You turn your key on and you hear a low rump, rump, rump sound coming from the far right hand corner of the dash.  You realize that it may be the blower motor so you turn the fan switch to high just to be sure.  It now sounds like a washing machine that has gone berserk!  What are you going to do?  How can you repair it?
   Blower motors do go bad with age.  Sometimes the bearings fail causing the low rump, rump sound.  They can even cause the motor to lock up.  The windings can also overheat or break which will cause the motor to quit working.
   The repair is fairly simple.  New motors are readily available from Zip Products (800) 962-9632.  The whole procedure uses common hand tools and can be done in about two hours.
   Our Project 78 had a very noisy motor so we decided to replace it.  Follow along as we install a new quiet blower motor.