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Post# 113908 3/7/2006 at 16:57 (6,624 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)
Checkrate/Likes guess its my turn to play the what is it game. so what is it? all i can say is that its 100% orig and still runs fantastic

Post# 113909 , Reply# 1 3/7/2006 at 16:59 (6,624 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)
Checkrate/Likes *big thanks* first want to send a huge thanks to lee in south dakota for giving me the chance to finally own my fav dream machine, and thanks to jerry who found me the boot ill need. thanks so much!!!!!!!! she is still 100% orig and plugged it in and it runs. the timer even advances yeah. all she need is a little cleaning and im done

Post# 113910 , Reply# 2 3/7/2006 at 17:03 (6,624 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)
Checkrate/Likes Maytag A2MP?

Post# 113915 , Reply# 3 3/7/2006 at 17:11 (6,624 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)
Checkrate/Likes *ok ok i give* it says A3MP so what is the diff??? so tell me all about it and every thing i want and need to know.. what year is she????

Post# 113916 , Reply# 4 3/7/2006 at 17:13 (6,624 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)
Checkrate/Likes *sorry i just cant contain myself* the only spot of rust is on the lid

Post# 113917 , Reply# 5 3/7/2006 at 17:15 (6,624 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)
Checkrate/Likes *just a little dirt* really not even dirty the tub is perfect and wont even need paint just some wax want to keep this one orig.. sorry not to good with guessing games but i have been sitting on this for 3 weeks with my fingers crossed and just cant control myself

Post# 113919 , Reply# 6 3/7/2006 at 17:20 (6,624 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)
Checkrate/Likes Hey Chris - Thats a very nice A3MP! Amazing all of these early 'Tags popping up right now. The only difference that I can see is the A3MP used a specific water valve vs. the AMP and A2MP that, per the parts lists, used one of 3 different types. The front name plate is the same on the A2MP/A3MP. Hopefully someone else may have more info on the differences. Nevertheless, you have an amazing machine there! I wondered why you were looking for boot seal earlier... =) Ben

Post# 113930 , Reply# 7 3/7/2006 at 18:23 (6,623 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)
Checkrate/Likes *boot seal* well i wanted to find a boot for it because 2 years ago i redid a 54 tag and after i had taken it all apart and back together again i found the boot and failed. so it was a tear down twice. the boot on that one was 50 years old and just rotten. so this time when she comes apart for cleaning i can just replace the boot and not have to tear it down twice. know she will need one. i have always wanted this machine. was the first one on my list of dream machines and the last one to be found. am very lucky and very happy

Post# 113937 , Reply# 8 3/7/2006 at 18:51 (6,623 days old) by oldwasherguy (Ladson SC)
Checkrate/Likes *thats my dream machine!* very beautiful!

Post# 113964 , Reply# 9 3/7/2006 at 20:52 (6,623 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!)
Checkrate/Likes Very nice. Reminds me of the washer on I Love Lucy. Nice doggie, too! veg

Post# 113985 , Reply# 10 3/7/2006 at 21:50 (6,623 days old) by knitwits1975 ()
Checkrate/Likes AWESOME! Now I'm Jealous.

Post# 113987 , Reply# 11 3/7/2006 at 22:01 (6,623 days old) by rickr (.)
Checkrate/Likes Congratulations Chris! Another nice early Maytag. Way to go dude! (:

Post# 113996 , Reply# 12 3/7/2006 at 23:02 (6,623 days old) by pdub (Portland, Oregon)
Checkrate/Likes *congratulations* When you told me about it, I had no idea the machine was this cool. That's great that it really only needs a little cleaning up. And of course I love the red agitator. I'm really happy for you. Have Fun! Patrick

Post# 113999 , Reply# 13 3/7/2006 at 23:25 (6,623 days old) by tlee618 ()
Checkrate/Likes Hi Chris, Congratulations on such a wonderful find. Can't wait to see her when you have it all cleaned up and detailed. Lots of good memories with that machine. My aunt in Minnesota had that one. Will always remember that red agitator and was so mad that I couldn't open the lid and see it work.LOL Keep us posted.

