Thread Number: 28177
Operation Matchbox Rescue! - Hoover 3236H - continued..... |
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Post# 430948 , Reply# 1   4/25/2010 at 04:14 (5,086 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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to keep the already posted ones, together with the newer ones later. Here is the start of cycle vid, with programme 5... CLICK HERE TO GO TO matchboxpaul's LINK |
Post# 430949 , Reply# 2   4/25/2010 at 04:15 (5,086 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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and the 'into distribution' vid... CLICK HERE TO GO TO matchboxpaul's LINK |
Post# 430950 , Reply# 3   4/25/2010 at 04:19 (5,086 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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all looked fine to me, but Mathew quickly had it outside and diassembling began.... |
Post# 430951 , Reply# 4   4/25/2010 at 04:20 (5,086 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Whilst I was making vids of the 3236H, Mathew continued removing screws and panels and before I knew it, the dryer was drumless... |
Post# 430955 , Reply# 7   4/25/2010 at 04:33 (5,086 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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The motor, also caked in fluff.... |
Post# 430958 , Reply# 9   4/25/2010 at 04:45 (5,086 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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This 3022 is awaiting restoration, having spent many years outside under a tarpaulin. Given time it will sit alongside its matching 3236H one day... |
Post# 430959 , Reply# 10   4/25/2010 at 04:46 (5,086 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Details of the half panel. Question! can anyone fathom out what goes on between the off position and the 0mins position? |
Post# 430960 , Reply# 11   4/25/2010 at 04:47 (5,086 days old) by aquarius1984 (Planet earth)   |   | |
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Post# 430962 , Reply# 13   4/25/2010 at 04:51 (5,086 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Phone was off - now on. x-p |
Post# 430964 , Reply# 14   4/25/2010 at 05:02 (5,086 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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then came the change of facia and accent colour to produce model 3022 - version 3, of which Mathews is one... |
Post# 430965 , Reply# 15   4/25/2010 at 05:04 (5,086 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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the final version was model 3022A, which was essentially the prototype for the series of machines that replaced the matchboxes. As far as i know it was visually identical, but mechanically was as per the D6008. |
Post# 430967 , Reply# 17   4/25/2010 at 05:07 (5,086 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Note the scorch marks caused by overheating around the areas where it was caked in fluff... |
Post# 430968 , Reply# 18   4/25/2010 at 05:08 (5,086 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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cleaned motor... |
Post# 430969 , Reply# 19   4/25/2010 at 05:10 (5,086 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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a feature of the early 3022's was their plastic base panels. Mine and Robs machine is a later version 3022 from 1974 and has a metal baseplate... |
Post# 430970 , Reply# 20   4/25/2010 at 05:12 (5,086 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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the dryer drum - shows just how big they really were... |
Post# 430971 , Reply# 21   4/25/2010 at 05:13 (5,086 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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you have to widen the bodyside to get the drum back inside... |
Post# 430972 , Reply# 22   4/25/2010 at 05:15 (5,086 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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and the inner back panel is prepared for reattachment... |
Post# 430973 , Reply# 23   4/25/2010 at 05:18 (5,086 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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reattaching this panel gives the machine its rigidity back... |
Post# 430974 , Reply# 24   4/25/2010 at 05:19 (5,086 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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with its new fan belt attached.... |
Post# 430975 , Reply# 25   4/25/2010 at 05:21 (5,086 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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. CLICK HERE TO GO TO matchboxpaul's LINK |
Post# 430983 , Reply# 28   4/25/2010 at 07:48 (5,085 days old) by liberator1509 (Ireland)   |   | |
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Hi Paul Loving the memory-lane trip of the Oovaahs - now did you also mention something about a 1509/05? :-) :-) |
Post# 430989 , Reply# 31   4/25/2010 at 08:08 (5,085 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Top floor of the school - with them weighing so much, I can understand them being left behind, when the place closed... |
Post# 430990 , Reply# 32   4/25/2010 at 08:11 (5,085 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Here with Beverley and Gary outside the school entrance... |
