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Chevron oil burner

hartmanb
hartmanb Member Posts: 5
in Oil Heating
Hey guys, just bought a house, and I've got an old Chevron oil burner furnace. Worked great for about a week, then started tripping the motor protection. Popped the transformer up and the motor turns very stiff. Pulled it off and am looking for a replacement. However I can't find any info on this particular motor. Would like to think I can get one with the same specs, like rpm, voltage, rotation etc and it would work. But I don't want to buy one and have it not work. So a couple questions, this motor has 2 wires, and the thing is old, so guessing it's not a capacitive start. Can I install a capacitive start motor on this without a new control box? And if I get a motor with the same specs, can I expect it to work? Here's a pic of the side of the motor. Thanks for the help!
Brent

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  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,375
    Looks like a standard 3450-RPM burner motor. But take a pic of the burner itself so we can be sure.
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
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  • HVACNUT
    HVACNUT Member Posts: 6,329
    Agree with @Steamhead. Just ask for a 3450 burner motor at a local distributor.
    I've never heard of Chevron Burner but it might be worth it to get the fan as well. And a coupling while your in there.
    Put the coupling on the fuel pump side and try to spin the coupling clockwise. There should be some mention but not too much.
    Can you post some pics of the Chevron?
  • STEVEusaPA
    STEVEusaPA Member Posts: 6,505
    edited January 2018
    If the motor is on the right side, looking from the rear of the burner, its a standard motor, if it's on the left you would need motor that's reversible, but I doubt it's on the left.
    You could also bump up (if it is a standard burner motor) to a PSC motor.
    You may need a coupling too.
    I'd bring the motor and the coupling over to the supply house, they'll give you the right stuff (if they sell to homeowners).
    But when you're done, you'll need to do a combustion analysis

    There was an error rendering this rich post.

  • hartmanb
    hartmanb Member Posts: 5
    Once i get home I can take some pics, and yeah from the rear, the motor spins clockwise. As well as put the coupler in the pump and see if it's tight. Thanks for the input!
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Member Posts: 16,466
    It's probably a rebranded burner. I know we used to install "Texaco" burners. It was just a Beckett AF with red paint on it. But buying it from a Texaco distributor was cheaper than the local supply house
    rick in Alaska
  • HVACNUT
    HVACNUT Member Posts: 6,329
    > @EBEBRATT-Ed said:
    > It's probably a rebranded burner. I know we used to install "Texaco" burners. It was just a Beckett AF with red paint on it. But buying it from a Texaco distributor was cheaper than the local supply house

    And everybody's favorite, the Shell head.
  • hartmanb
    hartmanb Member Posts: 5
    edited January 2018
    Here's the motor with fan still attached...
  • hartmanb
    hartmanb Member Posts: 5
    edited January 2018
    And the unit itself
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,375
    Pics are missing..............
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • Steamhead
    Steamhead Member Posts: 17,375
    OK, I see them now- it's a Beckett AF. Pretty much any standard 3450-RPM, 1/7 HP motor will fit. Just make sure you get the fan lined up correctly, about the same as it is now, and do a combustion test when it's back together.
    All Steamed Up, Inc.
    Towson, MD, USA
    Steam, Vapor & Hot-Water Heating Specialists
    Oil & Gas Burner Service
    Consulting
  • rick in Alaska
    rick in Alaska Member Posts: 1,466
    I am also pretty sure it is a standard 3450 rpm burner motor, but I would double check the rpm's on the motor to make sure it is not rated at 1725. If the data plate on the motor can't be read, look at the fuel pump (on the left side) plate to see what its rpm rating is.
    Then, just go to any heating place and tell them you need a burner motor for this rpm rating.
    Rick
    hartmanb
  • hartmanb
    hartmanb Member Posts: 5
    Great thanks for the help! It is a 3450 rpm motor

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