Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 20:18:37 -0000 From: "Mike" <mikenopsamtah.co.uk.nospam> Subject: Re: interior fan problem .... help please
"Howard Bell" <hsbellnopsamt.net> wrote in message news:e2an6.1680$jQ3.172713nopsam.uswest.net... > > I have a 1990 SAAB 9000, U.S. car. It has the regular, manual heater/ AC > controls. Not the push button climate control system. > Quite suddenly the slower fan speeds for the heater/Air Conditioning no > longer work. The fan works normally at the highest speed (4). But the fan > does not work for speeds 1,2 or 3. I'm thinking the rheostat just behind the > fan speed control knob has failed, and I can get to that and replace it > myself. However, the dealer mentioned that there is a resistor by the fan > motor that could also be at fault. Does anybody have an opinion on this. If > it is the resistor I'm going to have to take the car to the dealer to be > fixed because I have no idea how to get to the fan motor or where the > resistor is (any help with this?). Is there any way of checking the rheostat > with a meter to see if this has become faulty? Any chance some wiring has > become loose? Replacing the rheostat would be the cheaper fix, but I don't > want replace a part that is not faulty. Appreciate your help. > Howard, this has happened twice to my '88 9000, each time I have replaced the rheostat with one from a breakers. Rgds Mike --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.226 / Virus Database: 108 - Release Date: 05/01/01