Thursday at 2:41 PM #1 1 1978C10 Junior Member Joined Dec 23, 2024 Posts 4 Reaction score 0 Location santa fe First Name mark Truck Year 1978 Truck Model c10 Engine Size 5.7 1978 c10 replacement blower motor has smaller vent tube hole. Should I just plug it. Can't find vent tube anyway.
1978 c10 replacement blower motor has smaller vent tube hole. Should I just plug it. Can't find vent tube anyway.
Thursday at 5:33 PM #2 D dd1990 Full Access Member Joined Nov 3, 2023 Posts 55 Reaction score 87 Location Ventura CA First Name David Truck Year 1990 Truck Model Suburban 1500 Engine Size 350 I would not cover the hole if you use the blower motor alot, may cause the motor to overheat.
Thursday at 6:02 PM #3 R Ricko1966 Full Access Member Joined Apr 11, 2017 Posts 6,515 Reaction score 11,084 Location kansas First Name Rick Truck Year 1975 Truck Model c20 Engine Size 350 Pressurized air is supposed to be forced through that tube to cool the motor I'd improvise ,maybe some plastic tubing and 90 degree spark plug boot.
Pressurized air is supposed to be forced through that tube to cool the motor I'd improvise ,maybe some plastic tubing and 90 degree spark plug boot.
Saturday at 1:36 PM #4 S saltdog Supporting Member Supporting Member Joined Aug 9, 2020 Posts 90 Reaction score 100 Location US First Name Mike Truck Year 1983 Truck Model K20 Suburban Engine Size 350 plastic wire loom wrapped with rubber tape to fabricate a replacement, use dumdum at both ends and done
plastic wire loom wrapped with rubber tape to fabricate a replacement, use dumdum at both ends and done
Saturday at 1:50 PM #5 Edelbrock Full Access Member Joined Mar 28, 2025 Posts 189 Reaction score 163 Location Earth First Name Grumba Truck Year 1977 Truck Model K5 Blazer Engine Size 400 Ya, like said - you need to make a ducting to push air into that hole or the blower will overheat.