Daze,
Congrats on the fix ups. I've always been a believer in the old Armstrongs.
Charlie
On 6/15/2011 6:44 PM, D Welch wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> You may recall that last fall my '73 Armstrong AC went toes up. At the
> suggestion of several people, I found someone willing to climb up and
> look at it from the non-RV AC world. I set up the ladder for him, had
> the shroud off and generally did everything possible to help him out.
> He said that the motor that ran the fan that cools the condenser was
> dead. We thought at first that we could just replace it, but they don't
> make that kind anymore, I don't remember what its vitals were, but there
> were none to be had anywhere. So, my AC guy sent me to an electric motor
> repair place, where for less than $100 they rebuilt the old motor, put
> on new wires, and even painted it!
>
> I crawled up there and put it in and even managed to get it all wired in
> place ( he had labeled all the wires), and then got him back to check
> and bless it.
>
> I'm sitting here in 99 degree heat and the old girl is thundering away,
> it will easily drop the temp down to 78 or so. I think it cools better
> than newer ones. There might be things I could do to make it quieter, I
> suspect the rubber mounts are hard, but if it ain't broke....
>
> The shroud blew off in a microburst over Christmas and did some damage
> to itself. I decided not to buy a new one, and got out the fiberglass
> out. I patched up the cracks, and then did a quick coating over the
> whole thing, and then put on two coats of silver paint. So all that
> looks great now!!
>
> Another thing I replaced was the kitchen sink faucet. The original Moen
> wouldn't turn off except in certain positions, I bought a new one, just
> plain brushed stainless, but oh woe, the old one is soldered on to the
> pipes! After much worrying and harassing people in Lowes and HD and any
> other hardware store that still let me in, I got a tiny pipe cutter, and
> a fitting with a compression side and the other a standard screw on to
> the bottom of the faucet fitting. My friend Steve wormed his way under
> the sink, and the deed is done. Much better!!
>
> If anyone wants the old one, it might be repairable, and it is original.
> Just want shipping, or it's going in the dumpster.
>
> Everything else is working great!
> Life is good.
>
> Right now I'm in San Antonio NM, volunteering at Bosque del Apache
> National Wildlife Refuge. This is where all the Sand Hill Cranes and
> Snow Geese gather for the winter and is a birder mecca. Right now it's
> pretty quiet, although the Rio Grande keeps this place a green oasis in
> the desert. Sometimes I do trail work, sometimes I sit and welcome the
> visitors. I'll be here until Sept and then ????
>
> Daisy
>
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