does REVERSE RACK mean?

Good cleaning yes, quirky loading and poor ability to hold really large pans etc. Also noisy and poor drying results if used on air-dry setting. It can be converted to a built in machine and overall not as reliable as a GE, WP, WP built KM or a KA of the same time period but much better overall than about any other DW of the period. Its a fun machine to experience if you haven't ever used one, but I don't think one will ever make it into my kitchen.

I do have a TOL 1988  Jenn-Air version of this DW that has been very lightly used and has a BRAND NEW complete pump module in it [ which is NLA now ] The first $350.00 gets it otherwise if a customer needs the pump I will sell the part and scrap the machine. 

John - you will be able to build this machine in - once the cabinet, top, and wheels are removed,  the dishwasher is standard 24-inch model.

 Mark- 'reverse rack' refers to the way the older Maytag dishwasher racks were arranged.  In most dishwashers plates, pans, and bowls would go in the lower rack and the glassware, cups, and more delicate items would go in the upper rack;  in a Maytag of this vintage, the plates were in the upper rack and the glassware in the lower rack.  That's why they are often referred to as "reverse rack"

I had a "modern" one very briefly in Ogden and it was in pretty bad shape...  It had been abused and the mineral-rich well water took its toll on the machine, so I parted it out... 

In 1980 when I was in high school, my folks bought at Maytag WC700 dishwasher. We loved that dishwasher! It still works but is now seldom used by my dad. Since then I have either owned or used a Maytag WU482, a Jenn-Air DWU599W (presently insalled in kitchen) and a Maytag WC401. The DWU599 Jenn-Air was one of the last models to come out of the Newton, IA plant. It has the direct drive module and is quiet compared to the belt-drive models. The DWU599 was a Craigslist find for $48 and was 15 years old when installed in my kitchen. Another Craiglist find was the WC401 (from 1975) that I got for $36. It was barely used in its lifetime and had the plastic wrap still on the butcher block top! When I run that thing, it sounds exactly like the WC700 and the memories flow. MUSIC to my ears!!! The majority of the reverse racks do not have automatic water heating, which is their only drawback in my opinion. They hold a LOT and clean beautifully.

Hi Barry, Michael and others for your thoughtful responses.

Both my 1987 WP and 1984 KA DWs will easily hold a 20 quart stock pot and I get decent sized cookie sheets in both at the sides of the lower rack.

As you guys mentioned the lack of automatic water heating a big negative as I am not going to run my whole houses water temp above 130 degrees just for a DW.

I don't like the silverware basket in the top rack as it sprinkles items in the lower rack when you are unloading [ these MT DWs never dried well unless you use heated dry or remember to leave the door open overnight ] I see no purpose in burning many pounds of coal every year just so my dishes will dry a little faster plus the heated drying shortens the life of the racks etc too much. Also the in door silverware basket in the WP is far easier to load as you only need open the door about three inches and drop in say a dirty spoon from countertop height.

With the HUGE cutout in the lower rack and the lack of it being able to wash items in the corners of the upper rack if big bowls are placed below it really doesn't hold as much as I can get in my WP or KA. I also don't like the fact that neither rack is flat.

I give MT credit for trying something different and this machine if used properly was a top performer. As you know I worked for MT in the 1970s and installed, servieced, and removed and scraped HUNDREDS of these DWs. And in talking to hundreds of customers about this machine I found the love of this design was far from universal. Remember it was MT that discontinued this design, not Whirlpool, not the Dept. Of Energy but consumers spoke and MT eventually listened.

I have also used several of these machines, Jon [ Jetcone ] had a TOL BD MT DW in his house on the Cape for many years and I used it many times during my stays there. It has been replaced by a standard tub SS tanked WP built DW which I think he and I both like much better overall.

In closing I think these are very interesting machines differently worthy of a collectors trust and a good machine for a collector to have in thier kitchen. But while I collect all kinds of different major appliances and I have an estimated over 200, the appliances that make it into my home and kitchen most be top performers in almost every way, including reliability. And one thing I don't like to come home to is a broken appliance and these RR DWs never achieved great reliability and were always a little more prone to leaks, which is the last thing I want from a DW. 

The Jenn-Air model I have has the mechanical push button with an additional delay wash timer with its own dial on the left side of the control panel. I also have a TOL MT DW about the same age that has only been used about 6 times that will be installed at our museum.

Barry while I prefer not to scrap this DW if I use parts of it to keep another going it doesn't make much difference. I could probably arange delivery to you if if you want it. In the last three months I have seen at least 12 MT RR, 30 porcelain tub KA DWs and 20 WP BD washers and 30 MT helical drive washers and matching dryer pairs crushed, unfortunately you can't save them all.