Re: (ET) A Cause of Poor Lift Performance

[Steve Shore <steve housewiz com>]

Buick is a GM product - and I believe motor assemblies from many GM badges 
would prove functional in this case - ie. this one from a Corvette.  

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/231455528279?lpid=82&chn=ps

Now wouldn't you prefer to say you have a 'Vette part in your ET vs. one 
from a Buick?  Even the GMC & Chevy trucks had the same motor.

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> On Jan 27, 2015, at 5:57 PM, Chris Zach <cz alembic crystel com> wrote:
> 
>> On 1/27/2015 10:55 AM, Konstanty, Walter (GE Energy Management) wrote:
>> Nick - you have some excellent points here.
>>   The lift motor was out of a GM Cadillac window motor from what I 
>> recall..... not exactly made for this duty.
> 
> Buick. You can find them on Ebay, however the trick is you need the 
> proper side (I think it's driver's side, so get the driver's rear 
> window) and more importantly it can't be grounded.
> 
> So you have to open the motor up, remove the brush carrier, and 
> disconnect the wire leading to the frame and run a new wire out as the 
> common. I recommend drilling a small hole in the back plate, then 
> running a 12 gauge wire inside the motor up to the carrier. Put the 
> carrier back in and solder the wire. Use heat shrink tubing to insulate 
> and you're good to go.
> 
> C
> 
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