blower question

[dcjcdc]

have a 1990 corsica sunbird 20 foot boat
- changing the blower as it it squealing

looks eay to change but noticed 2 wires that go to the blower....im thinking when i get the new blower it will have 2 connections for those wires
is this correct
thanks

 

[spikeitaudi]

Re: blower question

have a 1990 corsica sunbird 20 foot boat
- changing the blower as it it squealing

looks eay to change but noticed 2 wires that go to the blower....im thinking when i get the new blower it will have 2 connections for those wires
is this correct
thanks

Should just be a positive and negative wire.

 

[seabob4]

Re: blower question

That's it. Hot to the blower switch wire, ground to ground, piece of cake...

 

[Fireman431]

Re: blower question

More than likely you will have to cut and splice the wire. Most don't come with and quick-connect plug. But, this would be a great opportunity to add one.

 

[Thad]

Re: blower question

You need to splice the wires and use a good heat shrink over it. Be generous. The last thing you want when you turn on the blower to remove gas fumes is a spark from the splice. Kinda defeats the point of having a blower.

It is, however, an easy task. See, I don't even call it a job. Now, if it were...

 

[seabob4]

Re: blower question

You need to splice the wires and use a good heat shrink over it. Be generous. The last thing you want when you turn on the blower to remove gas fumes is a spark from the splice. Kinda defeats the point of having a blower.

It is, however, an easy task. See, I don't even call it a job. Now, if it were...

I don't know about that, sometimes blowers are installed in some godawful places...

 

[Thad]

Re: blower question

I don't know about that, sometimes blowers are installed in some godawful places...

Yeah, now that I think of it, my Rinker blower was hard to get to. A new piece of vent hose and relocation was in order on that.

 

[seabob4]

Re: blower question

I mean, I work for a builder, and you wouldn't believe some of the locations we put them in...as if my boss thinks they'll run forever!

The interesting thing is, in my sidework, I find them exhibiting the same failure symptoms as the OP described. The shaft starts squealing, leave it go long enough and it binds up and trips the breaker...

 

[rbh]

Re: blower question

As bob said some blowers get put in the worst places, if yours is a bear to
re and re just put the new one in an easly acsessible point and extend the hoses.