front interior fan/blower packed up?

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front interior fan/blower packed up?

Post by bongobaz1 » Wed Mar 27, 2013 7:28 am

hi guys
couple of days ago the fan blower in front cab decided to stop altogther working
i have check all the fuses in the cab for blown ones and there all fine
its a 2.5d with the manual heater controls
any ideas?
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Re: front interior fan/blower packed up?

Post by mikeonb4c » Wed Mar 27, 2013 8:45 am

bongobaz1 wrote:hi guys
couple of days ago the fan blower in front cab decided to stop altogther working
i have check all the fuses in the cab for blown ones and there all fine
its a 2.5d with the manual heater controls
any ideas?
Have you checked the heater resistor pack? Is the fan motor turning freely (remove air scoop to get at it). I'd start there, and report back.
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Re: front interior fan/blower packed up?

Post by bongobaz1 » Wed Mar 27, 2013 9:22 am

mikeonb4c wrote:
bongobaz1 wrote:hi guys
couple of days ago the fan blower in front cab decided to stop altogther working
i have check all the fuses in the cab for blown ones and there all fine
its a 2.5d with the manual heater controls
any ideas?
Have you checked the heater resistor pack? Is the fan motor turning freely (remove air scoop to get at it). I'd start there, and report back.
thanks! will have a look when it stops snowing!
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Re: front interior fan/blower packed up?

Post by bongobaz1 » Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:04 am

all fuses checked and seam ok
and check that the fan is turning by hand
is it resistor out next step?
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Re: front interior fan/blower packed up?

Post by bongobaz1 » Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:08 am

oh and the drain hole is frozen up
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Re: front interior fan/blower packed up?

Post by Ian » Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:20 am

If the drain hole is blocked, water running off the windscreen will drain away on to the resistor pack and maybe burn it out. You will have to remove it, check it, and replace if appropriate.
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Re: front interior fan/blower packed up?

Post by bongobaz1 » Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:41 am

is this the resistor with the blue wires going into it?
there was no cover on my bongo so water must have over flown and go into it
can i repair it and then cover it over with something?

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Re: front interior fan/blower packed up?

Post by g8dhe » Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:00 am

Yes that's it, there is a Factsheet http://www.igmaynard.co.uk/bongo/member ... repair.pdf
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Re: front interior fan/blower packed up?

Post by bongobaz1 » Wed Mar 27, 2013 11:08 am

right poped it out and got this?

cant see that the soldiers have gone??
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does it look ok?
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Re: front interior fan/blower packed up?

Post by bongobaz1 » Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:12 pm

stripped off the top black cover and got this now

all i can see is a crack but would this caus it?

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Re: front interior fan/blower packed up?

Post by helen&tony » Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:33 pm

Hi
Just a stab in the dark, but have you tried turning the fan...They sometimes seize up if the unit gets water in, and there's plenty of info on stripping it out in the fact sheets in the members area, where it gives you good pictorial info on de-seizing the bushes.
Without having the resistor pack you show actually in my hands, it does look possible??? to repair the bakelite base where it's cracked with a bit of epoxy, or "plastex"
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Re: front interior fan/blower packed up?

Post by bongobaz1 » Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:46 pm

helen&tony wrote:Hi
Just a stab in the dark, but have you tried turning the fan...They sometimes seize up if the unit gets water in, and there's plenty of info on stripping it out in the fact sheets in the members area, where it gives you good pictorial info on de-seizing the bushes.
Without having the resistor pack you show actually in my hands, it does look possible??? to repair the bakelite base where it's cracked with a bit of epoxy, or "plastex"
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have tried turning the fan and it turns fine??
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Re: front interior fan/blower packed up?

Post by helen&tony » Wed Mar 27, 2013 1:21 pm

Hi
Ooops..Geoff had already mentioned the bushes.
You seem to have everything checked...so...apply 12 volts across the motor when you dig it out ...if it spins, it's the resistor....Very rarely, it's the dash switch...but it can happen....
I had the same problem with my rear fan...absolutely everything checked out...the fan spun perfectly (the rear doesn't get corroded). For some strange reason, the motor just stopped working...it didn't spin when a voltage was applied!
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Re: front interior fan/blower packed up?

Post by Simon Jones » Wed Mar 27, 2013 2:21 pm

Have you got digital or manual controls? Resistor pack for manual controls is often repairable by resoldering the connections. If you've got digital controls, it uses transistor pack which is a completely different part & I've only heard of one person sucessfully replacing the components.
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Re: front interior fan/blower packed up?

Post by bongobaz1 » Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:03 pm

Simon Jones wrote:Have you got digital or manual controls? Resistor pack for manual controls is often repairable by resoldering the connections. If you've got digital controls, it uses transistor pack which is a completely different part & I've only heard of one person sucessfully replacing the components.
its manual controls and i couldnt see anything wrong with resistor pack when i had it out? couldnt see any solders loose

also now the rear blowers have packed up!
they were working last night but now not after i took out the resistor? and the rear fan button near the steering column dont light up now when on??
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