Thanks for your help...the intermittent behavior of the fan had me doubting the
switch was the culprit...glad I didn't tear the dash apart! I'll check the
motor first.

bruce.ross@shaw.ca wrote:

>Almost certainly your heater fan motor is gone. On my '90 Accord the
>fan was working intermittently...if I banged on the dashboard on
>passenger side it would start up. When I removed the motor and looked
>inside the brushes were completly gone and the armature was damaged.
>I replaced with a replacement motor from NAPA (approx $100). Note
>that you have to remove the entire blower assembly to replace the
>motor...if you have air conditioning it is a very tight fit to remove
>and replace the blower...requires pulling back carpet on passenger
>side and disconnecting some sockets on the ECU to move it out of the
>way.
>
>
>On Sun, 02 Nov 2003 03:55:02 GMT, dyerr@sympatico.ca (Richard) wrote:
>
>>First I would like to say that I love the 90-93 model; up until very recently,
>>my next car was definitely going to be a 93 Accord. But...I'm finding them
hard
>>to come (in northern Ontario that is). The other discouraging thing is the
rust
>>problem...I think the engine will go forever but the body won't!. But
recently
>>I've been experiencing a number of problems peripheral to the drivetrain,
>>namely,
>>
>> 1. the two rear brakelights, and center high brakelight don't work. The
dealer
>>fix for this only lasted about 2 months. It seems to me it was a grounding
>>problem..I wish I had gotten them to show me how they fixed it. I think this
>>problem relates to poor rubber seals on the trunk lid which allowed a lot of
>>moisture to collect on the underside of the trunk lid...noticed this for quite
>>some time but never did anything about it. Another Accord owner told me there
>>is a relay within the brake light housing/lens unit which could be the
culprit.
>>Is this possible?
>>
>>2. Heater fan doesn't work on any speed setting. Initially, the problem was
>>intermittent, but now it has quit for good. Before I tear the dash apart to
>>test the fan switch, I'm wondering if there is a most likely culprit
here...for
>>instance the blower motor itself?
>>
>>3. Power steering leak..checked it out...looks like the line from the pump..a
>>$330 part from the dealer <ouch>
>>
>>With winter approaching my main concern is the heater fan. If anybody has
some
>>advice it would be greatly appreciated! I'm hoping to make it to 300K...am at
>>281K now (on original clutch, third timing belt and burns no oil, well
virtually
>>no oil!)
>>
>>TIA
>>Rich
>>
>