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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 11:10 PM
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the blower fan blow all the time? Seems it just circulate unneeded heat. Anyone unplug it?
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 11:11 PM
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Its just you, your car is trying to thank you (blow you) for making the transformation from coupe to vert. hahaha
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 11:13 PM
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goodthing.....all the evenings i spent in garage and not with the "misses" i think i missed out on a few
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 11:13 PM
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Originally Posted by LittleJake
Its just you, your car is trying to thank you (blow you) for making the transformation from coupe to vert. hahaha


Sit back and enjoy man!!! you have a vert now...Whats wrong with that!!

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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 11:14 PM
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Sit back and enjoy man!!! you have a vert now...Whats wrong with that!!

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Which is reason i need to stop that low speed fan that seems to be cooking my legs....
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 11:18 PM
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Which is reason i need to stop that low speed fan that seems to be cooking my legs....
Seriously, I get a little hot in my fully restored (body off) '68 vette, but I think a lot of vert owners have this problem. As for the fan, it could be the switch in the "off" position being faulty

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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 11:24 PM
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thats the problem. the 80-82 never turn off. they only have low/med.high. even on low, you get airflow from vents
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Old Aug 19, 2006 | 11:31 PM
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GM left the blower on low to keep air moving thru the ducts to keep them dried out and keep out mold
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thats the problem. the 80-82 never turn off. they only have low/med.high. even on low, you get airflow from vents
same with my 79, it never stops. I just put the other slider on DEF and any hotness goes out the top vents instead of the ones in the footwells/on the dash. That's why everyone puts in heater-hose shutoff valves, at least the heater core stays cool(er).
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Who cares when you have the top down...

Which should be all the time
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not sure the exact wire but on the blower relay under the hood on the passenger side you only have to unplug one wire to stop that continuous fan blowing. I did it when I had my 81. it was much better after that. maybe someone out there knows the wire color.
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My 79 does the same thing....but I didn't think of the defroster thing...thanks for that.
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