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To: "John T. Blair" <jblair1948@cox.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] Compressor resolution
From: old dirtbeard <dirtbeard@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2021 09:16:09 -0700
Cc: ShopTalk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
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That is a terrific outcome!

On Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 9:08 AM John T. Blair <jblair1948@cox.net> wrote:

>
> Well gang, it really pays when you find a good company.  My son heard of a
> local
> company that fixes motors, I'd never heard of them.  I tried the couple of
> places
> that I've done business with in the past, the main one, didn't do AC
> motors any more as the fellow that did them retired.  The 2nd shop wanted
> $200 to put it on
> their bench.  So I called the place my son had heard of.  They wanted $35
> to put
> it on the bench.  So this morning I head over there and arrive about
> 10:30.  I tell
> the lady at the counter what's going on with the motor, and she says,
> "lets check
> the capacitors".  So standing at the counter, Charlie pulls the start cap,
> it's bad,
> and he replaces it.  Then he pulls the run cap, it's also bad, and he
> replaces it.
> Takes it over to a bench and fires it up, it runs not problem.  Then he
> writes out
> my ticket.  I figuer about $35 to inspect, and at least $10 each for the
> caps, so
> about $50.  He hand me the bill for less than $25!  I give him a $5 tip
> and tell him
> to go "get some lunch".  I'm out of there in less than 1/2 hr.  Man am I
> happy!
> No I just have to go brave the 94deg. temp and put the motor back on the
> compressor.
>
> Again thanks to every one for their insight and support.  I really should
> have dug
> into this at my house, but did like working in the 94 shop.  One of these
> days I'll
> get an AC unit for there.  Not to mention for $25 it wasn't worth getting
> my hands
> dirty.  I'll still have to get dirty & sweaty putting the motor back on
> the
> compressor.
>
> John
>
>
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">That is a terrific outcome!</div><br><div class=3D"gmail_q=
uote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, Aug 11, 2021 at 9:08 AM=
 John T. Blair &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:jblair1948@cox.net";>jblair1948@cox.net=
</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:=
0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<font size=3D"3"><br>
Well gang, it really pays when you find a good company.=C2=A0 My son
heard of a local<br>
company that fixes motors, I&#39;d never heard of them.=C2=A0 I tried the
couple of places<br>
that I&#39;ve done business with in the past, the main one, didn&#39;t do A=
C
motors any more as the fellow that did them retired.=C2=A0 The 2nd shop
wanted $200 to put it on<br>
their bench.=C2=A0 So I called the place my son had heard of.=C2=A0 They
wanted $35 to put<br>
it on the bench.=C2=A0 So this morning I head over there and arrive about
10:30.=C2=A0 I tell<br>
the lady at the counter what&#39;s going on with the motor, and she says,
&quot;lets check <br>
the capacitors&quot;.=C2=A0 So standing at the counter, Charlie pulls the
start cap, it&#39;s bad, <br>
and he replaces it.=C2=A0 Then he pulls the run cap, it&#39;s also bad, and
he replaces it.=C2=A0 <br>
Takes it over to a bench and fires it up, it runs not problem.=C2=A0 Then
he writes out<br>
my ticket.=C2=A0 I figuer about $35 to inspect, and at least $10 each for
the caps, so<br>
about $50.=C2=A0 He hand me the bill for less than $25!=C2=A0 I give him
a $5 tip and tell him<br>
to go &quot;get some lunch&quot;.=C2=A0 I&#39;m out of there in less than 1=
/2
hr.=C2=A0 Man am I happy!<br>
No I just have to go brave the 94deg. temp and put the motor back on the
<br>
compressor.<br><br>
Again thanks to every one for their insight and support.=C2=A0 I really
should have dug<br>
into this at my house, but did like working in the 94 shop.=C2=A0 One of
these days I&#39;ll<br>
get an AC unit for there.=C2=A0 Not to mention for $25 it wasn&#39;t worth
getting my hands<br>
dirty.=C2=A0 I&#39;ll still have to get dirty &amp; sweaty putting the moto=
r
back on the <br>
compressor.<br><br>
John<br><br>
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TR1800=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 48 #4 Midget=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 65 Morgan 4/4
Series V (B1106)</div>
<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 75 Bricklin SV1 (#0887)=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
77 Spitfire=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 71 Saab Sonett III</div>
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<a href=3D"http://www.team.net/morgan"; target=3D"_blank">
www.team.net/morgan</a></div>
<div>Bricklin:=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0
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- Thank a teacher!</div>
<div>If you are reading it in English - Thank a Vet!!</div>
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<div> From Dennis Prager - The American Trilogy:</div>
<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 e pluribus Unum, &quot;from many,
one.&quot;</div>
<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 In God We Trust</div>
<div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Liberty - the=C2=A0 power=C2=A0 of=C2=A0
choosing,=C2=A0 thinking,=C2=A0 and=C2=A0 acting=C2=A0 for=C2=A0 </div>
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oneself; freedom=C2=A0 from=C2=A0 control=C2=A0 or=C2=A0
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