Thread Number: 44152
Its a Kenmore Christmas
[Down to Last]

automaticwasher.org's exclusive eBay Watch:
scroll >>> for more items --- [As an eBay Partner, eBay may compensate automaticwasher.org if you make a purchase using any link to eBay on this page]
Post# 649020   12/25/2012 at 19:30 (4,111 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        

This beautiful kenmore 800 arrived last week from RevvinKevin in California and it far exceeded my expectations.This is one of my dream machines.



This post was last edited 12/25/2012 at 19:51



Post# 649021 , Reply# 1   12/25/2012 at 19:33 (4,111 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
Basket

The porcelain on the basket is just pristine makes me wonder when this machine got used.

Post# 649022 , Reply# 2   12/25/2012 at 19:36 (4,111 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
Mechanism

The machine is immaculate underneath with the original drivebelt and water pump,inconceivable!

Post# 649023 , Reply# 3   12/25/2012 at 19:39 (4,111 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
First Wash

Ready for the first wash with some 30 year old freshstart no less.

Post# 649025 , Reply# 4   12/25/2012 at 19:42 (4,111 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
Maiden Wash

The machine washing a mixed colored load provided by the folks.

Post# 649026 , Reply# 5   12/25/2012 at 19:47 (4,111 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
Dispenser

The dispenser flowing one of my favorite things about this machine.The flow is a little weak ,it seems to have prostate trouble.I will have to check into that but its been awhile.

Post# 649027 , Reply# 6   12/25/2012 at 19:50 (4,111 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
The Rinse Fill

Filling for rinse.There is that spray off the tub ring I love so much,my childhood right there.

Post# 649029 , Reply# 7   12/25/2012 at 20:09 (4,111 days old) by kenmore58 (Rhode Island)        

kenmore58's profile picture
Excellent machine, Mark! Enjoy!

Ron
Kenmore58


Post# 649034 , Reply# 8   12/25/2012 at 21:32 (4,111 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)        
Oh..... So THAT'S where it went to! I thought I notice

revvinkevin's profile picture

Hey Mark, good to hear it arrived in time for today (Merry Christmas)!

Also very good to hear it's nicer then you expected!

It's funny that it lived the majority of its life in the Boston area, then came to live with me for a while in southern CA and has now gone back "home" to the Boston area!

Enjoy it in good health Mark!

Kevin


Post# 649041 , Reply# 9   12/25/2012 at 22:56 (4,111 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)        
Empty space in my garage...

redcarpetdrew's profile picture
Which most likely filled in about 30 sec after it was made... LOL!

That is a nice machine. I got to use it during Kevin's last wash in as she sat right next to my coppertone Lady. That is one really great machine that will be loads of fun to use.

RCD


Post# 649052 , Reply# 10   12/25/2012 at 23:49 (4,111 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)        

Congrats on getting the 800, and reliving your Kenmore memories.

Merry Christmas,
James


Post# 649057 , Reply# 11   12/26/2012 at 00:31 (4,111 days old) by buzywoman ()        

Beautifull find.

beautifull vintage.


Post# 649090 , Reply# 12   12/26/2012 at 03:52 (4,111 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
thats the one

jetcone's profile picture

i dropped the bolder on at Kevin's , it still looks good!


Post# 649092 , Reply# 13   12/26/2012 at 04:20 (4,111 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)        
Nooooooo....

redcarpetdrew's profile picture
You told me you murdered my poor Lady with that one... Maybe both at the same time, anyway... LOL

RCD


Post# 649157 , Reply# 14   12/26/2012 at 15:27 (4,110 days old) by lotsosudz (Sacramento, CA)        
WHAT NO VIDEO?

lotsosudz's profile picture
I think you need to put out a video of your new baby running! You're leaving us in Variflex suspense! How cruel!
LOL,
David


Post# 649159 , Reply# 15   12/26/2012 at 16:04 (4,110 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
Andy your machine

jetcone's profile picture

and BendixMarks:

 

 

okay I seem to have lost the ability to embed for some reason so here is the direct link:

 

 

 

 



CLICK HERE TO GO TO Jetcone's LINK

Post# 649160 , Reply# 16   12/26/2012 at 16:08 (4,110 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        

This post has been removed by the member who posted it.



Post# 649161 , Reply# 17   12/26/2012 at 16:08 (4,110 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)        
Aferim!

bajaespuma's profile picture
Another beatiful Lady! What year is this machine?

And thank you for posting that picture of the machine's power plant; it was very instructive. Let us know what's happening with your detergent dispenser's prostate ureter. The one on my Lady isn't flowing at all. I flushed it out once and now that I've disassembled, cleaned and reassembled the bleach/rinse dispenser, I will try it again.

Just love that mustard Vari-Flex. Yours is identical to the fabled white one; it has the upper vanes and the flared fish-tail portals.


Post# 649182 , Reply# 18   12/26/2012 at 19:21 (4,110 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
Video and Flow

I will try to post a video I am not sure how havent done that before.I will also post on the dispenser flow issue.I used to fix that problem all the time but that was many moons ago.I think the hose to the dispenser or the bottom of the dispenser would get clogged with crud.I am also going to have to look at the motor it sounds like its in agony when it first comes on and I can grab the agitator and stop it when its agitating never a good thing.Thanks to everyone for all the interest in the machine.

