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Whoaa Nellie! SQ W&D Set In Philly
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Post# 566482   1/2/2012 at 12:51 (4,468 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        

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Post# 567481 , Reply# 1   1/6/2012 at 20:32 (4,464 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)        

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for the record.....I got the Speed Queen set........their in really nice shape....no leaks, everything works so far.......

will post more pics later


Post# 567482 , Reply# 2   1/6/2012 at 20:38 (4,464 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
WELL

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that was quick and unseen!


Post# 567495 , Reply# 3   1/6/2012 at 21:25 (4,464 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)        
And Here's Me Thinking No one Cared!

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*LOL*

Seller took down advert so one can no longer see the set, but IIRC they were nice.

@Jetcone

Lately around here it's best not to show your hand and roll quietly, sort of like commando tactics! *LOL*


Post# 567501 , Reply# 4   1/6/2012 at 22:04 (4,464 days old) by lebron (Minnesota)        
Mystery Queens

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Solid tubs???

Post# 567873 , Reply# 5   1/8/2012 at 16:00 (4,462 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)        

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Oh don't I wish they were SolidTubs.....although this is about the time they switched over, I had this same type control panel on a SolidTub version, with a porcelain tub, roughly a 76 model, this one appears to be early 80's, when Raytheon took over....Definately not a 210 degree agitation stroke, nor the 710 RPM spin.....

Actually where's JohnL.....I can't get the agitator cap off, it turns and turns, but does not come off, I thought at first it was the low hub shaft, but the cap is loose enough to lift the agitator where it is not tightened down.....I would hate to crack it off to see whats wrong....




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Post# 567875 , Reply# 6   1/8/2012 at 16:10 (4,462 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)        

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But they are a nice matched set...actually cleaned up well....I don't care though, I am a sucker for Speed Queen, no matter what!

Post# 567886 , Reply# 7   1/8/2012 at 17:05 (4,462 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL)        

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Very nice.  I'm glad they were rescued.  Contratulations on your new pair!

 

L


Post# 567906 , Reply# 8   1/8/2012 at 18:10 (4,462 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)        
agitator cap

one of my '84 SQs also had a loose agitator and a cap that would just turn and not
tighten or come off(same cap and agitator as pictured by Yogitunes)-had to crack
the cap off as the brass screw the cap is molded around was seized into agitator
shaft and spinning inside plastic cap-brass screw twisted off after cap was
cracked away...Agitator was damaged from being loose on drive block too.A parts
machine came along and supplied the needed parts.


Post# 567929 , Reply# 9   1/8/2012 at 19:22 (4,462 days old) by PeterH770 (Marietta, GA)        

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They never were 210 degree arc... It was marketing. Maybe it was 210 in the transmission, but it was 180 at the agitator.

Post# 567940 , Reply# 10   1/8/2012 at 20:13 (4,462 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)        

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Congratulations, Martin! They're a fine pair, and in such good shape, too. Wishing you many trouble-free wash loads.

Post# 567942 , Reply# 11   1/8/2012 at 20:15 (4,462 days old) by hydralique (Los Angeles)        

Nice old 'Queens, what fun to find a matched set!


Post# 567952 , Reply# 12   1/8/2012 at 20:39 (4,462 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i)        
Vintage?

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So what year are your lovely machines? Looks like there's one here locally -- I like to collect matched sets and have sorta passed on this one...is it worth getting? (and to think they sold the matching dryer separately..!)

CLICK HERE TO GO TO washerlover's LINK on Humboldt Craigslist


Post# 567988 , Reply# 13   1/8/2012 at 22:27 (4,462 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)        

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Well I finally got the cap off......had to hold the cap while it was spinning, which caused it to melt the caps inside, and pop off, yeah it must have broke free from the bolt, which was really stuck on there.....I will probably epoxy it back together, and grease the bolt before I put it back on.....

I can't seem to locate an exact date on these....but I am probably guessing from the 80's...maybe 85.......I know the Marathon series was out then, and these are close to it......suprising that there was not a stainless tub....

TWINS....that was one reason I got them...a matched pair....which gets to be a little rare these days......

Raytheon never did the 210 arc........my solid tubs are, and so are the new ones by Alliance.....I wasn't sure about it, until I marked the caps, and then measured the stroke

Kudos to our DanManTN for making a video/link for us....he did one better with 2 color dots to see what how the agitator is doing a complete circle


CLICK HERE TO GO TO Yogitunes's LINK


Post# 567999 , Reply# 14   1/8/2012 at 23:18 (4,462 days old) by supersurgilator (Indiana)        

Washerlover, for $50 I would snatch that machine up in a heartbeat! I too am surprised this one doesn't have a SS tub.

Post# 568001 , Reply# 15   1/8/2012 at 23:27 (4,462 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)        
mfg.date

for mine i looked at the date codes on the motors to determine the date,also one
machine had a sep.1984 date written on the back of the panel by someone.
Interestingly,one machine built around feb/mar.of '84 has an emerson motor,while
the later one,around july/aug.'84 mfg.has a GE motor...Both of mine,plus the parts
machine(also an '84,emerson motor)all have SS tubs-porcelain might be earlier,
i think 1981 was the first year of this design.


Post# 568012 , Reply# 16   1/9/2012 at 02:33 (4,462 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)        
Oh very nice pair Yogi!

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Congratulations!


Post# 568027 , Reply# 17   1/9/2012 at 07:23 (4,461 days old) by mistereric (New Jersey (Taylor Ham))        

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Super neat set!

Post# 568044 , Reply# 18   1/9/2012 at 09:38 (4,461 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
210 DEGREE ARC

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Maybe I am missing something here but I agree with Peter, I have never seen any SQ washer where the agitator moves more than about 180 degrees and in looking at Martins video that is what I am seeing, that agitator is not turning more than 1/2 way around as it goes back and forth.


Post# 568170 , Reply# 19   1/9/2012 at 21:53 (4,461 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
Nice looking

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machines, love the control panels.

 


Post# 568174 , Reply# 20   1/9/2012 at 22:00 (4,461 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

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Very nice set. Does the washer still have the recirculating filter? I love those machines, I had an Amana of similar vintage for a while.

Post# 568253 , Reply# 21   1/10/2012 at 10:59 (4,460 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)        

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Lovely set! I'm a sucker for Speed Queen too!

Post# 568291 , Reply# 22   1/10/2012 at 13:41 (4,460 days old) by cfz2882 (Belle Fourche,SD)        
rim flo lint filter

not sure when the rim flo filter was discontinued,but my '84s have the rim flo
filter system-it's very close to the setup found on filter flo design hotpoint
washers,the flow delivered by a small filter pump built into the top of the belt-
driven drain pump


Post# 568359 , Reply# 23   1/10/2012 at 20:16 (4,460 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)        

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Yeah.....the rimflo is on this one....almost hidden....as well as the fill flume.....seems to work pretty good

Post# 568439 , Reply# 24   1/11/2012 at 06:22 (4,459 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)        
Fill Flume

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The demise of the aerated fill was such a letdown for me. I loved that about the solid tub machines.

Other than that, these are awesome machines. An old Queen that still has her MATE is a rare find indeed.

Malcolm


Post# 568466 , Reply# 25   1/11/2012 at 11:18 (4,459 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)        

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Oh.....I am Malcolm 100% with the aerated fill.........they could have done a million changes to these machines, but left the fill alone, and I would have been happy..........even the new ones could have this, and I woud have been the first to purchase one, just for that alone!....


that fill is mesmerizing, puts you in a trance......someday I may hook up a pump just to make a ST fill and over flo....over and over....like a waterfall birdbath....




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