93' explorer keeps blowing heater fan/ac fuse

Joined: Jun 10, 2008 Posts: 1

Hey everyone, new to this site and i got a problem i cant figure out..
i got a 93 ford explorer xlt, and latly the heater fan fuse keeps blowing, you can replace the fuse and it will sometimes instantly blow or will last for a minute or 2 with the fan on then blow again, the problem is the turn signal idicators are also on this circuit? and i loose those when the fuse blows, ive had to have the heater system completly off and the signals will last awhile but sometimes just blow the fuse again..
why is it doing this, ive been told its a short somewhere? i did replace the blower motor and its still blowing, what else should i replace before i have to take it to a shop to get the wiring check?
should i replace the heater fan resistor? (wher eis this located, is it hard to get at?)?, the interior switch panel? anything else, the relay? anything, need this fixed asap, thanks everyone! Exclamation

External Since: Jun 04, 2008 Posts: 3

I have the same model and year and yes I have had the heater go full blast.
It was the motor blower switch on the dashboard that had melted and shorted
internally.

I had this switch fail twice. First time it was same as you and I had to
get a new switch at a pick and pull, actually they sold me the whole heater
control panel for about $20. It actually came from a Ranger if I recall.

The second time it failed it would not work at some speeds. This time I
disassembled the switch and cleaned the contacts of some soot and it now
works. In that case the body of the switch was not as damaged by melting as
the first time.

Clearly there are some failure modes having to do with the switch so start
there. It should be obviously burned when you unplug the connector. It may
or may not be repairable. Its not too hard to get the dash off, start with
the ashtray, some of it is just snap fit in place.

"gbodyfever" <none.DeleteThis@000.com> wrote in message
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> Hey everyone, new here and i got a problem i cant figure out..
> i got a 93 ford explorer xlt, and latly the heater fan fuse keeps
> blowing, you can replace the fuse and it will sometimes instantly blow
> or will last for a minute or 2 with the fan on then blow again, the
> problem is the turn signal idicators are also on this circuit? and i
> loose those when the fuse blows, ive had to have the heater system
> completly off and the signals will last awhile but sometimes just blow
> the fuse again..
> why is it doing this, ive been told its a short somewhere? i did
> replace the blower motor and its still blowing, what else should i
> replace before i have to take it to a shop to get the wiring check?
> should i replace the heater fan resistor? (wher eis this located, is
> it hard to get at?)?, the interior switch panel? anything else, the
> relay? anything, need this fixed asap, thanks everyone! Exclamation

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