Mk1 Escort Heater Blower needed

[Herr Doktor]

The fuse has power, the switch is good but no blowing from the fan. I guess I need a replacement blower unit

[Miniliteman]

Does the fan work when you connect the - side directly to earth?

[Herr Doktor]

I’ll take a look

[Ray]

the heater works from a switched earth, and a constant poitive, the switch has 3 colour coded brown wires,, the centre wire feeds the motor, pre 10/73 cars have a loom wire poke out where later cars have the cigarette lighter, this needs a link wire to earth if there no cigaretter lighter to link it to, that then feeds the switch for the fast side of the twin speed fan, later looms the main earth is taken from the loom itself rather than a link wire, then theres a wire that feeds the other side of the switch for the slow speed fan, this comes out as a 90 degree angled spade terminal connected to a resistor on the steering support plate. from the loom near the heater, there is a double bullet socket that connects the loom to the heater motor wire, the heater wire then connects to the fan with two spade terminals, if you have power at both  when the switch is operated, and neither have fallen off/apart, at that point then suspect the motor is at fault, good few years since ive seen you on here Herr Doktor

[Herr Doktor]

Hi Ray,

Yeah. I’ve been working abroad for quite sometime and returned to find the Escort, ‘not as I left it!’  I’ve tried all you mention and the motor is definitely kaput. I’m struggling to be able to get hold of one tbh. 

[Ray]

try this guy, he used to be on e-bay, but like most sellers with and decency, i tink e-bay have forced them off with their stupid systems

he often came up with NOS ones, and is usually sensibly priced

Jack Payne, e-mail address is treasuredparts@hotmail.com

[Herr Doktor]

16 hours ago, Ray said:

try this guy, he used to be on e-bay, but like most sellers with and decency, i tink e-bay have forced them off with their stupid systems

he often came up with NOS ones, and is usually sensibly priced

Jack Payne, e-mail address is treasuredparts@hotmail.com

Email sent. Thanks. 

[Herr Doktor]

Boo. Hiss. 
He doesn’t have one unfortunately.  

[Jerrytom161]

He didn’t have any the last time i asked about a year ago when i was building a heater unit,  i did manage to get 2 he had at the time but that was quite a while ago.(from memory that was about 2 to 3 years ago ) . I did buy one of the Mk2 Escort/ capri ones you see on e bay and i did manage with a bit of minor adjustment/ filing etc  to get it to fit and work but i cant exactly  remember how . 

[Herr Doktor]

So you made a Mk2 Escort heater blower unit work in a Mk1?

[Jerrytom161]

Yes ….