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Post# 93479   11/11/2005 at 20:45 (6,711 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 93480 , Reply# 1   11/11/2005 at 20:48 (6,711 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 93481 , Reply# 2   11/11/2005 at 20:49 (6,711 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 93482 , Reply# 3   11/11/2005 at 20:50 (6,711 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)   |   | |
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Post# 93483 , Reply# 4   11/11/2005 at 20:50 (6,711 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 93484 , Reply# 5   11/11/2005 at 20:52 (6,711 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 93485 , Reply# 6   11/11/2005 at 20:53 (6,711 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 93488 , Reply# 7   11/11/2005 at 20:54 (6,711 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 93490 , Reply# 8   11/11/2005 at 20:58 (6,711 days old) by southernmdgeguy ()   |   | |
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How well do they work? They look to be in great shape. Is that a vintage Stang in the background 71-73? Lets see that too! Scott |
Post# 93492 , Reply# 9   11/11/2005 at 21:11 (6,711 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Unfortunately the washer needs some work. It runs but noisily. Someone tried to remove the agitator but apparently the nut wouldn't budge and so the force broke the splines on the agitator shaft that keep it from turning **(Thank You Gansky1- for your diagnosis, I appreciate it!)** It's agitator rattles due to a missing spacer between the cones and the transmission sounds rough when running due to the damage to the shaft. There is also a slow leak at the top of the water pump which seems minor and the bleach dispensor and agitator cap were missing, but...... I love them anyway and want to restore them. I was thinking with all the machines people have found lately maybe someone out there has one where the cabinet and tub aren't worth restoring but the basic mechanism is good that they would consider selling. Any thoughts, help, suggestions, please send them my way. I love the inspiration I have received from this forum and look forward to hearing from you all. Thanks, Patrick |
Post# 93493 , Reply# 10   11/11/2005 at 21:15 (6,711 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 93494 , Reply# 11   11/11/2005 at 21:15 (6,711 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 93496 , Reply# 13   11/11/2005 at 21:18 (6,711 days old) by westytoploader ()   |   | |
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Btw...nice Mustang too! Does it have the 302? I also have a spare upper agitator cone (complete with splines intact). Let me know if you need it. --Austin |
Post# 93497 , Reply# 14   11/11/2005 at 21:22 (6,711 days old) by rayjay (Carteret, New Jersey)   |   | |
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Grew up with the washer. My parents had it in white. We had only the washer and a NOrge dryer. The washer lasted quite a while. Then we bought the 1-18. Good Luck with the machines. Ray |
Post# 93500 , Reply# 15   11/11/2005 at 21:27 (6,711 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Austin- I remember you saying that about the impact wrench when you were working on your 1-18. I am surprised the shaft splines could be stripped by someone turning a wrench on them but I guess I'll never know for sure how it happened. The rapidry spin is great I have to say. It really spins like it says and the towels I pulled out were much dryer than when they come out of the 1-18 or the Frigidaire front loader. So apparently the damaged shaft hasn't affected the spin speed! |
Post# 93501 , Reply# 16   11/11/2005 at 21:31 (6,711 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Post# 93505 , Reply# 17   11/11/2005 at 22:44 (6,711 days old) by tlee618 ()   |   | |
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Congratulations Patrick on the beautiful set. I hope that you will soon have that washer running like new! Terry |
Post# 93510 , Reply# 18   11/11/2005 at 23:29 (6,711 days old) by bostonwash ()   |   | |
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They look like new. |
Post# 93517 , Reply# 19   11/12/2005 at 01:05 (6,711 days old) by thirtyater ()   |   | |
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Wow this is the same washer we had for seven years except in white when I was a child. That really brings back the memories. It was great to see one again, Thanks for all the pics. |
Post# 93531 , Reply# 21   11/12/2005 at 04:30 (6,711 days old) by angus (Fairfield, CT.)   |   | |
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Great set- where did you find it? |
Post# 93538 , Reply# 22   11/12/2005 at 06:08 (6,711 days old) by rickr (.)   |   | |
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Post# 93539 , Reply# 23   11/12/2005 at 06:22 (6,711 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 93569 , Reply# 24   11/12/2005 at 08:33 (6,711 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 93571 , Reply# 25   11/12/2005 at 08:44 (6,711 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 93621 , Reply# 26   11/12/2005 at 15:05 (6,711 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)   |   | |
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Post# 93622 , Reply# 27   11/12/2005 at 15:16 (6,711 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Thanks everyone for your encouragement and congratulations. I found this set on Craigslist and the guy had originally listed them for $75 for the set and then lowered them to $50. I was hesitant at the time to respond but when I looked a couple weeks later they were still listed so I took it as a sign. I was thinking Gold Crown had only been used on 1-18's so when I arrived and saw these I was very surprised. The guy told me they had come with the house when they bought it last April and were still hooked up and running but he later swapped them for their newer Whirlpool/Kenmore set and stuck these in the corner. The pump and drain hose were still full of water when we moved them so I took that as a good sign they hadn't been used that long ago. So all you Frigidaire experts, collectors, restorers: Anyone know of a good spin shaft laying around collecting dust? I would be forever grateful. Thanks, Patrick |
Post# 93623 , Reply# 28   11/12/2005 at 16:15 (6,711 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 93686 , Reply# 29   11/13/2005 at 00:39 (6,710 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Wow, they really are beautiful; and you got the Rapidry 1000 spin speed, too. I used to babysit our local Frigidaire dealer's kids and they had a similar pair but with a infinitely variable agitation speed. I used to find an excuse to run the machine and play with the speed knob. You could get the agitation down to a very slow ker-plunk, ker-plunk, then all the way up to the thrashing fast speed and anywhere in between. Frigidaires were so much fun.... Congratulations and may the repair gods smile upon you!
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Post# 93715 , Reply# 30   11/13/2005 at 07:39 (6,710 days old) by kenmore1978 ()   |   | |
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A very rare thing to have. Somebody correct me if I'm wrong but wasn't Hotpoint the only other maker to ever a totally variable speed control? Ddid the Frigidaire's control work on the spin speed, too? |
Post# 93762 , Reply# 31   11/13/2005 at 14:39 (6,710 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)   |   | |
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Jimmy-FilterFlo, Thanks for your detailed info. This concurs with what Gansky and Steve Gyrafoam have told me. Now it's just a matter of patience trying to find the parts I need. I am definitely motivated to take this on when I see the other tough projects people here have worked on. Thank you ALL for you continued info and encouragement. Patrick |