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Thread Number: 11976
Roger And Nate Get '47 Bendix Running Again |
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| Post# 212280 5/25/2007 at 22:10 (6,173 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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For a change, it was just a quick fix....a loose wire and the '47 Bendix was working like a charm, thanks to Roger and Nate. 
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| Post# 212281 , Reply# 1 5/25/2007 at 22:12 (6,173 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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And the Frigidaire 1-18 hot water valve just decided to work right again after Roger and Nate got on the scene. 
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| Post# 212282 , Reply# 2 5/25/2007 at 22:12 (6,173 days old) by westyslantfront () | ||
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Now I am just waiting for the 3 machines at the shop with Dr. Manny: Blackstone 250, Norge Timeline, and '51 Westinghouse slant front. Ross | ||
| Post# 212284 , Reply# 3 5/25/2007 at 22:14 (6,173 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Great to see you Roger and Nate again. Glad to Ross that the Bendix is up and running great again. Sure would have hated if that one would have had to gone to Dr. Manny as well. | ||
Post# 212289 , Reply# 4 5/25/2007 at 22:37 (6,173 days old) by unimatic1140  (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 212294 , Reply# 5 5/25/2007 at 22:57 (6,173 days old) by scott55405 () | ||
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Nice work and great pictures! And it appears Robert has added some new wallpaper? | ||
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Post# 212302 , Reply# 6 5/25/2007 at 23:46 (6,173 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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And it appears Robert has added some new wallpaper?
Yes I did Scott, except the evil webmaster is keeping this one to herself, see it's easy :).. #WEBMASTER GETS HER OWN WALLPAPER if ($usertest eq "unimatic1140") { print POSTM<<markercomments; <TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" align="left" height="300" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" background="$PATH/ART/Frigidaire_Service.jpg" ><FONT SIZE=3> <b><i><font color="red">$DRIFT</font></b></i> <P><b>$COMMENTS</b></p></FONT><INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="POSTER_IP" VALUE="$RMIP"> markercomments } else { print POSTM<<markercomments; <TR><TD VALIGN="TOP" align="left" height="300" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" background="$PATH/LOGOS_FOR_WALLPAPER/@WALLPAPER[1]" ><FONT SIZE=3> <b><i><font color="red">$DRIFT</font></b></i> <P><b>$COMMENTS</b></p></FONT><INPUT TYPE="hidden" NAME="POSTER_IP" VALUE="$RMIP"> markercomments } | ||
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Post# 212335 , Reply# 7 5/26/2007 at 07:40 (6,173 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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Robert | ||
| Post# 212406 , Reply# 8 5/26/2007 at 15:50 (6,173 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
Nice to see you two | ||
| Post# 212427 , Reply# 9 5/26/2007 at 17:30 (6,173 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
LOL
Robert, that Frigidaire serviceman befits you :-) Yes, Ross' Bendix is very nice. Roger mentioned how kick-butt the water action is...you can really see the currents up against the glass. You know, as opposed to modern front-loaders, where the water never reaches the glass.. * Wait a minute, there is water in them, right? Has anyone ever checked to see for sure? | ||
| Post# 212435 , Reply# 10 5/26/2007 at 18:58 (6,173 days old) by oldwasherguy (Ladson SC) | ||
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| Post# 212437 , Reply# 11 5/26/2007 at 19:02 (6,173 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) | ||
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Bendix Video Download? Would love to collect a nice video demo of this classic Bendix. True, Robert still has a couple on this site, but am always open to collecting as many other variants of models as possible. Many Thanks!--Laundry Shark | ||
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Post# 212459 , Reply# 12 5/26/2007 at 21:12 (6,172 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Hey why can't I see the wallpaper? | ||
| Post# 212460 , Reply# 13 5/26/2007 at 21:27 (6,172 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Nate I have been wondering the same thing!! The clothes are somewhat damp when they come out so there must be. Right?? LOL | ||
