Re: HA's 52 200 Grey Ghost

Posted by Hans Ahlness On 2015/7/30 23:33:23

Got an hour on the car tonight after work, installed the heater fan assembly (swiped a 12v fan motor from my brother-in-law Dan's wrecked '55) and powered it up. Wow, what a noise. Squealed like heck for a bit before it settled down, getting better with each run but... Is there a way to balance the fan, and/or is there any lube needed for the fan motor that I could try to quiet that noise?

Second issue, darn it my heater valve leaks. I'd tested it with air pressure before reinstalling it but obviously the years caught up with it and that rubber seal is likely fossilized. I remembered that BigKev did a "how to" on replacing the seal, so I looked up the part number of the seal kit he used and lo and behold my local NAPA store has it in stock. I'll pick that up tomorrow ($9.99) and maybe get that fixed this weekend.