Elan heater motor stopped working :-(
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Out picking up one of my daughters today from school and suddenly noticed the blower wasn't working.
I checked the switch and the earth and the supply and all were OK.
Obviously removal without the dash being removed is out of the question but has anyone drilled a small hole in the casing and tried some WD40?
Thanks
Terry
I checked the switch and the earth and the supply and all were OK.
Obviously removal without the dash being removed is out of the question but has anyone drilled a small hole in the casing and tried some WD40?
Thanks
Terry
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Monsieur Teerreee,
I suspect you are unlikely to find it just needs some lubrication and eventually it will have to be dash out. However if you want to try it I don't think you need to be drilling any holes. The easiest way would be a long thin tube and get it around the bend in the plenum chamber via the air intake in front of the screen. Will be hit and miss though.
Alternatively could you access via the heater box flaps with a thin tube by passing the heater matrix or much harder - through the seal plenum to heater but you probably cannot access it that way due to a lack of room.
I suspect you are unlikely to find it just needs some lubrication and eventually it will have to be dash out. However if you want to try it I don't think you need to be drilling any holes. The easiest way would be a long thin tube and get it around the bend in the plenum chamber via the air intake in front of the screen. Will be hit and miss though.
Alternatively could you access via the heater box flaps with a thin tube by passing the heater matrix or much harder - through the seal plenum to heater but you probably cannot access it that way due to a lack of room.
Steve
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And time to clean out the heater cores and clean and paint the box they all go into. There may be 40+ years of accumulation inside. An this stuff causes the box to rust from the inside.
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But I thought "I checked the switch and the earth and the supply and all were OK." where did you check it..at the wires feeding the motor I hope?
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Ok this is weird!
3 weeks ago, i opened the panels on the LH side and drilled the motor casing and shoved loads of WD40 in. I also slightly opened the plenum chamber , shoved a rubber hose connected to a Hoover and sucked out all the old crud. Tested everything and the motor was as dead as a dodo so I purchased a new old stock motor for ?45.
Went on holiday for a week and today is the first time the car has been driven since 3 weeks ago.
I took the car for a run and I thought I heard the heater. Then suddenly loads of old leaves burst out of the vents and the motor sprang into life sounding like a new motor!
It's working now and my new motor hasn't even arrived!
Terry
3 weeks ago, i opened the panels on the LH side and drilled the motor casing and shoved loads of WD40 in. I also slightly opened the plenum chamber , shoved a rubber hose connected to a Hoover and sucked out all the old crud. Tested everything and the motor was as dead as a dodo so I purchased a new old stock motor for ?45.
Went on holiday for a week and today is the first time the car has been driven since 3 weeks ago.
I took the car for a run and I thought I heard the heater. Then suddenly loads of old leaves burst out of the vents and the motor sprang into life sounding like a new motor!
It's working now and my new motor hasn't even arrived!
Terry
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