two bolts
I am sorry, Richard, that you haven't had the fun out of this restoration that I have had following your story. Some of your ideas are really great and I have made note of them.
Two things occur to me which might help.
First, those two bolts are under a lot of stress, they get a lot of vibration. Did you use some sort of "lock-tight" fluid to keep them from loosening or something I missed in the picture? Just not super-glue. I made that mistake once when I was young and the stuff is still locked together 30 years later...
Second, if you pull the power (short the condenser to ground, too) and rinse everything in clear water - and I do mean rinse well, then dry everything thoroughly, there will be no electrical problems. Might take several days and you may have to do the dehumidifier salts in a closed box in the sun trick (write me if that isn't clear) but once the soap residue is gone, the pure water evaporates and everything is ok - they clean electrical parts with water today now that freon is forbidden.
The boot could be a problem, no ideas there - but I bet you get that one fixed. Keep us up to date - this is great!
I am sorry, Richard, that you haven't had the fun out of this restoration that I have had following your story. Some of your ideas are really great and I have made note of them.
Two things occur to me which might help.
First, those two bolts are under a lot of stress, they get a lot of vibration. Did you use some sort of "lock-tight" fluid to keep them from loosening or something I missed in the picture? Just not super-glue. I made that mistake once when I was young and the stuff is still locked together 30 years later...
Second, if you pull the power (short the condenser to ground, too) and rinse everything in clear water - and I do mean rinse well, then dry everything thoroughly, there will be no electrical problems. Might take several days and you may have to do the dehumidifier salts in a closed box in the sun trick (write me if that isn't clear) but once the soap residue is gone, the pure water evaporates and everything is ok - they clean electrical parts with water today now that freon is forbidden.
The boot could be a problem, no ideas there - but I bet you get that one fixed. Keep us up to date - this is great!
