when the blower stop on one of my cars , I hit or kick it to test, if it works I then ignore until it stops working then hit it again or hit some good bumps. It normally finally dies when it is below 0 and all the parts stores are closed.
Easy fix, but how many people that didn’t go through the diag process just try and change a motor when it was a bad control module. I always appreciate the diagnostic process.
I think you were more than fair in diagnosing and repairing the blower motor. If they are un happy remind them that there are Chevy dealers everywhere.
Turkey was a good case to use the PicoScope!. Mrs Wes smiling at her cooking prowess. Have a great thanksgiving to those who celebrate it, northern hemisphere only methinks. Great vlog Wes, thanks for sharing. Best regards from the UK. John.
Wow dude your video was amazing! I love it! When u broke down the motor to check the brushes made me smile. Awesome family. I never seen anyone break down a motor on you tube and run it on a test machine. I feel u need to push your time up on your labor. I have the same problem no blower operation. I checked the fuses. I took the motor out and straight power the motor to the battery the motor worked. I will check the resistor. If I get power through the resister i will change the motor. Maybe the motor may have a bead spot.
Sometimes (rarely) a brush can get hung up in a brush holder during a motor's life as the spring feeds it forward into the commutator. With the amount of wear on both the commutator & brushes, that might have been the case here, and handling the motor can release the brush. Glad to see you get to work on one job that isn't a rust battle!
just replace the blower on my audi, some style, spin to lock in place and two wires leading to a resistor pack...it started acting up and would work when i would reach down and hit it with a hammer...would work a couple days and then fail again...worked long enough to get a new part
Hi Wes'. I think it was likely brushes stuck. You taking it out would free them. I hated jobs like that. Many years ago, I worked in a Mazda dealership. Loved it. I got sent on all their courses, and loved working on them, as it usually kept me busy and away from the humdrum garage jobs. I really hated taking out dashes and plastic panels. You are so much more laid back though than I was then. I used to get frazzled with jobs like that, and I kinda think the boss new it. Possibly why I got left alone lol. Great video and the two birds looked great too.
After years in a rotating electrical shop my guess, heavy on the guess, would be a stuck brush that came loose as you moved the motor during its removal. a very careful inspection may reveal a few tiny burn or arc marks on the armature, but then those may have been polished off when you ran it after removal. At any rate its a win, take it.
I used to have a 2001 Yukon. Removing and reinstalling that kick panel was the bane of my existence. The recessed screw in the middle was near impossible to line back up.
Happy thanksgiving to you all from this side of the pond. GM actually did a good job with that blower motor. Makes a change not to have to destroy the dash in an attempt to get to it! Maybe it was just a bad connection, those block connections sometimes need a jiggle! Great viewing as always! Happy thanksgiving!
Thank you for talking billing protocol. It's hard to find that healthy place of fair pay/not gouging/not underpaying yourself. I've been in business for myself for six years (residential remodeling) and still struggle with proper pricing. Keep up the great work and happy holidays!
That Tahoe ain't that old. Amazing that it would need a blower motor already, but who knows. The fact that the motor was such an easy "plug & play & twist", might be an indicator of their life span... Mrs. Wes is beautiful with or without the make-up... Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours. Thank you.
Pretty straight forward repair for you compared to some of the jobs you get. Everybody deserves a easy one now and then. Enjoy your turkey. I will probably be eating Thanksgiving turkey for a week. Best to you and your family.
Good job Wes - who knows why the motor failed. Your charge for that job sounds perfectly reasonable to me. Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends - stay safe and healthy (from the home of the blower motor manufacturer).
I have the exact same issue with a lot of DC motors. Brushes get stuck in the brush holders, especially when worn half-way. A little working back and forth with carbon crunchies falling everywhere, and suddenly it is as good as new.
Quite possible. One of the reasons i like to take my brushes before installing them and cutting a shallow groove in the four sides. Easy to do and it doesn't affect the function, but they don't get stuck anymore.
You'll take it away from GM when you need to replace the "fan speed module" on that thing. She's right you know, you are lucky. Best regards from Indiana.
