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Issac: You are just in feeling the way you do. The job takes backyard Joes like us a while to do. In the spring of 1996, my 245GLT fan motor bit the dust. It took me only an hour to take most of the dash and glove box out. I left the job in place for awhile to contemplate how to attack getting the motor out. This time period turned into indefinate as I drove the machine with the guts exposed in full view of driving my subordinated to guard duty for a lenthy time back and forth to work everyday, loathing what was ahead of me. Eventualy, the 99 degree tempuratures of early May in Texas provided me the motivation to complete the task at hand. I paid $80 for a new motor, received it, and started the process of removing the old motor. It took lots of pried out clips and cut to my smallish forearm muscles to get to the motor. She came out without too much a fight. The problem was that the replacement motor's shaft was 1/16" thinner than the old shaft! What can one do in such a situation??? I did the American thing to do. I bought some JB Weld, centered the squirel cage fan assembly, and welded the motor scooter to the shaft. The rest of the job was only very annoying to finish. What was bad about my situation was having to wait a day for the weld to set. I felt like Frosty the Snowman in Miami, but I was used to this by this time. After the one day wait, I felt like the 245 turbo wagon AC was putting out the equivilant of a walk-in beer wharehouse
storeroom degree of coolness.
Isaac, this job is for the birds, but if you love you family, your workers, and yourself, you will do whatevdr it takes to accomplish your mission. It provides you with valuable experience and room to talk smack.
What is owning a 200 series about anyway???????
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