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Post# 531247   7/17/2011 at 22:27 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Well, it took some planning and engineering, but I finally managed to get a shipment of new toys from John (Combo52) in Maryland up to Ogden. It actually went to Vermont and I just had to zip over the border to pick up my shipment. I had taken a half day off work to get to the freight broker in Vermont - I got caught in a mega traffic jam on the way out of Montreal (yet another overpass with a hole in it...) and thought I might not make it. But I did! The rusty, oops, I mean trusty old Ford got yet another load of vintage appliances to Ogden!




Post# 531248 , Reply# 1   7/17/2011 at 22:27 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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What have we here??

Post# 531249 , Reply# 2   7/17/2011 at 22:32 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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First - some GE Washer/Dryer parts. Most importantly - there's a thermostat from a 1959 combo that I hope will finally make my 56 dry function work again! Also in the ensemble, a door boot, a timer, a timer motor and a belt for a Whirlpool washer. Pure gold!!
Not shown are a Whirlpool dryer door with a window in it and a Whirlpool washer motor. Thanks John!!


Post# 531250 , Reply# 3   7/17/2011 at 22:33 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        
But here's THE prize....

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It's a Kenmore 600 dishwasher!

Post# 531251 , Reply# 4   7/17/2011 at 22:34 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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A multi-cycle model - fairly simple selections: Normal wash, Light wash, 150 Degree wash, and Rinse only.

Post# 531252 , Reply# 5   7/17/2011 at 22:35 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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And a lovely Lighted dial!

Post# 531253 , Reply# 6   7/17/2011 at 22:36 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        
AND....

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It has a Roto-Rack!!
Yep, this is the dream machine right out of my profile. I can't believe I finally have one!!


Post# 531255 , Reply# 7   7/17/2011 at 22:40 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Note the lower rack - full width, flat configuration. Seems pretty ordinary, right?
Look closer - that's an impeller down there, not a spray arm! I have never seen a D&M machine with impeller wash and a flat rack; they always seemed to be the round style. Pretty neat!


Post# 531256 , Reply# 8   7/17/2011 at 22:41 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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And of course it was meant for me. It even had my name on it... LOL

Post# 531257 , Reply# 9   7/17/2011 at 22:43 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Slight mechanical problem - one door hinge is bent but that can be fixed!

Post# 531258 , Reply# 10   7/17/2011 at 22:45 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Of course I had to try it out, too...
The timer passed it's power test!


Post# 531260 , Reply# 11   7/17/2011 at 22:45 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Motor passed, too.

Post# 531261 , Reply# 12   7/17/2011 at 22:47 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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BUT, the drain pump had issues. All I heard was a buzz whet I powered it up. I was a bit disappointed.

Post# 531262 , Reply# 13   7/17/2011 at 22:48 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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However, I decided to take the pump out and inspect it. Geez, look at the crud in there! Once removed, the pump started up fine!!

Post# 531263 , Reply# 14   7/17/2011 at 22:49 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Encouraged, I thought it might be fun to try a more extensive test. That's when I discovered this...

Post# 531264 , Reply# 15   7/17/2011 at 22:50 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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A little JB Weld fixed that though!

Post# 531265 , Reply# 16   7/17/2011 at 22:51 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Moment of truth... Power and water are flowing and... success! The dishwasher works just fine!

Post# 531266 , Reply# 17   7/17/2011 at 22:54 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Or so I thought... I noticed some scorching on the timer connection for what I guess would be the heater wire...

Post# 531267 , Reply# 18   7/17/2011 at 22:55 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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And this could be why... The thermostat for the heating element is kaput... Think I'll be looking for a new one of these!

Post# 531268 , Reply# 19   7/17/2011 at 22:58 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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And I am a bit unsure as to the year of this machine. I swear I saw a date stamp that read '63' on a the rinse agent reservoir, but I am not sure.
To help date it, the model number is 587.65530 and the serial number is 58113.
Can't wait to do more testing on this one!


Post# 531269 , Reply# 20   7/17/2011 at 22:59 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        
Ok, so that was Saturday...

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On Sunday, I did some tinkering with this baby...

Post# 531270 , Reply# 21   7/17/2011 at 23:01 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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It's a stand-alone GE pull out (model 1-SU60M3 serial number 55117741) which I believe would date it to 1955.
Racks and cutlery basket are perfect!


Post# 531271 , Reply# 22   7/17/2011 at 23:02 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Tub has some rust stains, but it's solid!

Post# 531272 , Reply# 23   7/17/2011 at 23:03 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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Experience being a good teacher, I replaced some very doubtful wiring in less than 15 minutes...

Post# 531273 , Reply# 24   7/17/2011 at 23:06 (4,637 days old) by turquoisedude (.)        

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And when hooked up, it worked just fine!! The original light still works too - this baffles the hell out of me because I could not figure out how to make the light for the 56 in the Kitchen Centre work...
I did a water test, too and it went just fine!
Sadly, I don't think I will be keeping this machine... I got three more machines than I planned to this year so far and I reeeealllllly don't want a divorce...
Stay tuned...


Post# 531286 , Reply# 25   7/17/2011 at 23:38 (4,637 days old) by A440 ()        

Very cool Kenmore Dishwasher!

Does the Roto-Rack just spin from the impeller below?

Looks like fun!

 


Post# 531308 , Reply# 26   7/18/2011 at 03:26 (4,637 days old) by PhilR (Quebec Canada)        

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Nice! I'll take a closer look at these next time I'll visit you!


Post# 531536 , Reply# 27   7/19/2011 at 02:43 (4,636 days old) by customline (pennsylvania)        
Nice..........

The Kenmore is really awesome.

Post# 531623 , Reply# 28   7/19/2011 at 14:44 (4,635 days old) by frontaloadotmy (the cool gay realm)        
I have a " Philco " branded model of your Kemoe,

 Dude. Not as fancy  , just two buttons , no rinse agent apparatus ,no electric illuminada.  Brent , there is a perforated black spray

tube aimed at the rotorack on mine ; same on Pauls I would wager.

Guess what color mine is , Paul !!!!


Post# 531715 , Reply# 29   7/19/2011 at 23:42 (4,635 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)        

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Wow, love the Pink racks in the Kenmore Paul. The whole styling of the Kenmore is absolutely beautiful. It appears this is a 1965 model by the model number, but the catalog model is slightly different. Not sure what is going on there.

Post# 531722 , Reply# 30   7/20/2011 at 00:38 (4,635 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)        

Glad the light for the color-coded cycle lenses works. That's why I thought it was important for that model to be saved. Hope you have fun with it.

Post# 531726 , Reply# 31   7/20/2011 at 01:43 (4,635 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)        
What Fun!

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You got some great machines to play with there. That Kenmore is very unique. The GE is a beauty too. Maybe this one will help you figure out how to get your kitchen center machine to light up!

Post# 531737 , Reply# 32   7/20/2011 at 06:55 (4,634 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )        
Just Simply!

FANTASTIC, I love anything Kenmore!


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