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Post# 375490 , Reply# 1   8/28/2009 at 23:41 (5,346 days old) by bugsyjones ()   |   | |
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Hopefully, you mean the 1957 version of the Unimatic.... Because that's MY favorite! It would be awesome. ~Tim |
Post# 375520 , Reply# 4   8/29/2009 at 07:46 (5,346 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Just read the "Paging Thomas" thread so I answered my own question. A WO-65. Great machine with the double-rinse. |
Post# 376097 , Reply# 5   9/1/2009 at 08:12 (5,343 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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The money is on my hands and tonight I'll go to Argentina to send paymet to the seller. Wish me luck again! I hope he really sends my baby. LOL |
Post# 378880 , Reply# 6   9/14/2009 at 13:28 (5,330 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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The seller confirmed he got the payment.... After a stressing week, finally the bank decided to inform the money has arrived. Pick up scheduled to tomorrow and the machine should arrive here on thursday or friday yeeeeeee haaaaaaaaa. |
Post# 380000 , Reply# 7   9/19/2009 at 13:00 (5,325 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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It arrived!!! it arrived!! The freight company just phoned me.... The machine arrived to their warehouse in Puerto Iguazu. it's 2:55pm in brazil and I work until 5 (s**t) If someone see a Ford F250 crossing the city at 3456135613561456134615km/h, that's me! LOL |
Post# 380002 , Reply# 8   9/19/2009 at 13:12 (5,325 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Thats wonderful! Your copy of the Re-Operation manual is on the way! |
Post# 380020 , Reply# 11   9/19/2009 at 14:17 (5,325 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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that's what I've thought. No matter if I'm going to have a lot of work or not... It will be fun. By the way, I know the operation light is missing. I just don't know if it's missing or was just pushed inside the panel. More news (and pictures) later tonight. |
Post# 380511 , Reply# 16   9/21/2009 at 22:19 (5,322 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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wooooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwhttp://www. it spins but it's noisy like hell! (not a malfunction, i guess it's because of the open lid) Unimatics should be very quiet during agitation or spin. Did it sound like bearing noise? If so water has gotten into the mechanism and it will need to be rebuilt. The spin bearing is standard. 5) is it normal to agitate while accelerating the spin? No should not do that. How about some pictures? |
Post# 380518 , Reply# 18   9/21/2009 at 23:03 (5,322 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 380544 , Reply# 20   9/22/2009 at 05:22 (5,322 days old) by eddy1210 (Burnaby BC Canada)   |   | |
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Could be the unimatic support spring that goes between it and the cross brace underneath. I know because I had a unimatic shipped to me and that spring was lying on the pavement. Good thing I noticed it, that was a vital part. Anyway, just a thought to check and make sure that support spring is under there.
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Post# 380569 , Reply# 21   9/22/2009 at 07:48 (5,322 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Oh hell, I forgot all about that section with all the Technical Manuals! Thanks Ben, for the reminder. Wish all that Frigidaire stuff had been there when I went to work on my first one! |
Post# 380599 , Reply# 22   9/22/2009 at 09:12 (5,322 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 380642 , Reply# 23   9/22/2009 at 12:04 (5,322 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 380649 , Reply# 24   9/22/2009 at 12:19 (5,322 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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here they go... sorry for the poor quality pictures, those were shot using my cell phone. |
Post# 380650 , Reply# 25   9/22/2009 at 12:19 (5,322 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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Post# 380651 , Reply# 26   9/22/2009 at 12:20 (5,322 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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Post# 380652 , Reply# 27   9/22/2009 at 12:21 (5,322 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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and finally the 4th... tonight I'm going to get my cam and make some videos. |
Post# 380664 , Reply# 28   9/22/2009 at 13:04 (5,322 days old) by lebron (Minnesota)   |   | |
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Post# 380687 , Reply# 29   9/22/2009 at 15:04 (5,321 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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Going home right now and I'm going to start cleaning it... cam's with me so... new videos on youtube tonight. |
Post# 380713 , Reply# 30   9/22/2009 at 16:51 (5,321 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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washing... the video description says everything... CLICK HERE TO GO TO thomasortega's LINK |
Post# 380862 , Reply# 31   9/23/2009 at 05:37 (5,321 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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spinning CLICK HERE TO GO TO thomasortega's LINK |
Post# 380903 , Reply# 32   9/23/2009 at 08:53 (5,321 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Thomas it looks like you have a weak clutch torque spring. The machine should be near full 1140 rpm speed after 30 seconds as you can see in the video I posted in link below and the tub should not turn during agitation (except for the first 1 or 2 seconds). Your are going to have to take the transmission apart, clean it and change the spring. It also sounds like the spin bearing is roaring which means either its low on oil or water got into the transmission. Its completely fixable with just a few parts, reference the: FRIGIDIARE W0-65 Supplement and the FRIGIDIARE Unimatic Mechanism Restoration Manual from the Service Manual Library. CLICK HERE TO GO TO unimatic1140's LINK |
Post# 380909 , Reply# 33   9/23/2009 at 09:28 (5,321 days old) by thomasortega (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula)   |   | |
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Robert... that's the problem.... parts!!! Honestly, I'm afraid to disassemble it and don't be able to reassemble the machine. Remember, I'm a former designer with SOME technician knowledge. Before everything I'll study, study and study both manuals until I get completelly used with all the instructions. Tonight i'm going to start the detailed cleaning. |
Post# 380922 , Reply# 35   9/23/2009 at 09:54 (5,321 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 380940 , Reply# 36   9/23/2009 at 10:54 (5,321 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Thomas, you should fix the transmission first before working on the timer or water valve. In order to fix the timer you are going to have to test it and in order to test it you will have to be running the transmission that has no oil it which might cause more damage. And I believe you will have to fix the timer yourself, no one that I know of works on timers any more. |
Post# 380946 , Reply# 37   9/23/2009 at 11:15 (5,321 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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Gary That keymatic looks amazing, it is so good that between yourself, Mike & Matt examples of these machines remain in operation - serioulsy they may be the last left in the country. Now, if you can only find a Hotpoint 1600 ..... Not seen one of those ITT cassette players for a long while either ..... Al |
Post# 381153 , Reply# 38   9/24/2009 at 05:03 (5,320 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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