Since you are in Sacramento, there is a PNP over on Sunrise blvd/rd. Pull a blower off another 123. $26 plus a $1 core chg and tax.

some have 3 8mm screws plus one phillips screw. and some have all phillips screws. once the knee panel is dropped, takes about 3 min to remove it.

If you have a 14 volt battery for a cordless drill, use it with a jumper wire to check the blower before removing it from the car. cut off the blower plug with enough wire left on it, strip the ends and then touch it with your jumper wire.

You can remove the blower from your 240 and check it out of the car to see how it works, or to see if the squirl cage spins freely or binds up. My 80 240 was bound up when we got it last year. i just replaced it with one from the JY.
I agree there is no way you are going to burn up the blower with the vents closed.

Start with the fuse first. as was mentioned.

Charlie

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there were three HP ratings on the OM616...

1) Not much power
2) Even less power
3) Not nearly enough power!! 240D w/auto

Anyone that thinks a 240D is slow drives too fast.

80 240D Naturally Exasperated, 4-Spd 388k DD 150mph spedo 3:58 Diff

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