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Post# 475517   11/16/2010 at 13:52 (4,901 days old) by PokMan (Poughkeepsie, NY)        

I'm a noobie here -- great forum with tons of good info! My wife and I inherited a flame red Frigidaire 1-18 (model no. WCD3T) with our new (to us) 1970's era modern house. It's been running fine, until recently when the timer stopped advancing. I checked the voltage to the timer motor; it was 120V, and the timer motor was getting hot, but the white plastic cog wasn't moving. The timer motor says "Kingston Model 60" on one side, and "3/5R 60Hz" on the other. The timer itself says "Kingston 0636280 80 3359" on it. I've scoured the web looking for either of these parts, to no avail. Does anyone have, or know of anyone who has, these parts? Many thanks.




Post# 475551 , Reply# 1   11/16/2010 at 16:58 (4,901 days old) by dishwashercrazy (West Peoria, IL)        
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Hi Eric. Welcome to the club.

You might want to call Larry at Modern Parts House. His shop is in Parma, Ohio. He is very friendly, especially if you tell him you are a member of automaticwasher.org - the phone number is (216) 661-6966.

Mike


Post# 475613 , Reply# 2   11/16/2010 at 19:50 (4,901 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
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Try the super search on this sight someone a while ago was talking about rebuilding these timer motors. In any case don't give up these are not that uncommon yet.

Post# 475732 , Reply# 3   11/17/2010 at 06:54 (4,900 days old) by joelippard (Hickory)        


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I purchased one for my 1-18 from stoneparts.com give them a try. I think the person I spoke with there was named Gerald, it was about 2 years ago.

I have one that's Poppy Red also, why don't you share a picture of yours with us.

Post# 475823 , Reply# 4   11/17/2010 at 13:15 (4,900 days old) by PokMan (Poughkeepsie, NY)        

Thanks Mike and Joe for the pointers. I wrote stoneparts.com yesterday; no luck there. I spoke with a woman at Modern Parts House today, who told me they would "do some digging" to see if they could come up with the part.

John, I'm thinking that rebuilding the motor is my last resort. Has anyone tried doing this? I'm not afraid of that kind of stuff in general; it just sounds like getting the case open is a little tricky, and of course I can picture all the electrical / gear innards jumping out when I open it up.

Will get a picture of this machine up soon. Since my first post I've discovered that it's "poppy red"; just wish I had the matching dryer! (The dryer's a 1990's WCI POS, not worth repairing when it goes.)

Thanks again everybody -
Eric / PokMan
Poughkeepsie NY


Post# 475976 , Reply# 5   11/17/2010 at 22:26 (4,899 days old) by dnastrau (Lords Valley, PA)        
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 Hi Eric:

I would give this company a try...

Good luck!

Andrew S.

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Post# 475988 , Reply# 6   11/17/2010 at 23:31 (4,899 days old) by PokMan (Poughkeepsie, NY)        
Re: appliancetimers.com / 1-18 dryer

 Thanks Andrew! I'm much relieved, since this should hold me if all else fails... Will send them an inquiry tomorrow to see if they have one in stock, or if we're looking at a timer rebuild process.

Does anyone have advice on how to pick up a matching poppy red 1-18 dryer? (besides the usual outlets - craigslist, ebay, etc, which don't have anything right now) I'm liking having this classic appliance that I didn't fully appreciate until now!

Thanks,
Eric


Post# 475993 , Reply# 7   11/18/2010 at 00:13 (4,899 days old) by qsd-dan (West)        

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Take a close look at the drive gear and see if it's broken.

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Post# 476067 , Reply# 8   11/18/2010 at 11:12 (4,899 days old) by PokMan (Poughkeepsie, NY)        

The drive gear appears OK on the outside. But, I can't turn it in either direction, so I suspect that something in the gear assembly broke inside, and is gumming up the works.

Post# 476281 , Reply# 9   11/19/2010 at 11:48 (4,898 days old) by joelippard (Hickory)        


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That's exactly what happened to my timer motor, the timer was fine itself but the motor crapped out, and I couldn't turn it either. Changing the motor is really easy after you find a new one.


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