[TheMonkey]

Well.... I think I might have it.... ready to move on anyway.

I cut out the resistor, and replaced with 2 each 10 ohm resistors in series (10w each). Everything seems to work okay now, and the speeds seem to be okay although I'm not sure how many wipe cycles are supposed to be for each speed, but looks pretty good.

The resistors I put in get too hot to hold them - prob 200 - 220 degrees while in high gear, but the wattage of the resistors should be sufficient. The motor case gets a little warm after awhile directly at the end of the case where the brushes and end bearing are - but not hot.

Anyhow, I'll just assume that the original resistor had correct resistance, but just got too old and brittle to dissipate heat. I'll move on - and hopefully no fires.

Everything painted up and installed. Very buttery.