2000 Merc Villager a/c prob

2000 MERCURY VILLAGER
165,000 MILES • 6 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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OLD_LADY_CAR
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A/C blower ran on high speed only and made hellacious noise. Replaced blower resistor and motor. Now vent air flow out is too light, though the blower sounds like it's blowing correctly. Got resistor from a scrap yard and a new blower from AutoZone (made in China!). Wondering why a/c flow isn't stronger.
Aug 11, 2011 at 4:56 AM
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RASMATAZ
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Check the air blend door might not be opening fully to the cold position
Aug 11, 2011 at 5:03 AM
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OLD_LADY_CAR
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Ok I will check into that. I also meant to ask: Is it possible the "used" resistor would cause the blower to run on a reduced speed...would a "new" resistor work better? And, is the Chinese-made blower less powerful than the factory-installed unit?
Aug 11, 2011 at 1:40 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Try relacing it with an OEM Part
Aug 11, 2011 at 5:20 PM
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OLD_LADY_CAR
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blower or resistor? or both?
Aug 11, 2011 at 7:51 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Power the blower from the battery if it comes on-replace the resistor and see what happens
Aug 11, 2011 at 7:55 PM
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