Re: [MBZ] W123 Blower fan arising from the dead, WAS Name that thing!

2007-07-02 Thread andrew strasfogel
What could be the cause of an intermittently dead blower fan in a 1985 300 CD? So far, it has always sprung back to life spontaneously after 10-15 minutes of silence. During those silent intervals, even the defrost setting is inoperative. On the other hand, once the system starts, the ACC

Re: [MBZ] W123 Blower fan arising from the dead, WAS Name that thing!

2007-07-02 Thread Marshall Booth
andrew strasfogel wrote: What could be the cause of an intermittently dead blower fan in a 1985 300 CD? So far, it has always sprung back to life spontaneously after 10-15 minutes of silence. During those silent intervals, even the defrost setting is inoperative. On the other hand, once

Re: [MBZ] W123 Blower fan arising from the dead, WAS Name that thing!

2007-07-02 Thread Trampas
I replaced the brushes on one of my cars, then next one that when bad I just purchased motor from Rusty. Much easier than replacing brushes, and after spending an hour searching for brushes which were close it was much cheaper too. Trampas -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [MBZ] W123 Blower fan arising from the dead, WAS Name that thing!

2007-07-02 Thread andrew strasfogel
Replacing W123 blower motor brushes is NOT a DIY job for the inexperienced! I ordered those brushes a few years back from George Murphy. I took the motor apart to install them, and soot leaked out all over the place. Besides, the brushes have to be hard wired in and I was not up to the task. I