Post# 114000 , Reply# 14 3/7/2006 at 23:46 (6,623 days old) by rinso (Meridian Idaho)
Checkrate/Likes We had one of these when I was growing up. The thing I remember most about it was the ker-bang of the spin solenoid every time I tried to sneak the lid open and watch it spin. My mom would hear it too, and yell at me to stop playing with the washer.

Post# 114007 , Reply# 15 3/8/2006 at 01:36 (6,623 days old) by sudsmaster (SF Bay Area, California)
Checkrate/Likes *Nice!* What does "AMP" stand for, if anything? What year is it?

Post# 114015 , Reply# 16 3/8/2006 at 02:05 (6,623 days old) by maytagbear (N.E. Ohio)
Checkrate/Likes *AMP-* What a beauty! Congratulations! (Who's the dog?) Like Maytag when it was "bulletproof"-- Automatic Model(?)/Machine Pump. Lawrence/Maytagbear

Post# 114026 , Reply# 17 3/8/2006 at 06:18 (6,623 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)
Checkrate/Likes *max says hi* didnt realize the dog was looking out.. thats max hes part akita and a total baby. hes likes to come out in the garage while im workin and hang out with me.. this washer is an A3MP and i hope i get this right AM stood for automatic and the P stood for with pump.. thats as much as i know would have to ask the experts to fill in the rest.. she is solid as a rock but still not to heavy that i cant move it by myself.. cant wait to clean it up and play

Post# 114027 , Reply# 18 3/8/2006 at 06:27 (6,623 days old) by gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)
Checkrate/Likes Oh Chris, that is a GREAT find! It is so clean already---I know it will be beautiful when you get through with it. You already have quite the reputation-----of doing excellent restorations! It is a great feeling to get a 'dream machine" into your collection and I know you will have fun with it! Congratulations!

Post# 114032 , Reply# 19 3/8/2006 at 06:40 (6,623 days old) by mayken4now (Panama City, Florida)
Checkrate/Likes Yeaaaaaa chris. Wonderful original maytag.

Post# 114038 , Reply# 20 3/8/2006 at 07:22 (6,623 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)
Checkrate/Likes One other feature that sets this apart from the first AMP (could M stand for Maytag?)is that instead of the free moving chromed brass float for measuring the water level, this model has a rubber diaphragm across the top of the agitator & that was attached to the chrome cap. There was a circular button on the inside of the chrome cap that snapped into a circle with a raised molding around it on top of the diaphragm. When you had to take the cap and diaphragm off of the agitator, Maytag instructions for reassembling it said to fill the inside of the agitator with ice cubes to hold the diaphragm up so that the chrome cap could be snapped back to it. I do feel bad about pulling the cap loose from the diaphragm on the Maytag at a friend's house. He was with me and saw me do it and said that he didn't think you were supposed to pull up on the cap, just as it popped off. I pushed it back down and we left. Luckily, the washer was in a untility room off the carport, so if it floded, it ran out under the door instead of in the house. I don't know if I was ever blamed for it. My parents never got a call. Lots of houses in our 50s neighborhood did not have basements. The furnace was in the crawl space which was often wet so the furnaces rusted out early. The gas water heater was in a little brick room often, but not always attached to the house and had a door that usually opened onto the carport. Many times in mild weather when I walked to elementary school, the people would be doing laundry and have the door open. I could look in and see their washer or, in some cases where the washer was in the kitchen, the dryer would be out there. Later when I had a paper route, I had reason to go up to people's houses to collect and would go to the back door which opened onto the carport to check out the appliance situation in the kitchen as well as the utility room. Saturday mornings were good times to catch the machines in action. One ancient widower had one of the original Frigidaire washers. One thing people learned early and not inexpensively was that if very cold temperatures were predicted, you had to leave a 150 watt flood or spot light on behind the washer, near the floor to keep the pump and fill valves from freezing.

