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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 481 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 481 | We had to have the fan motor replaced in our 1958 Apache so we could heat up the cab on chilly drives. I purchased a new motor from one of the on-line suppliers and had the old motor swapped out with the new motor.
The fan has three speeds (low, medium and high) plus OFF. I noticed that when I turn the switch on it is in the high setting and turning it clockwise makes the fan go to the low setting. Should the speed not be on low when it is first turned on and then to high as the knob is turned clockwise? The way it operates seems backwards.
Just asking.
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John | | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 9,830 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 9,830 | You should be able to swap the wires at the switch to get the switch to go from OFF to LOW to MEDIUM to HIGH. That assumes there are 4 wires to the motor. If there are only two, there are resistors in the switch. Did the original motor work the way you want? If you had someone do the work, it sounds like they wired it incorrectly if the operation is different than original.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 481 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jun 2005 Posts: 481 | Yes, the first motor was original to (me) the truck when I bought it many years ago. When I got the truck back from the restoration shop and used it several times, it seemed to work the way you described. Then the motor died, so I bought a replacement and had the new one installed by the restoration shop. Unfortunately that shop is not very responsive to emails and returning phone calls, but I have located other individuals in my area that can help me correct issues with this truck like this motor and the power booster on the disc breaks I had installed no longer returns correctly. That is another story. My thought exactly, they wired it backwards.
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