You got lucky with the easy access to the blower motor, I've seen them stuck under the dash, between the heater core and the firewall, a whole day's work getting it out and in... :-( Happy Thx-Giving! :-D
Wish all Blower motors were that easy most the time the aftermarket Blower motors ya have to cut the Oem Wiring and splice then in because most car companies don't give ya a removable pig tail on both ends now that is sweet Nice work GM @Watch Wes Work
Wine detail seems like the obvious place to be on a "Day Off" this year! 😎 I think my brother was driving a Bronco when one of his wheels fell off. He was pulling a boat that may have been a bit too heavy, which may have helped save the rig from a head on by allowing him to still steer with only one wheel and a brake rotor. The "freed" wheel also missed the 'head on' by several feet.
Could be a of the kind that the soldered-component TV sets had. Fine for a few years and then trouble. Tapping can start-stop things. My version was in a FORD car where the solder was present on both sides of the contact pin but not between. One old TV set could be helped by vacuum cleaning the circuit boards among the valves, for which the access is electrically very dangerous. A TV viewer had quick results by stamping hard on the wooden floor. That TV also showed an interference pattern when the oil-firing was not working properly. Then there was the dish-washer ...... {UK English]
Hi Wes. I like your test light and leads idea. especially with the pill bottle lens.. I have one similar to yours but i used a 1157 bulb for its ruggedness. ps. I like how you explain yourself and drawing out circuits to explain to your viewers how components work.
Your minimun shop rates sound just fine. Cant be too bad, people keep dropping broken stuff off for you to wave your wand over. Keep up the excellent work. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
Brushes were probably sticking in their slides. Chances are if you had given it a swift kick before you took it apart, it would've starting working for a while. A lot of times those motors get worn and start to draw too much power, I've done a couple where either the plug on the blower controller was melted, or the blower connector itself was smoked. GM really skimped on the wiring for those, sometimes even a wrapper on the blower cage can cause them to melt.
I have taken apart lots of blower motors and sometimes it is stuck motor bearings, worn bearings or a hung up carbon brush because of dirty brush holders. Other times it's a worn out motor if everything else is good. My experience hope this helps and next time before you take the motor out give it a whack with a screwdriver handle and see if it starts working then it's a stuck brush and it will happen again so you are better off replacing the motor. No need for a comeback.
I always bill a minimum of an hour to diagnose a problem. As a rule I will typically unplug whatever it is and plug it back in. Amazing how often that "fixes" the problem. Thanks Wes. Hope you ate too much turkey and got a good nap in.
Another interesting and instructional video. Always good to see Mrs. Wes. She is simply gorgeous. And she’s right, you are one lucky fellow. (Never, ever, disagree with a beautiful woman.) I really enjoy your videos. I think of them as Andrew Camarata done right. Hope you and the family had a great Thanksgiving.
My older Chevy's the van have to tap on the "resistor" to make it run sometimes. Tahoe was that way for a bit then failed, replaced the "resistor"and gold.
...13:20.... Yeah, I've seen worse too, but that brush wear at an angle can jam things up, that commutator is pretty well scored.... I like to take the old stuff apart..no matter what it is....
I've had the similar problem with that on my or 6 Colorado and my buddies and my dad's 2005 ford f150 On all of ours it was the blower motor resistor now that may of been Built-in to that or 6 taho But more commonly than not it usually is the blower motor resistor Those blower motor resistor is usually reside right next to the blower motor in the duct work The moving air helps keep the resistor cool
The GM automatic temperature controls seem to be very sensitive to any defect in the blower motor that wouldn't affect a standard resistor style switch. I've replaced many inop motors that worked when bench tested. I don't miss book time one bit. All of my automotive related work is for the company fleet or my own junk. Clients are actively discouraged from wasting my time. 2 hours minimum plus trip charge and hourly after. Weekends/after-hours is double. Outside clients are all of that plus 20%. I've always admired guys like Wes who operate one man shops. All of the headaches and none of the help.
Let's see if we can launch this across the shop... voice of experience talking there. For context, the 4 of us spent 5 minutes on our hands and knees today locating a spring that "pinged", after the tech disassembling the thing (a current clamp) said: "I just know I'm going to lose this spring" (in jest), followed by a soft twang and "I can't believe I just did that." (there was a lot more tension on it than he thought) I found it... and I wasn't even wearing my glasses. Level: expert. 😛
I hope you and yours had a Happy Thanksgiving! That is much easier than changing the blower motor on my 1994 Tahoe. Looks like GM has improved things a bit.
