It's Time For The New "Guessing Game"...Why Did The Canadians Install This Hole???

Viet Nam Vett · 05-02-05, 10:20 PM

Ok...Let's have your Best Guess's here....I ordered this new Blower Motor From our Friends at "Corvette Central" at the Low Low ....Low price of $29.95. As you can see by the Label...It's made in the far north country ....(Canada).
What were they thinking.............

Now I would like to know what they were thinking when they installed the large hole in the butt end of the motor housing. Lets see my guess would be............

A Beer Flushing access hole to clean out the crankcase blow by and under hood airborne Gack................

What's Your Guess???..

67HEAVEN · 05-02-05, 10:26 PM

Geesh. Beaver access hole. I thought everyone knew that.

Viet Nam Vett · 05-02-05, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by 67HEAVEN

Geesh. Beaver access hole. I thought everyone knew that.

Except the beaver that I know would get her fur caught up in that small hole............

cfour93 · 05-02-05, 10:31 PM

Hey Beaver where's the snorkel vent tube

tigernut · 05-02-05, 10:45 PM

Is the hole at the top when installed? If so, it is just like mine. I figured they put it there so that any water that managed to splash up there would go into the motor and short it out, thereby requiring a new motor.

Doug

Viet Nam Vett · 05-02-05, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by tigernut

Is the hole at the top when installed? If so, it is just like mine. I figured they put it there so that any water that managed to splash up there would go into the motor and short it out, thereby requiring a new motor.

Doug

Didn't orient the motor yet..but I will be sending it back...Maybe the Beavers can knaw the hole shut..!!

67HEAVEN · 05-02-05, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Viet Nam Vett

Didn't orient the motor yet..but I will be sending it back...Maybe the Beavers can knaw the hole shut..!!

I think you'll find that the 'merican ones have the same "vent" hole.

Example: https://www.chevyduty.com/Store/products.asp?dept=377

wishuwerehere82 · 05-02-05, 10:59 PM

There should/would/used to be a rubber tube that vents air into it on some models. Obviously yours is not one of them.

If I was somebody else, I might say "Put some tape on it".

67l36driver · 05-02-05, 11:00 PM

Some blower motors draw cooling air from the fan box through a rubber tube to cool the windings.

Plug it with racer tape.

67HEAVEN · 05-02-05, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by 67l36driver

Plug it with racer tape.

My new one came with a plastic plug, sorta like the ones used in the floor drain holes under the carpets.

67HEAVEN · 05-02-05, 11:05 PM

This is mine. See the plugs in the plastic bag?

Anything else, VNV?

00fxd · 05-03-05, 12:30 AM

Those motors had a vent tube to them. We used to sell the motors. At a jobber store they used to be about $14-$18. A neat trick is you can use the blower motor out of air conditioned cars, they blow a ton more air for about $25. Bolts right in. You can tell the diference by the mounting flange. The flange is more round. Looks like 67's got the a/c type motor. I can't see your flange Vett but if your flange has a more pointed side it is just the normal heater motor.

jerrybramlett · 05-03-05, 08:42 AM

It is a vent connection for cooling air to enter the winding housing from the a.c. evaporator case.

Originally only factory air cars had motors with this vent hole. However, a service motor now comes with this hole in case it is going to be installed in a factory a.c. car. If your car doesn't have a.c., you're expected to plug the hole to keep out dirt.

Viet Nam Vett · 05-03-05, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by 67HEAVEN

This is mine. See the plugs in the plastic bag?

Anything else, VNV?

Yeah.... Where did you buy it???

Viet Nam Vett · 05-03-05, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by 00fxd

Those motors had a vent tube to them. We used to sell the motors. At a jobber store they used to be about $14-$18. A neat trick is you can use the blower motor out of air conditioned cars, they blow a ton more air for about $25. Bolts right in. You can tell the diference by the mounting flange. The flange is more round. Looks like 67's got the a/c type motor. I can't see your flange Vett but if your flange has a more pointed side it is just the normal heater motor.

Here's a crapy pic of the Motor....So..is it an AC Or Non AC??..Thanks