Post# 114051 , Reply# 21 3/8/2006 at 07:58 (6,623 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS)
Checkrate/Likes Tomturbomatic is correct ... Automatic Maytag with Pump ... AMP. They also had AM's without a pump and a gravity drain. CONGRATULATIONS Chris! A beautiful machine!! Those red agitators are something, aren't they? ENJOY!!

Post# 114055 , Reply# 22 3/8/2006 at 08:11 (6,623 days old) by chestermikeuk (Rainhill Home of the RailwayTrials Merseyside,UK)
Checkrate/Likes *More Reds* Well done Chris Lots more enjoyment to be had here, those red agi`s are just something else... Is that just a fill flume in the top right or does it re-circulate?? Cheers, Mike

Post# 114062 , Reply# 23 3/8/2006 at 09:14 (6,623 days old) by lesto (Atlanta)
Checkrate/Likes The main visible difference I see is that on the first 49 AMPs the agitator float was flushed with the top of the agitator whereas this is like the later AMPs where the float cap is taller than the gyratator. Les

Post# 114068 , Reply# 24 3/8/2006 at 09:54 (6,623 days old) by 48bencix (Sacramento CA)
Checkrate/Likes *I wish I still had mine.* When I moved to an apartment in Berkeley around 1967, I found one of these in the back yard. I plugged it in and ran a hose to one of the water connections, to my surprise it worked. A friend helped me shove it up the stairway, those AMPs are heavy. My dad helped me put a washer connection in my bathroom and I used that washer for the time I was in the apartment. I found a newer apartment building nearby that had a free dryer, which I used if I couldn't hang stuff out. I loved watching that washer do it's spin drain, it's actually a solid tub machine with an inner perforated tub. They spin pretty fast, maybe someone here knows the rpms. In 1969 I moved to San Francisco and the apartment had no washer hook-up, and I didn't want to put one in, so I left the washer in Berkeley. I'm still looking for a replacement. Since then I have had two new Maytag washers. A 1980 model and a 2001 model. Although they do a spin drain, they are not solid tub models, and I don't think that they spin as fast as those AMPs. Martin

Post# 114072 , Reply# 25 3/8/2006 at 11:17 (6,623 days old) by unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)
Checkrate/Likes Hi Chris, that is just wonderful, congrats on saving another beauty. The A3MP was made for the 1953 and 1954 model years. Looks like its in nice shape, please keep us posted.

Post# 114074 , Reply# 26 3/8/2006 at 11:33 (6,623 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)
Checkrate/Likes *Maytag Spin Speed* Maytag settled on 618 rpm right early on. While the number of agitation strokes per minute was increased slightly with the introduction of the Power Fin agitators, the spin stayed the same; unless you run it with the 50 cycle motor pulley in which case the spin is increased to 757 rpm. The solid tub AMPs would would come up to speed faster than the later models which had to pump out all of the water instead of just throwing it overboard.

Post# 114076 , Reply# 27 3/8/2006 at 11:45 (6,623 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)
Checkrate/Likes Les, the Gyrator was the same height. The top of the cap is equivalent to the height of the float in the down position. This early Gyrator was much taller than the ones that followed the AMP models. The only exception was the timed fill AM4P model which had just the narrow post wringer washer Gyrator. I think I checked once long ago and the Tall Tub turquoise agitator was about the height of this red one.

Post# 114079 , Reply# 28 3/8/2006 at 12:38 (6,623 days old) by peterh770 (Marietta, GA)
Checkrate/Likes Congrats, Chris! It looks great! All these recent Maytag finds are stoking a desire to find one for myself... Must........ resist........ temptation........

