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Post# 317382 11/29/2008 at 21:12 (5,623 days old) by swestoyz  (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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A single word sums up the day: SORE. A few weeks ago I was tipped off by my aunt that my uncle's father was moving out of his house in Waterloo. The family is quite aware with my obsession of old appliances and wanted to know if I wanted a GE fridge from the basement. The kicker? It is a 2 door 1951 GE. But more on the fridge later. While in the basement I spied this CUTE mid sixties GE Filter-Flo. I've seen similar low-back MOL panel models similar to this one, but not in this very cool 2 tone blue! So I hauled the fridge and washer out of the basement, along with other tedious moving tasks of the day. Woo, I'm beat! I'll play with it for a while but the motor and clutch assembly will end up in the 1969 3-Speed GE. Thought everyone would enjoy a few shots while the Filter-Flo enjoys being a Wall-Flower in the basement. Getting busy down there! 
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Post# 317383 , Reply# 1 11/29/2008 at 21:13 (5,623 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 317385 , Reply# 2 11/29/2008 at 21:14 (5,623 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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V-16 | ||
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Post# 317386 , Reply# 3 11/29/2008 at 21:16 (5,623 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 317387 , Reply# 4 11/29/2008 at 21:17 (5,623 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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| Post# 317388 , Reply# 5 11/29/2008 at 21:17 (5,623 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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Hi Ben. That looks like a real nice machine in excellent condition. Ross | ||
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Post# 317391 , Reply# 6 11/29/2008 at 21:18 (5,623 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 317392 , Reply# 7 11/29/2008 at 21:20 (5,623 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Awesome Filter-Flo | ||
| Post# 317398 , Reply# 8 11/29/2008 at 21:45 (5,623 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Score indeed! Nice machine Ben, GE's are just brutes! | ||
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Post# 317402 , Reply# 9 11/29/2008 at 22:01 (5,623 days old) by mayfan69 (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Nice GE Ben | ||
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Post# 317404 , Reply# 10 11/29/2008 at 22:19 (5,623 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Nice catch! | ||
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Post# 317407 , Reply# 11 11/29/2008 at 22:42 (5,623 days old) by jetaction (Minneapolis) |
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Ding ding ding | ||
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Post# 317467 , Reply# 12 11/30/2008 at 10:39 (5,622 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 317477 , Reply# 13 11/30/2008 at 12:17 (5,622 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 317485 , Reply# 14 11/30/2008 at 13:05 (5,622 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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Ben
Love the washer! Very similar to a neighbor's machine when I was growing up. Bet we could find you a mini-basket somewhere too so I'll keep my eyes open for one. By the way...not sure if you can get that agitator out but you should put it side-by-side with the green one you have. Notice the vanes extend beyond the base on the older models. That actually helps quite a bit with turnover if I'm not mistaken. Bajaespuma, I posted my model numbers on my recent thread "What's better than two?". Are you able to know what year a washer was made with its serial number? I have those too and would love to know the year models of some of these machines. Congrats again Ben! Hope to see some video of this one. I'm curious about where the water levels fall on this model. Jon | ||
| Post# 317518 , Reply# 15 11/30/2008 at 17:37 (5,622 days old) by cadman (Cedar Falls, IA) | ||
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Post# 317526 , Reply# 16 11/30/2008 at 18:47 (5,622 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Poor Dear!
Ben, why part this one out? Looks like it's in great shape in your pics.... Today was the first time I was able to actually take a look at the washer. I was told it was leaking, but other than that - the sisters weren't sure if it worked at all. I plugged it in and threw it into spin. The clutch sounds beautiful, but instantly the tub was going out of balance. Was a suspension cable broken? A pop of the top panel disclosed the suspension cable was fine. Signs of a transmission seal gone bad were all over the underside. Everything was coated in grease. Then I noticed the tub.... hum.... what is that giant hole? 
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Post# 317528 , Reply# 17 11/30/2008 at 18:51 (5,622 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Good grief - this thing has fangs! I'm not sure if the balance ring on GE's are filled with iron fillings or cement. What ever the material, it no longer was living in the ring causing the tub to bang against the outer tub. With the discovery of the severely damaged wash tub, it will be best to move on and grab what is still good on it. I'll get a shot of the turquoise and the bakelite straight vane agitators for you Jon in the next day or two. A shame too, was curious to see what the water levels were going to fall at. 
