Noisy bathroom ventilation fan -- Part 1 of 2

The small bathroom's ventilation fan has been intermittently making abnormal noise.

Took the plastic cover off of the fan (forgot to take a picture before starting).

The fan motor and mounting bracket is covered in a lot of dust...

First thing was to unplug the motor from the built-in two prong outlet.  The fan assembly is conveniently designed with an actual outlet for serviceability (no need to disconnect power).

Vacuumed the motor and bracket.

Close-up picture of the main label.

It's a Broan Model 676-B/676F-B.

110 CFM (Cubic Feet per Minute) flow rate.

The motor/fan/bracket assembly comes out from the housing very easily.

There's just one screw that needs to be removed and the entire unit, including the bracket, comes out.

The wiring is very simple.

This is the functional unit.  There's two tabs on the right side of this picture that engage a couple of slots on the side of the housing.

Then one screw through the hole in the middle of the left hand side of this picture is all that's used to fasten the assembly to the housing.

The fan on the other side of the metal plate is a plastic piece.

Looking at all the parts of the assembly, nothing is visually wrong with the fan, motor or hardware.

There's quite a bit of corrosion and on metal components, which is not surprising since the fan is evacuating high humidity air when the bath/shower is used.

The label on the motor.

120 V, 60 HZ, 1.3 A, 1,625 RPM.

 

Monday, November 16, 2020 -- Manhattan Beach Pier - Hot & Fast Day!

The Santa Ana winds are blowing today (Winds blowing out towards the water - Easterly and the humidity is very low ~ 12%.)

On days like this, LAX sometimes reverses the takeoff direction - instead of taking off out towards the ocean, they'll land from the ocean side and takeoff towards the city...).

Due to the winds, you can see Catalina Island today.

It got up to 91 F...

Had one of the fastest times/speeds for the lunch time ride.

The % of the ride in the 20 to 30 mph range is the highest also @ 46% of the ride...

 

Top of tall flat files... Cleared and moved one tool chest (Gerstner O-52) on top...

Cleared off most of what was sitting on top...

Fully cleared (except for the Lancia Flaminia dash).

The Flaminia replaced the Aurelia in the early 1960s.

Moved the newer O-52 Gerstner Tool Chest on top.

It's too tall to clear the cabinet doors behind the chest but I rarely go into that cabinet so not too much trouble to move the chest if/when I do need to...

Opened the front.  I'll store some tools in it...  Will look for measurement type of tools from around the garage and move them into this tool chest.

 

Friday, November 13, 2020 -- Manhattan Beach Pier - Havaianas...

Still cool but nice at the beach...

The surf's not too bad today...

Quite a few people out in the water

The VW Bus selling Havaianas (Brazilian rubber sandals) are back in the parking lot today.

 

Old & Rough Tool Case - part 31 -- Cleaning the corner protectors... Trying a light cleaning first

 I decided to not make the corner protectors too shiny.

It goes better with the overall condition of the tool case if it looked old but not too "scabby."

So, I tried just using steel wool on one of the front top corner protectors.  The one on the right has received some steel wool scrubbing.

It's still dark and looks old but the roughness of the corrosion is gone and now looks old but not too "scruffy."

I may do just a little more hand steel wool scrubbing but it's pretty close to the look I'm looking for...

Will do the same on the one on the right...

Tuesday, November 17, 2020 -- Manhattan Beach Pier - Foggy and wet...

As I reached about 1/2 miles from the beach, it started to be very foggy and wet!

The air was so wet that it made for a very cool/cold ride (wind chill when riding).

As I was riding, my glasses got covered with moisture and were difficult to see out of.

Had to lower them down and look over the glasses to be able to see where I'm going...

 

Bay Cities Italian Deli -- Santa Monica (On Lincoln, just south of Broadway)

CM was in the area after a hike and picked up some fresh bread and a sandwich (corned beef with the "works" and mild peppers).

Their bread is maybe the best in the area, baked constantly during the day.

Usually, when you pick up a loaf (or three) of bread, it's still warm from the oven.

The bread is the best when it's eaten when it's still warm!

 

March 1995 Issue -- Road & Track Magazine

In 1995, I bought a new Chevrolet S-10 extended-cab pickup.

I was working for GM and could get the company discount.

Also, at the time, GM had put out a new credit card with pretty generous points towards the purchase of a GM product.

I think I got several thousand dollars worth of points by the time I bought the S-10.

I wanted a dark purple color they had but couldn't find one at any of the local dealers.

So, I settled and bought a black one instead.

I chose the 4-cylinder version with a 5-speed manual.

I commuted in it for about a year.

With gentle driving, you could get about 27 MPG.

In that year, I had several problems (clutch rattle, dash lights going out, etc.).  The dealer near work was terrible.

Ended up going to one in Simi-valley just because of the better service.

I changed companies/jobs in 1996 and stopped driving the truck.  Several years later, I sold it to my gardener.

Overall, owning that truck was a bad experience & left a bad taste in my mouth...

Looks like an entertaining read...

Good looking car.

Poor quality & high repair costs...

Japanese tuners...

European tuners...

Six cars with 32-valve V8s...

Looks like the MB was the group's favorite...

A 540i with a 6-speed manual...