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SCS A/C 1301 fan motor swap - whited44 - 05-31-2025
Finally had some time to remove my smaller Scs 1301 unit that I believe has a bad fan motor. It runs for about 20-30 minutes and then quits and won’t restart till it cools off.
I had to grind off most of the screw heads and prying to get it out. I set the unit on a motorcycle Jack and left the wires hooked up.
I removed pretty much all the guts to get the fan motor out. I sprayed the coils with that rv ac coil cleaner and washed it out with the hose real good.
This also gave me some access to the void inside of both of these units underneath the salon so I could sweep it out pretty good too.
For some reason there was a plexiglass cover on the bottom of the floor of the storage compartment. I got rid of that and am going to rust proof the compartment floor and put a piece of stainless down prior to putting the unit back in.
Looking for a fan motor if anyone has a lead that would be great. More to come. Here are some pics
RE: SCS A/C 1301 fan motor swap - PMCBR - 05-31-2025
Replaced a similar fan on a similar unit on my old coach. Got new fan motor from Grainger. Had to cut some of the shaft off. Worked really well. Not expensive motor.
RE: SCS A/C 1301 fan motor swap - Richard - 06-01-2025
That is a generic fan motor. The easiest thing to do is to haul it to your local AC supply house or Grainger.
You may have to cut the shaft.
If you want to buy on line, cross ref the number on the motor. That is NOT the original motor. AO Smith is a brand of replacement motors used in the AC industry.
Easy to see why the motor was overheating with all the dust in the openings. You might think about replacing the other motor while you have the unit out.
RE: SCS A/C 1301 fan motor swap - whited44 - 06-01-2025
(06-01-2025, 05:57 AM)Richard Wrote: That is a generic fan motor. The easiest thing to do is to haul it to your local AC supply house or Grainger.
You may have to cut the shaft.
If you want to buy on line, cross ref the number on the motor. That is NOT the original motor. AO Smith is a brand of replacement motors used in the AC industry.
Easy to see why the motor was overheating with all the dust in the openings. You might think about replacing the other motor while you have the unit out.
I bought one online last night.. there is only 1 motor in this smaller unit. There isn’t much online about this 1301 unit. All of the manuals are for the bigger 2702 unit which I haven’t gotten to yet.
RE: SCS A/C 1301 fan motor swap - Richard - 06-01-2025
Oh my gosh, I used the google AI app, and got this answer. Incredible. I have been using the AI tools to help research Rhonda’s situation at the urging of Bill Johnson. I am stunned with the specificity that you can load into the question, and the precision of the answers.
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RE: SCS A/C 1301 fan motor swap - whited44 - 06-02-2025
Which way do I want the new fan motor to spin?? Red arrow?? Or blue arrow??
RE: SCS A/C 1301 fan motor swap - johnkosir - 06-02-2025
Usually pulls air through coil
RE: SCS A/C 1301 fan motor swap - HoosierDaddy - 06-02-2025
316 has dometic units with squirrel cage fans. They pull air in the side and blow out the botttom. If I’m seeing the pic correctly your blade design is oriented to push air out the side.
RE: SCS A/C 1301 fan motor swap - Jack Houpe - 06-03-2025
I'm with Dean, clockwise rotation forces air out.
RE: SCS A/C 1301 fan motor swap - arcticdude - 06-03-2025
Unless who ever previously replaced the motor put the fan on backwards.