A/C blower conversion

[Bacon Creek Metal]

The fan in my bride's dually was blowing lazily, so we swapped a couple different used ones into it to see if that would help.  No improvement.  I finally bought a new fan motor for it and that fixed it.  Now it blows like how I remember them blowing when these pickups were new.

[Celtic Clamper]

Thanks Bacon Creek. When I get time to get back at it, I will look to see what the amp draw and rpm are supposed to be and compare them.

[Dieselfuture]

What about something like a Transformer and the rheostat to control voltage. Look at some kids toys, a lot of people put 12 volt in 6 volt toys 24 volt to 12 volt toys, there is a lot of literature on a how they can control voltage too.

[Stanley]

Do you need any special pics while I got this thing apart? If it would help or not idk lol. 

[Celtic Clamper]

Stanley, you are a bad mofo! That saved me some time! I can calculate that all out if you can drop a tape measure or a known object into the pic. Can you also get me a height dimension of the lip on the bottom of the box, and maybe the height of the squirrel cage?  Thanks a million.

If you do the Heater Treater blender door upgrade, do not press it all together too tight. If the blender door sits too low it will hang up in the box. Its hell getting it separated once the box is in.

[Stanley]

@Celtic Clamper yea I can get some measurements for ya. Ive never heard of this upgrade... Im still trying to figure out what kind of foam I am goin to use to seal it all up with lol...

[Celtic Clamper]

I used a bunch from Lowe's. 

[Bacon Creek Metal]

What is this heater treater blend door upgrade?

[dripley]

Google heater treater and you will see. It replaces a plastic part on the blend door with a metal one and you reindex the motor that drives the door. The plastic part cracks or brakes and throws the door out of whack. 

Edited January 24, 2019 by dripley

[Bacon Creek Metal]

I looked it up after I posted.....

I haven't had this problem, thankfully.

[dripley]

Since you have the hvac apart it is a worthwhile thing to add. It is very esy to install while box is out. Much more difficult to do with the box installed. The space is very limited. The part is pricey for what it is but I replaced mine while I had the box out for cheap insurance.

Edited January 24, 2019 by dripley

[Stanley]

This little guy right here? 35$

 

[Dieselfuture]

Yes, and they also sell a full kit with blend doors and all

[dripley]

Thats the part. It was only $25 when I bought mine. Even pricier now. But I will say if the plastic breaks later the 35 bucks will look more reasonalble. At least thaT is how I looked at it at the time. I hate laying in the floor board with 2/3 of me hanging out of the cab.

[Dieselfuture]

@dripley did you buy it directly from Heater treater or eBay 

[dripley]

2 hours ago, Dieselfuture said:

@dripley did you buy it directly from Heater treater or eBay 

Heater treater. Never looked on Ebay. I am surprised some one has not copied it cheaper though. Not much to it. It did include a 9v battery to index the motor.

[Killer223]

blend door usa i think is a better alternative than heater treater.

[Stanley]

4 hours ago, Dieselfuture said:

Yes, and they also sell a full kit with blend doors and all

That part was the only one I saw for the 2nd gen... maybe I missed it? 

[Dieselfuture]

1 hour ago, Stanley said:

That part was the only one I saw for the 2nd gen... maybe I missed it? 

I could have swore I seen it for our model, but maby not  tried finding now and only seeing it for 02-08. So maybe that's the only one for $35 

[dripley]

2 hours ago, Killer223 said:

blend door usa i think is a better alternative than heater treater.

All I saw on their site was a 300 dollar kit. Did I miss something?