Hearing about that tire coming off reminded me of riding ith my brother and a couple friends to school one morning. Luckily we were going slower maybe 35-40 when my brother said 'Look there's a tire going up the road and he slowed down where there the left front started to sink when we realized it was his car. Of course, no jack, but me & the 2 friends lifted the car up as he put the tire back on with 3 nuts stolen from the other wheels. It was pretty funny even back then. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Wes end play control is what I figure, or brush hang up and dry bearing dry drag, up here in AK motor drag at -40F can over load system because fuses are over rated by extreme cold and you get a handy chain reaction motor drag, motor control looses all speed steps, then you go to ignition switch over load and then it's switch time too.
Maybe a stalled bearing caused the unit not to start, typically standard practice isn’t to check the output to the motor but to jump power to the motor, or maybe that’s just here, that way you can give it the input it wants and if it doesn’t start then you know it’s pretty much toast, sometimes manually turning it helps, but as you likely already know, that can skip past a dead spot you might not find again without the equipment you happen to have, and then it’s a return visit or a return failure at least
The problem with it was that it’s a GM. In all the years, they have yet to figure out electronics, door handles, or rear fender wells. I had an 08 Tahoe and it was a boat anchor. I’ll never own another GM. Love your videos, Wes. Happy Holidays from KY!
i have had a blower motor that failed intermittently, it would work under braking, bu not otherwise, removed the motor, and tested it, in certain orientations it worked fine, others not at all, on disassembly the brushes had worn (in 240,000 miles) a 1/4" deep groove in the commutator (testiment to volvos build quality that there was still commutator left after that depth) what was happening was under braking the side of the brush was contacting the remains of the commutator, making the circuit, otherwise the brushes and commutator were just not quite reaching over the gap.
years ago when i was working in the GM electrical truck world we used to see a bunch of motors (blower and otherwise) with brushes stuck in in their holders and the report of inop.
I had the same issue on my rav4 I toolkit it in the tech ( high priced mechanic wrench bending knuckle buster). gave it a what and sent me home 2 yers ago and it's been fine since!
A tip for those who have an old car with a broken defroster fan. Computer fans are on 12 V and they can be put in the hose that goes up to the window. This of course only applies to old cars. On the newer cars you have to troubleshoot.
This motor seems to be a universal motor type. And this type normally has a very high starting torque. Almost infinity if you can deliver the amps. So I think the motor control somewhat limits the current. Perhaps the old motor pulls to much current at start and the control shuts off. Just a educated guess... Great video s love them 👍
Happy Thanksgiving, nice 5C collet set. Heh. One hour minimum in my shop, including any diagnostics. I usually won't charge for a ballpark dx and quote though, only if the job hits the shop. Never did much automotive stuff though, mostly heavy machinery and industrial.
I had a Carter Electric fuel pump on my boat years ago that quit working after only one ski season , had to cut it open as it was a sealed unit and found the brushes just stuck in the holder and that was it .
I charge a minimal of 1hr and if I can complete the whole job in that time from diag to complete that's all I charge. That's a common repair. If the motor doesn't run it's usually the motor and if it won't shut off it's the controller. Thanks.
Just age dry on lube in motor also Canada motor will last long time and I know company sell them too manufacturer they are to deal with! Excellent Video and Happy Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend to everyone!
I work on electric lift trucks for a living. Magnets in the motor get hot, and lose strength. Try heating a magnet once with a torch. Sometimes you can take a strong neodymium magnet and place on both sides of the motor, to test.
Hey Wes, Happy Thanksgiving to y'all 👍 It's a shame if you have to go by book times bro, but for a straight forward job like this, understandable you can't charge a great deal. Diag time should be a min 1/2hr-1hr or more depending on the diag, and always try to charge something for your 'parts person hat' (however that be) it still costs you time, fuel etc. Also don't forget a little from each job should try to cover some of Tim Taylor's cost (you know who I mean) it can take quite a few jobs to recover those outlays, and it all comes out of your pocket over the years. Also, for any GM vehicle repair nowadays..(even though it's not your customer's fault)....Double labour charge, and you'll still be cheaper than the dealer... It's to make up a little for stupid, difficult to work on, cheap junk..hopefully your customer still comes back, but with a Toyota instead..lol😂
Good Morning Wes and happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. I have given up on this "organic differential fluid" issue and just did plain 80/90. Nobody from Freightliner, Thomas,or Meiritor could give me an answer.
