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Resistor for Fan switch 200 1990

I replaced the fan motor in my '90 245 last year because of bearing noise. I recently replaced the 4 speed fan switch since there was never a 1st. speed since I have owned the car. Well theres still no 1st. speed. Was that resistor included with the fan replacment? I can't remember. Would the resistor affect the temperature of heat on the passenger side? Where is it located?? Need help, thanx, Duck








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    Re: Resistor for Fan switch 200 1990

    Jorn is right - there is no resistor in his '92. But there is one in your '90; the complete heating/cooling system was redesigned in 1991, easily traced by the inline expansion valve and modern aluminum dryer located by the firewall in the newer AC systems.

    You´re system won´t look like his, your fan should be the old type with only two connections and there will be a resistor inside the heater, nearby the fan motor. It´s famous for breaking and yes, you should have changed it while you were in there :-) As with the fan, you´ve got to get in there from the driver´s side.

    The resistor won´t affect the passenger heat, however. Normally, there shouldn´t be a difference but if any of those tiny vacuum hoses came loose or were bent you might have a flap/valve which doesn´t open/close in the system. Loosen the panels, start the engine and try all the button combinations. Check the flaps of the left and right side correspondingly.

    You could also loosen the speaker grille on top of the dashboard and check for previous owners(?) mistakes. Through the windhield you can see the heater hose connections this way. Since this internally is a 'Y' construction there is one outlet and two inlets (or was it the opposite? Don´t remember...), connected together on top of the heater. Check that noone has done something really stupid, such as clamped, bent or squeezed one of the tre inlet lines to the heater. You could also feel the heat of the left and right connections which of course should be equal.

    /Martin








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    Re: Resistor for Fan switch 200 1990

    Forget the E-mail, I don't have your address. I moved some pictures of the fan assembly to a public address. You can view them on:

    http://icd.internetphotoservices.co.uk/public/detail.html?c_album=6251

    Reg,









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    Re: Resistor for Fan switch 200 1990

    I replaced my fan motor a few weeks ago. The car is a '92 and there was no resistor pack as decribed by many on this board. Instead the stator had several different windings allowing different power settings by switching the right winding on and playing with serial and parallel switching.

    The switch on the dash is the same. I guess a connection near the motor must have come loose and you will need to remove the motor to fix it.

    I will E-mail you some pictures.

    Reg,








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