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I figured out this problem pretty quick: it started out that the blower would not come back on after the Explorer had sat for less than a few hours, until I hit a bump or something.  I could fix it by whapping the relay with my finger. — mike – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hey Mike W., > thanks so much for the tip! > Yesterday here in WV it was 93 degrees and the blower stopped for a while > and of course the A/C was out then and I was desperate to get it fixed. > My wife said it was a shame to have paid $91.00 and still not have solved > the problem. I can’t argue with that. > How long did you have this problem before you got it solved, Mike? > I can look back now and say that when my mechanic said that the blower motor > bearings were tight that I should have waited for the blower to act up again > and then trouble shoot for the problem. > He was thinking that the bearings get loose and the with the brushes wearing > down that it could display the kind of symptoms I was having. > Well I can now know that the blower is not going to give me any problems, it > will be something else…<Grin> > — > Bill V. > WV > USA > Cool.  My 94 had the exact same problem recently, the problem WAS the > blower > motor relay, in the relay/fuse box on the RH fender, there are 6 or so, > all > identical relays, switch it with the AC WOT relay to verify that it solves > it. > — > mike > > Hello, > > I have a 1994 Explorer Eddie B. > > It has 118,200 miles. > > I have had a problem with the blower simply stopping sometimes and then > > coming back on later on it’s own. > > It sometimes can not run when  first started then later start running. > > So I took it to the local mechanic and he said it was probably the > brushes > > on the fan motor, and that it was a sealed unit. So it would have to be > > replaced. > > Well when I took it out to him the blower was working OK and he could > not > > get it to stop, but I told him to go ahead and replace it anyway. > > Guess what , that wasn’t the problem or at least all of the problem > because > > today it started doing the same thing!! > > Does anyone have any ideas about this? > > He said he checked the switches and they were OK. > > Is there a relay that might have bad contacts? > > Any help would be appreciated. > > regards, > > — > > Bill V. > > WV > > USA

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Cool.  My 94 had the exact same problem recently, the problem WAS the blower motor relay, in the relay/fuse box on the RH fender, there are 6 or so, all identical relays, switch it with the AC WOT relay to verify that it solves it. — mike – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hello, > I have a 1994 Explorer Eddie B. > It has 118,200 miles. > I have had a problem with the blower simply stopping sometimes and then > coming back on later on it’s own. > It sometimes can not run when  first started then later start running. > So I took it to the local mechanic and he said it was probably the brushes > on the fan motor, and that it was a sealed unit. So it would have to be > replaced. > Well when I took it out to him the blower was working OK and he could not > get it to stop, but I told him to go ahead and replace it anyway. > Guess what , that wasn’t the problem or at least all of the problem because > today it started doing the same thing!! > Does anyone have any ideas about this? > He said he checked the switches and they were OK. > Is there a relay that might have bad contacts? > Any help would be appreciated. > regards, > — > Bill V. > WV > USA

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Hey Mike W., thanks so much for the tip! Yesterday here in WV it was 93 degrees and the blower stopped for a while and of course the A/C was out then and I was desperate to get it fixed. My wife said it was a shame to have paid $91.00 and still not have solved the problem. I can’t argue with that. How long did you have this problem before you got it solved, Mike? I can look back now and say that when my mechanic said that the blower motor bearings were tight that I should have waited for the blower to act up again and then trouble shoot for the problem. He was thinking that the bearings get loose and the with the brushes wearing down that it could display the kind of symptoms I was having. Well I can now know that the blower is not going to give me any problems, it will be something else…<Grin> — Bill V. WV USA

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Cool.  My 94 had the exact same problem recently, the problem WAS the blower > motor relay, in the relay/fuse box on the RH fender, there are 6 or so, all > identical relays, switch it with the AC WOT relay to verify that it solves > it. > — > mike > Hello, > I have a 1994 Explorer Eddie B. > It has 118,200 miles. > I have had a problem with the blower simply stopping sometimes and then > coming back on later on it’s own. > It sometimes can not run when  first started then later start running. > So I took it to the local mechanic and he said it was probably the brushes > on the fan motor, and that it was a sealed unit. So it would have to be > replaced. > Well when I took it out to him the blower was working OK and he could not > get it to stop, but I told him to go ahead and replace it anyway. > Guess what , that wasn’t the problem or at least all of the problem > because > today it started doing the same thing!! > Does anyone have any ideas about this? > He said he checked the switches and they were OK. > Is there a relay that might have bad contacts? > Any help would be appreciated. > regards, > — > Bill V. > WV > USA

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Hello, I have a 1994 Explorer Eddie B. It has 118,200 miles. I have had a problem with the blower simply stopping sometimes and then coming back on later on it’s own. It sometimes can not run when  first started then later start running. So I took it to the local mechanic and he said it was probably the brushes on the fan motor, and that it was a sealed unit. So it would have to be replaced. Well when I took it out to him the blower was working OK and he could not get it to stop, but I told him to go ahead and replace it anyway. Guess what , that wasn’t the problem or at least all of the problem because today it started doing the same thing!! Does anyone have any ideas about this? He said he checked the switches and they were OK. Is there a relay that might have bad contacts? Any help would be appreciated. regards, — Bill V. WV USA

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