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Help needed with a WP Mark 18 set in San Fernando Valley (Ca)
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Post# 510767   4/11/2011 at 01:41 (4,735 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land)        

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Some of you may remember when I went over to "Lovepuppy's" house in May 2010 to do a repair on their stunning 1975 Whirlpool MK 18 set, for those who don't the link to the original thread is below.

Anyway, I received this e-mail from them this weekend:

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"Long time no talk no see. Remember my whirlpool washer that you came over to help my wife and I fix? Unfortunately it is having issues again. The problem it is having is that it is not agitating or spinning. I opened up the back and looked below and found no loose connections for the wiring. I then made sure that there was no obvious broken parts. Then as I ran the machine I watched how the washer worked from the back and noticed the mechanism that changes the washer from spin to agitate to drain was not switching properly. The only way I was able to get the washer switch between spin, agitate, and drain was to use a screw driver to push up the moving parts to get them to lock into place so that they would make the appropriate movement. I was able to get the washer to intermittently spin then agitate and drain, but it does not do it on its own. I have attached a pic of the part I am talking about so you get a better idea of what exactly I believe is not working properly. Do you have any suggestions? Anything will help.

Now that Nat and I have two babies (oh did i forget to mention we just had twins) in the house we are freaking out that we have no machine to do the laundry anymore.

Thanks

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I contacted Gordon (Kenmoreguy64) and suggested the following: (which I just forwarded):

It's an electrical problem, which I am sure you already know, but if he doesn't know how to use an ohm meter it might be hard to trace.

My guess is that the white wire leading to the wig wag has broken somewhere, OR it could be a timer or other electrical problem upline, but when both agitate and spin won't work, I'm guessing the neutral wire that feeds both sides of the control magnet is bad. I can't believe that both solenoids would fry at nearly the same time.

There was a replacement kit for the wiring that constantly moves during operation of a BD. You cut the wires midway down the suspension rod and splice in the new kit. I'll have to dig up the part number, but I think it is NLA (no longer available), but Sears may have it.

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So if you have any suggestions for them, other then what Gordon said, please suggest away. ALSO, if there is anyone in the LA/SF Valley that MIGHT be willing to go do the repair OR help with the repair, please contact them.

 

I don't have time to go check and repair the washer as I am going out of the country next week!

Thanks!

Kevin



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Post# 510789 , Reply# 1   4/11/2011 at 06:48 (4,735 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)        
FIXING A 1976 WP WASHER

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Try to find a good repair person who is familiar with WP BD washers, through Agnes list, your community list serve or other consumer agencies in your area. You want to know that the person that is coming out is familiar with this washer. Don't waste your time calling WP, Sears  etc unless you are into delays and extra aggregation. As Gordon suggested this may be a fairly minor problem and I wish I was nearby it to help. But if you can find a local repair person you may be able to get a few more years out of these neat machines. Keeping a 1976 washer & dryer in repair is almost like driving a 1976 car which would not be possible for long without a good mechanic , Good Luck keep us informed how you make out.


Post# 510815 , Reply# 2   4/11/2011 at 11:18 (4,735 days old) by whirlcool (Just North Of Houston, Texas)        

That photo is so good it could be used as is in a advert!

I can see the caption now...

"Why waste your money on new crap when we have been happy with our Whirlpool set for the last 30 years!"


Post# 510830 , Reply# 3   4/11/2011 at 13:08 (4,735 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod)        
Oh Whirlcool

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You're too funny. But it is true.

Post# 510927 , Reply# 4   4/11/2011 at 20:40 (4,734 days old) by cornutt (Huntsville, AL USA)        

I'm willing to bet that that wiring replacement kit didn't contain anything special; just some wire and the spade connectors. You can get both at the big-box home stores; any 16-ga. stranded wire should do. Connect it to the existing wiring with small wire nuts, and crimp spade connectors onto the ends that connect to the solenoids.


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