On Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:17:28 -0500, Steve Barker
wrote:

ok, so i have these decades old fans, probably as much as 40 yrs old,
maybe more, they work fine until last night one of them was going very
very slow even though on high. I really like them, they are quiet and
go with my 1871 house. When i stopped it and start it from a dead stop
it just goes about 2 degrees cw then 2degrees ccw. if i give it a spin,
it proceeds to run very slowly. Does this sound like something that
could be fixed?
I would love to know how it comes out. Oil, condenser, motor or just
what. I hope you let us know what happens.