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Post# 424536   3/24/2010 at 05:29 (5,147 days old) by crevicetool (Snellville Ga.)        

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I don't know a whole lot about washers, but is that timer knob in the wrong place? Or, do I need a vacation?

Rick





Post# 424537 , Reply# 1   3/24/2010 at 05:42 (5,147 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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No the timer knob is in the right place. It's called an off-set timer. The knob kinda "remotely" controls the timer and the pointing needle.

Post# 424538 , Reply# 2   3/24/2010 at 05:43 (5,147 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Norge had something similar around this time. GE had it in a similar concept and that machine was in a POD within the last week.

Post# 424540 , Reply# 3   3/24/2010 at 05:50 (5,147 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
Vaction...LOL

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Hey Rick, no vacation needed "Just Yet" welcome to the wonderful world of Frigidaire...yep all controls in the right place & ready for Jet Action!!

Just noticed that at the bottom of the add it says model WCIK...what does that stand for?? very ironic given who took them over later!!!


Post# 424542 , Reply# 4   3/24/2010 at 06:07 (5,147 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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WCIK--I believe this as a 1966 model. The 1965 model owuld have been WCI65 I do believe. Mike, WCI stood for Washer, Custom Imperial.

Post# 424543 , Reply# 5   3/24/2010 at 06:12 (5,147 days old) by appnut (TX)        

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Here's a picture of one of the Norges I was referring to. The big round circle in the middle of the control panel aws the timer display. Just to the right of that big circle is the knob which rotated the timer--the red visual "needle" at 12 o'clock on the display designated timer settings as it moved through the cycle. A Norge VHQ washer is another POD and it has a huge handle to grab onto to set the timer. RICKR's 1963 Custom Imperial is similar.

Post# 424544 , Reply# 6   3/24/2010 at 06:14 (5,147 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill *Home of the RailwayTrials* Merseyside,UK)        
WCI

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Thanks Bob,did the K have any significance, like denoting the year??

This was Scott`s machine if I remember rightly from the 2001 convention, lovely colour though!!!


Post# 424545 , Reply# 7   3/24/2010 at 06:23 (5,147 days old) by Saltysam ()        
POD 3/24/10.......

This is the exact machine that my parents had when I was growing up! Would love to find one just like it. The only difference was my moms machine was in white. Oh the days of driving her crazy by standing there with the lid open and water sloshing all over the place. lol Guess old habits are hard to break because I still do that!
Mark


Post# 424547 , Reply# 8   3/24/2010 at 06:43 (5,147 days old) by joelippard (Hickory)        
Ah,

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What a nice thing to wake up to this morning...

Post# 424559 , Reply# 9   3/24/2010 at 08:53 (5,147 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA)        
Favorite Frigidaire

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That is my favorite Frigidaire machine. I love that indicator needle behind the glass.

Post# 424577 , Reply# 10   3/24/2010 at 10:44 (5,147 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)        
Hey Rick

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Rickr has one of these and in coppertone. Thought I recently saw one in green somewhere lately, like today's. Yes? Growing up we had the copper Custom Deluxe. Turning the dial below and watching the lights come on while the needle turned above was exciting. These are wonderful washing machines.

Post# 424582 , Reply# 11   3/24/2010 at 11:23 (5,147 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)        
did the K have any significance, like denoting the year??

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It sure did - here is the low down on GM/Frigidaire letter by year:

1965 - J
1966 - K
1967 - L
1968 - N
1969 - P
1970 - S
1972 - T

You won't find a J in the model number for laundry products in 1965, but it was the first year GM started describing the 1965 model year as the J models for refrigeration, ranges, etc.

Starting in '68 things started to blur. You would have 1968 model year machines being produced through the 1969 production run, but did not receive a P in the model number. Same holds true for the 1970 1-18 machines (S) being made in 1971, and T machines being produced in 1973. Starting in '74 they started to drop the idea that a year would be specified within the model - at least for laundry products.

LOVE this POD! Can anyone tell me what year and model the car is?

Ben


Post# 424628 , Reply# 12   3/24/2010 at 15:05 (5,146 days old) by crevicetool (Snellville Ga.)        
I'm pretty sure of the year......1937

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Definitely a Chevrolet though, Ben.

Rick


Post# 424634 , Reply# 13   3/24/2010 at 15:56 (5,146 days old) by rickr (.)        
I love Rollermatics!

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Hi Mike, 1966 it is!

Mine are not coppertone anymore though...


Post# 424636 , Reply# 14   3/24/2010 at 16:42 (5,146 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions)        

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37 Chevrolet.

Post# 424655 , Reply# 15   3/24/2010 at 20:45 (5,146 days old) by appnut (TX)        
Mine are not coppertone anymore though...

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Rick, would ya call that color Aztecqoise?

Post# 424674 , Reply# 16   3/24/2010 at 21:38 (5,146 days old) by crevicetool (Snellville Ga.)        
If they were once coppertone.....

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How in the world did you get them to be such a BEAUTIFUL Turquoise???????

They look factory.

Rick

BTW thanks everyone about the knob....


Post# 424756 , Reply# 17   3/25/2010 at 09:20 (5,146 days old) by rickr (.)        
How in the world did you get them to be such a BEAUTIFUL Tur

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I had the cabinets blasted, then painted with automotive grade paint. The cabinets were in bad shape prior anyway, so the paint was a great improvement.

Post# 424764 , Reply# 18   3/25/2010 at 10:16 (5,146 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY)        
"I had the cabinets blasted"

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Think it's awesome that you're so into it, you actually had your cabinets blasted. They shimmer.

My bedroom was just after the laundry room, and when I'd come in, the house was usually asleep, and only the beautiful copper Custom deluxe would still be up, the pretty glow of the illuminated dial and warm and inviting.

What I most loved was the "settling-in" rattle of the rollers after the washer reached the first spin speed. I'd always wait the full minute for the rush and the pitched hum as she warped up to top speed. Would love to hear that sound again. Such an amazing washing machine.



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