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Does anyone have an easy way to get the blower motor out? i need to check if it even works. also if you have any pics please post!
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Two choices.
1) Remove the hood and passenger side fender.
2) Cut a large flap of metal out of the rear of the passenger side inner fender. There are old posts here with photos. The advantage here is that you can make is so the flap closes again in case you have to pull the motor out again in the future.
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Looks like you want to see Post # 123734, but I can't get the search to run back that far.
2012 Mustang Boss 302 #1918, Competition Orange. FGF replacement
2006 Mustang V6 Pony, Vista Blue. Factory ordered.
2019 BMW X3 (Titled to the wife, but I'm always driving it for her. So I'm claiming it)
Old projects, gone but not forgotten:
1967 FB 400, original CA car. After 22 years of work, trashed by the guy who was supposed to paint it. I had to sell it.
1980 Turbo Trans Am
1970 Mustang fastback, 351C 4Bbl, auto
1988 Mustang GT, 5 speed
1983 F-150 4x4, built 302
1994 Chevy K2500 HD 4x4, 454 TBI
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Does anyone have an easy way to get the blower motor out? i need to check if it even works. also if you have any pics please post! I would agree with Salmon. The previous owner of my car cut the inside wheel well. Here is a link to the old thread Salmon mentioned: https://firstgenfirebird.org/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=123734
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I went thru this not long ago.... it wasn't the end of the world taking the fender off... I ended up replacing the inner fender well while I was at it..... I'm not sure if I had it to do over id do it like that though... I would cut the access door into the fender well and just tar back over it after.....
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What do you mean by make a flap? like put a hinge on it once i cut it? Two choices.
1) Remove the hood and passenger side fender.
2) Cut a large flap of metal out of the rear of the passenger side inner fender. There are old posts here with photos. The advantage here is that you can make is so the flap closes again in case you have to pull the motor out again in the future.
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Also does anybody know how to test these blower motors? i dont know if its my blower my blower relay or what. the engine bay harness has a couple of cuts here and there so im not sure if it is all hooked up
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I thought somebody installed a hinge. Others just cut 3 sides of a rectangle or square and then bent the sheet metal out and then back again. It's been a long time since I saw the photos.
For testing, just connect the single terminal to a 12 V power source and clip a wire from a negative source to the outer flange to ground the housing.
Last edited by Jimc2002; 05/24/16 11:32 PM.
2012 Mustang Boss 302 #1918, Competition Orange. FGF replacement
2006 Mustang V6 Pony, Vista Blue. Factory ordered.
2019 BMW X3 (Titled to the wife, but I'm always driving it for her. So I'm claiming it)
Old projects, gone but not forgotten:
1967 FB 400, original CA car. After 22 years of work, trashed by the guy who was supposed to paint it. I had to sell it.
1980 Turbo Trans Am
1970 Mustang fastback, 351C 4Bbl, auto
1988 Mustang GT, 5 speed
1983 F-150 4x4, built 302
1994 Chevy K2500 HD 4x4, 454 TBI
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