I'm going to be looking at the car again tomorrow. It's starting to get cold up hear in Wisconsin. So much for the incredible warm weather. Anyway, something came to mind when I had the motor out to test it. There seemed to be higher than normal resistance when manually spinning the fan. Like it could be enough resistance to make the motor draw more amps than normal. And I know this could lead to more heat at the resistors and burn things out. Could have lead to the demise of it. I noticed the bottom shaft of the motor armature was exposed so I plan to put a drop of oil on it to see if it works it's way in. I'll also look for a place to put a drop of oil at the top of the motor. It spun smooth but it did not spin free like when you give it a spin and it spins on its own for many revolutions. I'd hate to replace the resistor only to have it burn out in no time. Any thoughts?