fan resistor.....
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
forgot to mention this is the EATC resistor, not the stock 1....
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Originally Posted by rwenzing
That is not the same thing. It is a fan speed controller module. I had one fail and it defaulted to the highest speed as it says in John's How-to. There may be other possible failure modes.
should i order a new unit tomorrow?
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
so even if the control head is off, it will still blow air? that is what it is doing now.....and i have 2 speeds in the unit......
EDIT: I went back through the How-to and found this:
The disadvantage of the key-on method is if the fan speed controller fails, the fan will run at full speed every time you turn on the truck until you replace the speed controller. Not a big deal -- but it's your call.
Last edited by V8 Level II; 05-09-2007 at 07:00 PM.
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Originally Posted by rwenzing
That is a variable speed controller, not one with discreet steps like medium or high. Of course, the blower should be off when the HU is off. I suspect that you have a wiring problem but I'm here and the truck is there, so I can't say for sure. I wouldn't order the FSC until you know it's bad - from what I've heard, it isn't cheap.
Where exactly does the orange/black wire go? One place or two? What is it connected to?
Where exactly does the orange/black wire go? One place or two? What is it connected to?
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Originally Posted by rwenzing
The "key-on" method that John is describing is where you do not add a relay and I believe this is how you did yours. So, it could very well be the FSC has failed. Now that I reflect on it, I think that mine did run continuously with the key on after the FSC failed. However, I don't remember for sure because it was only like that for a couple of hours before I could get a used replacement FSC. It makes sense though and John knows more about this mod than anyone.
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
the only relay i have is so the "rear fan off" switch shuts the a/c compressor off.......that has the 2 PU wires (1 from the HU and 1 from the trucks harness), 1 of the R/O wires from the head unit and a switched 12v wire
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Originally Posted by rwenzing
You did it the same way I did and you didn't install the extra "optional" relay for the blower. Assuming that the FSC has failed, that is probably why the blower is running all the time with the key on. Why there appears to be a medium and a high speed is a mystery to me though.
i am going to order a new FSC tomorrow, hopefully it will be here by Friday and i can install it and see if that fixes the problem.....
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