Thread Number: 25168
Westy L5 - Is it a Laundromat yet? Is it a Laundromat yet? Is it a Laundromat yet? |
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Post# 388232   10/26/2009 at 13:02 (5,267 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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And judging by this picture taken yesterday, I think the answer has to be YES!! After a lot of frustration on the weekend with trying to stop the water leakage from the fron door, Hubby actually helped me engineer a solution that holds water! Here's the cabinet, mostly reassembled. I still have to touch up the maroon paint on the Westinghouse name plate that would go on the top panel and I cannot for the life of me remember how the lower access panel clamps are attached to the frame... I am hoping I took a picture... |
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Post# 388234 , Reply# 1   10/26/2009 at 13:04 (5,267 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 388236 , Reply# 2   10/26/2009 at 13:08 (5,267 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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I suddenly got the idea that maybe the door itself had not been reassembled properly, so I took it apart and tried adding gaskets. That just made things worse. After a couple of tries, I went for the analytical approach. With just the inner door panel on, it became clear why the leak was so bad. The door glass just didn't make enough contact with the boot. See that gap between the door boot and the bottom of door opening? That was the problem!
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Post# 388238 , Reply# 3   10/26/2009 at 13:09 (5,267 days old) by whirlaway (Hampton Virginia)   |   | |
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It looks like brand new.You did such an outstanding job,as usual,Wonderful,,,Bobby |
Post# 388241 , Reply# 4   10/26/2009 at 13:20 (5,267 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 388250 , Reply# 5   10/26/2009 at 13:28 (5,267 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 388251 , Reply# 6   10/26/2009 at 13:30 (5,267 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 388253 , Reply# 7   10/26/2009 at 13:32 (5,267 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 388254 , Reply# 8   10/26/2009 at 13:35 (5,267 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 388256 , Reply# 10   10/26/2009 at 13:38 (5,267 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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The maiden wash! I still would like to buff up a few rough spots on the cabinet, and I still have issues with that spin solenoid being so blasted noisy... I hooked up the solenoid from the CL8 and it is silent! I am convinced that the solenoid I put on the L5 is not right for this machine somehow. Thinking I should swap out the CL8 one and then find a new one for the CL8... Now the hard part - I won't be getting to work on the Westy again until the weekend of November 7th and 8th! I will be counting the days.... |
Post# 388262 , Reply# 11   10/26/2009 at 13:59 (5,267 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)   |   | |
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Post# 388270 , Reply# 12   10/26/2009 at 14:18 (5,267 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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The L5 is an earlier model (the first to feature the 'Weigh to Save' door) made between 1949 and 1953; the CL8 is a Canadian-made version of the L8 made between 1954 and (I think) 1956. That's the one I picked up this summer with the matching dryer. Guess what my next project is?? LOL BTW - for the changer, the oil I used was called Heavy Duty Gear Oil, SAE 80-90. I got that in a auto-parts place. |
Post# 388290 , Reply# 13   10/26/2009 at 15:46 (5,267 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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Post# 388355 , Reply# 15   10/26/2009 at 21:08 (5,267 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Beautiful job! Looks wonderful. As for that solenoid it just wouldn't sound right without a healthy "WHACK"! |
Post# 388365 , Reply# 16   10/26/2009 at 21:57 (5,267 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 388381 , Reply# 17   10/26/2009 at 23:15 (5,267 days old) by golittlesport (California)   |   | |
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Post# 388553 , Reply# 18   10/27/2009 at 17:48 (5,266 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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It's not the loud whack when the solenoid is powered up that is the issue; the darned thing buzzes like a swarm of killer bees on steroids. The one on the still-unrestored CL8 is virtually silent. Methinks the "compatible" replacement is not all that compatible. I thought it might be a power issue but that does not appear to be the case... SIGH...
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