Ooooooooo a waffler to rate right up there with the Blue Dress ex-president...
You gonna trade that sucker in, or not?
Hydraulic oil will migrate via gravity. Always stand upright the fan for 24 hours before spinning it.
Fans are sorta important. A wrecked motor is valueless as a trade-in. Monitoring a temp gauge all the time is tiring. An electric fan that is brushless with sealed oil filled ball bearings is hard to find.
You claimed that this fan is acting weird. You have a choice, do something or do nothing about it. It isn't getting any younger.
