1989 GMC suburban blower switch rear a/c
lws6772
08-20-2008, 10:58 AM
The blower switch on my '89 suburban for the rear a/c burned out. I have replaced the switch a couple of yrs. ago, but the factory switches(plastic) are flimsy. There are 3 wires; large black(power), large red, small yellow. Right now I have a simple toggle switch(metal kind) wired to the black(power) and the red wire. The yellow wire is not connected because my toggle only has 2 spades. The rear a/c blows on HIGH when I flip the toggle, so I assume I'm powering the HIGH speed circuit. I assume the yellow wire is for the LO circuit, but I notice it is quite lighter gauge than the black wire and the red wire, so I am not sure if the yellow wire is supposed to carry voltage to the rear blower. Just wondering if the factory switch can be replaced with a simple toggle switch(metal kind), with three spades or is there something special about the plastic factory switches and how they work to send LO or HIGH voltage to the rear a/c blower. Thanks very much for any help or any idea what the yellow wire is for.
MT-2500
08-21-2008, 08:36 AM
For the wiring it is best to get a good wiring diagram.
You could toggle switch it but you may not have all speeds.
MT
You could toggle switch it but you may not have all speeds.
MT
brcidd
08-21-2008, 09:35 AM
Confirmed- Yellow is low speed- it feeds through a resistor - at the blower motor- orange is high speed- feeds 12v directly to the blower motor- only 2 choices low or high-
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