Thread Number: 26446
REBIRTH OF THE 1965 CUSTOM IMPERIAL |
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Post# 405914   1/13/2010 at 23:37 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405917 , Reply# 1   1/13/2010 at 23:39 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405919 , Reply# 2   1/13/2010 at 23:40 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405920 , Reply# 3   1/13/2010 at 23:40 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405922 , Reply# 4   1/13/2010 at 23:42 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405923 , Reply# 5   1/13/2010 at 23:44 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405924 , Reply# 6   1/13/2010 at 23:46 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405926 , Reply# 7   1/13/2010 at 23:48 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405927 , Reply# 8   1/13/2010 at 23:50 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405928 , Reply# 9   1/13/2010 at 23:52 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405929 , Reply# 10   1/13/2010 at 23:53 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405930 , Reply# 11   1/13/2010 at 23:54 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405932 , Reply# 12   1/13/2010 at 23:55 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405933 , Reply# 13   1/13/2010 at 23:59 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405934 , Reply# 14   1/14/2010 at 00:01 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405935 , Reply# 15   1/14/2010 at 00:04 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405936 , Reply# 16   1/14/2010 at 00:05 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405938 , Reply# 17   1/14/2010 at 00:06 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405939 , Reply# 18   1/14/2010 at 00:08 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405940 , Reply# 19   1/14/2010 at 00:09 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405941 , Reply# 20   1/14/2010 at 00:10 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405942 , Reply# 21   1/14/2010 at 00:12 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405943 , Reply# 22   1/14/2010 at 00:14 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405945 , Reply# 23   1/14/2010 at 00:15 (5,188 days old) by 70series ( Connecticut.)   |   | |
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Good luck on your rebuild of that machine. May you bring it back to life completely. Have a good one, James |
Post# 405946 , Reply# 24   1/14/2010 at 00:16 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405947 , Reply# 25   1/14/2010 at 00:17 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405948 , Reply# 26   1/14/2010 at 00:19 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405949 , Reply# 27   1/14/2010 at 00:22 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405950 , Reply# 28   1/14/2010 at 00:25 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405951 , Reply# 29   1/14/2010 at 00:26 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405952 , Reply# 30   1/14/2010 at 00:28 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405954 , Reply# 31   1/14/2010 at 00:29 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405955 , Reply# 32   1/14/2010 at 00:31 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405957 , Reply# 33   1/14/2010 at 00:32 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405958 , Reply# 34   1/14/2010 at 00:36 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405959 , Reply# 35   1/14/2010 at 00:37 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405960 , Reply# 36   1/14/2010 at 00:40 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 405962 , Reply# 37   1/14/2010 at 00:47 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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more time this little pulsator will be jumping up and down again! i'm going to begin another round of work in feb. it's been too cold to deal with it this month and i find i do better work when i take a break fior a few weeks! BUT IT IS A MIRACLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NEVER THOUGHT I"D SEE IT LOOKIN THAT GOOD AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
Post# 405966 , Reply# 38   1/14/2010 at 01:15 (5,188 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA)   |   | |