Post# 649294 , Reply# 19   12/27/2012 at 08:30 (4,110 days old) by Kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)        

kenmoreguy64's profile picture
Mark -

Congratulations on getting this washer. It is a beautiful machine, which I can mention first-hand as it lived here in Charlotte for quite a number of months before I shipped it to CA. Kevin and I sent it here, along with a 1976 Kenmore dryer which had been its mate, so that I could put it on a company west-bound truck when space came available. In the interim, the machine remained in my storage-room. It was such a nice machine that I didn't dare take it home to play with in case something accidental happened to it along the way.

I know we used this machine quite a bit during the wash-in, and its one quiet Kenmore! Its such a nice washer, and I am so glad that it found yet another loving home, in the hands of someone who so much appreciates it. The fact that you're a capable servicer if or when the time comes is a bonus!

I hope you really enjoy it!!

Gordon


Post# 649296 , Reply# 20   12/27/2012 at 08:37 (4,110 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)        

gansky1's profile picture
That is a very nice machine - congrats on a Coppertone Kenmore Christmas!!

Post# 649329 , Reply# 21   12/27/2012 at 11:55 (4,109 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)        
Gordon

jetcone's profile picture
Didn't that very machine sit in my driveway before it went to you ?

Post# 649330 , Reply# 22   12/27/2012 at 12:13 (4,109 days old) by Kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)        

kenmoreguy64's profile picture
Jon Charles,

I thought it was you who picked it up for Kevin, but I wasn't entirely sure, so I was going to ask Kevin next time we talk. So its now confirmed, the machine did sit in your drivway! If I am not mistaken, somewhere is a picture you took of your coppertone Kenmore combo outside keeping this washer and the coffee dryer company.

If memory serves, Kevin worked it out with you that you (and maybe John L was there as well?) picked up the machines and we found a shipper from UShip to bring them to Charlotte. I remember how nicely you packed them up (feet off and stored, cabinet corners taped and protected, etc.).

I housed the washer for a good six months or so, and then shipped it on a space available truck to the west coast.

This washer has visited with a lot of AW.org members come to think of it. If we had a list of machines which had visited the most members, this would be near the top I'd say.

Gordon



Post# 650028 , Reply# 23   12/30/2012 at 20:55 (4,106 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
Did some investigating...

Looked into why the kenmore 800 (it doesnt say that anywhere on it) is slow.

Post# 650032 , Reply# 24   12/30/2012 at 20:58 (4,106 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
Loose Belt

The belt was REALLY loose these belts like to be tight,a little more so than the regular belt.I was happy to be able to keep the original belt.

Post# 650034 , Reply# 25   12/30/2012 at 21:01 (4,106 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
dispenser

Lubricated the mechanism and tightened the return spring on the dispenser assembly.

Post# 650038 , Reply# 26   12/30/2012 at 21:05 (4,106 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
Dispenser repaired

The dispenser reinstalled.

Post# 650041 , Reply# 27   12/30/2012 at 21:08 (4,106 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
bleach hose

the bleach hose is leaking

Post# 650043 , Reply# 28   12/30/2012 at 21:10 (4,106 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
outer tub

The outer tub is leaking.

Post# 650044 , Reply# 29   12/30/2012 at 21:16 (4,106 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
Flowmax

The kenmore running with the proper belt tension.What a difference.

Post# 650074 , Reply# 30   12/30/2012 at 23:00 (4,106 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)        
Flowmax

mickeyd's profile picture
What a great shot of a beautiful machine. I would love to have one of these, Mark. Good for you. I took care of one of these for two years, and few machines have afforded more pleasure, were more fun or more versatile.

We have many machines that have been owned by 4 or 5 members since I've been around. The original founders and members probably know of even greater passings through the hands of fellow Aworgers.


Post# 650496 , Reply# 31   1/1/2013 at 20:41 (4,104 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
Belt tightening

Anybody do it like this?Very easy.

Post# 650515 , Reply# 32   1/1/2013 at 23:29 (4,104 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
Kenmore 800

combo52's profile picture

Yes this is the washer that Jon and I pulled out of a basement in the north Boston suburbs not far from where Jon lives.  It is ironic that it has now come home to the Boston area again, we also got the Coppertone KA front loading portable DW from the same house that Jon is using in one of his rental properties.

 

These were cool washers, the narrow quite-pac belt that this washer used did need to be very tight and this washer had the later cloth and rubber belt. When WP first used this type belt they used a better nylon and rubber belt that was much more durable. In the early 1980s they were no longer using this style belt, but thankfully they went back to the better nylon and rubber belt for replacement purposes. I would diffidently replace this original belt with this better style belt when you give this washer a good going over.

 

When the belt is tightened on any BD WP washer it is very important to loosen the 9/16" motor mounting bracket bolt on the front as well as the rear motor bracket. If you try to do it all from the rear you risk breaking one or more of the motor mounting studs and you will diffidently stress the rubber motor mounts and probably make the washer noisier in operation.


