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2003 buick

11/15/2011 12:25 PM

the heater switch in my 2003 buick has gone awol i can repair it but the parts cost toomuch the blower motor is ok im wondering if i can wire the motor to an accessory line add an on and off switch and use it like that its a quick fix but will it work theres plenty of heat coming from the vents when im driving now winters coming and I NEED HEAT ill worry about a/c next spring any help would be great thanks

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11/15/2011 12:28 PM

Sure. If it's just the switch, you should be able to use the existing line to the switch and just wire in a properly rated toggle switch, push button, etc.

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11/15/2011 12:34 PM

thanks thats what i figured its a nice truck but what a lemon so many factory defects lol also made in mexico im looking at a new truck any opinion on the ford flex we have a family of 7 and need the room also being in northern ontario we need AWD or 4WD front wheel drive sucks here

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11/15/2011 1:03 PM

No idea. All of my stuff is old and used.

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11/15/2011 1:07 PM

lmao old and used story of my life

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11/15/2011 6:31 PM

An on-off switch will only give you one speed, high. You could get a multi-speed switch at the parts house I'm sure.
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11/15/2011 6:45 PM

Good point.

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11/16/2011 12:22 PM

There are not too many switches that will hold up to a constant draw of close to 30 amps. Use a simple relay, and let the switch turn it on or off. If you get slick, use a resister (there is currently one on your Buick) on the normally closed contact of the relay, and direct power on the normally open contact. Then switch off gives power to the fan through the resister, and switch on uses direct power. The switch can be cheap and live, and you get two speeds. Do you really need to turn the fan off? Good luck.

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11/16/2011 12:56 PM

Do you think there's already a relay in the fuze block?
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11/16/2011 1:18 PM

Yes, I'm sure the blower is already on a relay or two, but without knowing what is bad with the OP's fan switch, I felt it would be better to start from scratch, and avoid breaking anything worse than it is. OK, so I told him to use the resister. So I should have forced him to buy a new one. BIG STINKIN DEAL. Do you expect me to think and type at the same time?

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11/16/2011 1:24 PM

Guess not. Save you brain for when you have to drive the big red truck. Are your trucks red?
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11/16/2011 1:30 PM

Real fire engines are lime green.

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11/17/2011 4:10 PM

I had a Citroen SM, with a real fire engine it. But the car was white, not lime green. And the engine was bare aluminum.

One cough through the Webers when starting was enough to set the underhood area on fire. The same engine was in the Maserati Merak, but the Citroens burned with a more impressive flame, because they had the full compliment of hydraulic stuff to leak.

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11/18/2011 1:38 PM

I once did a water pump rebuild on a Maserati Merak SS. There was a square hole in the rear of the cabin to gain access. About 8" square. That job sucked. I would not want to do another.

Recently had an engine fire on an aerial ladder. Driver thought it only needed some harness replacement, a good cleaning, and some paint. Dealer wants $ 125-150 G.

It makes me want to plumb an onboard engine extinguisher system on the next tilt cab trucks.

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11/21/2011 12:06 PM

$125 - 150 G. Let's see... that's about 2000 times the cost of my first car.

I had some hail damage to a 2010 Civic recently. It took several weeks to notice it. But there were many small dents. $4,000 to fix it: a major portion of its retail price.

Amazing job of paintless dent repair, involving removing the headliner, etc. and carefully massaging out each and every dent by hand. The car looked brand new after the repair. I didn't watch the work being done, but it would be interesting to see -- an unskilled person could quickly turn 100 small dents into about 300 small dents that would need to be ground, filled, etc etc and painted.

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11/22/2011 7:37 AM

I had a neighbor that worked out of a van that did paintless body repairs. I knew the guy, but never saw his work. Sorry I missed the opertunity.

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12/03/2011 10:45 PM

Lol screw the rendezvous just bought a new truck

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