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Post# 405967 , Reply# 39   1/14/2010 at 01:19 (5,188 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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as soon as i have time to figure out how to upload a video here! thanks, i am kinda proud of it, not that i'm that great but that it came together so well and so many crucial peices i needed i found in that box where i had stashed everything! i really think i had divine help! and not the "divine" from "hairspray" either! |
Post# 405972 , Reply# 40   1/14/2010 at 02:07 (5,188 days old) by volvoguy87 (Cincinnati, OH)   |   | |
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Post# 405975 , Reply# 41   1/14/2010 at 03:42 (5,188 days old) by mielabor ()   |   | |
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I don't think that I would have the courage to do a restoration after such an accident. Is this machine only for use with liquid detergents? |
Post# 405977 , Reply# 42   1/14/2010 at 03:44 (5,188 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 405991 , Reply# 43   1/14/2010 at 04:52 (5,188 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)   |   | |
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Post# 406012 , Reply# 44   1/14/2010 at 07:23 (5,188 days old) by easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC)   |   | |
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That is a fantastic machine, and the job you've done on it is superb. You should be really proud!!! Thanks for sharing the entire story. Jerry Gay |
Post# 406014 , Reply# 45   1/14/2010 at 08:29 (5,188 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut)   |   | |
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Lesser men would have thrown in the towel! Amazing job and thanks for all the photos! I have always wanted to see those dispensers up close and personal. That's a beautiful machine and even though your Bubbie's machine was coppertone(which I love!) turquoise will always be the iconic color of a Jet-Action Fridggie to me. I always appreciated how they coordinated the colors of the control panel to the cabinet. You'd never see that kind of expenditure on aesthetics again. Now I can upgrade the illustration. |
Post# 406017 , Reply# 46   1/14/2010 at 08:42 (5,188 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 406039 , Reply# 47   1/14/2010 at 11:07 (5,187 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)   |   | |
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Pete, I would not believe this if I hadn't seen it with my own two eyes. You have the patience of Job. And I'm not even going to ask how it fell off the truck;-> What an amazing machine--had no idea Frigidaire had all those options and dispensers. Fabulous and miraculous: the machine and your work. Thank you for a virtual feast of startling photos. |
Post# 406041 , Reply# 48   1/14/2010 at 11:09 (5,187 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston)   |   | |
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What a wonderful job you are doing Pete! You have given me the inspiration to get the 1-18 going. That should be a cake walk compared to your turquoise labor of love. Congrats! Bobby in Boston |
Post# 406042 , Reply# 49   1/14/2010 at 11:10 (5,187 days old) by bobbyderegis (Boston)   |   | |
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What a wonderful job you are doing Pete! You have given me the inspiration to get the 1-18 going. That should be a cake walk compared to your turquoise labor of love. Congrats! Bobby in Boston |
Post# 406054 , Reply# 50   1/14/2010 at 12:01 (5,187 days old) by joelippard (Hickory)   |   | |
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Post# 406061 , Reply# 51   1/14/2010 at 12:35 (5,187 days old) by circlew (NE Cincinnati OH area)   |   | |
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Hey Pete, I'm really glad to see it coming back together so well. I know it's been a lot of work for you. That machine shows how well they were built then - I'd hate to see what a new one would look like after going thru what this one did. |
Post# 406110 , Reply# 52   1/14/2010 at 17:28 (5,187 days old) by frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 406114 , Reply# 53   1/14/2010 at 17:56 (5,187 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Peter, I'm speechless and have tears coming down my face. I can't believe you've done such an outstanding job, I didn't think anyone could get this machine back together. My mom's childhood best friend and her husband (my Godfather) had this machine, but in white, that rplaced a dead WO65-2. So I have very special memories of this same machine. BTW, it was replaced with an avocado 1/18, but I"m not sure exactly when though.