Post# 430991 , Reply# 33   4/25/2010 at 08:14 (5,085 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Here the machine is in Cardiff, where it will live until removed north to Chester and then, in consignment, across to East Anglia for repair. I think the washdeck and facia will clean up really well... |
Post# 430992 , Reply# 34   4/25/2010 at 08:16 (5,085 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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But it will need a new set of buttons, as the current ones have suffered from 'Liberatorbuttondisintegratitis'.... |
Post# 430993 , Reply# 35   4/25/2010 at 08:18 (5,085 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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luckily though, one of the first parts me and rob bought when we started collecting is shown below. Should offer up some useful bits and bobs... |
Post# 430994 , Reply# 36   4/25/2010 at 08:21 (5,085 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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the existing timeline and dials. the top of the facia backpanel will need repainting, as will the end panels... |
Post# 430995 , Reply# 37   4/25/2010 at 08:22 (5,085 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Lift the lid and what greets the eyesis a very tidy (barring the centre part) programme guide... |
Post# 430996 , Reply# 38   4/25/2010 at 08:23 (5,085 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 430998 , Reply# 39   4/25/2010 at 08:25 (5,085 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Model 1509/05 dating from November 1977 (date code 95)... |
Post# 431002 , Reply# 40   4/25/2010 at 08:28 (5,085 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Back of the machine, minus its waste pipe (thankfully have some of those somewhere). Again though will need the back part, where the solonoids are, either respraying or replacing... |
Post# 431003 , Reply# 41   4/25/2010 at 08:30 (5,085 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Heres where the major problem starts! |
Post# 431004 , Reply# 42   4/25/2010 at 08:32 (5,085 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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the years of varying weather conditions have really taken their toll on the 1509/05's outer cabinet... |
Post# 431005 , Reply# 43   4/25/2010 at 08:33 (5,085 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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From the other angle... |
Post# 431007 , Reply# 44   4/25/2010 at 08:34 (5,085 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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The sides are even worse... |
Post# 431008 , Reply# 45   4/25/2010 at 08:36 (5,085 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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with this side so badly corroded that the bodyshell is actually detached from the chassis, with no solid metal to tie it down.... |
Post# 431009 , Reply# 46   4/25/2010 at 08:38 (5,085 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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The other side... |
Post# 431013 , Reply# 49   4/25/2010 at 08:51 (5,085 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Will try and get it as close to this as possible - cant provide the bike though and the worktops are like gold dust... |
Post# 431913 , Reply# 53   4/29/2010 at 13:48 (5,081 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Tail end of the initial restoration report now and the 3236H's final challenge (4th load, one after the other), down in Cardiff, was jumpers. |
Post# 431926 , Reply# 54   4/29/2010 at 14:29 (5,081 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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washing away... |
Post# 431928 , Reply# 55   4/29/2010 at 14:33 (5,081 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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followed by a vid of how the machine coped with spinning a heavy load.... CLICK HERE TO GO TO matchboxpaul's LINK |
Post# 431929 , Reply# 56   4/29/2010 at 14:34 (5,081 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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wash basket at the ready... |
Post# 431930 , Reply# 57   4/29/2010 at 14:36 (5,081 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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After the wool load, the machine was given a rest and unplumbed in readiness for moving upto Derby the following day.... |
Post# 431931 , Reply# 58   4/29/2010 at 14:37 (5,081 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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and the opportunity was taken to do some stacking... |
Post# 431932 , Reply# 59   4/29/2010 at 14:38 (5,081 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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Post# 431933 , Reply# 60   4/29/2010 at 14:39 (5,081 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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the obligatory childs view of the duo... |
Post# 431934 , Reply# 61   4/29/2010 at 14:40 (5,081 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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the 3022 version 3 dryer de luxe... |
Post# 431936 , Reply# 62   4/29/2010 at 14:40 (5,081 days old) by matchboxpaul (U.K)   |   | |
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the 3236H version 1 automatic de luxe... |