Fan Blower Motor

[richard waters]

Arch,
I know what you mean. When I put my fan on max all it does
is make noise and if you are real careful about where you put
your hand you can feel some air moving. Not close at all to what I
can get in my SUV or Minivan. Those will mess up your hair!
Don't get me wrong, the AC my GMC does work. It does blow
cool air, just not very far.

I kind of thought the lame excuse for a fan was all you got with
the 1970s technology with these ladies. If there is a better way
I am sure interested.
Richard Waters
'76 PB, Troy, MI

> I would like to ask a few questions. Does this fan really put out air
> or just sort of? The fan on mine did not put out enough to blow out
> a match. Somebody said I needed a new relay. Did that. Now it made
> a little more noise but did not put out much air. Somebody said I needed
> to replace the seals in the heater box. Did that. Lots of nasty crumbling
> foam went away. Still not what I would call enough air to be an AC.
> I want something that will mess up my hair. Not tickle my nose hair.
> Can you tell me if your AC vents will take an ash of a cig? If you can
> then I will go for this motor.
>

 

[mark grady]

I hope we get more on this from Tom, but GM used these same motors and fan
assemblies for years... As far as I know the range of similar motor/squirrel
cage was something like 64 to 92 I think....

Arch, I think Dick Kennedy over in Kokomo has figured out what to do to get
some real airflow, he did a total re-hab on his unit.

Original message

|I agree----I dont have to accept this. There must be a blower motor
|and fan combination out there that will give us a hair raising condition.
|Lets look for it. Do any of you old pros know the RPM on this motor?
|How does that compare with the motors of today? What about the
|squirrel cage blower----what is the pitch----how does that compare
|to cages today. There must be a way to move more air than we do
|now. Come on Tom where are you now that we need you.
|
|Take Care
|Arch 76 GB IL