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Old Oct 20, 2010 | 06:19 PM
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the heater fan on my 91 740 whent so i replaced it a month ago. before and after it was replaced it only worked on 5 the highest setting. it suddenly stopped woking agian. i dont think it is the fan becuase the last fan that died sqeecked alot before it broke and i oiled this one before i installed it. i checked the fuse and it is fine i dont know if it was a relay or not but any help is greatly appreciated.
 
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Old Oct 21, 2010 | 11:53 PM
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http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/faq/Heat...orOnlyRunsHigh
 
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Old Oct 22, 2010 | 09:05 PM
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When a blower fan runs only on high, the ballast resistor has failed. While high fan is better than no fan...often it's only a matter of time before the resistor dies and you have no fan. Sounds like that's where you are!
 
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Old Oct 25, 2010 | 01:50 PM
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i am confused as to where this resistor is located. im sure it is this part though so you guys put me on the right track. i removed the glovebox and i was not able to find it.
 

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