside, leaves etc. Take the fan apart (its under
the golve box), clean it up and reassemble. It may start working again. When its apart make
sure the cage is spinning straight and nothings broken.
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thanks i have never done that before, can you explain what the cage is and how i will know its spinning straight.

please excuse my ignorance
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blower fans are centrifugal, so they look like a cage. make sure it spins straight and quiet or youll need to replace it.
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The cage looks sort of like a hamster wheel. With the motor out spin it with your hand to see if the spindle is bent.
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