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Dakota heater

Posted By: 493_DART

Dakota heater - 11/23/16 12:20 AM

On a 96 Dakota.....what controls the speed of the blower motor , other than the switch ?

mine is only working on High .....
Posted By: moparborn

Re: Dakota heater - 11/23/16 12:33 AM

Bad switch or bad resistor. Most likely it is the resistor
Posted By: MattW

Re: Dakota heater - 11/23/16 02:23 AM

Originally Posted By 493_DART
On a 96 Dakota.....what controls the speed of the blower motor , other than the switch ?

mine is only working on High .....




twocents

Resistor located in engine bay.
Posted By: 493_DART

Re: Dakota heater - 11/23/16 03:30 AM

thanks guys---where is it? firewall?
Posted By: 71yelladustr

Re: Dakota heater - 11/23/16 03:48 AM

The blower motor resistor is located at the passenger side upper firewall. They are prone to connection issues and melting the plug that goes to them. The resistor itself is usually reusable after the connector terminals have been cleaned.
Posted By: vdriver

Re: Dakota heater - 11/23/16 06:10 AM

Originally Posted By 71yelladustr
The blower motor resistor is located at the passenger side upper firewall. They are prone to connection issues and melting the plug that goes to them. The resistor itself is usually reusable after the connector terminals have been cleaned.


Couldn't have said it better myself. I have a '96 Dak and have to pull the connector every few months and clean it.
Posted By: 493_DART

Re: Dakota heater - 11/23/16 07:19 AM

sweet----------thanks boys !!!
Posted By: vdriver

Re: Dakota heater - 11/23/16 07:24 AM

Here's mine:

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Posted By: 493_DART

Re: Dakota heater - 11/28/16 03:15 AM

yep.....have a melted plug.....

ill see if i can find a nice one at the junkyard
Posted By: vdriver

Re: Dakota heater - 11/29/16 09:11 PM

As long as your in there pop your resistor out and check for corrosion. Mine was so bad eventually the fan stopped working altogether. I clipped the wire and stuck in the available slot on the 4-position common bus. Check the pic; you can see where I clipped it off and moved it over.

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Posted By: 493_DART

Re: Dakota heater - 12/04/16 02:05 AM

found a bunch at the yard......picked a clean plug and resistor and installed..........fan works perfect

cost = $2.50
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