BTW, they're easy to replace the fan motor, which is like $30 from
Sears. I'm idly thinking of what might replace that motor and be more
reliable. Since it's a two speed motor and both speeds go out at the
same time, I'm guessing it's the thermal protection in the motor
getting overexcited.


Assuming it's the bearings that fail, you could probably pick up a pair of
sealed ball bearings from Mcmaster Carr and use them in place of the
original sleeve bearings. Would probably take some fabrication but it might
be fun too.