Jokeness
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- Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer
Vehicle: I have a 2001 Explorer Eddie Bauer with the EATC.
Problem: The blower fan was working intermittently until one day it stopped altogether. When it did work, all speeds worked.
Resources: Haynes 36024 Repair Manual, Multimeter (I am a meter n00b though), this forum, and lots of coffee.
Things I've tried: I swapped the Blower Fan Relay in the PDM with another one in the PDM that had the same part number (iirc it was the Starter relay) and the car started, but the fan still didn't work.
I checked voltage on the pink/white wire on the fan and had 11 volts, same for the orange/black wire.
Backprobed (paperclips and wires with alligator clips) the orange/black wire on the fan and grounded it and the fan came on (one speed only).
Connected the orange/black wire on the fan to the black wire on the controller and the fan ran (one speed only).
Ran the diagnostic on the EATC and came up with 888, no problems.
Conclusions: The fan works and has power getting to it. Where to go from here? 2 observations: the hood strut leaked right on the side of the controller plug on the plastic (it didn't appear to have gotten into the plug/wires though), and before the fan became intermittent the lights on my radio stopped working, possibly unrelated but since the radio sits right above the EATC I wonder if they share a ground. The manual I have doesn't have a great wiring diagram.
Suggestions?
Problem: The blower fan was working intermittently until one day it stopped altogether. When it did work, all speeds worked.
Resources: Haynes 36024 Repair Manual, Multimeter (I am a meter n00b though), this forum, and lots of coffee.
Things I've tried: I swapped the Blower Fan Relay in the PDM with another one in the PDM that had the same part number (iirc it was the Starter relay) and the car started, but the fan still didn't work.
I checked voltage on the pink/white wire on the fan and had 11 volts, same for the orange/black wire.
Backprobed (paperclips and wires with alligator clips) the orange/black wire on the fan and grounded it and the fan came on (one speed only).
Connected the orange/black wire on the fan to the black wire on the controller and the fan ran (one speed only).
Ran the diagnostic on the EATC and came up with 888, no problems.
Conclusions: The fan works and has power getting to it. Where to go from here? 2 observations: the hood strut leaked right on the side of the controller plug on the plastic (it didn't appear to have gotten into the plug/wires though), and before the fan became intermittent the lights on my radio stopped working, possibly unrelated but since the radio sits right above the EATC I wonder if they share a ground. The manual I have doesn't have a great wiring diagram.
Suggestions?