New Heater Problem?

[jacktar]

Hello everyone. I'm brand new to the club, (Yesterday) but I already know from reading the posts that the heater resistor problem has been well discussed, however my glitch is a bit different. Yes, positions 1 and 2 don't work. I have put up with it because I didn't know about the resistor.(I thought it was a bum switch.) but what is happening now is 3 and 4 are just going off completely for no reason, leaving me with no heating then coming back on again suddenly some time later at random. I have visions of having to strip out the console to try to find a bad connection somewhere but I'm now wondering if it could also be to do with the resistor.

 

I want to buy a resistor to at least try it but this leaves me with another problem. I don't know which one to get because I don't know for certain whether my MC1 1600 Auto Aerodeck is a mk.4 or a mk.5. ((It's 1999 but Europarts keeps telling me it's 1998)

 

I would appreciate any help any advice with the heater problem and any info about the mark.

                                                                                                                                                 Thanks

                                                                                                                                                   jacktar

[shamz]

Just get it off ebay mate. Got mine from there and been working well. Been a few years

[jacktar]

Thanks Shamz. That's the problem though. I've looked on ebay but they seem to be advertising them for mk.4 or mk.5 cars and I don't know which one mine is or whether one resistor fits all.

                                          Jacktar

[Crazy_Mark]

This is the one I just got, I have a 99 MC2 I'm pretty sure its the same you need.

 

http://www.ebay.ie/itm/350841559510?_trksid=p2060353.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

Also my blower was randomly stopping completely but I opened up the motor and found half a forest inside and once I cleaned it out it works perfect

[jacktar]

Thanks for that. I'll try that ebay site but if that doesn't work I suppose I'll have to bite the bullet and delve behind the facia. The wife doesn't take too kindly to being cold.

[jacktar]

Thanks everyone. Just as a matter of interest, if I have to get to the fan, is it on the drivers side or the passenger side. 

[vti vroom]

Rover one works fine £16 replace pollen filter £9. hoover out where pollen filter goes slide pollen filter back.all works as new. Done last week

[Crazy_Mark]

the fan motor is on the passenger side right all the way over towards the door. Just take the glovebox out and its the big round thing when you look up from underneath. I had to take the bit of trim from the left of the footwell off to get the motor out but its handy enough. Mine was full to the brim with leaves and even some stones!

[jacktar]

Thanks everyone for your advice. Being over 70 any lessening of the squirming around underneath trying to find the ruddy things is a great help.

jacktar

[simpo]

Just unscrew the glove box will be easier to see

[Dave]

It's quite easy to remove John, although I know what you mean about getting into some funny angles in the footwell......................I tend to get stuck when I try to fix things up behind the dash and stuff now! lol  My sister lives in County Durham in Spennymoore. I'm not down that often but due a visit sometime soon I think, so could maybe help you out if it's not been done by then