gmccx wrote:
>
> [answering myself here I guess]
>
> I pulled the relay and got it open for a look at the contacts. They were
> somewhat burned so I cleaned them up a bit, put the relay back and got
> it to not start within minutes. With the switch on and the fan motor not
> running I reached over and popped the bottom of the motor with my hand.
> It started right up.
>
> So I pulled the blower and eventually got it apart enough to see the
> commutator which had a few blacker than the others spots. I cleaned that
> all up with a small wire brush/Dremel tool and put it all back together.
> We'll see now what happens over some time, but I suspect that was it.
> Just a dead-ish spot on that commutator.
>
> And BTW, I got the distinct feeling that Honda did _not_ mean for that
> motor to be removed from the plastic housing for service. What a pain in
> the arse.

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The blower fan / motor on the Gen 1 Odyssey and the Gen 1 CR-V just fall
out on the floor after you unplug them and remove three screws. That's
good you found the 'dead' spot. I wonder about the Dremmel tool though.
:-(

'Curly'