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Gentlemen, I thank you greatly. I will follow your advice, which sounds good to me. No point in replacing something if it ain't broken. I'll make sure to see if the motor runs under a no load condition. Thanks again.

I'm sure this question has been asked before. The motor hums and turns slowly or not at all. It seems to be temperature related. Warming the motor with a hair dryer helps. The motor is not bound up and turns freely by hand. I suspect a bad capacitor in the motor. Any suggestions on how to remove the ...