"TURTLE" wrote in message
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Thanks Turtle.
The bearings are on the motor are sealed/lifetime lubed. The
motor/blower is direct drive. I hand spun the blower and it felt
really smooth and did not have signs of worn bearings (no noises nor
play either). The motor also appears to run well as the force of the
air coming out of the vents has not changed and appears to be
sufficient - not hurricane, but definitely good blowing...

Maybe the CAP has gone, but isn't the CAP only used for starting the
motor? give it some juice so that it does not trip the breaker, and
then once the motor is going th e cap does not serve a function
anymore?


Thanks again for your input
Tony

This is Turtle.

the Capasitor is to help start it but if the capasitor is weak or not working
it will let the motor run hot and start cutting in and out as it get hot and
them cools off to start again.

Motor after starting will run hot and cut out with out the ade of the
capasitor. It need the capasitor to run and start also. Most motor will start
with out the capasitor but will not run for long and start cutting in and out.
In this application it will not run very long with out the ade of the
capasitor and start cutting in and out.

TURTLE

This is Turtle Again.

I have seen blower motor turn free and still have bad bearing. It could have
been worn a good bit and then you oil them up and it turns free but the bearings
is letting a armoture come too close to the fields in the motor and cause it to
heat up because of not dragging but the motor verses the field possion in the
motor. Motor on direct drive have to be perfectly in the center of the windins
or it will run hot and start cutting in and out. 5 or 6 thousanths of a inch out
of center will or can start make it run hot and still turn free as can be.

If the capsitor is weak or out the motor will act up running or starting in
either case.

TURTLE