Face Off 🤣 what a *terrible* movie! Glad it was an easy fix Wes 🙂👍 that wheel looked like it soaked up that Illinois *rust* pretty good 😬 no wonder why it flew off lol
Question for the experts! 07 Dodge Ram single cab. Intermittent drivers side window operation. The FL heat appears to increase failure. When it works, it does so flawlessly, it. Never stops half way, if it opens, it always closes flawlessly! Switch is ok! Thoughts?
I’ve had heater blower motor issues in the past sometimes they just get stuck for no apparent reason but usually it’s the bearing under the squirrel cage drying out and gluing itself together.
Wes: if you ever get to change tires on an jaguar ... check very careful if it is original rims or not because the nuts for the original alu rims on the older ones isn't konical, they are flat. There is some more pecularities with them too.
@@WatchWesWork this video ua-cam.com/video/TbM8NinWhQg/v-deo.html about an XJ6. That car has wheel with a center nut. That car has something which will catch monkey wrenches ... the rims can easily become expanded around the center ergo the owner either cant drive forward after a stop on a red light because the wheels wont rotate due to the awful slip between the OR found out how fun it is to loose the brakes while moving at speed.... So tighten that center nut only as much as it should OR BEWARE OF THE TIGER INSIDE !
when the blower stop on one of my cars , I hit or kick it to test, if it works I then ignore until it stops working then hit it again or hit some good bumps. It normally finally dies when it is below 0 and all the parts stores are closed.
Ha! Same here...😀✌🏾
Now that's engineering. :)
Wes you are becoming one of my favorite mechanic UA-camrs, because you are very thorough and have a subtle sense of humor
I spotted the problem immediately. The volume control was set to low for Pearl Jam. Turn it up loud and all is good
Hmm. That is a major issue!
Major issue with that also!!
👍👌👏 Uhm... that seems pretty comprehensive. 😁😁
Best regards luck and health.
Jeremy's spoken...can't find a better man...Even flow...don't call me daughter...
@@eformance Garden is my personal favorite
The intro was enough, but I stayed til the end!
Easy fix, but how many people that didn’t go through the diag process just try and change a motor when it was a bad control module. I always appreciate the diagnostic process.
Yep, don't be a parts changer!
#ScannerDanner
Bosch. Now we know why it quit working...Sounds like a fair charge out. Cool story about the wheel.
I think you were more than fair in diagnosing and repairing the blower motor. If they are un happy remind them that there are Chevy dealers everywhere.
As a customer, never worked on vehicles except my own DIY, I think the way you charged it out was perfectly fair.
Turkey was a good case to use the PicoScope!. Mrs Wes smiling at her cooking prowess.
Have a great thanksgiving to those who celebrate it, northern hemisphere only methinks.
Great vlog Wes, thanks for sharing.
Best regards from the UK.
John.
Thanks!
Wow dude your video was amazing! I love it! When u broke down the motor to check the brushes made me smile. Awesome family. I never seen anyone break down a motor on you tube and run it on a test machine. I feel u need to push your time up on your labor. I have the same problem no blower operation. I checked the fuses. I took the motor out and straight power the motor to the battery the motor worked. I will check the resistor. If I get power through the resister i will change the motor. Maybe the motor may have a bead spot.
Sometimes (rarely) a brush can get hung up in a brush holder during a motor's life as the spring feeds it forward into the commutator. With the amount of wear on both the commutator & brushes, that might have been the case here, and handling the motor can release the brush. Glad to see you get to work on one job that isn't a rust battle!
Just what I wrote!
Well, kinda!
Well written!
just replace the blower on my audi, some style, spin to lock in place and two wires leading to a resistor pack...it started acting up and would work when i would reach down and hit it with a hammer...would work a couple days and then fail again...worked long enough to get a new part
Keep the sense of humor with your wife. It will serve you well.
Hi Wes'. I think it was likely brushes stuck. You taking it out would free them. I hated jobs like that. Many years ago, I worked in a Mazda dealership. Loved it. I got sent on all their courses, and loved working on them, as it usually kept me busy and away from the humdrum garage jobs. I really hated taking out dashes and plastic panels. You are so much more laid back though than I was then. I used to get frazzled with jobs like that, and I kinda think the boss new it. Possibly why I got left alone lol. Great video and the two birds looked great too.
