F-Body International

Quick question...what's the best source for a blower motor out there for a '98 T/A?



-Reason I'm asking is because I replaced my heater core this summer and was not happy with the new replacement I got from O'Reilly autoparts. I could totally tell it was not as nice as the original GM that I took out.



-All of the sudden, this week, my blower motor stopped working. It works decent when I start the car but after a minute it pretty much stops working.



-Also, my driver side headlight also stopped flipping up this week. This is another thing I'm going to have to figure out pretty soon before I get a ticket.

wssix99

iTrader: (5)

If you go to the special Firebird section of this forum, there is a sticky thread with the answers to your headlight issues.

I've never had a problem with part store blower motors. They are pretty basic and you should be able to get a lifetime warranty.

RPM WS6

iTrader: (3)

Can you not still get these from GM? Or are you just looking for a cheaper price? I bought one back in probably 2005-06 when I thought I needed it (I didn't, it was just debris in the cage/blades), got it from GM and I don't recall it being all that expensive. Perhaps they've been discontinued since then? I'd have to do some digging to find the part number.

BrittleSpeed

iTrader: (1)

What about an AC Delco from Rockauto or something?

F-Body International

Guess I'm going to try and source an ACDelco fan from one of the auto part suppliers.

Thanks again for responding on the headlights. I tried looking on that thread the other day but it's pushing nearly 100 pages and a little overwhelming. This morning I quickly looked at the fuses and found they were good. I tried to get at the motor with my hand to wiggle the connector but it's tight to get in there. Is there a way to manually flip up the headlight?

F-Body International

Ok, so on my break on work, I literally took a metal wrench and tapped the top of the electric motor for the headlight and it started working. I'm not sure if that's a qualified repair to post on the firebird headlight thread but it worked. Hopefully it continues to work.

Next on this list is attacking that blower motor. Someone on this forum just PM'd me offering an original blower motor with the fan. Hopefully we can square that deal away and this repairs that issue. I'm driving around Chicago winter with no heat at the moment.

RPM WS6

iTrader: (3)

GM/AC Delco part number for the blower motor used to be 52498954. Looks like that number is discontinued now, but it might help you find an NOS one or a revised part number if GM ever issued one.

wssix99

iTrader: (5)

This is a common issue and remedy posted in the thread. It seems to have only come up as the cars have come of age and It's the only gremlin with the headlights that we don't have an answer for yet...

F-Body International

I forgot to update this thread again with the proper diagnosis. I for one of the ground wires attached to the body right by the radiator/hood latch is the ground for the whole light assembly. I cleaned it and everything started working great...lights also became brighter

wssix99

iTrader: (5)

If it comes back again (I think it might), we actually found the fix for this, where you tap on the motors/hood and the doors work. (The last three pages of the headlight thread cover that progress, now.) There is a problem with cold solder joints on the headlight module board. This issue has been known to the Corvette and 3rd Gen community for some time and it seems that the aging of the 4th Gens is bring the issue to the forefront for our cars, now.

Dark_Side

I picked an AcDelco 15-81104 on Amazon for $55 in July, prime shipping too!

F-Body International

Here we go again with headlights in this thread. My driver side headlights are very dim so I cleaned the ground that solved all my problems last time but it didn't work this time.

What's the next thing to trace? Are there any other headlight system grounds besides the one next to the air intake box on the radiator support?

wssix99

iTrader: (5)

Corrosion in the headlight motor connectors. (The headlight bulb wires go through these connectors, also.)