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Date:         Thu, 23 Jan 2003 09:15:21 EST
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From:         George Goff <THX0001@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: front heater problems 85'/Lord have Mercy!
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In a message dated 1/23/03 6:19:43 AM, RAlanen@AOL.COM writes:

<< You can attempt to lube it without removing anything inside. . . . Turn on the heater to high speed if it will still run. Then spray an aerosol lubricant in the air track so that it

get sucked into the heater fan. . . . Now for the next bit of advice. . . . Before installing the new motor, make a cover for the end bearing from a plastic cap that will fit and silicon seal it in place. This will prevent any dirt from the incoming air from fouling up that new bearing. Good luck ! >> (you'll need it)

<<Cheers  

Frank Condelli >>

Yesterday, in a p-mail, someone asked me to choose my words with some measure of propriety. With all the reserve I can muster, I have to say that what is recommended here is so patently stupid that it may qualify as negligent. People, REMOVE THESE ASININE IDEAS FROM YOUR CONSCIOUSNESS; they are futile and a recipe for potential disaster.

I was going to provide a litany of reasons why this scheme is so completely inane, but instead I'll ask one and all to think about a few things:

What chance is there that this atomized lubricant, carried by the air flow, buffeted about by the eddy currents of laminar flow, is going to flush away the dirt and soak into the self-lubricated bronze bearings?

Is it really a good idea to spray an atomized form of God-knows-what, propelled by God-knows-what into an enclosure containing a sparking set of electrical brushes?

Will your kiddies be sucking up a molecular form of residual God-knows-what every time the windshield is defogged?

Do you really think it is a good idea to obstruct the air flow to a fan cooled motor?

And, perhaps the most pointed question of them all, does this suggestion sound like it is the product of a competent and prudent mind?

Just think about it, People.

George


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