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Post# 747567 4/4/2014 at 11:15 (3,668 days old) by Unimatic1140  (Minneapolis) |
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I just posted an early WCI-Frigidaire washer service manual. This is probably the first or second manual produced to fix Westinghouse made Frigidaire top-loaders after the big change over. There was also a Franklin made washer, model WJ, that is included in the manual at the end.
I'm ducking for even thinking of posting such a thing LOL! CLICK HERE TO GO TO Unimatic1140's LINK 
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Post# 747576 , Reply# 1 4/4/2014 at 12:05 (3,668 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York) |
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| Post# 747599 , Reply# 2 4/4/2014 at 14:43 (3,667 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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In the words of Aunt Esther.. SIN SIN....SODOM AND GOMMORAH..!!LOL | ||
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Post# 747612 , Reply# 3 4/4/2014 at 15:03 (3,667 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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| Post# 747614 , Reply# 4 4/4/2014 at 15:16 (3,667 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c ) | ||
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Oh Yes! HAAAA GLORY!!! | ||
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Post# 747619 , Reply# 6 4/4/2014 at 15:50 (3,667 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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| Post# 747621 , Reply# 7 4/4/2014 at 16:25 (3,667 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
Pish! How COOL!
Thank you SO much for scanning this, Robert, it's gold. We've run into some hellacious issues on these machines (surprise, right?) and we've never had doctrine to help us through it.
The seals are generally biggies, although other stuff can go wrong in the tranny. I'm guessing the parts are long NLA, but how cool to see what's going on inside there! I had thought at first that WCI would have been like, "Transmission problem? Swap it out! (Good luck with those tub bolts, btw.)" Nice to see they dive in. Great resource! Lots of good pointers, too. Thank you again! Nice to also see I've owned an example of both designs (and prefer the Westinghouse clone). 
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| Post# 747628 , Reply# 8 4/4/2014 at 17:22 (3,667 days old) by jamman_98 (Columbia, SC) | ||
Well | ||
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Post# 747633 , Reply# 9 4/4/2014 at 17:36 (3,667 days old) by bajaespuma (Connecticut) |
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Milking the Thread for all it's worth | ||
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Post# 747675 , Reply# 10 4/4/2014 at 20:16 (3,667 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Frigiscare! | ||
| Post# 747692 , Reply# 11 4/4/2014 at 21:35 (3,667 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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It's an evolutionary hobby
I remember waltzing with Roger and Ross through stores, and we'd ignore machines because they were passe at the time. (Rim-Flo Hotpoints, for instance.) Or these. I bought the Fraudgidaire 1-18 to put next to my GM Frigidaire 1-18 as a joke at one of our wash-ins. It would have been funnier if the cabinet wasn't only three-quarters as deep as the true GM's, making the side-by-side comparo akin to identical twins where one was five-eight and one was six-three.
I'm not saying these machines are any great shakes, particularly clothed in a patina of perceived betrayal :-), but with modern offerings, even this stuff looks pretty good. And on the plus side, a lot of the WCI stuff seemed to be divided into two categories--it died off the starting line, or it survived all the run-in pains and ran for a looooong time. Now, bear in mind that, should anything actually require repairing, taking these machines apart is a fresh hell; they used incompatible metals for the tub bolts and hubs, and glued the hoses onto the pump ports and fittings. In all honesty, unless you find one unused and NIB, if you need to do more than remove the agitator on these or put in a new water valve, you have to use the special WCI tool below, which allows you to relocate it to the curb. ;-) 
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Post# 748379 , Reply# 12 4/7/2014 at 09:28 (3,665 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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And now to add insult to injury, I just added the first service manual to the WCI made laundry centers! ***ducks and covers again***!
