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Post# 617094 , Reply# 1   8/14/2012 at 21:26 (4,243 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 617097 , Reply# 3   8/14/2012 at 21:27 (4,243 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 617098 , Reply# 4   8/14/2012 at 21:28 (4,243 days old) by vintagekitchen ()   |   | |
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Thats one point in it's favor. The direct drive I had was a true shredmore. |
Post# 617099 , Reply# 5   8/14/2012 at 21:29 (4,243 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)   |   | |
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Chances are if it's a Kenmore in Avocado, it's definitely a keeper and most likely a belt drive. We'd have to see it to know for sure. One way you can tell is, look to see if there's another and newer Kenmore nearby and compare the lids. If the lid on the one you want is smaller than on the newer one, it's a belt drive. If you can, get some pictures and share with us so we can give you more insight on the machine. Many people here prefer the belt drive Kenmores regardless of what features it may or may not have. They last almost forever and parts are still around for them. Even an older direct drive would be better than the Maytag that you had. Let us know what you can find out and if you can get pics. I personally think it would be a machine you won't want to pass up.
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Post# 617103 , Reply# 6   8/14/2012 at 21:33 (4,243 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 617106 , Reply# 7   8/14/2012 at 21:36 (4,243 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)   |   | |
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Post# 617108 , Reply# 8   8/14/2012 at 21:37 (4,243 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 617111 , Reply# 9   8/14/2012 at 21:41 (4,243 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 617113 , Reply# 10   8/14/2012 at 21:45 (4,243 days old) by vintagekitchen ()   |   | |
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OMG, thats it! And you are spot on, it is the divider that is missing. Any chance you have a spare, or a a complete spare dispenser? |
Post# 617114 , Reply# 11   8/14/2012 at 21:46 (4,243 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 617117 , Reply# 12   8/14/2012 at 21:51 (4,243 days old) by vintagekitchen ()   |   | |
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Damn, I was almost sure it wouldn't be with the avocado color. I didn't realize they were still using avocado that late. |
Post# 617118 , Reply# 13   8/14/2012 at 21:51 (4,243 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 617120 , Reply# 14   8/14/2012 at 21:53 (4,243 days old) by StrongEnough78 (California)   |   | |
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Post# 617126 , Reply# 15   8/14/2012 at 22:15 (4,243 days old) by Kenmore71 (Minneapolis, MN)   |   | |
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Post# 617261 , Reply# 16   8/15/2012 at 14:35 (4,242 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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Post# 617303 , Reply# 17   8/15/2012 at 18:55 (4,242 days old) by Kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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The newest Avocado that I've ever seen in a Kenmore was produced in February, 1983. Surely not the last, but these are rare for sure. Funny story on that particular machine, but I "re-parted" one in 1991 that my buddy had parted out.
Kenmore, by the mid 1970s, assigned a digit right into a machine's model number for color. All of the original 1983 models (the last issue of Kenmore belt-drives) that were available in gold, almond, etc. have an avocado model as well. BUT, when these models were revised in 1984 and 1985 for changes in things like lid hinges, timer part numbers, etc., they were issued with new model numbers that did not include Avocado and Coffee, and instead covered the new Toast and Platinum. Gold hung around several years longer and was available in the first couple years of all-direct drive sales, from 1987 and 1988. As to the electronic belt drive Limited Edition, this was actually the last electronic belt-drive, and was a 1982 model that was available for about four years. The first electronic BD was the 1978 Lady K, which was augmented by a 1979 90 series, and then replaced by the 1980 Lady K, and then the 1981 Lady K. The 1982 L.E. was similar to the '81 Lady with a lot of construction upgrades that aren't obvious without an exam of the machine. The control panel got some styling tweaks as well, and there was a funky chromed tape stripe on the top. Knowing the way Kenmore did things to appease previous customers, there was probably one or two models that could be had in Avocado long after the rest of the line was eliminated in this color, and very possibly, the L.E. was one of them. Otherwise I'd suspect a DD Limited Edition to have been repainted. I am not 100% sure what the 1986 Electronic washer's model number is, but I suspect it to be 110.82694x00 where x is the color. If there is a 110.82694400, then it was made in green! Gordon |
Post# 617316 , Reply# 18   8/15/2012 at 19:55 (4,242 days old) by limitededition ()   |   | |
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the colors available according to the sears catalog for 1986 and 1988 were white,platinum, ebony,toast,and almond. Toast is most like avocado and I'm color blind |
Post# 617824 , Reply# 22   8/17/2012 at 11:08 (4,240 days old) by Kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)   |   | |
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The procedure you describe is an accepted way of loosening the spanner nut. In fact, many Sears published repair manuals for DIY repairs suggest similar ways of loosening this nut. Usually they say to put a wide ended screwdriver in one of the notches and bang on the end of the screwdriver with a hammer or mallet. Nothing rigged about that.
As to the color - there was no color code in the model listings for Avocado by the 1986 models, so this is indeed very likely a repainted machine, OR it has a cabinet from an earlier machine if that is possible (In some cases it would be but I don't know about the triple dispenser). Catalogs don't always list all the colors available on machines. Nearly always if a model was available in anything other than white, it was available in all the colors, BUT, the catalog didn't list many as available in Coffee for example, but if you look up the model, it was indeed made. Good luck with the Neptune! Gordon |
Post# 617835 , Reply# 23   8/17/2012 at 11:33 (4,240 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI)   |   | |
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The only actual appliance I really actually saw in that color was a discarded Kenmore electric range--and I'd found it a hue towards avocado, but mostly bordering on a terra cotta / poppy red...
I'd also seen a platinum Kenmore side x side fridge at a used appliance store that seemed to have the recessed grip normally on the side of low-priced fridges & freezers as the door handles... (!) -- Dave |