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850turbolady

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Post by 850turbolady »

for some reason my heater no longer blows and i 'm freezing in the morning and i'm very frustrated... please help!!

Da' Moose
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Post by Da' Moose »

How are your fuses? There will be two of them.
95' Volvo 850 GLT, Lots 'o' miles, 118k, Broke in just right.

90' Ford Ranger 4x4, Even more miles, 145k, Seat is broke in just right.

02' Ford F-250 Super Duty 4x4, 85k, Working on the first 100k

850turbolady

Post by 850turbolady »

my fuses are fine but now my heater fan stays on all the time

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Post by UncleBoost »

From what i have read on the board it sounds like you need a Resistor pack. Located just left of the fan up under the dash in passenger footwell.

Do i have consensus on this?

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Post by Da' Moose »

Is the running Fast or Slow, or someplace in the middle? There is also a relay to be considered. But the Resistor pack could be the cause but there is should be a look
95' Volvo 850 GLT, Lots 'o' miles, 118k, Broke in just right.

90' Ford Ranger 4x4, Even more miles, 145k, Seat is broke in just right.

02' Ford F-250 Super Duty 4x4, 85k, Working on the first 100k

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Post by SilverSleeper »

I just went through what you are describing. I tried replacing the resistor pack ($140 part) which did not fix it. I finally took it to the dealer and they found that the "power stage" was faulty. They replaced it and the fan stopped blowing all of the time and the heat/AC went back to acting normal. Unfortunately the power stage is $140 and the volvo dealer charges $98 per hour, 1 hour labor.
'94 854 Turbo

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I wonder if the
95' Volvo 850 GLT, Lots 'o' miles, 118k, Broke in just right.

90' Ford Ranger 4x4, Even more miles, 145k, Seat is broke in just right.

02' Ford F-250 Super Duty 4x4, 85k, Working on the first 100k

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Post by SilverSleeper »

You know I did not even think to ask for the part...oops. Also I did not go in and see where the location of the "power stage" was because they had to have the car over night. However, I will send a email to the service advisor I worked with and see if I can get some more details.
'94 854 Turbo

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Silver, out of curiosity, are you taking your Volvo to Ravenna Volvo, Barrier or the one downtown?
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