draider

You might check out this thread I started on the same issue. I ended up running a ground wire through a switch to the relay mentioned in one of the posts. It gives me high speed fan for the moment. I'm going to replace the capacitors in the control and see if that makes a difference or will be looking at a new head unit. Good luck. Doug http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index...topic=21846&hl=

I would like to apologize to dcfish and the community for my overreaction to not receiving an answer to my email that was sent last Saturday asking about the status of the cassette belts. Dcfish has refunded my money although I had not asked for or expected that. When I receive the belts that he has promised, I will pay him for them. Part of my confusion came from the different emails that he uses to contact people and to receive payment. Because I could not contact him by using the email feature of the board (not enough posts on my part) I wasn't sure that it was him I was actually trying to communicate with. Again I apologize and hope everyone enjoys good driving. Doug

Hi all, In reference to this thread, http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index...22598&hl=paging I sent dcfish $30 via paypal for the belts. I have yet to receive them or an answer to my email requesting information. See copy of original email below with direction for payment: Doug, Send $30.00 to egusman@woh.rr.com via paypal and the belts will be shipped as soon as funds are received. Thanx, David ----- Original Message ----- From: <dough@tstar.net> To: "jill allen" <dabaysidejill01@att.net> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 6:09 AM Subject: Re: cassette belts ( From Lexus Owners Club (USA) Forums ) > Paypal is fine. Doug > > > >> Doug, I use paypal for funds transfer is this ok with you? Let me know >> and I will send the email address to send to. >> >> David >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Doug Hindelang >> To: Lexus Owners Club (USA) Forums >> Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 4:18 AM >> Subject: Re: cassette belts ( From Lexus Owners Club (USA) Forums ) >> >> >> That sounds fine. Will be looking forward in hearing from you. Doug >> >> Lexus Owners Club (USA) Forums wrote: >> draider, >> >> dcfish has sent you this email from >> http://us.lexusownersclub.com/forums/index.php. >> >> >> Doug, The belts come with instructions and shipping is included for >> $30.00 confirm that you want them and I will send payment instructions. >> >> Thanx, >> >> David The really stange part of all this is that supposedly these were going to be sent by USPS but they don't actually have a record of receiving the shipment only that it was coming. See following response from post office. Douglas Hindelang has requested that you receive the current Track & Confirm information, as shown below. Current Track & Confirm e-mail information provided by the U.S. Postal Service. Label Number: 0112 8882 3002 3707 8963 Service Type: Delivery Confirmation - Priority Shipment Activity Location Date & Time -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELECTRONIC SHIPPING SOUTH VIENNA OH 45369 08/04/05 2:35pm INFO RECEIVED --------------------------------------------------------------------------- As you can see this has been going on for a while. Guess I will file a dispute with Paypal next. Sad situation. Doug

Thanks for the reply-yes I still need the belts. The board won't let me email or pm you yet. Still too new. Email instructions to me at dbhindelang @yahoo.com without spaces. Thanks again. Will be on the road today down to San Antonio to visit my sister-so will be tonight before I reply. Have you changed the belts in your player? Any tips? Doug

It is my understanding that Pioneersuby has access to a set of belts for the Pioneer cassette player in a 93' LS400. I am having trouble with the player sound not coming from all the speakers and a squealing noise after playing for a few minutes. I would like to change the belts and see if it makes a difference. I can't pm or email yet as too new to board. My brother is an audio tech for a school district and can help with this project. Any help would be appreciated. Doug

Just a short followup. Finally got around to tracing the wiring suggested in the other posts. Ran a ground wire to the green/orange wire at the relay next to the fan on the passenger side of the car. Relay tripped and fan went to high speed. Traced the wire back to the connection coming out of the back of the control head in the dashboard. Applied 12V ground to that connection(green/orange wire) and fan went to high speed letting me know that wiring was ok and coming to conclusion that the trouble was inside the control board located in the dash. There looks to be a circuit board in the plastic box behind the buttons on the dash. I don't know what parts might be available or if that is a single unit. Anyone had the experience of replacing those parts? For the moment, ran a ground wire to the relay and mounted a toggle switch under dash on drivers side. Therefore have high and low speed fan which is better than what I had. Thanks. Doug

From my understanding once the light comes on, the wear indicator that trips the light has been ground down to open the wiring circuit. You will either have to replace the sensor or remove it from the pad, strip back the wires and wire them together to get the light to go off in which case there will be no warning next time. Good luck. Doug

Obergc thanks for your reply and info. I have a little electrical knowledge as I was a service manager for a generator shop for five years. I will check all the wiring you suggested. Does your book show a fan controller other than what would come from the head unit itself? There is a small black rectangular box mounted behind the head unit that has some wiring going to it. I presume that's the $166 part that the Lexus part man was referring to. Do you know the number for the heater fuse you made reference to? Thanks again. Doug

Here's an update of the A/C fan problem. Traced the blue wire mentioned in the other post. There was a relay in the circuit to the left of the fan with a black rubber boot covering it. Pulled that part and it had two sets of spades coming from the bottom. I checked continuity through the sets of spades and there wasn't any though the larger of the two. Thinking that I have found the problem ordered the part from Lexus. Part #88630-50010 for about $40. Got it today and no change unfortunately. The is a fan controller for $166. I'm going to check some voltages first this coming weekend but I guess that's my next purchase. Doug

I rebooted the computer by disconnecting the ground lead from the battery for about an hour. Thirty minutes may be sufficient but I like to error on the side of caution. Obergc, you seem to really know your stuff. I found the wires you mentioned yesterday , when I looked under the cover and checked the connection and it was good. Other than that, I don't know what they would tell me, unless a voltage check would reveal something although I would think that since the fan is running a low speed something less that 12V would be present. Is there a test for the relay or resistor? I am kinda stumped since there aren't any error codes. I presume I can get to the connector behind the A/C head by removing the radio. Thanks again for your informed input. Doug

Thanks for the info. The lights do light one after another just like normal, in other words it starts at low and cycles up to high as if the fan speed would increase but it does not. The lights are not blinking they are steady as normal. The relay under the hood is good as are all fuses. Ran the diagonistic and got 00 with no error codes. Am going to reboot the computer but think it still might be something else. Going to pull the cover on the passenger side and see if there is anything to look at. I presume the plugs on the rear of the head unit are ok because it cylces normally. Doug

Have a well maintained 93 LS400. The A/C fan does not change speeds any longer. Seems to be stuck on low. Cools ok but in Texas heat takes awhile. Saw mention of a temp sensor but do not know it's location or operation. Any suggestions on where to look or what to check would be greatly appreciated. Doug