Dorman 973-478 HVAC Blower Motor Resistor Kit - Rear

Name: Dorman 973-478 HVAC Blower Motor Resistor Kit - Rear
Brand: Dorman
SKU: BKKY-973-478
Price: 30.26 USD
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Overview of Dorman HVAC Blower Motor Resistor Kit 973-478

The Dorman HVAC Blower Motor Resistor Kit 973-478 is designed to restore proper blower motor function in select Ford Econoline models. This kit includes essential wiring harnesses and connectors to ensure a reliable electrical connection for your vehicle's HVAC system.

Includes 1 blower motor resistor and 2 wiring harnesses
Wiring harness length of 5 inches for easy installation
Features 5 blade terminals with male and female connector genders
Equipped with 5 butt connectors for secure wire splicing
Contains 2 mounting holes for stable resistor placement

Detailed Product Description

The Dorman 973-478 blower motor resistor kit is engineered specifically for Ford E-150, E-250, and E-350 Econoline and Club Wagon models. The kit includes a blower motor resistor and two wiring harnesses with a 5-inch length, providing the necessary components to replace faulty resistors and restore blower motor speed control. The blade terminal type ensures compatibility with factory wiring, featuring five terminals with male and female connectors for a secure fit. Although mounting hardware is not included, the resistor has two mounting holes to facilitate proper installation. The kit also comes with five butt connectors to assist in splicing wires safely and effectively.

Compatible Vehicles and Common Applications

This blower motor resistor kit is compatible with the following Ford models:

Ford E-150, E-150 Club Wagon, and E-150 Econoline Club Wagon
Ford E-250, E-250 Econoline, and E-250 Econoline Club Wagon
Ford E-350 Club Wagon, E-350 Econoline, E-350 Econoline Club Wagon, and E-350 Super Duty
Ford Econoline series vehicles

It is used to address HVAC blower motor issues such as:

Blower motor only works on high speed
Intermittent blower motor operation
Loss of multiple blower speeds
Overheating or burning smell from the HVAC system
Complete failure of the blower motor resistor

Installation Notes and Tips

Installation of the Dorman 973-478 blower motor resistor kit requires basic electrical knowledge and tools. The included wiring harnesses and butt connectors simplify the wiring process, but mounting hardware is not provided, so existing screws or bolts should be reused. Ensure the vehicle's battery is disconnected before installation to prevent electrical shorts. Verify the connector genders and terminal types match the vehicle’s factory wiring to avoid compatibility issues. Properly secure the resistor using the two mounting holes to prevent vibration damage.

Quality Assurance and Warranty

Dorman parts are manufactured to meet or exceed OEM specifications for fit, form, and function. The 973-478 blower motor resistor kit undergoes quality control testing to ensure reliable performance in Ford E-Series vehicles. While specific warranty details may vary, Dorman typically offers a limited warranty covering defects in material and workmanship. Consult product documentation or the manufacturer for exact warranty terms.

Brand	Dorman
Part Number	973-478
Connector Gender	Female
Connector Quantity	1
Gasket or Seal Included	No
Mounting Hardware Included	No
Mounting Hole Quantity	2
Package Contents	1 Blower Motor Resistor; 2 Wire Harnesses; 5 Butt Connectors; Instructions
Terminal Gender	Male
Terminal Quantity	5
Terminal Type	Blade
Wire Quantity	5
Wiring Harness Included	Yes
Wiring Harness Length	5

This part fits 111 vehicles. Search below:

Year	Make	Model	Position	Notes
2004	Ford	E-150	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2004	Ford	E-150 Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2004	Ford	E-250	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2004	Ford	E-350 Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2004	Ford	E-350 Super Duty	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2004	Ford	Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2003	Ford	E-150	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2003	Ford	E-150 Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2003	Ford	E-250	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2003	Ford	E-350 Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2003	Ford	E-350 Super Duty	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2003	Ford	Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2002	Ford	E-150	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2002	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2002	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2002	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2002	Ford	E-350 Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2002	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2002	Ford	E-350 Super Duty	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2002	Ford	Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2001	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2001	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2001	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2001	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2001	Ford	E-350 Super Duty	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2001	Ford	Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2000	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2000	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2000	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2000	Ford	E-350 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2000	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2000	Ford	E-350 Super Duty	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
2000	Ford	Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1999	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1999	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1999	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1999	Ford	E-350 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1999	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1999	Ford	E-350 Super Duty	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1999	Ford	Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1998	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1998	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1998	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1998	Ford	E-350 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1998	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1997	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1997	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1997	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1997	Ford	E-350 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1997	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1996	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1996	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1996	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1996	Ford	E-350 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1996	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1995	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1995	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1995	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1995	Ford	E-350 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1995	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1994	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1994	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1994	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1994	Ford	E-350 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1994	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1993	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1993	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1993	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1993	Ford	E-350 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1993	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1992	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1992	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1992	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1992	Ford	E-350 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1992	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1991	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1991	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1991	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1991	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1991	Ford	E-350 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1991	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1990	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1990	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1990	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1990	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1990	Ford	E-350 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1990	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1989	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1989	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1989	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1989	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1989	Ford	E-350 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1989	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1988	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1988	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1988	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1988	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1988	Ford	E-350 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1988	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1987	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1987	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1987	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1987	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1987	Ford	E-350 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1987	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1986	Ford	E-150 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1986	Ford	E-150 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1986	Ford	E-250 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1986	Ford	E-250 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1986	Ford	E-350 Econoline	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.
1986	Ford	E-350 Econoline Club Wagon	Rear	Compatible with vehicles equipped with Rear Auxiliary Heater or A/C.

* Always verify fitment with your vehicle's VIN if unsure. Submodel & trim restrictions may apply.

This part directly replaces or is cross-referenced with the following part numbers:

4P1386E8UZ19A706AJA1524

Cross-reference numbers are provided for identification purposes only. Always confirm fitment before ordering.