Well, the new blower motor did not come on at all all plugged in and mounted.

Bummer.

However, I tested it off the battery and the new blower motor works at least.

I have a blower motor resistor ordered as I am running out of ideas.

-Woog

p.s. for fun I tested the old motor, it still didn't run. I guess multiple things failed at once, maybe. It was only 12 years old.