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Thread Number: 27888
The Bendix from Jersey |
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| Post# 427131 , Reply# 1 4/6/2010 at 07:45 (5,127 days old) by bygted () | ||
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another original location shot The porcelain should clean up pretty nice ... 
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| Post# 427132 , Reply# 2 4/6/2010 at 07:48 (5,127 days old) by bygted () | ||
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Looking inside John stopped by and we took the back off - some of the screws had to be ground off. Right away, John noticed that all of the shipping braces - upper and lower were still bolted in place. 
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| Post# 427134 , Reply# 3 4/6/2010 at 07:50 (5,127 days old) by bygted () | ||
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Little use ? In addition to the braces still being there - there was no accumulated dust around the motors. There was however a great deal of BONES inside the machine that kept falling out as we dug around. 
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| Post# 427135 , Reply# 4 4/6/2010 at 07:50 (5,127 days old) by bygted () | ||
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Bone pile yummm 
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| Post# 427136 , Reply# 5 4/6/2010 at 07:52 (5,127 days old) by bygted () | ||
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the culprit Perfectly mummified - he must have been a big fella! His large nest - filled with more bones was made from newspaper dated 1971. 
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| Post# 427137 , Reply# 6 4/6/2010 at 07:54 (5,127 days old) by bygted () | ||
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detergent chute Also a possible sign of little use was the fact that the detergent chute had no accumulated detergent residue at all. 
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Post# 427143 , Reply# 8 4/6/2010 at 08:30 (5,127 days old) by Revvinkevin  (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 427150 , Reply# 9 4/6/2010 at 09:22 (5,127 days old) by KenmoreGuy64 (Charlotte, NC) |
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W O W !!!
I am speechless, or almost.... Do you think this machine may not have been used at all? Funny thing about rodents, they seem to be able to get themselves into all sorts of places. I found a small critter's nest in between the outer tub and baseplate of my 1976 Green Beast that I restored last year. Your little friend there must have made quite the malodorous-air while he was being mumified! I hope that the machine in Charlotte is in better shape and less work for you Ted. We have very FEW basements here, and those we do have have one positive and one negative. On the bad, they are damp, but on the good, they are usually walk-outs (house on a hill). Gordon | ||
| Post# 427166 , Reply# 10 4/6/2010 at 11:14 (5,127 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
An Aworg original--the Mummy in the Machine | ||
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Post# 427168 , Reply# 11 4/6/2010 at 11:28 (5,127 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK) |
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If I am not mistaken | ||
| Post# 427196 , Reply# 12 4/6/2010 at 14:13 (5,127 days old) by bertrum () | ||
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I dont know whats more amazing, finding that Bendix or a forty year old mouse! | ||
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Post# 427227 , Reply# 13 4/6/2010 at 15:11 (5,127 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Wow! It looks like the machine got moved to its orignal location then just left there! This is going to be awesome when you have it humming again. Hope no one got hurt during the move! Mice and other rodents are quite the thorn in the side as far as vintage machines go. I hope the critters who got into this one didn't like copper wiring as much as the little Texan rotters who lived in my GE Combo did!! Best of luck with this classic!!!
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Post# 427236 , Reply# 14 4/6/2010 at 15:24 (5,127 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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