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Thread Number: 49568
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
I'm out of room.... I wasn't looking for ANY more.... but.... Lady makes 5 |
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Post# 716658 11/20/2013 at 22:10 (3,808 days old) by RevvinKevin  (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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 Darn you AW friends.... DARN you! First I get text messages from the East Coast about it. Then an hour or so later I get a phone call about it.... but it was too late, I was already on my way. Armed with my truck, my dolly, some cash and my dad so I could drive in the carpool lane... I was on my way to Culver City to check this thing out.
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Post# 716659 , Reply# 1 11/20/2013 at 22:11 (3,808 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 716660 , Reply# 2 11/20/2013 at 22:13 (3,808 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 716661 , Reply# 3 11/20/2013 at 22:16 (3,808 days old) by oldskool (Kansas City, MO) |
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Congratulations! For another wonderful acquisition. It looks great. John | ||
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Post# 716663 , Reply# 4 11/20/2013 at 22:19 (3,808 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Yes this is the one that was on ebay. I contacted the seller and asked if I could come look at it. Went home, got my truck and headed out into the lovely LA freeway system that is known as a "parking lot" during the very loosely termed "rush hour".
I arrived, inspected it inside (I removed the back panel) and out. Except for that lower panel it looks to be all there. It's not perfect, the chrome is heavily pitted, but it easily went through the motions when I plugged it in. I asked the seller what he wanted to do... take an offer... leave it on ebay and see where it goes or...... He said he's rather have the cash so I made an offer and he agreed....... and the rest is history, as they say.
Kevin | ||
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Post# 716684 , Reply# 5 11/21/2013 at 00:35 (3,808 days old) by d-jones (Western Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh Area)) |
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| Post# 716685 , Reply# 6 11/21/2013 at 00:39 (3,808 days old) by laundromat (Hilo, Hawaii) | ||
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Post# 716689 , Reply# 7 11/21/2013 at 01:38 (3,808 days old) by kb0nes (Burnsville, MN) |
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| Post# 716692 , Reply# 8 11/21/2013 at 01:56 (3,808 days old) by washdaddy (Baltimore) | ||
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What are the three black buttons for? I can't make them out in the pics. | ||
| Post# 716737 , Reply# 9 11/21/2013 at 06:47 (3,808 days old) by mrb627 (Buford, GA) | ||
Left Button | ||
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Post# 716740 , Reply# 10 11/21/2013 at 07:10 (3,808 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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Good for you Kevin!! I can completely understand how hard it would be to resist a find like this when it turns up in your area.
Will you put this one into production or use it for parts?? Is the front toe plate gone or had it just been removed?? One way or another, it's a great find!! Congratulations! | ||
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Post# 716746 , Reply# 11 11/21/2013 at 08:08 (3,808 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Post# 716748 , Reply# 12 11/21/2013 at 08:19 (3,808 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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GEE!  | ||
| Post# 716754 , Reply# 13 11/21/2013 at 08:40 (3,808 days old) by golittlesport (California) | ||
Yay! | ||
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Post# 716755 , Reply# 14 11/21/2013 at 08:41 (3,808 days old) by pulltostart (Mobile, AL) |
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Post# 716780 , Reply# 15 11/21/2013 at 11:13 (3,807 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Those black buttons.... Yes Malcolm is correct. From L to R they are: WASH ONLY - MANUAL - AIR TUMBLE. As many of you are familiar I'm sure, you press the desired cycle button, turn the timer knob and it locks into place for that cycle. The "Manual" button is the release for those cycle buttons so the timer can be turned and set anywhere. Thank you to all! I have to admit I was pretty excited about this find as I really like this design of the KM combo! As I listed in the thread title, "Lady makes 5" as this is now the 5th washer/dryer combo in my collection! Jon: If the seller insisted on doing the sale thru ebay, I was ready with my new iPhone in hand (Yes I have now joined the iCult) to do the "buy it now". However he didn't. Kevin | ||
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Post# 716785 , Reply# 16 11/21/2013 at 11:37 (3,807 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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Very nice - so, are you replacing or adding to your other 1966 LK Combo? I just watched the video of it
on YouTube. Collecting as influenced by aw.org ...reminds me of a line in the movie, "The Mask"(Jim Carey): CLICK HERE TO GO TO ovrphil's LINK 
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Post# 716791 , Reply# 17 11/21/2013 at 11:58 (3,807 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio) |
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WOW Someday maybe I'll get a combo, in the meantime, CONGRATULATIONS!!! Now questions and comments, of course.
37,000 btu's is damn impressive, but scary. I like the "JUST RIGHT" sticker. Is the dryer a timer-versus-heat model, no genuine moisture sensing? And it looks like only full heat or air tumble, no low temp drying?
I am guessing the silver door is the dryer lint filter, like WP did for years. Is the other white door in the lid for all the detergents and rinse aids? You know we'd all love more pics.
About what #load size?
The DELICATE button is the speed switch? Seems weird to have a DELICATE, then blast it with 37,000 btu heat, lol.