Post# 114120 , Reply# 29 3/8/2006 at 19:19 (6,622 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)
Checkrate/Likes *never resist* ha ha its hard to resist the temptations of fun machines i know i cant.. well got the top off the cabnet off the wiring out the tub out and all that cleaned come sat will take the inner tub and trans unit out and the basin off so i can clean the base. not bad at all just a little of that sticky dust that gets in there but no rust any where and all the wires and hoses are still just as soft as the day they were installed. i am amazed will take a few pics when she is all apart

Post# 114178 , Reply# 30 3/9/2006 at 06:06 (6,622 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)
Checkrate/Likes Chris, pay attention to the wires in the lid and running from the lid to the machine. Those get brittle and can break where they bend & flex at the bottom of the lid each time the lid is opened or closed.

Post# 114183 , Reply# 31 3/9/2006 at 06:21 (6,622 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)
Checkrate/Likes *seem good* had that prob with the wires in the 54, but the wires in this machine are still soft and so are the hoses even has the orig belt and that looks brand new too. i learned the brittle wire lesson last time. everything i touched in that 54 just fell apart, but not this one yeah she should be back up by sunday

Post# 114185 , Reply# 32 3/9/2006 at 06:33 (6,622 days old) by jetcone (Schenectady-Home of Calrods,Monitor Tops,Toroid Transformers)
Checkrate/Likes *Beautiful Aquisition Chris* Don't cha love how the badge lights up when it is on!! So you know its working even from across the room!! Can't wait to hear about the virgin load!! jet

Post# 114279 , Reply# 33 3/9/2006 at 18:57 (6,621 days old) by westytoploader ()
Checkrate/Likes *It's AMP week!* WOOHOO!! And with a RED gyratator as well, congrats Chris! Approximately what year is this one? 1950-1951 is my guess...

Post# 114290 , Reply# 34 3/9/2006 at 20:07 (6,621 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)
Checkrate/Likes *sharp edges* from what i have been told she is a 52 or 53.. but got it all back together this eve and will water test it on sat, but i did bypass the mercury switch in the lid so it will run with the lid open. ha ha.. just have to be able to watch it run dont ya know.. but i cant get over how strong it runs cant wait to do some wash.. and as with evey machine i have worked on they all have to nip my finger or hand, this girl was no exception.. guess it a small price to pay at least she didnt break my toe like the whirlpool did.. will update on sat after she does a load or two..

Post# 114576 , Reply# 35 3/11/2006 at 09:54 (6,620 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)
Checkrate/Likes *passed the test* well she passed with flying colors runs great no leaks she even sort of purrs when running....

Post# 114578 , Reply# 36 3/11/2006 at 09:57 (6,620 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)
Checkrate/Likes *strong* seem like a little longer stronger stroke and good strong spin

Post# 114589 , Reply# 37 3/11/2006 at 11:32 (6,620 days old) by geoffdelp (SAUK RAPIDS)
Checkrate/Likes Wonderful Chris!! She looks like she's handling those jeans really well. Does this machine have the load size dial in the lid or does it wash just full loads of water? When you bypassed the safety button to see the machine running, do you have to leave the lid closed when it fills? I think that's how Robert's AMP is set-up. Once it fills, you can leave the lid open.

Post# 114590 , Reply# 38 3/11/2006 at 11:39 (6,620 days old) by westytoploader ()
Checkrate/Likes WOOHOO!!! Excellent action pics; makes me that much more eager to get my 101P up and running again! I also heard AMP's can make some WAVES...

Post# 114599 , Reply# 39 3/11/2006 at 13:12 (6,620 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)
Checkrate/Likes Chris, this is fantastic! So glad to see this one up and running, and looks to be in awesome shape! Maytag's Forever! LOL

Post# 114601 , Reply# 40 3/11/2006 at 13:17 (6,620 days old) by tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)
Checkrate/Likes Great shots Chris! Congratulations on the job and thanks for sharing. All Maytags before the shredder stroke make waves. That is why even the wringer washers had tubs that curve over at the top. It has to do with the four agitator fins and the speed and the length of the stroke. The square tubs do it just like the round tubs. What's funny is how little the items in the load seem to be affected by the rocking of the water. They are sort of doing their thing and the water is doing its thing, but they do not rock back and forth. I wonder if you checked the water level at the beginning of the wash in the AMP and at the end if it would show how much, if any, sloshes over the top of the non-perforated tub.

