tram, that's a good suggestion. In fact, the ignition switch was replaced before I bought the car. The only thing that makes me question that is the 'thump' I hear when I rotate the blue/red temp dial to the 'coldest' position. The key is in the 'run' position when I hear this. Now, I have to plead complete ignorance here. I can barely understand how the push buttons work. No manual and all.

uberwasser, I will definitely try the junk yard idea

New parts can be bad... just ask gerrygv or whatever his username is... on the other hand, maybe not. LOL.

But seriously- in the cases I observed, including that of my old '84 380SE, the blower motor was the ONLY thing that didn't work.

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