Reviving a 89 Olds 98 - ranch car

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Reviving a 89 Olds 98 - ranch car

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need some ideas guys - car has been sitting for 5 yrs on a ranch - has climate control outside temp stuck on 51f but can adjust inside temp. no blower fan, swaped relays no luck - all fuses ok - blower motor ok. get no power to blower motor. is there a re-learn for the climate control? :banghead:
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Two things I can think to check - the climate control unit may need to be repaired or the outside air temp sensor went bad. Oxidized connections inside from sitting could also cause issues.
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ok turned out to be the blower motor controller was bad - also the smell from the mouse nest in the blower housing..lol
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Be careful about breathing those mouse vapors, they can give you four corners disease, then you die ! :shock:

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Is it a Touring Sedan?
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Touring Sedan would have been a sweet find... Even with the mice...
Thats Still a Great Car you found....
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