No power to A/C blower motor

Tiny
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  • 2003 GMC SAVANA
  • 4WD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 125,000 MILES
I got a new (to me) work van but the blower motor for the A/C simply refuses to work on any speed, initially I thought it may be the resistor and one of the resistors was actually bad, so I ordered and installed a replacement. I still have no voltage outputting to the blower motor on any speed, relay is working fine (swapped with a known, good relay) and I've checked all the fuses and voltage on the fuses with no issue.

I'm at a bit of a stick point, it's hot, with most days well over 90 degrees, I don't want to keep my windows down while I'm cruising 80 MPH down the freeway (the current solution, but no eating lunch in the van and slow lights make me start to feel like I'm boiling alive), and I definitely need it fixed by winter since no blower motor means no heat in the cab, when temps here plummet well into below freezing.

I've tried looking up information but a lot of posts seem to just trail off without any solution or further investigation.

It appears the fan speed control has been replaced once in the past, but I have no clue how long ago.

If there's a wiring diagram I can start off with to work through or any additional check points I'm all ears, I can suffer through some heat, but this needs resolved, one way or another.
Saturday, July 24th, 2021 AT 3:45 PM

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Tiny
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Good evening,

I attached a wiring diagram for you to view. Check the fuses I highlighted for power on both sides. Then check at the resistor as well. Check for power to the control head as well.

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-use-a-voltmeter

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-check-a-car-fuse

Start there and report back.

Roy
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Saturday, July 24th, 2021 AT 4:46 PM
Tiny
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I've verified 12VDC power from each of the fuses and verified I have proper voltage at the resistor and the control head (and even removed it and verified continuity, and later voltage, through the speed selections.) I do not get power on the lines running from the control head to the resistor at the resistor, which makes me believe there may be a bundle of cut lines from someone's negligence, especially as it doesn't look like those run through another relay or switch between the control head and resistor.

I'll try pulling some temp jumpers and splicing them in and see if that resolves the issue and report back sometime this week (finding time to work on this, while working full time and dealing with bike gremlins makes free time. Scarce.)
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Tuesday, July 27th, 2021 AT 11:53 PM
Tiny
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Sounds like plan.

Roy
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Wednesday, July 28th, 2021 AT 1:50 AM
Tiny
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It appears that my issue was being caused by the wires themselves, I suspect there's a break somewhere between the control head and resistor but was unable to visually locate it, and didn't want to completely dig into the dash and engine bay. New wiring and splicing in resolved the issue of no voltage out of the resistor, blower motor itself is the next replacement due to it failing to engage if the whip hangs down, but this issue is resolved, thank you so much for the wiring diagram, that helped tremendously with verifying pathing and continuity checking of the control head.
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Thursday, July 29th, 2021 AT 12:35 AM
Tiny
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You are welcome.

Always glad to help.

Roy
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Thursday, July 29th, 2021 AT 2:09 AM

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