moscow67

I think you are right about a relay. I just talked to a local mechanic and he said to check the relay - there are some under the steering column. One of them controls this and must have burned out. I'll try that. Thanks for your help. DB

I pulled the switch myself in the "yard" and it was in one piece. I checked it with a testing light and it seemed to be working at least enough to light the bulb in a variety of contact combinations. My daughter has been driving this car and she tells me the fan has been unreliable lately - sometimes working and sometimes not - though always with only high speeds. Hence the replacement of both switch and resistor. All the coils look good on the new resistor (it also looks identical to the old one), and as I said, I tested the fan and checked the fuses. It is probably something simple I've overlooked, but I'm stumped. Appreciate the help. DB

The resistor was $64 from the dealer with a year's warranty, and the switch was $5 from the salvage yard. The dealer wanted $81 for the switch. DB

Hi Eveyone, I am a new reader and hence my first post: I have an '87 GL and a 98 Forrester. I've had the '87 for about 10 years and it has served us very well. For the past several years the blower has worked only on speeds 3 & 4 but we have lived with it. Lately the fan has quit so I looked up solutions here and put in a different resistor (actually spent the money on a new one because my daughter is now going to own the car) and I then found a working switch at a salvage yard and installed it. Nothing is working yet. I have tested the fan - it works and then tested the female (dash end) of the plug-in for the switch with the motor running and there is no power there. Should there be? Any thoughts? Thanks, DB