| Post# 212464 , Reply# 14 5/26/2007 at 22:08 (6,172 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Just got home from a steak dinner at my brother Dennis's
and got a real chuckle and belly wiggle at the jokes about new FL's has anybody checked to see if there's water in them and well, the clothes feel a little damp Great humor, guys-- Thanks. Jonny Jetcone-- I can't see the new background either. With all the program commands he had to compute, maybe he forgot us, or forgot to enhance contrast. Maybe we need new computers. Can Al see it? Ask him for me, will you. He has way better vision. | ||
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Post# 212506 , Reply# 15 5/27/2007 at 07:00 (6,172 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Mike | ||
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Post# 212518 , Reply# 16 5/27/2007 at 08:50 (6,172 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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| Post# 212532 , Reply# 17 5/27/2007 at 10:35 (6,172 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Jon, Al's staring at the toast and marmalade | ||
| Post# 212538 , Reply# 18 5/27/2007 at 11:27 (6,172 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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OR CHICKEN WINGS | ||
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Post# 212546 , Reply# 19 5/27/2007 at 12:10 (6,172 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 212578 , Reply# 20 5/27/2007 at 14:10 (6,172 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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I'll give you a full set of glasses, up north too! | ||
| Post# 212579 , Reply# 21 5/27/2007 at 14:21 (6,172 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Oh, for Pete's sake! | ||
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Post# 212621 , Reply# 22 5/27/2007 at 21:07 (6,171 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Just for that mister | ||
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Post# 212628 , Reply# 23 5/27/2007 at 21:33 (6,171 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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WCI - HeeHee! | ||
| Post# 212631 , Reply# 24 5/27/2007 at 21:53 (6,171 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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ROTF!! | ||
| Post# 212642 , Reply# 25 5/28/2007 at 00:30 (6,171 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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We all need a good spanking by Laundress | ||
| Post# 212644 , Reply# 26 5/28/2007 at 00:34 (6,171 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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I'll have something for you in September in Omaha, and i | ||
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Post# 212652 , Reply# 27 5/28/2007 at 01:54 (6,171 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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Settlement Value? | ||
| Post# 212722 , Reply# 28 5/28/2007 at 10:36 (6,171 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Happy Holiday, People | ||
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Post# 212728 , Reply# 29 5/28/2007 at 10:50 (6,171 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 212731 , Reply# 30 5/28/2007 at 10:54 (6,171 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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WCI the real Frigidaire???? | ||
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Post# 212735 , Reply# 31 5/28/2007 at 10:57 (6,171 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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| Post# 212740 , Reply# 32 5/28/2007 at 11:22 (6,171 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Eww!
Oh, that IS unnerving. "WCI, the real Frigidaire??" So, you're saying that this machine was my one shot at owning a real Frigidaire?!? Greg, I almost forgot I had that machine too until Roger and I reminisced about it the other day. I kind of wish I hadn't gotten rid of it, but it's propensity to store two gallons of soapy water in the recirculation system and then barf it all back into what was initially a pristine rinse really turned me off. 
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| Post# 212741 , Reply# 33 5/28/2007 at 11:24 (6,171 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Real 1-18
Darn. I should have kept this, except that half the bolts sheared-off in the transmission when we tried to take it apart. It was so pretty inside and out...thank goodness I saved the control panel! I'll have to find another and chuck this Jet-Action thing I have now...oh, why don't I ever learn to keep the really COOL machines?? 
