blower motor resistor alternative?

[sirenmoses]

My lil car (1984 Honda Accord) needs the above. Shop tried ordering from a 'vintage' parts place ( apparently 1984 makes it a ) but no luck finding one. Ditto when I tried hunting one up on the interweb.

Looks like we're gonna have to wire up directly to the motor (either off or on, no in between), but I thought I'd see if ya'll have any suggestions.

Thots? (besides "buy a newer lil car", "drive the 60 more" and "sweat is healthy")

Thanks,

 

[gladly]

junkyard?

I think that a lot of hondas of the same generation would share parts like that, I seem to recall that I swapped one into my 84 civic wagon from a newer car

radio shack??

 

[ellington12]

try this place...

http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/auto/jsp/mws/PartsSearch.jsp

they just may have what you need...

 

[semlin]

are you talking about the temp sensor part that threads into the radiator? i rigged a dash switch in an 85 civic last year as I couldn't find one that worked in a wreckers and got tired of draining the rad to try after two attempts. the switch worked fine. the car would slowly overheat at idle if you forgot.

 

[Hank]

If he really means blow motor resistor that is the unit that changes resistance in the fan circuit to make the different speeds. They commonly burn on many vehicles for a number of reasons. Water intrusion is one, excessive heat is another. Late model GM trucks, silverado/sierra 99-05 are known for it, we do 5-10 a month. I'm not familiar with a honda that old but a BMR is by nature a simple item that can be duplicated with a radio shack and some reseach in the FSM for OHM readings and motor/switch specifications. Or with a couple Honda FSM's or junkyard experimentation one could be found that would work.

Sometimes it is as simple as resoldering a connection.

 

[sirenmoses]

We have a winner!

try this place...

http://www.hondaautomotiveparts.com/auto/jsp/mws/PartsSearch.jsp

they just may have what you need...

SCORE !! $20. I owe you some


Neat site, saw lotsa stuff I wouldn't've known about otherwise.

FWIW the AC did seep out w/the blower switch on high. Enuf not to totally melt in mid-afternoon traffic anyway.

We did try junkyards, no luck there either. That's where the switch came from a couple years back.

Soldering & Radio Shack & OHM readings = . There's a reason I still need to pass 2nd semester physics.

Thanks for the help!!

 

[Hank]

Lol, glad you found it.