Well.... This has been QUITE the circle. So with 7 or 8 GM vehicals in the fam, and me being the one who trys to support all those, I was perfectly willing to accept that I was going to get a module programming solution to use for this task. I Popped for a Mongoose Plus GM. Story goes that they are Fully GM approved and dealers are using them as well as the MDI/MDI2 Bosch units. So far - that has been smooth sailing.I got a new GM K33 HVAC control module from GM GMPartsOutlet.net. Got that and 2 variable valve timing control solenoids for a 2013 Malibu 2.0 turbo. in about 4 or 5 days at normal shipping costs. (Not accelerated) . Used the Mongoose Flawlessly after a GM SPS subsciption and POOF!
Yep! SAME ISSUE WITH THE SECOND 4 SEASONS 75039 BLOWER MOTOR AND THE NEW K33! Oddball fits and starts and goofy operation. This is the motor blower motor I tested on the bench with a good 3 volt peak amplitude PWM signal. And THERE - IT WORKED.
Out comes the O scope again. I see a 3Volt solid signal being pulled up by the blower motor on the PWM line.
UNTIL I PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION!
Then I see it DROP to 2 volts. (?) AFter about 20 seconds or so - IT GOES BACK UP TO 3 VOLTS! I start the truck and it goes BACK to 2 volts.... ????? THAT is not some oddball bad connection as far as I can tell. Something somewhere is programatically driving the output of the K33 to do that. And ALL PWM settings show variable pulse width but only 2 volts peak!
Okay so THAT BLOWER MOTOR works with 3v but NOT WITH 2v. Just to make sure i 'm not a D/A, I have the original blower and repower it and there is NO PULL UP VOLTAGE coming from it on the PWM line like it should. SO I KNOW THE ORIGINAL BLOWER IS BAD. So The SECOND 4 seasons blower goes back and I get a refund!
I then orderd a OEM HVAC blower from the GMPartsOutlet.net folks and it arrives. I put it in and it works ---------- PERFECT.
BEWARE - The 4 Seasons blower 75039 that claims to be compatible with 2017 GMC Sierra Crew cab 4WD 5.3 trucks ---- and is prolificlly listed by many suppliers as compatible -
APPARENTLY DOES NOT WORK WITH THEM ALL! I've tried 2.
I have been fiddling with this new OEM blower all evening and it works consistently in all settings. The dash is about 75 % back together but the mosquitoes starting winning that battle before I got done.
Pretty sure at LEAST the 2016 would be the same situation.
Thats what I have as first hand experience so --- just be aware.