Inspect and test the blower motor resistor-its job is to insert/extract resistances to control the speed of the blower motor.
The blower motor resistor is located above the passenger's footwell
Oct 18, 2008 at 5:46 AM
BUZZARD
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thank you very much this service is great. wish it was around when i was fixing car 25 years ago buzzard
Oct 21, 2008 at 7:53 AM
JNOVACK
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also check the fan switchthat can be done with volt/ohm meter
Oct 21, 2008 at 9:48 AM
BHILGEMAN
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Did you ever find a solution to this problem? I have the same problem on my dakota as well. I pulled out the blower motor resistor and am planning on ordering a new one, but wanted to see if you had resolved this issue another way. Thanks
Oct 25, 2008 at 1:18 PM
JNOVACK
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check the fan switch on dash remove it and with volt-ohm meter set to continuity so you can see if you have current going through switch