<VV> Blower Relay

[William Hubbell]

Harry,

The blower motor is assisted by the engine blower fan. You will not be able to bring fresh air from the front of the car to the engine through the heater ducts if they remain hooked up to the engine shrouding, as the engine blower will still push air forward instead.

As an aside, this is a good reason to leave the hot air heater blower and shrouding installed anyway, even in a hot climate, as it can provide a (very brief) backup engine cooling method in the event of a broken fan belt. You won't be able to go very fast, or very far, using this method, but it might be enough to get you to a service station or at least off a busy highway.

Bill Hubbell

On Oct 27, 2010, at 12:55 PM, Harry Smith <harrysmith1957 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I read all this about blower motors, relays and switches with amused
> interest. All the while thinking to myself. "why are these guys making such
> an issue out of a blower motor"? Last night while pressure washing the
> engine and trans I removed the heater duct to get at the top of the trans
> and I found out why! The blower motor is way back there! Now it makes sense,
> you would probably need more volume to get any decent hot air flow to the
> cab. Luckily I live in South Florida where I will not need heat so it won't
> be an issue for me! I will not be reinstalling it. I am thinking of
> fabricating some collectors to flow fresh air into the engine through the
> former heat ducts.
> Harry Smith
> 1963 Rampside Southwestern Bell Phone Truck
> 
> "THERE IS NO TRY,
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