motor repair

My Boyar 612H motor had been replaced by a previous owner. With a GE 1ph motor. After running it for about 2-3 mins, I noticed some white smoke… Motor was warm to the touch. Took motor off, took it apart and cleaned out the grinding dust. Replaced several wires with crumbling insulation...

We just moved to the KC area (out a bit from all the crowds), and built a nice pole barn. I'm working on walling off a nice shop area. I was about to hookup my compressor, when I noticed that the evil mud daubers had built some nests in the motor. I'll have to pull the cover off the motor and...