Frank Langer
1984 Ericson 30+, Nanaimo, BC
The blower motor on my E30+ has worked fine til now, but without warning stopped functioning. It had been on for about 5 minutes or less while the engine was running, and then simply shut down even though the switch was still on--no strange noise, it just gently stopped.
I have checked in the quarterberth porthole where the motor is located, hoping to find a fuse or connections that I could check, but there are only two wires coming of the blower motor and going somewhere under the quarterberth--no connections or fuses visible.
Does anyone have any idea how I might proceed to determine why it's not working and what to do to fix it? I know it's not essential for diesel operation, but I would like it to work properly to vent the engine compartment on a hot day, and just because I like everything to work well on the boat.
Thanks for any advice--please keep it simple as I'm still a neophyte with electrical stuff (did fix the bilge pump and replaced the autohelm drive belt, though!).
Frank.
I have checked in the quarterberth porthole where the motor is located, hoping to find a fuse or connections that I could check, but there are only two wires coming of the blower motor and going somewhere under the quarterberth--no connections or fuses visible.
Does anyone have any idea how I might proceed to determine why it's not working and what to do to fix it? I know it's not essential for diesel operation, but I would like it to work properly to vent the engine compartment on a hot day, and just because I like everything to work well on the boat.
Thanks for any advice--please keep it simple as I'm still a neophyte with electrical stuff (did fix the bilge pump and replaced the autohelm drive belt, though!).
Frank.