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| Post# 212743 , Reply# 34 5/28/2007 at 11:28 (6,171 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Arm-mangler Kelvy
LOL Greg, no, this machine stopped running when you opened the lid. Yet another classic example, according to the news segment, of WCI's insanity, since the "original" design worked "better" than the more recent revision. But the lid-switch was disabled on it, and I figure I'll work the angle that if they had made it run with the lid open, I'd never have had to disable the switch, which--in turn--led to the mangling of my arm. "If only I had been allowed to see the wash, then I'd never have done something that caused me to stumble into seeing the spin!...and then blacking out." I figure I could play it into a different $3 million suit...you know, nonsensical and conflicting, but just what the American justice system loves. | ||
| Post# 212752 , Reply# 35 5/28/2007 at 12:25 (6,171 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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See you have some hose manipulation going on ovet there with | ||
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Post# 212762 , Reply# 36 5/28/2007 at 13:01 (6,171 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Oh, Nate; I can only imagine how many people recoiled in horrow when they lifted the lid on your 1-18 expecting a Jet-Action agitator. Was yours an '80? Actually, I think the very first WCI Frigidaires were kinda cool---at least in retrospect. I also remember the 'suds barf' from the recirulation system at the start of the rinse. I had an '86 and by then they really sucked. Plastic tubs, weak, spineless transmissions, horrible agitators. The only redeeming features of my '86 Frigidaire were a spin-drain and the circle fill, a hold-over from the GM-era 1-18s. | ||
| Post# 212850 , Reply# 37 5/28/2007 at 20:11 (6,170 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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:-)
Mike--I don't recycle water too much, unless I'm suds-saving in the Easy Spin-Drier, a practice that Scott instilled in me :-). Most drain water goes out into the yard, unless it's here at the house, and then it goes into that boring standpipe. We just had the rigging affair put together that evening so we could play with the machine. Eugene--I think mine was close to a 1980 machine. I know, can you imagine the difference? The WCI 1-18s were not bad machines, but they were not a 1-18, and any consumer trying to make the transition from a machine that held a megaton to a machine that was pretty average had to be completely torqued. My "1-18" was a Westinghouse top-loader under the hood in every respect, with a straight-vane agitator that was kind of cool (the top vanes were removable, leaving a rather Hotpoint-longneckesque agitator). It didn't have so much of the suds barf-back issue as the Franklin Kelvinator pictured above, which decidedly could re-christen even the purest, clearest rinse with a gallon of concentrated suds and make it look just like the wash. By 1986, didn't WCI use-up their Westy toploader parts and go to solely Franklin machines? I'm thinking your later machine was a closer kin to the Kelvy than my faux 1-18. However, *I* didn't get the Jet-Circle fill--travesty!! It all came out of that one little spot at the ten o'clock position--à la Westinghouse, all the way. | ||
| Post# 212851 , Reply# 38 5/28/2007 at 20:12 (6,170 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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Straight-vane Westy agitator | ||
| Post# 212853 , Reply# 39 5/28/2007 at 20:13 (6,170 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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and... | ||
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Post# 212873 , Reply# 40 5/28/2007 at 20:56 (6,170 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Nate--My '86 looked very much like your Kelvy; the recessed lint filter and the agitator caps were identical. My agitator didn't have the wings up at the top. It had narrow blades that were in a ramped configuration, but too narrow to stir things up, much. My '06 definitely has better turnover. I do miss the spin-drain. For reasons I cannot fully explain, my '06 Frigidaire TL is gradually becoming my daily driver. Except for the friggin' reduced maximum water level which is a nuisance to deal with, the little plastic beast has grown on me. I've started doing an old-fashioned overnight soak with my white loads and they're coming out great! I'm using the FL'er mainly as an extractor these days. I actually wouldn't mind having one of the Frigi-Westys pictured above. | ||
| Post# 212973 , Reply# 41 5/29/2007 at 09:42 (6,170 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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:-D
Oooh! I've seen those. The top vanes of the agitator almost reminded me of a Dual-Action config, only on a single-action unit. I thought those were cool-looking, but it's good to know that they weren't that hot in terms of agitation. It's okay to start gravitating to your top-loader; I used the heck out of the Kelvinator when I had it, and enjoyed it immensely. And besides, we're allowed to be fickle. I go back-and-forth between machines frequently. It's okay :-D Someday you'll use the front-loader again, and you'll use the top-loader for If I find another one of the (as Greg calls them) "fooled-ya" 1-18s, I'll hold onto it. I've still got the pictured control panel, so it'd be good to go, and then maybe we could give you something else to play with. The thing about the Westy machines is that they're nothing short of a nightmare to take apart (I wasn't kidding about the sheared bolts), and I've yet to come across one that didn't have something wrong with it, however minor. The machine I showed above had a transmission that knocked constantly and made a bonking/banging sound when the tub indexed (which apparently had the Australians in stitches, if I recall ;-) ). It was pretty, and high-maintenance, kind of like Shannen Doherty... | ||
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