The part number I have used is for a blower made by Murray. It is 209178.
The wheel is p/n 209122, also in murrar. Four Seasons also makes one but I
do not have their number off hand. I have also been able to locate steel
blower wheels instead of plastic. They last longer and are easier to get on
and off. There is no different p/n for them, you just have to see what your
parts store has in the box. If those numbers can not be crossed over, look
up blowers for a '73-'74 Gremlin. Hope this helps.
George.
George J. Malaska, VIN#768
Vice President, Membership
Bricklin International
Elkhart, IN.
219-522-4819
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Kelley" <kkelley@comauction.com>
To: <Bricklin@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 2:00 PM
Subject: Heater Blower Motor and Winter Bricklins
> Does anyone know the part number of the heater
> blower motor? The fan just stopped working,
> and its not the fuse, so... I am actually driving
> my car this winter, so it's kind of critical
> I find a way to fix it, if not for the warmth,
> then simply for the visibility. Already my
> rear defrost does not work.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Getting into my driveway, I will often catch snow
> causing my belts to get wet and squeak something fierce.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> When the snow is thawing, the roof leaks water; the
> doors leak cold air all the time.
>
> 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.
>
> These along with the failure of the defroster and
> rear defroster due to whatever little Bricklin
> electrical gremlins, make the car undrivable in the
> winter, make for alot of time standing or driving
> in the cold, make for alot of fixing of things
> in the cold, and generally make for a miserable
> experience.
>
> The moral is, plan ahead, buy a winter car, if you
> ever thought you could make it through the winter
> because you don't drive much, you can't, not really.
>
> So, because it's too late for me, before I get on my
> knees in the snow to try to pull my blower motor
> (I can't get at my garage because of the snow drifts)
> does anyone have that part number?
>
> Thanks,
> Keith Kelley
> #1766
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