[DeTomaso] Squirrel Cage Fans

[John Taphorn]

Larry

I need a replacement set of squirrel cages.  Let me know how the oversize 
set from nostalgic works out.

Thanks
JT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry Weston" <lplugw at hotmail.com>
To: <oldwheel at mts.net>
Cc: <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] What I like about my car


>
> I have decided to get the model BM4320 blower motor too.  I've got an idea 
> on wiring that will use one SPDT toggle switch in the drivers kick panel 
> in conjunction with the dash fan switch to get all three speeds. The SPDT 
> will send the low dash switch power to either the low or medium blower 
> motor coils, the high dash switch position will go directly to the blower 
> motor high speed coil. Seems easy enough.
> My new issue is that while one blower wheel came off the old motor just 
> fine, the other suffered a broken shaft tab due some rust locking it on 
> the shaft. I'm going for a new pair of blower wheels from Nostalgic. At 
> $16 each and the effort get at them, it's worth it. Nostalgic air's blower 
> wheel is listed as 3 1/4" dia. and 3 3/4" long, the only difference being 
> that my existing one measures 3 3/16" dia.
>
> Just for the heck of it I took apart the old motor to see what was wrong. 
> The brushes were about 50% gone and the commutator was kind of burnt 
> looking. I polished it up with a pencil eraser, oiled the bearings and put 
> it back together. I hooked it up to a battery and it spun like a turbine. 
> I couldn't believe how fast it ran. So I left it hooked up and running for 
> half an hour then took it apart and checked it. The commutator was already 
> getting crudded up again. It's not worth trying to save.
> Thanks all.
>> From: oldwheel at mts.net
>> To: detomaso at realbig.com; lplugw at hotmail.com; fresnofinches at aol.com
>> Subject: [DeTomaso] What I like about my car
>> Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:53:24 -0600
>>
>>
>> Larry Finch wrote:
>>
>>
>> I have purchased a 3-speed motor that is supposed to be a upgrade for
>> our units, but it is not yet installed.
>>
>> I can't find the reference as to why this unit was specified, but here
>> is the contact for it:
>>
>> http://tinyurl.com/ygklpwb
>>
>> >>>> I installed this BM4320 model and it fits and works well without any
>> modifications (for a change). My original fan wheels fit right on it.
>> Of course, you do need to wire it up for the 3 speeds.
>>
>> Barry
>>
>>
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