Again, WOW and CONGRATULATIONS | ||
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Post# 716802 , Reply# 18 11/21/2013 at 12:41 (3,807 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Phil, the LK combo in that video is John L's (Combo52). Mark, John was telling me last night this machine has a modulating gas valve (varies continuously), so it's not exactly a "all or nothing" type of drying. I'm not sure how it controls "dryness", though I assume it goes by the temp of the dryer exhaust. John L. can better answer this as he knows these machines inside and out. Yes the chrome lid is where the lint screen resides. The other lid covers the 3 dispensers (detergent, bleach and fabric softener). As for the "Delicate Fabrics" button, I just believe it shortens the wash time, again I will refer to John's expertise on this one. Kevin P.S. This Lady makes 5 washer/dryer combos and 3 are Lady Kenmores! YAY! This post was last edited 11/21/2013 at 16:44 | ||
| Post# 716842 , Reply# 19 11/21/2013 at 14:28 (3,807 days old) by rustyspaatz () | ||
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5 combos? WOW ! | ||
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Post# 716869 , Reply# 20 11/21/2013 at 16:02 (3,807 days old) by goatfarmer (South Bend, home of Champions) |
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Post# 716873 , Reply# 21 11/21/2013 at 16:20 (3,807 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers) |
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When they work | ||
| Post# 716982 , Reply# 22 11/22/2013 at 00:11 (3,807 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
Well... | ||
| Post# 717006 , Reply# 23 11/22/2013 at 05:24 (3,807 days old) by danemodsandy (The Bramford, Apt. 7-E) | ||
Bottom Panel: | ||
| Post# 717008 , Reply# 24 11/22/2013 at 05:50 (3,807 days old) by alr2903 (TN) | ||
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Congrats Kevin, The Kenmore is a pretty thing and looks like it means business. I am glad to see your post, as well as the new machine. Arthur | ||
| Post# 717035 , Reply# 25 11/22/2013 at 09:28 (3,807 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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| Post# 717314 , Reply# 26 11/23/2013 at 19:14 (3,805 days old) by rberryiii3 (Palm Springs, California) | ||
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New acquisition God love you......your collection grows by leaps and bounds....glad you saved this machine. I remember these from my high school days......your much braver than I am as I recall these are a b...h to keep running....can't wait to see it. Rob, freezing in Baltimore | ||
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Post# 717320 , Reply# 27 11/23/2013 at 20:04 (3,805 days old) by washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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| Post# 717328 , Reply# 28 11/23/2013 at 21:23 (3,805 days old) by dnastrau (Lords Valley, PA) | ||
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Bottom panel = KM gas dryer panel I believe Combo52 said in the original thread about this machine that the lower panel should be the same as or similar to one from a Kenmore gas dryer from the 1960s - 1980s. CLICK HERE TO GO TO dnastrau's LINK | ||
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Post# 717424 , Reply# 29 11/24/2013 at 12:25 (3,804 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Cycle Buttons
Look under the flap door for the additives to see cycle charts--description. Water temp is tied into the minutes on the timer dial. WnW and Whites are 10 minutes. colors 8. Delicate may be 6 minutes or could be 8. The only difference being a cold rinse. Cold water wash is 6 minutes or 4 minutes. The buttons control wash time as well as warm or cold rinse, depending upon cycle. Dryer is auto dry timer advances when gas is turned off until gas is needed to add heat during dry again.
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Post# 717498 , Reply# 30 11/24/2013 at 19:17 (3,804 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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Post# 717529 , Reply# 31 11/24/2013 at 22:01 (3,804 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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KM Gas Combo Auto Dry System
Actually the gas burner NEVER shuts off until the timer advances to the cool-down period, the timer only starts to advance when the modulating burner flame reaches a minimum size which is determined by the user set dryness setting on the control panel. This was a great non-electronic system that really worked, it did a great job of compensating for not only load size but also exhaust duct length and ambient room temperature.
The Electric combos and the basic gas models also did not cycle the heat on and off, on those the timer just advanced when a user set exhaust temperature was reached. | ||
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Post# 717549 , Reply# 32 11/24/2013 at 23:51 (3,804 days old) by RevvinKevin (Tinseltown - Shakey Town - La-La Land) |
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UPDATE...........
This Lady is not well, but I suppose I wasn't expecting it to work perfectly when I got it unloaded (though I was secretly hoping).
* The water inlet valve doesn't close.
* The pump... doesn't.
* She leaks.
* The front diverter valve is seized and the solenoid smoked itself, during testing.
On the up side, it looks like someone has cared for this thing over the years. Material was put between certain thing to insulate one from the other. The entire bottom panel / base plate has been repainted inside and out with something black... POR 15 perhaps?? Who knows. A rebuilt transmission / compressor assembly has been installed at some point.
Well, that's the news from Lake Wobegon... where the women are strong, the men are good looking and the children are above average.
Kevin
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Post# 717621 , Reply# 33 11/25/2013 at 11:18 (3,803 days old) by turquoisedude (.) |
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I know how you must be feeling, Kevin... When I found that '56 GE Combo in Syracuse this summer and it 'worked' when I first tested it I was elated. However, there were lots of other problems with it and I wound up parting it out...
Your 'Lady' sounds like it's in good overall shape, though - you might be able to score another parts donor machine and get her back in service again! You do seem to have a knack for finding these machines, after all... | ||
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