Rear Blower Motor Resistor

Rear Blower Motor Resistor

Description

A rear blower motor resistor is used on this model when it is equipped with the rear heater-A/C system. The rear blower motor resistor is mounted to the back of the rear heater-A/C housing, directly below the rear blower motor. The rear blower motor resistor consists of a molded plastic mounting plate (1) with an integral wire connector receptacle (2). Concealed behind the mounting plate are resistors contained within a ceramic heat sink (3).






The rear blower motor resistor is accessed for service by removing the rear heater-A/C housing from the vehicle.

Operation

The blower motor resistor for the rear heating-A/C system is connected to the vehicle electrical system through a dedicated wire lead and connector of the rear heater-A/C wire harness. The rear blower motor resistor has an electrical circuit board with two resistors, each of which will reduce the current flow through the rear blower motor to change the blower motor speed.

The blower motor switch in the rear heater-A/C system directs the ground path for the rear blower motor through the correct resistor to obtain the selected speed. With the rear blower motor control in the lowest speed position, the ground path for the rear blower motor is applied through all of the resistors. Each higher speed selected with the rear blower motor control applies the blower motor ground path through fewer of the resistors, increasing the rear blower motor speed. When the blower motor switch is in the highest speed position, the blower motor resistors are bypassed and the blower motor receives a direct path to ground through the blower motor switch.

The rear blower motor resistor cannot be adjusted or repaired and it must be replaced if inoperative or damaged.