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09-30-2008, 06:50 PM
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A/C and Heater Don't work after running through puddle
Another Lotus owner on this board ran through a large puddle of water over the weekend and his a/c and heater stopped working. The blue light for the a/c does not even go on.
Any ideas of what he can check? Fuses?
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09-30-2008, 06:58 PM
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Elise...Best Daily Driver
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Okay, What you need to do is take a 20amp fuse with you as you poke your head upside down in the passenger seat and your feet hanging on top of the bow cover at the top of your car. look under the dash, you will find a triple block of 20a fuses and more than likely the center fuse is blown. simply pull it and replace with the new one and you should be fine. There are two set of those fuses under there. This is where they are located for the HVAC system. You should be fine except for the crick in your neck from standing on your head.
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09-30-2008, 07:11 PM
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Elise...Best Daily Driver
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Gremlins...
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09-30-2008, 08:13 PM
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His has been out for a couple days so I don't think it is going to just come back on.
He is going to check it tomorrow in the day light.
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09-30-2008, 09:17 PM
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peregrinus caelum
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...there's a service recall modification to drill drainage holes underneath the HVAC assembly, barring which it tends to short out or corrode due to standing moisture - my previous circuit died thusly...
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10-01-2008, 07:38 AM
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I would strongly suggest anyone without the holes drilled that drive in the rain or even wash their car to get it done. That circuit that gets shorted out requires a front clam removal to replace if I'm not mistaken.
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10-01-2008, 04:27 PM
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It's the blower motor resistor pack corroding/ shorting out.
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