fcino wrote:
> i removed the "blower" per ur helpful instructions & found the "white fan"
> to be full of, what looked to me like some sort of insulation; gray with
> flecks of red, etc.

You should probably remove the cover of the air plenum. You might find more of
that debris there. If I read the drawings correctly, it is item 8 in this
picture:
http://www.slhondaparts.com/browse.a...mLevel=2DR+2%2
E0SI&TransLevel=4ATKA&Section=H&Category=B++50++%7 CHOOD&PartCatalogId=13SF10&Vie
wParts=true

It's a horizontal plastic cover that runs the width of the vehicle at the back
of the engine compartment under the hood.

> i removed the debris & wiped clean. this helped a lot, but there was still
> a lil rumble so i removed the "middle silver diaphram" (motor?) via the 2
> screws & removed any debri, etc.

The motor mounts with _three_ screws. The motor is item 8 in this picture:
http://www.slhondaparts.com/browse.a...mLevel=2DR+2%2
E0SI&TransLevel=4ATKA&Section=E&Category=B++1701%7 CHEATER+BLOWER&Doors=2&Emissio
ns=KA&PartCatalogId=13SF10&ViewParts=true

Does the motor spin freely when you turn it by hand?

> now, i have 2 questions before i proceed.
> 1) i can't seem to get electrical current to blower. so i again removed
> the "middle silver diaphram". there r 2 small silver squares attached to
> copper wire + 2 springs. there r also 2 slots...
> DO THE SQUARES SLIDE INTO THE SLOTS? they ARE NOT there right now. &
> WHERE DO THE SPRINGS GO?

It appears that the electrical connection to the motor is item 9 in the picture
above. Twelve volts across the tabs runs the blower - at full speed! Hold on!
Perhaps the springs hold the connector to the motor so that it doesn't work
loose but that would be unusual. The connectors usually have a integral locking
tab.

> 2) before i removed the "middle silver diaphram". the blower was still
> rumbling a little. when i push up on the black housing, it seems to stop
> (or get a LOT better). the 3 mounting screws only seem to get so tight,
> thus the looseness seems to be causing a vibration.
> is that the way the screws are, or could the housing be stripped where the
> screws insert?

The housing should mount securely. I'm guessing that the screw holes are
stripped or there is something in the way. Honda recommends a relatively low 7
foot-pounds of torque on those mounting screws. When they are fully engaged it
should not be possible to jostle the blower assembly. Do the mounting holes
align easily when you remount the blower? If you can't get the bolts tight
enough to stop the vibration, perhaps the nuts that the mounting bolts screw
into have been damaged. It is unlikely that was done at the factory. I know
you didn't do it so that leaves one suspect: the mechanic who replaced the motor
recently. I like this guy less and less as the story develops.

Can you screw the bolts into the nuts securely without the blower in the way?
If they wobble when fully tightened, you should replace the nuts.

P.S. My notes show that the replacement interval for the timing belt is 90,000
miles for this vehicle, not 60,000 miles as I wrote in an earlier message. In
any case I'll bet you're due for a new one.
--
Chuck