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The haulaway pile gave up a survivor today... |
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Post# 394095   11/17/2009 at 21:41 (5,272 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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I saw this in the haulaway pile this morning. What I think is a 1973 Kenmore dryer. The customer had taken the control panel completely off while looking for a buzzing/humming with no tumble. Happily, she simply undid the wiring gently vs. my usual customer who cuts or rips at the wiring. After reconnecting console wiring and mounting said console, It wasn't hard to peg a bad motor. I'm a sucker for hard luck cases and had a spare motor so... |
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Post# 394096 , Reply# 1   11/17/2009 at 21:42 (5,272 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 394098 , Reply# 2   11/17/2009 at 21:47 (5,272 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Reassembled the unit and then wiped off the drum. Not horrible but I can't stand not doing a proper job of it. Added a aux ground wire from top to main cabinet as the older brass strap was long since broken. Runs very well. This pic was taken while tumbling... "Stop - before proceeding further disconnect your electrical supply" says the sticker. One of THE most ignored warnings ever... LOL! |
Post# 394099 , Reply# 3   11/17/2009 at 21:49 (5,272 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 394101 , Reply# 4   11/17/2009 at 21:54 (5,272 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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I'm sure before reading this, Gordon has already pegged the Model number and I'm almost sure he's used his Kenmore oriented mental powers to guess the serial number too but, for the rest of us laymen... (LOL!!!) Model 110.7318610G Serial F31511056 Stock 63666 I'll find a home for this one as she dosn't fit my collection but I'm sure with the newer motor, belt, idler and support rollers, she'll go another few years or so... RCD |
Post# 394104 , Reply# 5   11/17/2009 at 21:57 (5,272 days old) by travlincub321 ()   |   | |
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Wow thats cool and a great find |
Post# 394108 , Reply# 6   11/17/2009 at 21:59 (5,272 days old) by supremewhirlpol ()   |   | |
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RedCarpetDrew, Could you please post some pictures of your haulaway pile so us far away people can drool over the appliances? Nice vintage Kenmore!! |
Post# 394137 , Reply# 7   11/17/2009 at 23:42 (5,272 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 394138 , Reply# 8   11/17/2009 at 23:50 (5,272 days old) by lebron (Minnesota)   |   | |
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Post# 394210 , Reply# 10   11/18/2009 at 08:58 (5,272 days old) by rll70sman (Hastings, Minnesota)   |   | |
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Hey, glad you saved another one from a premature death! |
Post# 394371 , Reply# 11   11/18/2009 at 18:58 (5,271 days old) by kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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Hey there RCD, you are quite the appliance renaissance man of late, GOOD FOR YOU (and good for the machines too)!! This is another odd-duck dryer. For reasons I don't have a plausible explanation for, Sears offered a number of different "one-off" models in the 1970-1974 time frame that were at least partially inspired during another time - the 1960s. There were at least three dryer models, and a handful of washers that used versions of 1962 to 1968 Kenmore panels, coupled in many cases with 1970s knobs, as in this case. The panel frame design on your dryer goes back to 1966 I believe with the model 70. Some other models during the same early 70s period used panels right out of 1962, even with the little indented boxes on the left side and the raised 'Kenmore' bar on the lower left. The phrase 'Heavy Duty' was added that had not been there in the 60s. I have a 1973 Kenmore dryer that almost perfectly matches a 1965 Kenmore 400 washer, even down to the timer knob. Yes, they used metal timer knobs in 1973 on that model. I don't know if this was to clear out old blank stock panels and other raw materials, or if someone was really in a retro-nostalgic mood in the Kenmore design offices, but I never saw this repeated after 1973. It seemed like in many cases the models were not paired, meaning the dryer was a lone model, or the washer was, etc. NICE find Andy. Gordon |