I'm advancing the [very slow] restoration of my 245's interior. The interior was gutted forward of the rear seat. Minor floor rust repaired, some alterations made for engine swap, etc. etc. I also took the time to install a new heater core and evaporator core as well as a new blower motor and resistor (the old motor was noisy when running and turned on inconsistently). I'm getting near to reinstalling the dash so I decided to test the blower motor. At first everything was as expected- all speeds accounted for. Then I turned the switch off and went up through the speeds again. No speed three. Then shortly thereafter, I lost speeds one and two, meaning of course, failing resistor. Now all resistance values are in the 2 - 4k ohm range so the resistor I installed is toast. (And I admit- I did the thing I try not to do, I bought the cheapest one from Amazon which was all of maybe $19 at the time.) For what it's worth, the fan switch ohms out fine.
I still have the original resistor and it ohms out just fine. Do I install the original (which I assume is OEM) and call it a day? Or do I buy the "nice one" from IPD or another source? Is there a preferred source on these? I did some searching and there didn't seem to be an agreement on that.
I still have the original resistor and it ohms out just fine. Do I install the original (which I assume is OEM) and call it a day? Or do I buy the "nice one" from IPD or another source? Is there a preferred source on these? I did some searching and there didn't seem to be an agreement on that.
