I had a scare this afternoon. When leaving work I found my A/C to not work AT ALL! A quick check and I didn't see the compressor working and there was no air blowing out the vents. Thinking about it on the way home, with windows down, I realized that even if the A/C was off there should be at least some air blowing out. Could it be just a blown fuse or something simple? When I got home I decided to check to see if there was power going to the blower motor. After removing the glove box I was able to access the blower and I checked the cabin air filter. It was good. I then turned on the car and manually spun the blower motor. It started spinning with no problem. WHEW! I guess the brushes in the motor decided to wear out after only 235,000 miles and 15 years of life. Sheesh, they don't make cars to last do they? If the motor does decide to crap out on me completely I can get a new one for under $50 and I don't think it's that hard to change remembering what I can about changing the one in Lisa's '99 Corolla a few years ago.

I had a scare this afternoon. When leaving work I found my A/C to not work AT ALL! A quick check and I didn't see the compressor working and there was no air blowing out the vents. Thinking about it on the way home, with windows down, I realized that even if the A/C was off there should be at least some air blowing out. Could it be just a blown fuse or something simple? When I got home I decided to check to see if there was power going to the blower motor. After removing the glove box I was able to access the blower and I checked the cabin air filter. It was good. I then turned on the car and manually spun the blower motor. It started spinning with no problem. WHEW! I guess the brushes in the motor decided to wear out after only 235,000 miles and 15 years of life. Sheesh, they don't make cars to last do they? If the motor does decide to crap out on me completely I can get a new one for under $50 and I don't think it's that hard to change remembering what I can about changing the one in Lisa's '99 Corolla a few years ago.
2019-10-09T23:38:54.000Z