After years in a rotating electrical shop my guess, heavy on the guess, would be a stuck brush that came loose as you moved the motor during its removal. a very careful inspection may reveal a few tiny burn or arc marks on the armature, but then those may have been polished off when you ran it after removal. At any rate its a win, take it.
I used to have a 2001 Yukon. Removing and reinstalling that kick panel was the bane of my existence. The recessed screw in the middle was near impossible to line back up.
Some reason I thought it was Sunday when I saw your video, Always excited to see new videos in the morning and drinking my coffee.
Happy thanksgiving to you all from this side of the pond. GM actually did a good job with that blower motor. Makes a change not to have to destroy the dash in an attempt to get to it! Maybe it was just a bad connection, those block connections sometimes need a jiggle! Great viewing as always! Happy thanksgiving!
Hi Wes, well here is another one telling you ,,,Mrs Wes looking awesome.Thanks for the videos by the way.
Mustie picked the wheel up, he’s doing a 2 hour vlog on it! 👍
@Chris Hall Bahaha...that's too funny..but too true😂👍
Oh cool!
#mustie1
@@WatchWesWork he can’t find the points
But no 30 minute carb rebuild!
Thank you for talking billing protocol. It's hard to find that healthy place of fair pay/not gouging/not underpaying yourself. I've been in business for myself for six years (residential remodeling) and still struggle with proper pricing. Keep up the great work and happy holidays!
Boy she was all shined up for thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving Wes and family
Same to you!
@@WatchWesWork up yours!! wait! oh, you meant that in a good way. lol
That Tahoe ain't that old. Amazing that it would need a blower motor already, but who knows. The fact that the motor was such an easy "plug & play & twist", might be an indicator of their life span...
Mrs. Wes is beautiful with or without the make-up...
Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
Thank you.
Thanks for the video Wes, it's nice to see you do a repair and not have to fight with parts that are entombed in rust.
Thank you for continuing these videos Wes. Especially in this season of "isolation" this year.
You bet!
Pretty straight forward repair for you compared to some of the jobs you get. Everybody deserves a easy one now and then. Enjoy your turkey. I will probably be eating Thanksgiving turkey for a week. Best to you and your family.
Good job Wes - who knows why the motor failed. Your charge for that job sounds perfectly reasonable to me.
Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends - stay safe and healthy (from the home of the blower motor manufacturer).
I wonder if one of the motor brushes got stuck, and then released during the swap.
I have the exact same issue with a lot of DC motors. Brushes get stuck in the brush holders, especially when worn half-way. A little working back and forth with carbon crunchies falling everywhere, and suddenly it is as good as new.
especially the way the one side was half mooned out where the other side had more even wear tells me the spring was fucky
I had a Kirby classic vacuum cleaner that had a stuck carbon brush and it was a real pain in the ass to get it free.
Yep, my first move on any electrical motor is to bang on it, rotate it, sometimes they last years longer. Fuel pumps included.
Quite possible. One of the reasons i like to take my brushes before installing them and cutting a shallow groove in the four sides. Easy to do and it doesn't affect the function, but they don't get stuck anymore.
Hell no that's more than fair. Any other shop would charge a full 1 hour for diagnostic work and then the .2 hours to install. Matt C.
Great video...I just spent
Mrs Wes on "wine detail" cracked me up. No crusty rust in this one. You got lucky!
I approve of the Mrs labor distribution.
You'll take it away from GM when you need to replace the "fan speed module" on that thing.
She's right you know, you are lucky.
Best regards from Indiana.
it's been quite a while since u had an easy fix video, keep the videos coming, I really enjoy watching them
Warranty control module simulates failed parts and detects when you have renewed them.
You got lucky with the easy access to the blower motor, I've seen them stuck under the dash, between the heater core and the firewall, a whole day's work getting it out and in...
:-(
Happy Thx-Giving!
:-D
Wish all Blower motors were that easy most the time the aftermarket Blower motors ya have to cut the Oem Wiring and splice then in because most car companies don't give ya a removable pig tail on both ends now that is sweet Nice work GM @Watch Wes Work
Wine detail seems like the obvious place to be on a "Day Off" this year! 😎
I think my brother was driving a Bronco when one of his wheels fell off. He was pulling a boat that may have been a bit too heavy, which may have helped save the rig from a head on by allowing him to still steer with only one wheel and a brake rotor.
