The fan motor in my '73 240 is apparently kaput. It makes a high-pitched squealing sound, and does not produce much air flow. I've been told that a fan from a Honda Prelude will fit the car, and will produce more air flow than the original ever did. However, the guy who told me this was apparently giving me second or third hand info, and doesn't know exactly what year model or Honda part number to look for. Can anyone help me by identifying exactly which fan motor will work? Also - if you have done this to your car, please let me know how well it worked. Thanks! and I apologize if I'm asking a question that's been asked a hundred times before...I just discovered this forum.

The fan motor in my '73 240 is apparently kaput. It makes a high-pitched squealing sound, and does not produce much air flow. I've been told that a fan from a Honda Prelude will fit the car, and will produce more air flow than the original ever did. However, the guy who told me this was apparently giving me second or third hand info, and doesn't know exactly what year model or Honda part number to look for. Can anyone help me by identifying exactly which fan motor will work? Also - if you have done this to your car, please let me know how well it worked. Thanks! and I apologize if I'm asking a question that's been asked a hundred times before...I just discovered this forum.

Welcome.

If you type "Honda Blower Motor" into the search box of this website you will find a trendous amount of information on this subject.

Thanks Montoya!

However, the guy who told me this was apparently giving me second or third hand info, and doesn't know exactly what year model or Honda part number to look for.

I'm guessing that guy was me at the meeting last week. Welcome to the club.

Obviously a lot has been written about this swap and apparently different people have tried motors from both Civics and Preludes. Let me know how it goes because I'll probably do mine at some point.