"
My plan for that situation was to note what part of the shroud or
other sheet metal it is rubbing on, and to bend it away. That will
last us for 4 to 6 months of winter, probably, right?"

your asking the people of this newsgroup to whip out the crystal ball
and predict how long this motor will last ???????

seriously , if it were me , id run down to the supply house and pick up a new
motor and install it myself , if the unit were less than fifteen years old
i get the impression its much older and not worth it ,

heres a suggestion ;-)
find the little switch on the front of the unit that makes the fan run
constantly , then turn it on , get it running and forget it
till it finally locks up for good , then pitch the piece of **** and
MOVE !!!!!!!!!!


mm wrote:
On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:31:28 -0700, hvacrmedic