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Post# 317529 , Reply# 18 11/30/2008 at 18:55 (5,622 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 317532 , Reply# 19 11/30/2008 at 19:21 (5,622 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 317535 , Reply# 20 11/30/2008 at 19:34 (5,622 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Post# 317556 , Reply# 21 11/30/2008 at 20:40 (5,622 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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Ahh...
Yup...Those tubs can do that. Mine was full of rust and debris. The first few times I ran it the water was instantly an orange color and little chunks of metal would show up in the lint pan. Turns out the balance ring had rusted through just like yours Ben. Luckily, Mark in Roanoke had similar machine that he was parting out. He let me take the tub out of that machine so that's what I use now. It is completely rust-free now. The only thing it's missing are a few of those clothesguard clips that hold the wire clothesguard on. Not sure what happened to them but if you part it out I could use a couple of those. Finding a tub for this machine would be very easy though. It's just your standard tub size. I have a couple of spare boots as well if you need one to stop the leaking. I have a feeling if it spins then it's going to work fine otherwise. These machines just never quit! By the way, could you tell me how to decode the serial number on the washer and dryer? Let me know if you need anything! Jon | ||
| Post# 317778 , Reply# 22 12/1/2008 at 23:40 (5,621 days old) by geextrarinse (Hudson Valley, New York ) | ||
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Post# 317835 , Reply# 23 12/2/2008 at 09:46 (5,620 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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WA 840C3 W
Thanks for the pic of the badge! The most significant figure in this model number(to me, at least) is the "C" which tells us this is a 1967 model, which I haven't seen a lot of even in these posts. It's also an 840, rather than an 850 which would have been GE's standard designation for their MOL. By 1967 GE would have had a 1250,1050,950,850,...to 350 series. This year marked the beginning of a couple of style changes in the control panels(I believe the shaded over-panel light was introduced this year). That black bakelite straight-6 activator was used for only a couple of years at the most. Neat machine. Here's a 1967 "C" dryer (DE 820C)with the shaded control panel light. I would bet that the dryer for your model would have been a DE 810 or 813 C. Note the blue "OFF" portions of the control dial that were a feature only that year: 
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Post# 317913 , Reply# 24 12/2/2008 at 21:45 (5,620 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Jon - You had asked for a few photos of the bakelite straight activator and the turquoise straight activator. I've also thrown in some comparison shots of the bakelite straight and ramp for fun. After compairing the two, I didn't see much difference besides the base of the bakelite is smaller in diameter, and the outer fins are rounded similar to the original 3 vane GE agitator. (Ken - thanks for the great info!) 
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Post# 317914 , Reply# 25 12/2/2008 at 21:46 (5,620 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 317915 , Reply# 26 12/2/2008 at 21:46 (5,620 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 317916 , Reply# 27 12/2/2008 at 21:47 (5,620 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 317917 , Reply# 28 12/2/2008 at 21:48 (5,620 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 317918 , Reply# 29 12/2/2008 at 21:53 (5,620 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Oh yeah - forgot these. I scanned the 1966 GE Combination Service manual a few weeks back. Robert graciously posted it for everyone to enjoy. The two pages that meant the most to me were these two. Since this chart only goes to 1967, I suspect that D is for 1968, and E is for 1969 - which is what my 3 speed GE indicates. 1969 model washer, but made in October of 1968. 
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Post# 317919 , Reply# 30 12/2/2008 at 21:54 (5,620 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 317926 , Reply# 31 12/2/2008 at 22:30 (5,620 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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Ben,
VERY good info!!! Interesting that the baseplate on the two is different. I just assumed the vanes extended out longer. I wonder why they made the change like that. I can't imagine it making a huge difference. Looks like my washer and dryer were both made probably sometime around the spring of 1968. Wonder if that was the first year for the 3-speed models? Thanks so much for the pics and info. Really some great work you've done! Jon | ||
| Post# 317928 , Reply# 32 12/2/2008 at 22:56 (5,620 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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Remove and Destroy Page 3! lol | ||
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