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Thread Number: 36857
ABC-O-Matic finally has a new home! |
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| Post# 548315 , Reply# 1 10/9/2011 at 17:49 (4,580 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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See it hiding? 
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| Post# 548316 , Reply# 2 10/9/2011 at 17:50 (4,580 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Thar she blows!!! 
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| Post# 548318 , Reply# 3 10/9/2011 at 17:51 (4,580 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Here's the bottom- not too bad. Need to replace hoses. Luckily, we had the right sizes already here from other jobs! 
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| Post# 548319 , Reply# 4 10/9/2011 at 17:52 (4,580 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Got her out of the vehicle so she could be cleaned a little and plugged in. 
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| Post# 548320 , Reply# 5 10/9/2011 at 17:53 (4,580 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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She's a dirty girl.... 
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| Post# 548321 , Reply# 6 10/9/2011 at 17:53 (4,580 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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A dirty, dirty girl..... 
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| Post# 548322 , Reply# 7 10/9/2011 at 17:54 (4,580 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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| Post# 548323 , Reply# 8 10/9/2011 at 17:54 (4,580 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Looks like she'll clean up nicely! 
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| Post# 548324 , Reply# 9 10/9/2011 at 17:56 (4,580 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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| Post# 548325 , Reply# 10 10/9/2011 at 17:56 (4,580 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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| Post# 548326 , Reply# 11 10/9/2011 at 17:58 (4,580 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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A question about the fill- it looks like it shoots into the machine without a tube or hose, and that the housing attached to the back serves as a drip tray where accumulated drips would gather and evaporate. Is this correct? 
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| Post# 548327 , Reply# 12 10/9/2011 at 18:02 (4,580 days old) by perc-o-prince (Southboro, Mass) | ||
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Maiden voyage w/o water. It should be noted that there was a small accordian tube that went from the tub housing to the pump that we didn't catch to replace. It failed when we tried it after this with a few gallons of water in it, and we need to replace it. But, it works! Yay!! | ||
Post# 548331 , Reply# 13 10/9/2011 at 18:30 (4,580 days old) by peteski50  (New York) |
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ABC! | ||
| Post# 548332 , Reply# 14 10/9/2011 at 18:37 (4,580 days old) by lebron (Minnesota) | ||
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Post# 548338 , Reply# 15 10/9/2011 at 18:55 (4,580 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 548339 , Reply# 16 10/9/2011 at 19:09 (4,580 days old) by westie2 () | ||
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Nice find. | ||
| Post# 548352 , Reply# 17 10/9/2011 at 20:29 (4,580 days old) by AutowasherFreak () | ||
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Nice. It's amazing that it ran. | ||
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Post# 548360 , Reply# 18 10/9/2011 at 21:01 (4,580 days old) by GadgetGary (Bristol,CT) |
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What a nice find | ||
| Post# 548385 , Reply# 19 10/9/2011 at 22:38 (4,580 days old) by maypool () | ||
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great find let's see some more vids man when you can | ||
| Post# 548414 , Reply# 20 10/10/2011 at 05:43 (4,579 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
Hey... WOW !!! | ||
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Post# 548452 , Reply# 21 10/10/2011 at 09:04 (4,579 days old) by paulg (My sweet home... Chicago) |
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Original brochure
I have the original brochure - just a flier. E-mail me and I'll get you a color copy. Can' t scan it right now.
It is no mystery why it fared so well... The cabinet is "Gleaming white, heat-applied enamel which adds to the beauty of the rustproof steel cabinet. It's chip-proof, crack-proof, easy to keep clean and always remains snowy white and beautiful. Cabinet top and lid are porcelain enamel." Maybe you should name your baby "Snow White" !! | ||
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Post# 548475 , Reply# 22 10/10/2011 at 11:34 (4,579 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois) |
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HI Perc HI Perc, What a great find! I have always wanted an ABC-O-Matic,hence my name here. You would think that I would be able to find one seeing that I live 35 miles from where they were made. Oh well. Happy washing. ABC-O-Matic. Gary | ||
| Post# 548484 , Reply# 23 10/10/2011 at 12:08 (4,579 days old) by mickeyd (Hamburg NY) | ||
A real treasure hunt success, Congrats, Rich! | ||
| Post# 548499 , Reply# 24 10/10/2011 at 13:11 (4,579 days old) by gorenje (Slovenia) | ||
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Post# 548569 , Reply# 25 10/10/2011 at 20:29 (4,579 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Congratulations Chuck & Rich! Super find there! Yes that gap at the back is correct the fill water shoots into the tub across there. You may need to put some Vaseline on the clutch shoes at the bottom of the motor pulley before you try her with a full tub of water. She needs her clutch to slip going into spin otherwise she'll blow a fuse on you.
Can't wait to see it in person! jon
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Post# 548584 , Reply# 26 10/10/2011 at 21:04 (4,579 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon) |
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WoW | ||
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Post# 548611 , Reply# 28 10/10/2011 at 22:29 (4,579 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Congratulations Rich and Chuck, that is a marvelous find!!!! I didn't realize they made a black speckled wash tub for some models.