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Post# 406124 , Reply# 54   1/14/2010 at 18:44 (5,187 days old) by yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Post# 406128 , Reply# 55   1/14/2010 at 18:52 (5,187 days old) by peteski50 (New York)   |   | |
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Post# 406131 , Reply# 56   1/14/2010 at 18:57 (5,187 days old) by supremewhirlpol ()   |   | |
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OOOOO!! Almost back together eh!? A fine job Pete! |
Post# 406159 , Reply# 57   1/14/2010 at 21:15 (5,187 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 406174 , Reply# 58   1/15/2010 at 00:12 (5,187 days old) by mattl (Flushing, MI)   |   | |
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Well done! |
Post# 406192 , Reply# 59   1/15/2010 at 06:12 (5,187 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)   |   | |
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Wow Pete, what a transformation, your time & patience have certainly paid off!! also learned a few tips as well, like the way you used the plastic bottle to cover the agi whilst working on the tub...simple..but effective..and the plastic rulers for re=build support, thank you for taking us on your Frigidaire journey..Mike
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Post# 407573 , Reply# 60   1/19/2010 at 23:08 (5,182 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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thanks for the tip on using aluminum foil to hide the lite. no machine is not made for liquid detergent only. in fact my aunt never used her dispensors once on her frigidaire custom imperial. she wanted to keep them clean. i have included a few pics of the dispensors since you mentioned seeing them close up. they were cracked in the fall but the solonoids and valves were not hurt. i will be doing a video of this one sometime this year. have to add the software to my computer first. windows movie maker i believe?! as for 1-18's i have one and it's completely torn down now. i have to admit the 1-18 seems to be a lot more work than a rollermatic, the rollermatic is a simpler overall design. good luck with your 1-18, i hope to tackle mine later this year. one last thing, does anyone know where you can buy a small solonoid these days. the timer on this washer has a mini solonoid that pulls in and switches the timer escapement into a different mode. this cuts cycle time down and is used for small load fills and gentle cycle wash and spin times. the solonoid promply burnt up the first time i tried it! there has got to be some place to get one??!! any ideas?! thanks |
Post# 407574 , Reply# 61   1/19/2010 at 23:11 (5,182 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 407575 , Reply# 62   1/19/2010 at 23:13 (5,182 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 407576 , Reply# 63   1/19/2010 at 23:16 (5,182 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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Post# 407605 , Reply# 64   1/20/2010 at 06:56 (5,182 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Pete, if you can't find an original Frigidaire part, try looking on eBay. I was about to do that for the Westinghouse Laundromat speed changer. How 'small' is the solenoid you are looking for? I have a couple of smaller-sized solenoids that I pulled from a Kelvinator dishwasher (drain and dispenser solenoids) that may possibly be 'small enough'. If you can post or send me the dimensions, I will check my parts stock down in Ogden on the weekend.
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Post# 407620 , Reply# 65   1/20/2010 at 08:47 (5,182 days old) by davy1063 (Pennsylvania)   |   | |
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this is truly a testament on how solid these machines were. You show me a modern machine that would withstand a fall like that and be able to be resurrected! |
Post# 407663 , Reply# 66   1/20/2010 at 11:35 (5,181 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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looks just like the bigger one's you see on a westinghouse front loader, the one that shifts the pulley into spin speed. but this little one is 1 1/2 inches by 1 1/2 inches for the body of the solonoid, not including plunger part. it attaches directly to the timer body. any small solonoid that has an actual plunger mechanism will do. i don't have to mount it on the timer itself. all it has to do is pull a lever about 3/4 inch to change gears in the timer. i used to buy them at radio shack but no more. i looked on the web for solonoids but so far no luck. if you have something i will be more than happy to buy it and pay shipping ofcourse. if not i'm sure i'll run across something here. i may be able to buy something off a parts house on the web, you know a small solonoid used on a drain valve for a g.e. potscrubber of similiar. larry in parma may have something too, just thought of that! davy1063, i agree 100%! it is amazing that after toppling over the side of the truck bed (the gate was closed) and landing on it's top in a ditch it came together as well as it did. and the motor, tub, water seal, rollermatic transmission was not affected in the least! |
Post# 409288 , Reply# 67   1/25/2010 at 11:07 (5,176 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 409446 , Reply# 68   1/25/2010 at 20:10 (5,176 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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it looks just like it. i know i can make it work. if you need anything for a kitchenaid or other dishwasher let me know, i just may have it, i'm gettin a pretty good parts supply built up here. this is my appliance room, a mess right now but chock full of goodies! i will pay you for it plus shipping ofcourse. will e mail you my address. thanks again |
Post# 409527 , Reply# 70   1/25/2010 at 22:39 (5,176 days old) by rollermatic (cincinnati)   |   | |
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