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Thread Number: 17161
OK GE Boys, Here's Something New |
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Post# 282159 5/28/2008 at 22:06 (5,804 days old) by unimatic1140  (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 282160 , Reply# 1 5/28/2008 at 22:07 (5,804 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 282161 , Reply# 2 5/28/2008 at 22:08 (5,804 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 282162 , Reply# 3 5/28/2008 at 22:08 (5,804 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 282163 , Reply# 4 5/28/2008 at 22:10 (5,804 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 282164 , Reply# 5 5/28/2008 at 22:10 (5,804 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 282165 , Reply# 6 5/28/2008 at 22:11 (5,804 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 282167 , Reply# 7 5/28/2008 at 22:17 (5,804 days old) by goblue () | ||
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nice looking machine.good pickup | ||
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Post# 282168 , Reply# 8 5/28/2008 at 22:20 (5,804 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 282177 , Reply# 9 5/28/2008 at 22:30 (5,804 days old) by tlee618 () | ||
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Robert, you sure do find the neatest things up there. Love all of the orginal paper work with the machine. I am guessing it is a two cycle machine but only one speed?? | ||
| Post# 282184 , Reply# 10 5/28/2008 at 22:34 (5,804 days old) by ~sudsshane () | ||
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oh gawd~ **passing out** THUMP! Love it,Love it,Love it! | ||
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Post# 282192 , Reply# 11 5/28/2008 at 22:40 (5,804 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 282200 , Reply# 12 5/28/2008 at 23:17 (5,804 days old) by volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH) |
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Wow. | ||
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Post# 282209 , Reply# 13 5/28/2008 at 23:36 (5,804 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 282211 , Reply# 14 5/28/2008 at 23:43 (5,804 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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GE | ||
| Post# 282215 , Reply# 15 5/28/2008 at 23:51 (5,804 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
2 Suds Saver Machines in a row  | ||
| Post# 282220 , Reply# 16 5/29/2008 at 00:27 (5,804 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
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Just bounded out of bed and ran back downstairs to say...... | ||
| Post# 282223 , Reply# 17 5/29/2008 at 00:50 (5,804 days old) by brettsomers () | ||
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I LOVE it when you talk dirty. So do I!! Thats a wierd-ass cluster of levers! | ||
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Post# 282224 , Reply# 18 5/29/2008 at 00:53 (5,804 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK) |
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GE | ||
| Post# 282232 , Reply# 19 5/29/2008 at 03:54 (5,804 days old) by laundryshark (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) | ||
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How About a Nice Video? ...And with some great audio as well. Feel free to clown around and have fun as you are testing your latest classic GE find. Am eagerly awaiting to collect that video.--Laundry Shark | ||
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Post# 282245 , Reply# 20 5/29/2008 at 05:53 (5,804 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU
Oh Lord! Every stinking time I think I've figured them out, they go and throw in another ringer!!!!! This machine looks like a prototype. WHAT'S THE MODEL NUMBER????? I can't even begin to guess. Excuse me but I'm plotzing here. It looks like it would be a WA-655V, but the colors are all wrong. I've NEVER seen that color combination on a 1961 GE until now. They did something like that in 1963 with their BOLs, and that "V-12" badge on the front of the cabinet was also something I've only seen in the very early ads introducing the new line. Also, it has the old-style filter-flo flume that would be replaced later in the model year. Where do you find these things???? | ||
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Post# 282253 , Reply# 22 5/29/2008 at 07:25 (5,804 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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Robert, | ||
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Post# 282255 , Reply# 23 5/29/2008 at 07:29 (5,804 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!) |
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It doesn't tell you it's an AUTOMATIC washer.... | ||
| Post# 282256 , Reply# 24 5/29/2008 at 07:32 (5,804 days old) by commodorejohn () | ||
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A 1961 model? That's the year I was born! It's in better shape than I am! GREAT MACHINE-I LOVE IT! Back in the 60's, my entire family worked for GE, so everyone had a FILTER-FLO-I always thought they were a very pretty machine. They still ARE! | ||
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Post# 282258 , Reply# 25 5/29/2008 at 07:47 (5,804 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 282272 , Reply# 26 5/29/2008 at 09:32 (5,804 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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| Post# 282278 , Reply# 27 5/29/2008 at 09:59 (5,804 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA) | ||
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Post# 282288 , Reply# 28 5/29/2008 at 11:04 (5,804 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Post# 282293 , Reply# 29 5/29/2008 at 11:24 (5,804 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD) |
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Congratulations! Interesting how the Filter-Flo stream uses half of the opening so that the Suds Return can use the other half. You told us long ago that this was the only year that the V-12 used the rear position for the filter stream. | ||