The "freed" wheel also missed the 'head on' by several feet.
Mrs Wes is so cool. And Mr Wes, don’t let the muggles get you down.
Could be a of the kind that the soldered-component TV sets had. Fine for a few years and then trouble. Tapping can start-stop things. My version was in a FORD car where the solder was present on both sides of the contact pin but not between. One old TV set could be helped by vacuum cleaning the circuit boards among the valves, for which the access is electrically very dangerous. A TV viewer had quick results by stamping hard on the wooden floor. That TV also showed an interference pattern when the oil-firing was not working properly. Then there was the dish-washer ...... {UK English]
Hi Wes. I like your test light and leads idea. especially with the pill bottle lens.. I have one similar to yours but i used a 1157 bulb for its ruggedness. ps. I like how you explain yourself and drawing out circuits to explain to your viewers how components work.
Bearing resistance too high, module detects too much amp draw and goes into failsafe.
i still think it was the muffler bearing
@@lostintime8651 - I thought it was the squirrels...
no, wait, wrong channel.
Yes that makes since
Your minimun shop rates sound just fine. Cant be too bad, people keep dropping broken stuff off for you to wave your wand over. Keep up the excellent work. Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
Very true!
Brushes were probably sticking in their slides. Chances are if you had given it a swift kick before you took it apart, it would've starting working for a while.
A lot of times those motors get worn and start to draw too much power, I've done a couple where either the plug on the blower controller was melted, or the blower connector itself was smoked. GM really skimped on the wiring for those, sometimes even a wrapper on the blower cage can cause them to melt.
Lol at the turkey at the beginning 🤣 definitely looking good Making me hungry @Watch Wes Work
I have taken apart lots of blower motors and sometimes it is stuck motor bearings, worn bearings or a hung up carbon brush because of dirty brush holders. Other times it's a worn out motor if everything else is good. My experience hope this helps and next time before you take the motor out give it a whack with a screwdriver handle and see if it starts working then it's a stuck brush and it will happen again so you are better off replacing the motor. No need for a comeback.
No sesame street tonight kids, Wes and mrs Wes just ate big bird!
I always bill a minimum of an hour to diagnose a problem. As a rule I will typically unplug whatever it is and plug it back in. Amazing how often that "fixes" the problem.
Thanks Wes. Hope you ate too much turkey and got a good nap in.
Yeah. I did try that, but I guess the issue could have been at the other end of the pigtail.
Another interesting and instructional video. Always good to see Mrs. Wes. She is simply gorgeous. And she’s right, you are one lucky fellow. (Never, ever, disagree with a beautiful woman.) I really enjoy your videos. I think of them as Andrew Camarata done right. Hope you and the family had a great Thanksgiving.
The Florida pool pump motor repair guy approved ! that was good info
My older Chevy's the van have to tap on the "resistor" to make it run sometimes. Tahoe was that way for a bit then failed, replaced the "resistor"and gold.
...13:20.... Yeah, I've seen worse too, but that brush wear at an angle can jam things up, that commutator is pretty well scored.... I like to take the old stuff apart..no matter what it is....
I've had the similar problem with that on my or 6 Colorado and my buddies and my dad's 2005 ford f150 On all of ours it was the blower motor resistor now that may of been Built-in to that or 6 taho But more commonly than not it usually is the blower motor resistor Those blower motor resistor is usually reside right next to the blower motor in the duct work The moving air helps keep the resistor cool
A friend at the dealership says it's the brushes they where told just replace it. The new part is better than oem.
The GM automatic temperature controls seem to be very sensitive to any defect in the blower motor that wouldn't affect a standard resistor style switch. I've replaced many inop motors that worked when bench tested.
I don't miss book time one bit. All of my automotive related work is for the company fleet or my own junk.
Clients are actively discouraged from wasting my time. 2 hours minimum plus trip charge and hourly after. Weekends/after-hours is double. Outside clients are all of that plus 20%.
I've always admired guys like Wes who operate one man shops. All of the headaches and none of the help.
Yes. Many headaches!
She's one lucky gal.
"if the woman doesn't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy."
Perfect Intro. Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving.
Thanks! You too!
Let's see if we can launch this across the shop... voice of experience talking there.
