Eljeef
Wheeler
Reged: 06/18/04
Posts: 159
Loc: Windsor, Ontario
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O.K. I'm going to risk my pride and put this to the forum. I just installed a new blower motor to my Raider and I get almost no wind coming out my vents. The motor works very well at all four speeds. I put in a Siemen's motor that was spec'd out for the truck. I had to cut the plug off from the wires coming from the truck and solder them to the motor. I know it's possible, heck it's probable that I wired it backwards. Which way is the squirrel fan supposed to turn? I have it spinning so that if it was held in your hand and put to some dirt or sand upright it would be digging in. I'd like some feedback before I switch the wires around. As always...thanks everybody. 
Edited by Eljeef (07/10/08 10:43 PM)
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LandRaider
Forum Moderator
Reged: 09/04/01
Posts: 8407
Loc: Ocean Springs, MS
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Is it possible to install the cage upside down??
The motor will certainly run in reverse if the leads are swapped.
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87 Raider 4.3 700R4 NP231CHD
Solid Axles, Selectable Lockers, 36's
87 Raider 4D56td v5MT1
Almost all stock.
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Eljeef
Wheeler
Reged: 06/18/04
Posts: 159
Loc: Windsor, Ontario
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It's not possible to install the cage upside down. It's conical.
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'89 Dodge Raider/swb/ 3.0L Auto trans/ Bone stock.
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fasteddy
Web Wheeler
Reged: 01/30/01
Posts: 12703
Loc: Flat Creek, GA
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If the air inlet to the fan is in the center, the flaps on the outer rim should slope away from the direction of rotation to push air away from the center as it spins. Did the fan motor come with a wiring diagram?
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"If you can't be a good influence, don't worry, you can still be a horrid example."
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Eljeef
Wheeler
Reged: 06/18/04
Posts: 159
Loc: Windsor, Ontario
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I think I get what you are saying. No, there was no wiring diagram. I have figured out a better way for this. If somebody could unhook the latches on their glove box and let it hang (empty it first), then set their vent lever to recirculate (closed ventilation), they will be able to look through the glove box area and see their fan. Turn it on and tell me if it spins clockwise or counter-clockwise. Hope someone can check into this for me. Thanks again people. 
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'89 Dodge Raider/swb/ 3.0L Auto trans/ Bone stock.
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rxinhed
The Mitsubishi Parts Guy
Reged: 02/21/05
Posts: 5896
Loc: Gerber, CA
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Take your fan back out and look on the cage for a direction arrow. Most that I've seen are for CW rotation. The blades in the cage point away from the rotation direction.
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1987 Raider (Roxy), 1988 Mighty Max turbo (Pearl), 1987 Ramcharger (Ryan), Sundry parts and parts cars
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Eljeef
Wheeler
Reged: 06/18/04
Posts: 159
Loc: Windsor, Ontario
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If anybody ever asks again the direction of the fan is clockwise as viewed through the glove-box.
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'89 Dodge Raider/swb/ 3.0L Auto trans/ Bone stock.
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