- May 22, 2012
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Today I have been attempting to replace a bad blower motor resistor and connector because it's been only working control 5. After taking out the old one I could see where the edge of the connector and resistor plug had been slightly worn/melted, but I haven't smelled any smoke. While installing, I feel it's necessary to mention that I screwed up on one of the butt connectors and had to buy a new one. (Not sure if they make different types of butt connectors after thinking about it). I've watched a couple videos, read a few articles on how to do this, and I can't think of anything I did wrong, and I don't believe I skipped any steps. But after reconnecting the negative battery cable, quite a bit of white smoke came rolling out of my defroster vents. I wasn't sure if it was the part or my wiring or what, so I plugged my old resistor in and left it out so I can see what it does. This time just by plugging the battery back in, it started to get red rings around the green part of the resistor as it too was getting hot. The new connector and all the wires look fine. Can someone please explain what may be causing this and what I need to do to fix it? Thanks