For context, the 4 of us spent 5 minutes on our hands and knees today locating a spring that "pinged", after the tech disassembling the thing (a current clamp) said: "I just know I'm going to lose this spring" (in jest), followed by a soft twang and "I can't believe I just did that." (there was a lot more tension on it than he thought)
I found it... and I wasn't even wearing my glasses. Level: expert. 😛
I hope you and yours had a Happy Thanksgiving! That is much easier than changing the blower motor on my 1994 Tahoe. Looks like GM has improved things a bit.
Hearing about that tire coming off reminded me of riding ith my brother and a couple friends to school one morning. Luckily we were going slower maybe 35-40 when my brother said 'Look there's a tire going up the road and he slowed down where there the left front started to sink when we realized it was his car. Of course, no jack, but me & the 2 friends lifted the car up as he put the tire back on with 3 nuts stolen from the other wheels. It was pretty funny even back then. Thanks for sharing.
Happy Thanksgiving Wes & Family!
Same to you!
Hi Wes end play control is what I figure, or brush hang up and dry bearing dry drag, up here in AK motor drag at -40F can over load system because fuses are over rated by extreme cold and you get a handy chain reaction motor drag, motor control looses all speed steps, then you go to ignition switch over load and then it's switch time too.
I think those are all possibilities. I don't know if the controller monitors amp draw. I doubt it.
@@WatchWesWork in really cold weather fan motor can pull high amps for long periods of time half cook fan switch and ignition switch
Merry thanksgiving to you and to your lovely family bro 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Thanks so much!
Happy Thanksgiving sir. Looks like you get to have all the fun blower motors you finding Wheels in the field
You got that right!
Happy thanksgiving guys turky looks awesome !!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks! I smartly left everything else to the Mrs...
Happy Thanksgiving! You are one luck fella for sure. I hope u enjoyed the family time.
Your defiantly a wise man! Keep-em-happy.
"Defiantly" or "definitely"?
The best things about the day after Thanksgiving are turkey hash for breakfast and turkey sammiches for lunch!
Eat leftovers until it starts tasting like the onions stored in the refrigerator lol
Unless the dogs from over at the Bumpus house steal the whole turkey off the table and you're forced to get Chinese food...
Yes sir!
How abot some turkey soup?
My 98 Ranger driver side automatic climate control system consists of a manual crank window assembly and a sliding rear window.
I'm very familiar with that system!
Glad to see you get an easy one once in a while!
Just replaced the blower moter in my '84 Ford F150...and the resister. Surprisingly easy.
Yeah, those are on the outside. Really easy.
Maybe a stalled bearing caused the unit not to start, typically standard practice isn’t to check the output to the motor but to jump power to the motor, or maybe that’s just here, that way you can give it the input it wants and if it doesn’t start then you know it’s pretty much toast, sometimes manually turning it helps, but as you likely already know, that can skip past a dead spot you might not find again without the equipment you happen to have, and then it’s a return visit or a return failure at least
The problem with it was that it’s a GM. In all the years, they have yet to figure out electronics, door handles, or rear fender wells. I had an 08 Tahoe and it was a boat anchor. I’ll never own another GM. Love your videos, Wes. Happy Holidays from KY!
i have had a blower motor that failed intermittently, it would work under braking, bu not otherwise, removed the motor, and tested it, in certain orientations it worked fine, others not at all, on disassembly the brushes had worn (in 240,000 miles) a 1/4" deep groove in the commutator (testiment to volvos build quality that there was still commutator left after that depth) what was happening was under braking the side of the brush was contacting the remains of the commutator, making the circuit, otherwise the brushes and commutator were just not quite reaching over the gap.
years ago when i was working in the GM electrical truck world we used to see a bunch of motors (blower and otherwise) with brushes stuck in in their holders and the report of inop.
Just now got a chance to watch this video. The brushes looked quite worn to me. Don't know. Regardless, Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours!
I had the same issue on my rav4 I toolkit it in the tech ( high priced mechanic wrench bending knuckle buster). gave it a what and sent me home 2 yers ago and it's been fine since!
Thanks! Had to replace blower motor and the resistor. Your video helped!
A tip for those who have an old car with a broken defroster fan.
Computer fans are on 12 V and they can be put in the hose that goes up to the window.
This of course only applies to old cars. On the newer cars you have to troubleshoot.
