DEAD RAT in Blower Motor Assembly

Extroverts · 07-21-2007, 08:03 PM

I was driving the other day and heard it -- hit my blower motor fans. I didn't really know what it was at the time. A few days later it started to smell; that is when it hit me...gotta be a dead animal of some sorts.

Long story short I NEED HELP on disassembly. I got the glove box off and some of the bolts. I can see it stuck in the fan blades of the blower motor but I cannot reach some of the bolts.

I had a Acura Legend and taking the blower motor out was cake. This is insane! how can they hide most of the bolts. One has solder on it! Anyone have HELMS or service manual pics of where all the bolts are? I need to get this out, the maggots are accumulating and the smell is pretty bad especially in the hot Houston weather. Please pics or diagram. Thank you.

OH and I really really don't want to take it to a shop, I do most of my own work.

gmc74 · 07-22-2007, 02:19 AM

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Originally posted by Extroverts
I was driving the other day and heard it -- hit my blower motor fans. I didn't really know what it was at the time. A few days later it started to smell; that is when it hit me...gotta be a dead animal of some sorts.

Long story short I NEED HELP on disassembly. I got the glove box off and some of the bolts. I can see it stuck in the fan blades of the blower motor but I cannot reach some of the bolts.

I had a Acura Legend and taking the blower motor out was cake. This is insane! how can they hide most of the bolts. One has solder on it! Anyone have HELMS or service manual pics of where all the bolts are? I need to get this out, the maggots are accumulating and the smell is pretty bad especially in the hot Houston weather. Please pics or diagram. Thank you.

OH and I really really don't want to take it to a shop, I do most of my own work.

I am sorry, I couldn't resist... that is nasty, sorry I can't be of any help

Extroverts · 07-22-2007, 10:49 AM

Well I gave up on disassembly of the blower motor unit. Instead I cut the plastic mess from where the flap opens to circulate cabin air. I was able to grab it out of the fans from there.

My only hope is that the Pin-sol will get rid of the horrific dead animal odor.

So if you ever hear any noises or smell animal in your car check here first. Time to order a new cabin filter...it was time anyways.

I buried the rat out back with my dog Fido.

Here is the Blower Motor assembly, and also where you replace your cabin filter. Disassembly is very easy. Pulling the whole unit out...near impossible.

The white blobs are the maggots (8 total)

This is where I cut the mesh and you can see the rat stuck in the plastic fan blades.

dj-mdx2 · 07-22-2007, 11:05 AM

This takes the cake as the grossest thread I've seen here.

gmc74 · 07-22-2007, 02:06 PM

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Originally posted by dj-mdx2
This takes the cake as the grossest thread I've seen here.

I have to second that, I am now sorry that I asked for pictures... I really was just kidding

hondacuraplanet · 07-23-2007, 11:29 AM

I think an autopsy is in order.

one4gatr · 07-24-2007, 09:24 AM

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Originally posted by hondacuraworld
I think an autopsy is in order.

Tim,

I think you should send this poor fellow a cabin filter gratis. How much other damage did the rat do?

Extroverts · 07-24-2007, 08:56 PM

I wasn't able to disassemble the unit so I am hoping it was just there for a short while before it's life was shortened by the fans tearing into its tender flesh.

I am ordering a new cabin filter now...the smell is gone...mostly. I sprayed some pin-sol in there, going to use bleach and hope that the water doesn't mess anything up. Just a few squirts on the blower motor. I think condensation collects in there anyways and is pumped out.

EXCALIBUR · 07-24-2007, 09:34 PM

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Originally posted by Extroverts
I buried the rat out back with my dog Fido.

Q: Are you saying you've got a rat and a dog buried in your back yard?

dj-mdx2 · 07-24-2007, 11:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by EXCALIBUR
Q: Are you saying you've got a rat and a dog buried in your back yard?

So what was the cause of death of the dog? I smell a rat...

hondacuraplanet · 07-25-2007, 08:39 AM

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Originally posted by EXCALIBUR
Q: Are you saying you've got a rat and a dog buried in your back yard?

One guy I know keeps boxes of all of his past pet ashes in his entertainment center.......

dj-mdx2 · 10-04-2008, 10:25 PM

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Originally posted by hondacuraworld

One guy I know keeps boxes of all of his past pet ashes in his entertainment center.......

One doctor I know kept his dead dog in a freezer for years. I heard he finally got rid of it recently.

LizandZeke · 10-04-2008, 11:28 PM

dj-mdx2 · 10-04-2008, 11:32 PM

Funny, when I viewed the page, the sponsored ad was:

shootist · 10-05-2008, 10:39 AM

MICKEY! YOU KILLED MICKEY!

07-21-2007, 08:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Extroverts Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 46	DEAD RAT in Blower Motor Assembly I was driving the other day and heard it -- hit my blower motor fans. I didn't really know what it was at the time. A few days later it started to smell; that is when it hit me...gotta be a dead animal of some sorts. Long story short I NEED HELP on disassembly. I got the glove box off and some of the bolts. I can see it stuck in the fan blades of the blower motor but I cannot reach some of the bolts. I had a Acura Legend and taking the blower motor out was cake. This is insane! how can they hide most of the bolts. One has solder on it! Anyone have HELMS or service manual pics of where all the bolts are? I need to get this out, the maggots are accumulating and the smell is pretty bad especially in the hot Houston weather. Please pics or diagram. Thank you. OH and I really really don't want to take it to a shop, I do most of my own work.

07-22-2007, 10:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
Extroverts Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 46	PICS Well I gave up on disassembly of the blower motor unit. Instead I cut the plastic mess from where the flap opens to circulate cabin air. I was able to grab it out of the fans from there. My only hope is that the Pin-sol will get rid of the horrific dead animal odor. So if you ever hear any noises or smell animal in your car check here first. Time to order a new cabin filter...it was time anyways. I buried the rat out back with my dog Fido. Here is the Blower Motor assembly, and also where you replace your cabin filter. Disassembly is very easy. Pulling the whole unit out...near impossible. The white blobs are the maggots (8 total) This is where I cut the mesh and you can see the rat stuck in the plastic fan blades.

07-22-2007, 11:05 AM	#4 (permalink)
dj-mdx2 Super Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,850	This takes the cake as the grossest thread I've seen here. __________________ "Fair enough. Now I drive real f...ing fast, so keep up. I get my Acura back any differently than when I gave it, Monster Joe's gonna be disposing of two bodies." -- Winston Wolf

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07-24-2007, 08:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
Extroverts Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 46	I wasn't able to disassemble the unit so I am hoping it was just there for a short while before it's life was shortened by the fans tearing into its tender flesh. I am ordering a new cabin filter now...the smell is gone...mostly. I sprayed some pin-sol in there, going to use bleach and hope that the water doesn't mess anything up. Just a few squirts on the blower motor. I think condensation collects in there anyways and is pumped out.

10-04-2008, 11:32 PM	#14 (permalink)
dj-mdx2 Super Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alabama Posts: 3,850	Funny, when I viewed the page, the sponsored ad was: Attached Thumbnails __________________ "Fair enough. Now I drive real f...ing fast, so keep up. I get my Acura back any differently than when I gave it, Monster Joe's gonna be disposing of two bodies." -- Winston Wolf

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