CLICK HERE TO GO TO Unimatic1140's LINK 
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| Post# 748800 , Reply# 13 4/9/2014 at 03:02 (3,663 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
Robert, are you off your medication? | ||
| Post# 748802 , Reply# 14 4/9/2014 at 03:05 (3,663 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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| Post# 748804 , Reply# 15 4/9/2014 at 03:09 (3,663 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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Nice one Ken but... | ||
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Post# 748817 , Reply# 16 4/9/2014 at 08:11 (3,663 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York) |
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Die, die, DIE! | ||
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Post# 748818 , Reply# 17 4/9/2014 at 08:24 (3,663 days old) by cleanteamofny ((Monroe, New York) |
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Post# 748820 , Reply# 18 4/9/2014 at 08:53 (3,663 days old) by DaveAMKrayoGuy (Oak Park, MI) |
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If you need repairs on ANY WCI-made appliance, why not just call these guys:
-- Dave CLICK HERE TO GO TO DaveAMKrayoGuy's LINK | ||
| Post# 748855 , Reply# 19 4/9/2014 at 13:36 (3,662 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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I take issue with that...
Actually, Dave, the techs weren't like that. They were good people who were saddled with the task of trying to repair machines that were very troublesome to work on/with because the designs could have been better thought out. My private theory is that the people who design them aren't the ones who have to fix them so you see things like making it so that you have to remove the transmission to change the tub light. Besides, I'm MUCH better looking than Curly and much thinner now. I also fix machines that are a little easier to get into... LOL!
Ohhh, I bet I just set John off with that... RCD 
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Post# 748947 , Reply# 20 4/9/2014 at 18:28 (3,662 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Post# 748964 , Reply# 21 4/9/2014 at 19:18 (3,662 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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Not to support the lynching of WCI engineering, but REPLY #15 - laughing my a** off. LOL!
It reminded me of an ad, that wasn't appliance related, but you could say, a tea kettle ... in the golden age of tv (Detroit area). Now, I'm not saying these are the WCI guys after work...at happy hour. CLICK HERE TO GO TO ovrphil's LINK | ||
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Post# 748972 , Reply# 22 4/9/2014 at 19:41 (3,662 days old) by whirlykenmore78 (Prior Lake MN (GMT-0500 CDT.)) |
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This manual explains:
How to make a working washer out of a pile of S#IT!. I can think of 2 that were as bad though. D&M DWs and Auto-Chlor DWs. Not a damn thing good to say about either. I think the AC machines were designed in a bar near closing time AT BEST!
The D&M junk is the domestic equivalent. Just my Professional opinion. Take it for what you will. WK78 | ||
| Post# 749003 , Reply# 24 4/9/2014 at 23:15 (3,662 days old) by redcarpetdrew (Fairfield, CA) | ||
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"would love to see more "controversial" reading | ||
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Post# 749007 , Reply# 25 4/9/2014 at 23:23 (3,662 days old) by ovrphil (N.Atlanta / Georgia ) |
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| Post# 749253 , Reply# 27 4/11/2014 at 05:13 (3,661 days old) by volsboy1 (East Tenn Smoky mountains ) | ||
 My Aunt had one for years and worked just fine and my best friend has one now that also works just fine. It's rough on clothes but both machines are over 15 years old and still working unlike so many new machines today.. The appliance guy down the road has one of those 70s or 80s Frigidaire combo washer and dryer.. They do wash well from what I have seen. | ||
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Post# 769773 , Reply# 28 7/10/2014 at 14:55 (3,570 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis) |
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Well time to duck again, for those who are fond of WCI dishwashers ***you know who you are ;-) ***, I just loaded into the Library the service manual to the very first WCI-Frigidaire dishwasher!
CLICK HERE TO GO TO Unimatic1140's LINK
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Post# 769778 , Reply# 29 7/10/2014 at 15:25 (3,570 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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WCI: Enjoyed having both the '87 and '06 Frigidaire top-loaders for their indexing tubs; the '87, especially, because it still had a spin-drain and the circle spray fill carried over from 1-18s.
However...WCI can never be forgiven for ending Frigidaire's unique pulsating agitation. And for cheapening/debasing every brand it touched. And probably for other things that escape me at the moment. | ||
| Post# 769789 , Reply# 30 7/10/2014 at 17:26 (3,570 days old) by roto204 (Tucson, AZ) | ||
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*claws at face* | ||
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