Dinoplex 0 Posted November 24 (edited) It snowed yesterday and it also got a bit icy and i didnt think of also removing the snow from the strakes below the windshield where blower motor gets its air from. Today i was driving and put on the blower motor it ran for 2-3 mins but then suddently i smelled something burning and immediately shut off the blower motor. Now it doesnt do anything when i move the lever. Its still below 0 degrees so is it possible that some ice found its way to the blower motor area and stopped it from working by jamming it or something? The blower motor itself was also new it was installed 2-3 months ago. Im guessing its a very low chance but maybe its not working because there is still some ice there and once it melts it should work? Or im guessing the other more likely case is that my blower motor got somehow destroyed since it also had a burning smell. Another thing i wanna ask is can this create a fire hazard? i know in bmw e34s if the resistor of the blower motor starts to smell and go bad then it could light up leaves and other crap that is gathered in there and set the whole car on fire. Can this also happen with cortina mk4s? If so would i still be fine by just not touching the fan at all and just keeping it off always and never put it in any other position? Edited November 24 by Dinoplex Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sheffieldcortinacentre 610 Posted November 24 If it's turned off it will be fine. They seem to either work or not I'd suspect it may be stuck. Simple test is to unplug & run a couple of wires from battery straight to it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dinoplex 0 Posted November 25 i see thanks a lot for the information, i ll be testing it today Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
