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Yes, at some point soon we are due for a collection tour video, it's just going to take a while lol. Thanks for Watching!

Yeah you can't beat the sound of an old fan! Thanks for Watching!

Thanks! :)

First off what model Westinghouse is it? Also we should figure out just how hot its getting and how much current it's drawing. If you don't already have one get an infared thermometer and a killawatt meter and let's take some measurements! Thanks for Watching!

@@colin_5839 thanks for replying, i cant remember the model atm. It was like 2 years ago that i last ran it ( i think its on my channel ) i will check.😎

@@colin_5839 ive had a look unfortunately i cannot find a video i must of deleted it😞

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​@@colin_5839hey my comments not showed up

Thanks!

Hahaha yeah they kinda do! Thanks for watching!

Sadly I didn't make it so I don't have one to share :(

We estimate somewhere around the 4000 to 6000 range! Thanks for watching!

@@colin_5839 holy shit that is crazy that's amazing

If you think that's nuts you should see the 48" version Rob has LOL!

@@colin_5839 ohhh really where do I find that

Yeah I also thought it sounded like valves, however, I set the lash to the correct specs during reassembly! Doesn't seem to be anything major though. Thanks for Watching!

@@colin_5839 I have a 1946 Briggs ZZP that's mounted to a generator that I'm currently messing around with. I noticed with the valve cover off and by turning the engine over by hand the valves rotate. My guess for leaded gas? All I know these ole relics hate this California gas. I had to mix a tad of diesel for mine to run smooth. Don't know if this lead substitute works. If not I'll be hitting up a buddy that works at a private airport for some leaded av gas. And mix it half and half. Either way sounds bitching. Gotta love that Briggs lope.

Very interesting! Might have to experiment with that a bit!

Very interesting! I wonder if it's a later version on their strap fan pedestals! Nice find!

Yeah they are! Sanyo was actually the OEM for all the Lasko / Galaxy fans the entire time! Thanks for Watching!

Sure is!

Thanks!

@@colin_5839 no problem

Unfortunately, your best shot for a new motor housing is probably to find a cheap parts fan somewhere. Luckily these fans are still extrememly common so it shouldn't be too hard to find, however, I don't know of anyone selling parts for them. 3D printing one could be an option, it would just have to be a plastic that's fairly heat resistant because these motors tend to run quite hot. Thanks for Watching!

Very nice! Always liked those pedestal fans! Thanks for watching!

Yeah I can't wait to help Rob get it installed! It's going to be so sick! Thanks for Watching!

Sure will! The 16" Frigid window fan he currently has up there does amazing, so I can't wait to see how well that Davidson will do! Thanks for Watching!

Nice! They usually do! They're great little fans! Thanks for Watching!

They sure are! Yeah, there are still a few left that I'm after, but at this point I have almost all of them! :) Ohh man, you have no idea how well the oil wick conversions work. I've done it to so many of my fans now and the difference it makes is INSANE! Yeah it is very similar to the older fans, but honestly it might hold even more oil in it! I'm actually going to be doing the conversion to my recently acquired 14" Patton HV fan at some point in the near future! Thanks for Watching!

Thanks Bono! Hope to see ya at the November show!

Depends on which fan you are talking about! Give me a time stamp in the video where it comes up and I can tell ya more about it! My pleasure! Thanks for Watching!

The vintage black fan at about the 17 sec mark... Beautiful fan...It doesn't have to be that exact fan but a vintage fan similar to it.. thx for sharing your skills with us....

Thanks for Watching!

Sweet! Yeah they really are great fans! Absolutely silent on low speed! Thanks for Watching!

Sure is! I'm lucky enough to have found a lot of those across the last few years! Only a few left on my list! Thanks for Watching!

Which black washers are you referring to?

@@colin_5839 The small black washers (what they look like) that are on the fan shaft that separate the magnetic unit, the rubber spacer and the bearings in modern fans. There are usually two, one in the front of the shaft and one on the back. Some units have four. at 9:37 you can see the white spacer and the black washer in your video. It might not be a washer in this example. I've seen them in about 10 fans now and I lose them all the time. They feel like metal but are not metallic (magnet doesn't work). I can't even figure out the name. Thank you.

Ohh the fiber washers! Yeah they keep the rotor centered in the stator and also take up the in and out play. I have a kit I ordered from Amazon that has assorted sizes for them. If you search up Fiber Washer kit or something along those lines I'm sure you will find it!

@@colin_5839 Where they red fiber or just black?

They're red

Nice! Ahh yeah that's too bad it was missing parts.... I'm sure you will find another one at some point though! Thanks for Watching!

