> Does anyone know the part number of the heater
> blower motor?
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The original AMC number is 3217296.
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Already my
> rear defrost does not work.
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Check its continuity. A scratch through any of the
grid opens the circuit. You can buy a brush on
chemical to repair it. Also check the solder joints.
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>
> Other winter problems I have had, if it will
> disuade anyone from attempting to depend on their
> Bricklin in the winter include:
>
> On particularly cold days, my doors would not open,
> after rebuilding the solenoids in the compartment
> behind the driver's seat, they open most, but not
> all of the time.
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I used my mine for several years during the winter,
and I went to a local airport and got some aircraft
hydraulic fluid to inject into the air system. Worked
for me, but as always, YMMV.
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>
> My electric air compressor (only a year old), on
> cold days sounds sickly, and today blew fuse after
> fuse before overcoming whatever hurtle it needed
> to before croaking to life again.
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Probably ice.
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>
> When my heater was working, leaving the car running
> long enough to warm it up for a) passenger comfort
> or b) to allow the doors to work, would cause my
> car to overheat to such an extent that it would
> stall and not start again. And I do have a new 160
> degree thermostat in it.
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For winter, you need a 190deg t'stat, or at least I
did.
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>
> Getting out of my driveway a couple of days ago,
> the sheet metal beneath my driver's side floorpan
> was ripped off by the snow, along with the switch
> that changes from headlights to brights. I hope it
> wasn't important.
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Well, I wouldn't want just some fiberglass between me
and the road/elements.
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>
> At the slightest snow, the Bricklin will get stuck,
> or slip. It's too powerful, rear wheel drive, and
> way too low. admittedly, I should buy snow tires,
> though I think it would not make enough difference
> for this area.
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During the few snow/ice days we had, I reduced tire
pressures, and put a couple of concrete blocks in the
back, but I didn't do any continuous high speed
(freeway) driving either.
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>
> Once, while I was stuck for a while, my
transmission
> made funny noises any time I put it in park, it
> stopped when I got it out of the snow, but it also
> just about stopped my heart when it did it.
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Don't have a clue what might cause this.
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>
> When the snow is thawing, the roof leaks water; the
> doors leak cold air all the time.
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Like, this is news to us? :^))
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>
> The battery, new, gets weak often in the winter, no
> doubt due to the extra draw by the air compressor
and
> the fact that I only live 2 miles from the office.
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Yep, that'll do it. :^)) I lived 3mi from work, so
mine spent the evenings on a 2A trickle charger.
GM
> Keith Kelley
> #1766
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