Hi all,

The old blower motor fried on me. I noticed the purple wire light up my test light but the fan would not turn unless I whacked it and then it made a terrible grinding sound

So I pulled the old one and installed a new one from Napa.

After the install The fuse blew. so I replaced it. No joy. New fan does not work.

I noticed when I pulled the old one the bolt where barly on and when I installed it, I torquied it quite a bit.

Did I over torque the bolts and the new fan is pinned?

Any ideas?

Thanks

Loosen the bolts up a little and see what happens. If anything, take the whole blower back out, connect it and turn it back on to see if it still works.

I have a similar issue with my 1995 Bonneville. The blower motor cuts in and out. It went out today and I figured it was fried, then on the way home from work I hit a bump and it kicked on. I notice when the car is cold the fan squeals until the car warms up. I'm guessing the bearing is shot and is amping out the motor.

Yeah. Same problem.

Swapped it out with 2 nappa fans, and the first one popped the fuse, and the second was dead. Both made in China. Spent the extra $4 and got the premium one made in canada and it runs like a champ.

Looks like I have some work to do. The little problems are starting to add up and I'm about ready to dump this thing.

Same boat. Trans-axle is acting up.

Picked up the new motor tonight and am getting ready to get my wrench on.

The blower motor was indeed smoked. I pulled it out and turned the key forward and it started spinning. While it was spinning I wrapped on the motor housing with a wrench and it started squealing and then stopped. I wrapped on it again and it started up. New one works great! Only took two beers and a couple of chews and we are good to go.

Thanks for the update!