Thanks! Yeah I love the design of them as well! The rear grill reminds me of one of those aerodynamic models with all the lines converging into some swoopy spot lol! Thanks for Watching!

Very cool! Where did you get a replacement motor? Is it another GE ball motor or something else adapted in there to fit? Thanks for Watching!

Interesting! Thanks for the info!

These washers don't fit into everything nativity. They are just a great material for oil wicks and can easily be cut and reshaped / resized to fit into most fans I have seen. To be honest, I'm not entirely sure what exactly they are made of, but they're cheap enough that it's worth a shot at trying to cut them down to fit!

@@jasonanders4944 HAHAHAHA! I'm from good ol Loooooooooonnng Island, NY!

It sounds like you had a winding short out and fail in the motor. Id start by taking it apart and doing a visual inspection of everything. Then get an ohm meter and measure out the resistance across the windings and lets see where you are at.

Damn that's too bad! That's why I always advocate for revarnishing these things when you have them apart to service them! Helps extend motor life and sometimes can prevent them from going poof! Chances are you are seeing motors meant for modern attic fans which are only a single speed instead of 2 and they also have the wrong size shaft. Your best bet is probably to find a parts fan, especially if you can find another McGraw Edison or one of their many rebadges because then the motor will be a direct fit. Most box fans used a 1/2" shaft so finding one with a 3/8" like these used is a little difficult. Good Luck!

@@MarioLopez-qo7tk I believe it's a 1.5 HP but it might be a 2.5 HP. Hard to say with no tag on it and no info online, but I have heard that's the sizes they made.

@@colin_5839 thank you for the info ..

@@MarioLopez-qo7tk Appreciate it! Yeah they're very fun engines! I'm sure you can find one soon enough! Thanks! Yeah I could fall asleep to it running also lol! Thanks for Watching!

Yessir! Thanks for Watching!

Sure is! :) Thanks for Watching!

Dziękuję! To zdecydowanie fajnie działający silnik! Zazwyczaj wszystkie części dostaję od Willa Woodwarda, ale nie jestem pewien, czy wyśle je do Polski, czy nie. Zawsze możesz skontaktować się z nim na Facebooku i zobaczyć, co powie!Dzięki za oglądanie!

I don't have a tachometer so measure the exact speed but it's only turning a couple hundred RPM max. I wouldn't use a hit and miss to run a generator because the speed isn't consistent so the voltage would spike and droop constantly. If you want to run a generator with an antique engine you need a throttle governed engine that hits every time and maintains a consistent speed. Thanks for Watching!

Yes you are correct. I may have misspoken in the video and my apologies if I did. Thanks for Watching!

That's a very crude method of doing it and can very easily end up making things worse. When I eventually am able to do it the crank is coming out of the engine and the wheels are coming off so the bearings and wheels don't get damaged in the process and it's going to be measured and put into a press and straightened. (Unless there's another way I'm not aware of that people do it in a controlled manner) Then it will get magnafluxed to make sure there are no cracks before being reassembled. The problem right now is that I don't have a press and I also have other projects that are taking priority so I haven't had time to do it yet. One day later down the line it will happen though! Thanks for Watching!

@@colin_5839 it's only as crude as the person holding the hammer. Don't worry about existing cracks, either. it's overbuilt for what it was, which is 10x what you are using it for. really, I wouldn't worry about that lil wobble, because the bend happened outside the crankcase. but you are...so do it the safe way, start with a 16oz hammer & recheck after every strike. Don't hit it harder, just get a bigger hammer. I bet a 6lb hammer is all it would need. Ya gotta think about the mechanical processes available when that was built. The precision wasn't near what it is now, so everything was built very loose. If a farmer couldn't fix something with a hammer, pliers, and baling wire, it was junk.

HAHA! Now that would be quite a sight LOL! Thanks for Watching!

Unless there is a screw down the center of it, it is just a snap on thing. If possible I try and move the snap fingers on the knob a little with a small screw driver to put a little less force on it, but that is rarely possibly unfortunately... If there is a screw keep in mind it might be reverse thread! Hope this helps! Thanks for Watching!

It is mostly likely due to worn out bearings. These fans were both made cheap and usually beat to hell across their many years of service so that plus the motor shaft really being undersized for the size and weight of the blade means you very often find that the bearings are worn on them. Other than that, assuming it's in good balance, it could also need some fiber washers. Always a good idea to replace those anyways, especially on fans of this vintage. Thanks for Watching!

Sure is LOL! Thanks for Watching!