This motor seems to be a universal motor type. And this type normally has a very high starting torque. Almost infinity if you can deliver the amps. So I think the motor control somewhat limits the current. Perhaps the old motor pulls to much current at start and the control shuts off.
Just a educated guess...
Great video s love them 👍
That could be.
First one of that vintage I've seen with the temp and blower control labels still intact. Around here they're always scratched off already
Happy Thanksgiving, nice 5C collet set. Heh. One hour minimum in my shop, including any diagnostics. I usually won't charge for a ballpark dx and quote though, only if the job hits the shop. Never did much automotive stuff though, mostly heavy machinery and industrial.
Interesting education and Mr. Wes is a lucky fella
I had a Carter Electric fuel pump on my boat years ago that quit working after only one ski season , had to cut it open as it was a sealed unit and found the brushes just stuck in the holder and that was it .
Happy thanksgiving to you and the family
I still don't get people who give thumbs down....
Hope you had a great thanksgiving, excellent as always.
You can't please everyone.
I charge a minimal of 1hr and if I can complete the whole job in that time from diag to complete that's all I charge. That's a common repair. If the motor doesn't run it's usually the motor and if it won't shut off it's the controller. Thanks.
Just age dry on lube in motor also Canada motor will last long time and I know company sell them too manufacturer they are to deal with! Excellent Video and Happy Thanksgiving Holiday Weekend to everyone!
Wes you lucky bastard. That's a beautiful....... turkey 😅😅 Happy Thanksgiving Wes Family!!
Cool to see you test the old motor. I think I have the same DSO, ha ha.
Those Rigol scopes are great.
I work on electric lift trucks for a living. Magnets in the motor get hot, and lose strength. Try heating a magnet once with a torch. Sometimes you can take a strong neodymium magnet and place on both sides of the motor, to test.
Definitely a lucky man! Enjoy your weekend.
Hey Wes, Happy Thanksgiving to y'all 👍
It's a shame if you have to go by book times bro, but for a straight forward job like this, understandable you can't charge a great deal. Diag time should be a min 1/2hr-1hr or more depending on the diag, and always try to charge something for your 'parts person hat' (however that be) it still costs you time, fuel etc. Also don't forget a little from each job should try to cover some of Tim Taylor's cost (you know who I mean) it can take quite a few jobs to recover those outlays, and it all comes out of your pocket over the years.
Also, for any GM vehicle repair nowadays..(even though it's not your customer's fault)....Double labour charge, and you'll still be cheaper than the dealer... It's to make up a little for stupid, difficult to work on, cheap junk..hopefully your customer still comes back, but with a Toyota instead..lol😂
Good Morning Wes and happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. I have given up on this "organic differential fluid" issue and just did plain 80/90. Nobody from Freightliner, Thomas,or Meiritor could give me an answer.
I think you'll be just fine with that.
Face Off 🤣 what a *terrible* movie! Glad it was an easy fix Wes 🙂👍 that wheel looked like it soaked up that Illinois *rust* pretty good 😬 no wonder why it flew off lol
I know. It's so bad!
Question for the experts! 07 Dodge Ram single cab. Intermittent drivers side window operation. The FL heat appears to increase failure. When it works, it does so flawlessly, it. Never stops half way, if it opens, it always closes flawlessly! Switch is ok! Thoughts?
I’ve had heater blower motor issues in the past sometimes they just get stuck for no apparent reason but usually it’s the bearing under the squirrel cage drying out and gluing itself together.
Happy Thanksgiving! Thanks for the great videos.
Wes: if you ever get to change tires on an jaguar ... check very careful if it is original rims or not because the nuts for the original alu rims on the older ones isn't konical, they are flat. There is some more pecularities with them too.
Weird. Like a hub pilot rim on a truck.
@@WatchWesWork this video ua-cam.com/video/TbM8NinWhQg/v-deo.html about an XJ6. That car has wheel with a center nut. That car has something which will catch monkey wrenches ... the rims can easily become expanded around the center ergo the owner either cant drive forward after a stop on a red light because the wheels wont rotate due to the awful slip between the OR found out how fun it is to loose the brakes while moving at speed....
So tighten that center nut only as much as it should OR BEWARE OF THE TIGER INSIDE !
I think you did it right. Diagnostic fee is
I just bought her lots of wine!
@@WatchWesWork LOL. You both rock. Have a good weekend!