This machine might still have the early clutch which resides on the spin pulley as opposed to the later clutch that is on the motor. The illustration below shows the later clutch on motor shaft. I wouldn't use any lubricant on the early clutch unless absolutely necessary. 
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Post# 548615 , Reply# 29 10/10/2011 at 22:53 (4,579 days old) by abcomatic (Bradford, Illinois) |
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HI Rich Rich, Thanks for the kind words and wishes. I hope that I do find one. I have the gas dryer that matches too. Gary | ||
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Post# 548640 , Reply# 30 10/11/2011 at 04:08 (4,578 days old) by Easyspindry (Winston-Salem, NC) |
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Great find!!!! And the fact that it still works is amazing!!! I found it interesting that the timer dial is almost exactly like the timer dial for the Maytag AMP that I grew up with. Did anybody else notice the similarity? Jerry Gay | ||
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Post# 548648 , Reply# 31 10/11/2011 at 07:34 (4,578 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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ABC O MATIC WOW great find, it would be interesting to know why someone put this machine out in the barn so long ago when automatic washers were still expensive and in great demand.
My parents first AW washer was a 1955 Kelvinator, and I used to love to stand next to the washer and watch the stream of water shooting through the fill air-gap on the back of the machine as it filled. I remember that my mother used an old green Booton-Ware coffee cup to measure the Co-op Breakwater detergent that we always used. And one day I decided to see what would happen if I pushed the cup in the washer when it was running. So I reached up and opened the lid and pushed it in, when the cycle was finished and my mother when to unload the washer she found the cup which had been broken in several pieces. Powerful agitation for sure as those old Bootonware dishes were about impossible to break.
Probably one of the reasons that I like repairing appliances today is that I very well remember at least a half dozen different repairs that our Kelvinator suffered in its short 5 year life. Motor had to be sent out for rebuilding [ new centrifugal switch ], a new inlet valve, timer replacement, hose that went from outer-tub to the pump started leaking and had to be replaced, the boot under the agitator also had to be changed and the drain hose also filled with sand and clogged over time as the pump was fairly weak and couldn't keep itself clear. Finally the main bearings got so stiff that the machine just wouldn't spin well anymore and the machine was replaced with a new Franklin built Co-op washer in 1960 which lasted till 1966 with only a few problems.
And today people think that new appliances are troublesome, if they only knew. There were probably several times as many repair men back in the 1950s-1960s as there are now, Sears alone had 10s of thousands of repair men that mainly worked on washers and dryers, with the average washer or dryer needing some sort of attention every couple of years. Yet few automatic washers with all the good care people used to give thier expensive new appliances lasted even ten years before they were often deemed not worth repairing. | ||
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Post# 548659 , Reply# 32 10/11/2011 at 09:53 (4,578 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Great find! Congrats guys. Hopefully she won't need too much to get up to washing. Love the AMP-like timer dial.
The accordion-like hose could be reproduced with some items from the hardware store, or at least I put some thought into it when restoring the '59. The tough part is the rubber flange inside the tub. A sink strainer is what I was going to attempt to use if needed. Looks to have a replacement agitator, say from a late 50's to early 60's Kelvinator? How's the upper boot? Ben | ||
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Post# 548668 , Reply# 33 10/11/2011 at 11:07 (4,578 days old) by revvinkevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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WOW! | ||
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Post# 549024 , Reply# 36 10/12/2011 at 21:43 (4,577 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Yes Rich & Chuck | ||
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Post# 549034 , Reply# 37 10/12/2011 at 22:14 (4,577 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Nice work on the tub hose. Hopefully your fix works out and you lucked out on the upper agitator boot!
To Jon's quote: "clutch at the bottom of the machine will need Vaseline...". I took the clutch completely apart in my Kelvinator and cleaned the inner drum to a shine and re-lubricated the clutch shaft and have not had any problems with the clutch, sans-Vaseline. It slips just fine without the added motivation of petroleum jelly. Ben | ||
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Post# 549090 , Reply# 40 10/13/2011 at 08:53 (4,576 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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In my opinion...
Yes I wouldn't put any Vaseline on that clutch unless you know for sure you need it. I've seen some of the clutches get worn down where the Vaseline impedes spin pick up. There were two clutches produced by ABC/Kelvinator. If the machine trips the breaker during the spin pick up then you will need some lubricant in there, but give it a few tries first. The early clutch is on the spin pulley, the later clutch is on the motor shaft. The rubber wheel you describe is the pump drive which has nothing to do with the clutch, these images should help...
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Post# 549143 , Reply# 41 10/13/2011 at 14:00 (4,576 days old) by Jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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Yes the finer points are needed here
Ben is right and Robert is right and I am right. It depends on the model year. The early ABC"s needed the Vaseline because of the material used on the shoes, the later ABC's and Kelvys used the stuff of brake shoes so needed no lubricant.
So try it with water and see ,you'll know right away. I'll be over my little pretties! Soon my pretties,, very soon! | ||
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