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Post# 282342 , Reply# 30 5/29/2008 at 16:56 (5,804 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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| Post# 282359 , Reply# 31 5/29/2008 at 18:36 (5,804 days old) by toggleswitch2 () | ||
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OH MY GAWD. GAWGEOUS DAHLINKS! I think I jsut dropped my nail file. | ||
| Post# 282361 , Reply# 32 5/29/2008 at 18:48 (5,804 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
Nice find! | ||
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Post# 282365 , Reply# 33 5/29/2008 at 19:32 (5,804 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Made my freakin' day: | ||
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Post# 282367 , Reply# 34 5/29/2008 at 19:34 (5,804 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Post# 282371 , Reply# 35 5/29/2008 at 19:52 (5,803 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Raider of the Lost Filter-Flo
...now, to really bore the hell out of you people(sorry, but 1961 is/was my FAVORITE model year for Filter-floozies), I can tell you that our downstairs neighbors had my first depiction of these with the all-blue panels.I never knew the actual model numbers of those machines, but they correspond to the ones listed and pictured in a GE catalogue I have from that period. Also, for some reason, at some point during the model year, GE switched the filter-flume from 12:00 to 1:30 (where it remained for more than 30 years). One of many things I love about your new find is that great color blue/gray, as far as I know, was never used before or since. I wish I could find an engineer or designer from that period so I could ask them why there were so many variations produced. It's hard to believe that they would spend so much time and money changing these things. Were they just throwing washers together from spare parts? Sorry to rattle on, but I always wondered if this machine existed and there you go and find one. Is that giant "V-12" badge a sticker or a plate? 
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| Post# 282419 , Reply# 36 5/30/2008 at 01:41 (5,803 days old) by spankomatic (Ukiah,CA) | ||
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Post# 282454 , Reply# 37 5/30/2008 at 08:25 (5,803 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Is that just a touch of rust around the balance ring? Not exactly, the balance ring must have been been contaminated with moisture at some point and there are a few areas where the porcelain is pealing off of it and its rusting in those spots. The wash tub should really be replaced. This shouldn't be too difficult as I'm almost positive any standard capacity GE washer basket will fit from '61 thru '95 will fit. Interesting how the Filter-Flo stream uses half of the opening so that the Suds Return can use the other half. Tom the Suds Return fills through a second flume with is located at the 10:00 position right next to the standard water flume. The Filter-Flo hose had some gunk built up in it, now that I cleaned it out it's flowing the way its suppose to, see much better... 
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Post# 282455 , Reply# 38 5/30/2008 at 08:27 (5,803 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 282500 , Reply# 39 5/30/2008 at 14:11 (5,803 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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Robert, | ||
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Post# 282561 , Reply# 40 5/30/2008 at 22:15 (5,802 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Robert | ||
| Post# 282588 , Reply# 41 5/31/2008 at 03:07 (5,802 days old) by spinout (Phoenix) | ||
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Congrats... It's a beautiful machine! Glad to see GE getting more well deserved attention and "air time" these days! | ||
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Post# 282633 , Reply# 42 5/31/2008 at 11:11 (5,802 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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An angel always gets its wings (kerr-klunk) | ||
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Post# 282634 , Reply# 43 5/31/2008 at 11:12 (5,802 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Oh and BTW | ||
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Post# 282645 , Reply# 44 5/31/2008 at 11:42 (5,802 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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Jetcone
You know I was wondering the same thing about the pumps. My '69 model recirculates A LOT!!! Has a very powerful stream that splashes all over the place when it hits the pan. I love it! It also drains like a mo-fo. I had to tie down the hose to the sink because, when the machine would start draining, the hose would nearly jump off the sink with so much force! Any wonder why I like GEs so much??? So powerful!!! Jon | ||
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Post# 282741 , Reply# 46 5/31/2008 at 20:13 (5,801 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 282743 , Reply# 47 5/31/2008 at 20:23 (5,801 days old) by jons1077 (Vancouver, Washington, USA) |
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sniff | ||
| Post# 282746 , Reply# 48 5/31/2008 at 20:31 (5,801 days old) by pturo (Syracuse, New York) | ||
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I think Ken is next in line, based on previous interest. | ||
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Post# 282787 , Reply# 50 6/1/2008 at 02:06 (5,801 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 282805 , Reply# 51 6/1/2008 at 09:21 (5,801 days old) by lesto (Atlanta) | ||
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Does the dial light up on this 61 like the 58, 59 & 60 models do? | ||
| Post# 283067 , Reply# 55 6/3/2008 at 01:28 (5,799 days old) by tuthill () | ||
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LOL Can't wait to see it! A V12!! | ||
| Post# 283090 , Reply# 56 6/3/2008 at 08:50 (5,799 days old) by thirtyater () | ||
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Thanks for the info Spinout I will have to check into that! | ||
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