Post# 650837 , Reply# 33   1/3/2013 at 18:54 (4,102 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
belts

Hey John,I totally agree on loosening the other bolt on the bracket I didnt happen to include that part,stupidly.I didnt know they went back to the good belt the replacement belt was a real joke.Yes this isnt it ironic that the Kenmore 800(why is it called that?) came all the way back my way.I am just ten minutes away from Jon who I havent met yet but looking forward to it.I plan on giving this machine a complete going over I think I am going to need an outer tub as the machine is leaving rust chips in the sink!I hope I can still find a new one.I also didnt know you had been down this way before if you ever are please let me know.Would be great if you were going to the party at Chuck and Richs house this weekend.

Post# 650843 , Reply# 34   1/3/2013 at 19:52 (4,102 days old) by Kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)        
The Kenmore 800 name, and rust chips, etc...

kenmoreguy64's profile picture
Mark -

Here's how we came up with the 800 name:

First, the model number if I recall is 110.700480x, where the x could be anything from a 0 to 3. This last digit is just an engineering revision when a part number somewhere in the machine changed during the model run. This required a change in the part schematics, and thus an alteration to the model number.

In this model number, the first two digits to the right of the decimal indicate the model year (1970), the next two digits, the 04, are non-suds (05 for suds), the next 8 is the series, or 80 or 800, and the last digit is the engineering revision.

Many of the Kenmore models from the early 70s into the mid-seventies did not indicate their series on the panels, including yours, though they sometimes did mention this under the lid in the operating instructions.

About the rust chunks - I think the most likely culprit for these is the centerpost or the centerpost of the basket. If you are going to seal the outer tub leak, you'll see right away when you remove the basket. I wish you luck with that!

Gordon


Post# 650873 , Reply# 35   1/3/2013 at 23:29 (4,102 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
rust chunks

Hey Gordon,that thought had not occured to me I tend to think the worst.Would be nice if that is all it is but I am afraid to look.I am going to try and find a new tub if one is still lying around collecting dust somewhere.Just love the machine watched it go through a cycle tonight,cant get enough of that vari-flex action!

Post# 650963 , Reply# 36   1/4/2013 at 13:47 (4,101 days old) by Kenmoreguy64 (Charlotte, NC)        

kenmoreguy64's profile picture
Mark -

Hopefully you'll be able to re-use the current tub!!

I can help you with part numbers to look for a new one if you'd like, as WP / FSP maintained most tub configurations well into the 1990s for the belt-drive machines, but most original tub numbers subbed over to other kits of tubs which came with cork pads, sometimes a new airdome, etc. and thus the part number changed. They're all going to come up NLA in most computer systems.

Excluding the fast-spin portables, there were five different outer tub sizes in belt drives, and in each size there were three to five or six different configurations with an without holes for bleach hoses, side check valves, various lint filters, etc. I think there were close to 25 different tub configurations in my 1992 WP catalog.

These unfortunately now are very hard to find. I am sure just as you said there are a few hanging around collecting dust in some parts house's stock, but they are 'off the grid' with WP and with most of the big companies. Googling these numbers online not long ago didn't yield much. I recently looked for some time for a tub for a 1982 24-inch machine, and wound up patching the original with 2-part epoxy.

These tubs were quite costly anyway...I bought at least 3 in the 1990s when I was doing a lot of service, and I paid over $80 wholesale for the least expensive one twenty years ago.

We'll keep our fingers crossed!

Gordon


Post# 651763 , Reply# 37   1/7/2013 at 22:33 (4,098 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
Outer Tub

Hey Gordon,That would be great if you could provide some numbers I have two parts guys who are great at finding me obscure parts, most recently a centerpost bearing puller.Yes I know these arte pricey I too bought one last in the 90s and it cost me around $80 then but price is no object for my 1970 kenmore 800.Thats the thing,this machine is in the configuration of a Lady Kenmore minus the third speed.Maybe they made this model for po folks or for those who were too dum to know the difference?

Post# 653804 , Reply# 38   1/16/2013 at 19:01 (4,089 days old) by bendixmark (Winchester Mass)        
timer

This machine has a replacement timer.The original timers on these kenmores were terrible they would jam and get stiff but I used to love to replace them back in the day as it was a nice little money job that folks would go for.What I havent been able to figure out is why the soap dispenser doesnt run during rinse as I believe it should.


Forum Index:       Other Forums:                      



Comes to the Rescue!

The Discuss-o-Mat has stopped, buzzer is sounding!!!
If you would like to reply to this thread please log-in...

Discuss-O-MAT Log-In



New Members
Click Here To Sign Up.



                     


automaticwasher.org home
Discuss-o-Mat Forums
Vintage Brochures, Service and Owners Manuals
Fun Vintage Washer Ephemera
See It Wash!
Video Downloads
Audio Downloads
Picture of the Day
Patent of the Day
Photos of our Collections
The Old Aberdeen Farm
Vintage Service Manuals
Vintage washer/dryer/dishwasher to sell?
Technical/service questions?
Looking for Parts?
Website related questions?
Digital Millennium Copyright Act Policy
Our Privacy Policy