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Blower motor not working for heat and air conditioner. need fuse locations and wiring color code to trace circuit

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I've had this problem before too...first check to see if your fan can be rotated by hand (make sure the car isn't running while checking). If you can't spin the fan by hand, then you need to replace the fan. The cooling fan has a 40A fuse in the fuse box under the hood (driver's side). If your fan has siezed, it will trip this fuse too.

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