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1997 Safari
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 5:23 pm
by PeterT
The son is driving the safari now and came home the other night and turned off the van and the blower motor kept running. I have pulled the 30amp fuse for now to stop the fan from running. I am on call tonight and just got home to take another look. The blower wires go into the evaporator housing. Black and purple. I am thinking the blower motor relay is stuck. Anyone have a idea where they are hiding that relay.
Peter =D>
Re: 1997 Safari
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 7:16 pm
by kings-x59
check out autozone.com. I think their repair info only runs up through '96 but this should be close enough.
http://www.autozone.com/N,314566/initia ... 52800a8130
Re: 1997 Safari
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:03 pm
by PeterT
Yes I checked there and it shows it on the firewall above the blower but not there on a 1997. The wires go into the AC coil.
Re: 1997 Safari
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:29 pm
by kings-x59
One of the guys here will have an answer for you before long.
Re: 1997 Safari
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:02 am
by phr1$k37
Didnt Peter have this problem? If someone can remember the title of his post please post a linky for this PeterT. My search was not so successful - Peter is such a spammer :p
Re: 1997 Safari
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:22 am
by sfeaver
I think you need one of these things:
http://198.208.187.182/internet/PartIma ... r=15-80550
The high speed fan relay is built into it. It is located in behind the coolant puke bottle, mounted on the evaporator case. Tapping it with a screwdriver or something might make the relay drop out, for testing at least.
Scott
Re: 1997 Safari
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:20 pm
by PeterT
Thanks sfeaver. That was the part I picked up today at the GM dealer. Told the guy at the parts counter what the blower fan was doing and he said he would be right back. He opened the box and there was the same part you posted. He even showed me the template in the box to mount the new style. So with a little bit of Dremal work I will be back to normal. I just need to get my hands on the van. Kids just don't have time to let me fix it for them.
Re: 1997 Safari
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:38 pm
by peter
Yup, that's the one! A bit of trimming on the evap housing and you're good to go!
Re: 1997 Safari
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 3:48 pm
by PeterT
Well that was a easy fix. Just took the dremal tool and carved out a little bit biger area and plugged in the new part and the blower was back to new. Thanks for the help with the part.
Peter T
Re: 1997 Safari
Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:03 pm
by sfeaver
Glad to hear you got it fixed up.. Where in the city are you located? Your probably not far away...
Re: 1997 Safari
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:16 pm
by PeterT
sfeaver wrote:Glad to hear you got it fixed up.. Where in the city are you located? Your probably not far away...
Live off the new Red Hill express way by Greenhill Ave.
Re: 1997 Safari
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 5:57 pm
by sfeaver
I know that area, I have had to repair the elevators in a couple buildings right near there. I live on the east moutain near Upper Sherman and Fennell.