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Thread Number: 16855
Another one follows me home (1958 Maytag 641C) |
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| Post# 278045 5/3/2008 at 05:29 (5,830 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
Saw this dryer listed on craigslist a few weeks ago for a very reasonable price. After it popped up for sale again, I knew from experience that it would be destined for the crusher if it didn't sell this time around. After speaking with the owner, this was his exact intentions. I just couldn't bear the thought of a near TOL (or maybe TOL) WORKING vintage dryer being sent to the crusher! The Good: It runs and heats up. YAY! No rats nest to be found behind the rear panel. Immediately found 17 cents after removing the rear panel. The Bad: It's missing a leg. It's missing all 4 rubber feet. I replaced the 40 watt drum light and it still refuses to light. I replaced the 20 watt florescent console light and it refuses to light. I couldn't find a starter in this design, so that boggled me. After narrowing down the problem to the switch, I tried to carefully open it up and ended up breaking it in half........ooops. The chime doesn't work. Some idiot cut half of the "L" prong on the connector. I think this unit is of the female gender. Doesn’t behave, respond to easy fixes, and probably will take lots o time and money to fix her......if that is even possible. LOL!! I can certainly see why design changes (for the better) occurred later on in comparison to my 1964 DE-750. However, there are a few positive aspects to this old girl. Here are some "before" pics of the unit. 
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| Post# 278046 , Reply# 1 5/3/2008 at 05:30 (5,830 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 278047 , Reply# 2 5/3/2008 at 05:31 (5,830 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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| Post# 278052 , Reply# 3 5/3/2008 at 06:51 (5,830 days old) by oldwasherguy (Ladson SC) | ||
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| Post# 278434 , Reply# 4 5/5/2008 at 11:51 (5,828 days old) by fa_f3_20 () | ||
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Isn't the console light a manual start, like a desk lamp? You just hold the button down for a few seconds until it lights. | ||
| Post# 278501 , Reply# 5 5/5/2008 at 17:55 (5,827 days old) by qsd-dan (West) | ||
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Isn't the console light a manual start, like a desk lamp
To be honest, I haven't a clue. Since I broke the switch in half trying to clean it (both buttons were very sticky) I need a new one anyway. Hopefully I can still locate one. I believe these switches were still in use up until 1963. I sure wish I had the service manual so I could narrow down the problems more specifically. | ||
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