I am trying to narrow down what may be wrong with my A/C /Heater Blower. The problem first started with just the high setting not working. All other settings were fine but when on the highest setting it would stop blowing. IT's like it would just cut off. I could still feel the warm or cold air trickling out but no blowing, back to the first 3 settings and all was well.
Now all of a sudden none of the settings are working. The compressor kicks on and cool air trickles out but the blower won't kick on.
I tried the relay behind the glove box that did not work. I just order the resistor that is by the pass. floorboard but it won't be here for a few days.
Is there anything I can check to see if the motor itself is bad or could it be something else that I need to change / check. Thanks for any advice / help!
There is a bad batch of switches out there that can cause your symptoms.
The switch is less than ten bucks at the dealer, but you have to get the guy to dig for it in the parts list, he will want to sell you the whole panel.
It was posted here that it is best to take the Jeep tot he parts store so you can test it because some are bad right out of the box.
You will want to inspect the plug for damage also.
Mike
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Thanks for the quick response.. Is it the switch connected to the back of the Climate Control panel? I took that off and took it to Auto Zone but they couldn't match it. I also called the jeep dealer and (like you stated) they claim to only sell it as a unit. Or are you talking about the resistor under the motor?
Figures.. I tried both dealers in my area.. both claim that you cannot buy just the switch for the 97 TJ.. he said you can for some of the other years.. I will try and check it out.. maybe I can find one at a junk yard or something..
Easiest way to check the motor is hook it up to 12V or drop it out and see how easily the cage moves. Sometimes bits of the rubber seals gets into the fan and causes so much of a pull it blows the resistor pack.
Thanks for all the help!! The new resistor I bought off ebay fixed part of it!!!!! Now I have A/C on 1 2 and 3 on the knob/dial .... Which is great..!!!!!!
But 4 the highest level still does not work.? Strange .... When I turn the level knob up to 4 everything just cuts off? Does anyone know what I might need to do to resolve this?
Speech patterns offer window into psychiatric disorders It's a scene typical of daytime talk shows, America's showcase for dysfunctional living. The woman who fell for her jailed pen pal is talking at length with no obvious purpose. The host prods for details of the romance, but every answer is exasperatingly vague. "I just love him. He's so nice to me. I like to get his letters. I like to see the mailman."
Shows like this might not seem intellectually stimulating, but listen closely to those arguments, taunts and teary confessions and you might hear a perfect illustration of a breakthrough in psychiatry. School of Medicine researchers have discovered that people with certain psychiatric disorders also have distinctive language patterns that seem to reflect fundamental problems in thinking. The speakers use vague words and usually meander through conversations as if unable to focus on the main point.
These odd speech patterns, common on daytime talk shows, provide direct evidence that many people with antisocial personality disorder and somatization disorder (once called hysteria) also have imbalances in the brain.
"Psychiatrists suspect these disorders are linked to brain chemistry, but it hasn't been proven," said Carol North, M.D., an associate professor of psychiatry and lead author of a paper in a recent issue of Comprehensive Psychiatry. "This study is one of the first to link the disorders to the functioning of the brain."
People with somatization disorder, almost always women, have never-ending complaints -- ranging from vomiting to paralysis --that can't be linked to physical illness. People with antisocial personality disorder might lie, steal and commit vandalism in childhood and progress to more serious offenses such as burglary and dealing drugs. Both disorders also seem to encourage poor decisions in friends, mates and lifestyles. A woman who marries a known wife-beater may well have one of the disorders, North said.
One or both of these disorders afflict about 8 million Americans -- 3 percent of the population. Both tend to run in families, and men with antisocial personality disorder often have female relatives with somatization disorder and vice versa.
Researchers compared the speech of 15 men and women diagnosed with one or both disorders with 10 men and women of similar ages and backgrounds who worked at a medical clinic. All of the subjects were interviewed about topics such as the weather and news of the day. North played audiotapes of the interviews to psychiatrists who didn't know the subjects or their mental-health status.
She trained the psychiatrists to keep score of different speech patterns, including vagueness and meandering sentences. A subject would earn "vague points" by saying something like "Clinton's a good guy. He does good things." If asked about the weather, a meanderer might mention his dog, his breakfast and his dentist before getting to the humidity.
The scorekeepers were able to see many real-life examples of these speech patterns before the study began. They all watched and listened to daytime talk shows as part of their preparation.
Women in the study showed strong differences in speech. Those with either antisocial disorder or somatization disorder were much more likely to use vague or meandering language. These language patterns were even more pronounced in women with both disorders.
The scorekeepers found no difference in speech patterns among the men in the study, and there was a good reason why. The men in the control group showed strong signs of antisocial personality disorder themselves, and two out of the five were actually diagnosed. "We still suspect that men with antisocial personality disorder do speak differently than other men," North said.
Malfunctioning mind Researchers have long known that brain imbalances can alter language. People with psychoses such as schizophrenia may sound as though their sentences have been run through a blender. The jumbled speech, sometimes called "word salad" at its most extreme, clearly reflects problems with brain chemistry and thinking. North believes vague, wandering speech also indicates a malfunctioning mind, and she coined the term "nonpsychotic thought disorder" to describe the distinct language patterns of people with antisocial personality and somatization disorders. It is the first time that anyone has formally linked unusual thought processes to nonpsychotic psychiatric disorders. "Dr. North has made a real contribution to the field," said Richard Wetzel, Ph.D., professor of neurology, of neurological surgery and of psychiatry and co-author of the study. "These are people who think things through in ways that aren't very helpful to themselves or society, and Dr. North has found a way to identify the kinds of problems they have with their thinking."
North and Wetzel hope the recognition of distinct speech patterns will help mental health specialists diagnose personality and somatization disorders. Too many people with the disorders are either labeled psychotic or aren't diagnosed at all, North said.
Paying attention to the speech of these people might even lead to better treatment, she added.
I would first/next check the switch with a multimeter. It runs a full power line direct for the high setting which is why I didn't think the resistor pack was the only issue in the first place because it is bypassed on high.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
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I am also trying to change my blower resistor on my 02 jeep wrangler. I cant seem to find it anywhere. Can anyone help me with this? I looked everywhere but cant find it. Maybe someone can email me a diagram or pic from their car.
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