[DeTomaso] What I like about my car

[John Taphorn]

Is there one that complements the stock appearance?


> Why not just get a 3 speed switch?
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> Steve
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: detomaso-bounces at realbig.com [mailto:detomaso-bounces at realbig.com] 
> On
> Behalf Of Larry Weston
> Sent: Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:53 PM
> To: oldwheel at mts.net
> Cc: detomaso at realbig.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] What I like about my car
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> 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
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>> Larry Finch wrote:
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>> I have purchased a 3-speed motor that is supposed to be a upgrade for
>> our units, but it is not yet installed.
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>> I can't find the reference as to why this unit was specified, but here
>> is the contact for it:
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>> http://tinyurl.com/ygklpwb
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>> >>>> 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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