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Thread Number: 61529
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
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| Post# 841956 9/20/2015 at 15:58 (3,133 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
had one of these back in 92 but at that time I didn't have a clue what I was doing I got rid of it after about a month but then I discovered this cool site and all the fun I found out I could have... so since I never got to play with it back then I have always thought about getting another, and since they are never close to home I just forgot about it, but then I saw this on craigslist a few weeks ago but the guy was almost 2 hours away and im renting a truck for an all day drive thing ect so I shot him some mail and talked him down a bit and even got him to bring it up to st louis
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| Post# 841957 , Reply# 1 9/20/2015 at 15:59 (3,133 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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so this one from what I can remember is in better shape than the one I had needs a good cleaning and have to figure out why the levers for the pump are stuck but after a new cord it fires up and works will be a good fall project
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| Post# 841958 , Reply# 2 9/20/2015 at 16:01 (3,133 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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Post# 842037 , Reply# 3 9/20/2015 at 23:39 (3,133 days old) by gansky1  (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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 Good find and it sounds like you made a good deal, too. All that was missing was the home demo.
The service manual for these is in the library (link) that should help quite a bit. I suspect the diverter valve for the pump is frozen, you should hopefully be able to free it up pretty quickly. CLICK HERE TO GO TO gansky1's LINK | ||
| Post# 842055 , Reply# 4 9/21/2015 at 05:34 (3,133 days old) by CHRISTFR (st louis mo) | ||
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Post# 842065 , Reply# 5 9/21/2015 at 07:14 (3,133 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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| Post# 842134 , Reply# 6 9/21/2015 at 17:18 (3,132 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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Post# 842140 , Reply# 8 9/21/2015 at 18:04 (3,132 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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| Post# 842203 , Reply# 9 9/22/2015 at 06:32 (3,132 days old) by arbilab (Ft Worth TX (Ridglea)) | ||
The cables ALWAYS need attention. Why you seldom see a 'console' Easy with all its plastics. The cables gum up then the plastics break from being forced. Bear in mind that the WD in WD40 stands for water displacement. It's not a good longterm lubricant but a fair solvent that may help degumming, though actual 'penetrating oil' would be better and might not reek as much.
Machine is near top-line. Has the needle-spray spin hub. Missing the filterflo tray and the second/low speed (from what I can see). Spindrys were like Chevrolets, multiple trim levels. That's an Impala but not a SS. Well kept. The porcelain held up pretty well but the filler panels rusted with little provocation. I'd pour boiling vinegar in the tubs to breakup lime scud. Half gallon in each should do for starters. | ||
| Post# 842281 , Reply# 10 9/22/2015 at 17:01 (3,131 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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Post# 843245 , Reply# 11 9/28/2015 at 16:19 (3,125 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois) |
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Chris How are things going with your Easy? I just wanted to know. Gary | ||
| Post# 843266 , Reply# 12 9/28/2015 at 17:46 (3,125 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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Post# 843682 , Reply# 13 9/30/2015 at 21:28 (3,123 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois) |
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Chris HI, good for you. I am glad that the pump is working. Have you done laundry in your machine yet? There is a water line in the inside of the tub, close to the top for max. loads. Nice paint job too. Good luck. Gary | ||
| Post# 843777 , Reply# 14 10/1/2015 at 16:46 (3,122 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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| Post# 843810 , Reply# 15 10/1/2015 at 19:13 (3,122 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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| Post# 844009 , Reply# 17 10/2/2015 at 22:21 (3,121 days old) by bradross (New Westminster, BC., Canada) | ||
Fantastic paint job! | ||
| Post# 844230 , Reply# 18 10/4/2015 at 09:57 (3,120 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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| Post# 844283 , Reply# 19 10/4/2015 at 15:45 (3,119 days old) by Slowspin66 (lincoln uk) | ||
They are the best !!!!! | ||
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Post# 844306 , Reply# 20 10/4/2015 at 18:14 (3,119 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine) |
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That restoration looks fantastic, Chris. Some good friends bought her parents old farmhouse and there was same exact working model in the basement in great shape. I told them I would love to have it and it was moved into their attached barn for an easier loading into my truck. She accidentally smashed into the wash tub and ruined the porcelain with her big SUV, so I said no thanks. Scrappers ended up with it unfortunately.
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Post# 844388 , Reply# 21 10/5/2015 at 10:17 (3,119 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Chris You always do such a fine job of bringing machines back from the edge! I love the colors. Also its a good idea to vaseline the hub under the spin cage and to remove it once a month so it doesn't freeze on the hub. Gary Weibel taught me all about that with mine and on my machine we had 3-4 guys all pulling to get the tub out the first time.
Fun machine. jon | ||
| Post# 844403 , Reply# 22 10/5/2015 at 15:14 (3,118 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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Post# 849295 , Reply# 23 11/2/2015 at 15:36 (3,090 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois) |
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Chris, How are things going with your Easy? I hope you will give us an update. Gary | ||
| Post# 849325 , Reply# 24 11/2/2015 at 17:19 (3,090 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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she is runnin fine am off tomorrow want to run it again. its kinda fun I roll it up to the kitchen sink and have at it.. have to laugh 2 weeks ago I got some newkind of tide powder and the box says one scoop = 6 and they were tellin the truth omg. I mean it was so strong I had to drain the wash water down to about 2-3 inches and refill the tub then it was just right wow
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| Post# 849510 , Reply# 25 11/3/2015 at 12:40 (3,089 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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Post# 849950 , Reply# 26 11/5/2015 at 11:51 (3,087 days old) by newvista58 (Northern NJ) |
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CONGRATS CHRIS.......
I just got the same one, last year. It came from MN, and was delivered straight into my storage unit in Jersey.
I just got my house last year, and just 3 weeks ago, finally got all the "larger" items, mostly appliances to the house now. This is a fun project that will have to wait, until I get done with the more important house projects, though I'd rather tinker with the Spindrier. I was also given a lower level Model, no faucet arms. Not sure if this will get restored, sold, or saved for parts. I think it's cool, that there seems to be an increased interest in these machines. It's a Great segue from the Wringer to the Automatic machine. Best of Luck, Louis P.S. I may be calling on you for advice when I get to working on mine :) Have a Great Day:) | ||
| Post# 849956 , Reply# 27 11/5/2015 at 13:01 (3,087 days old) by christfr (st louis mo) | ||
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they were good machines you can do a whole weeks worth of laundry in the same wash water and by the end im amazed how dirty the wash water is then spin em out and either spray rinse them or refill the tub and rinse them you have total control over wash and spin time, but I can tell on my work cloths it really cleans
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