beerhunter
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- Vehicle Year
- 1986
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 2.9 V6
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- Manual
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
Hiya
So..... I was merrily driving along the motorway, when I smell burning - and then BILLOWS of smoke come through the air vents. I pulled over and ripped the connector off the resistor (it had already started to fuse itself together), and luckily it didn't get any further than that. I have read of other people having this, and it likely being an accumulation of debris in the motor housing.
Anywho, I need to yank the housing and heater core out to check it all over, and see what needs replacing (resistor and plug for definite! Will have to see if the blower and wheel survived). In the meantime, I am intending to simply connect the two water pipes that go in to the bulkhead/firewall (on the left of the housing) to each other, so I can continue to use the truck (minus heater and blowers) in the meantime.
Am I overlooking anything to mean this is a bad idea/won't work? Assuming it's a sound idea, does anyone know the internal diameter of those pipes, so I can source a suitable temporary connection?
It shouldn't take too long to fix, but I need to order parts from the US to the UK, so it will be a few days at least.
Many thanks
So..... I was merrily driving along the motorway, when I smell burning - and then BILLOWS of smoke come through the air vents. I pulled over and ripped the connector off the resistor (it had already started to fuse itself together), and luckily it didn't get any further than that. I have read of other people having this, and it likely being an accumulation of debris in the motor housing.
Anywho, I need to yank the housing and heater core out to check it all over, and see what needs replacing (resistor and plug for definite! Will have to see if the blower and wheel survived). In the meantime, I am intending to simply connect the two water pipes that go in to the bulkhead/firewall (on the left of the housing) to each other, so I can continue to use the truck (minus heater and blowers) in the meantime.
Am I overlooking anything to mean this is a bad idea/won't work? Assuming it's a sound idea, does anyone know the internal diameter of those pipes, so I can source a suitable temporary connection?
It shouldn't take too long to fix, but I need to order parts from the US to the UK, so it will be a few days at least.
Many thanks
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