Hey helpful forum folks!
I've been trying to revive an M100 since I picked it up from a church yard sale last fall. I was keeping regular updates at this thread, but it seems to have not made the jump from the old platform to the new. :(
Took a break over Christmas, but I'm back at it and I've hit another roadblock.Here's where I am so far:
Thanks!
I've been trying to revive an M100 since I picked it up from a church yard sale last fall. I was keeping regular updates at this thread, but it seems to have not made the jump from the old platform to the new. :(
Took a break over Christmas, but I'm back at it and I've hit another roadblock.Here's where I am so far:
- The TWG assembly is well oiled and spins up to speed if I disconnect the two springs joining the start and run motor flywheels. If I connect the springs and try to hold the start switch, the resistance from the run motor prevents the start motor from spinning up even a quarter turn.
- The run motor is receiving power; if I just turn the run switch on and try to turn the run motor flywheel by hand, I'm met with LOTS of resistance. If I push through it will jump forward a quarter turn and then stop me again.
- I recently discovered that the oiling wick running out of the tin cup to the run motor had broken. I fished out the two pieces of wick and have been oiling the run motor bearing (between the box and flywheel) directly and spinning by hand (power off, of course). This has not seemed to loosen it up much, if at all.
Thanks!
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