Leaky brake light switch.. dregged up the info
from the archives, primed the switch with a bit
of brake fluid, then did the quick swap.. so far
so good, I was really speedy with it, so hoping
that not too much air got in the lines.

Thanks to the archives for the great tip!?

On to the next task.. digging into the dead
driver's side power window (fortunately stuck
in the up position)

Click, click.. totally dead, dismantle the
door panel, and notice that if I pull out the
pioneer speaker (mounted in the bottom part
of the door)   I can get a wrench in there
(10mm 1/4" socket on an extension)

Take the motor off, apply 12v  it spins
(but weakly)  Clean off the coat of
shellac/varnish and pull the two star
drivin bolts (t-25?) and remove the top
of the motor.  Pull off the plastic face plate
and the circlip to get to the motor's internals
(windings, magnets/guts)  spray some electric
contact cleaner in there, use some compressed
air to blow the funk out and reassemble.

Back together, plug in and the thing jumps
around now with *much* more torque!

I re-install and its working again!  cool,
saved some $$$ and bought some time
(for awhile)  and learned something in the
process.