Post# 114602 , Reply# 41 3/11/2006 at 13:58 (6,620 days old) by tlee618 ()
Checkrate/Likes Hi Chris, It sure looks like you did a great job. Have fun with your new toy. What else do you have to do with this machine? Terry

Post# 114603 , Reply# 42 3/11/2006 at 14:02 (6,620 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)
Checkrate/Likes *shes my pet* this one is gonna be the pamperd baby well not like the rest arnt ha ha..in the handle on the lid there is a slide that sets the water level thought that was a clever way to hide it..while it was running i took some car wax and waxed the body and for the orig paint it sure looks good.. now she need a name..

Post# 114646 , Reply# 43 3/11/2006 at 22:38 (6,619 days old) by tlee618 ()
Checkrate/Likes Hi Chris, I think Mabel would be perfect.LOL Terry

Post# 114764 , Reply# 44 3/12/2006 at 19:14 (6,618 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)
Checkrate/Likes *ha ha* oh god thats my nicname but it fits so mabel it is

Post# 114773 , Reply# 45 3/12/2006 at 19:57 (6,618 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)
Checkrate/Likes Mabel, that is one spectacular AMP washer! Great job on it - isn't it fun to see them run without assistance the first time? Congrats again!

Post# 114812 , Reply# 46 3/12/2006 at 23:08 (6,618 days old) by tlee618 ()
Checkrate/Likes Glad that you liked it Chris. Remember to send some pictures when you are all done with her. I always loved the way that badge lights up on the front!! Terry

Post# 114981 , Reply# 47 3/13/2006 at 16:30 (6,618 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)
Checkrate/Likes *done* all done..runs fine hope she stays that way.. ha ha.. only a few chips that i had to touch up and a good wax job and she is pretty as new.. once again thanks to lee and jerry for helping me.. mabel says thanks too

Post# 115038 , Reply# 48 3/13/2006 at 20:49 (6,617 days old) by veg-o-matic (Baltimore, Hon!)
Checkrate/Likes Wow, she sure cleaned up nice! What the heck are those silver balls in the basket? Nice score! veg

Post# 115042 , Reply# 49 3/13/2006 at 20:59 (6,617 days old) by westytoploader ()
Checkrate/Likes WOOHOO!!! Beautiful machine...and another MINT lid! She sure cleaned up well!

Post# 115083 , Reply# 50 3/13/2006 at 22:50 (6,617 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)
Checkrate/Likes Wow Chris, Mabel is quite the looker! I've always felt that Mabel was a great name for an early Tag Auto. Great to see it running like a top. Bob - those are the slotted screw heads you see there, they hold the inner perf basket to the outer solid tub.

Post# 115126 , Reply# 51 3/14/2006 at 03:07 (6,617 days old) by leesdkenmore ()
Checkrate/Likes Chris I am so happy to see Mabel and you working it out. You sure have done her right, but she was in better than fair shape when she left here. Again a result of good storage and the frugalness of us South Dakotans. I know what you mean about her quietness. That 1st time I ran electricity to her and set it on spin I couldnt tell right away that it was spinning. Just was getting a small electical buzzing noise but I lifted the lid and whalla!!! it was mechanical hum, not eletrical buzz. Im very happy that it agitated and worked well. I really had no worries. Its really looking good now and I think Mabel is the perfect name. So how about a shot of you guys together? And some shots of those great illustrations in the book? And mostly a shot of that lit up badge if you gotten that far yet. ID really like to see that. .Lee

Post# 115131 , Reply# 52 3/14/2006 at 06:16 (6,617 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)
Checkrate/Likes *will do* new pics will give me something to do this eve..cant wait for spring to get here so all the kids can uncover and come out to play..im gonna have to start wearing more cloths so i can do more laundry ha ha..mabel sends hugs your way...thanks a mill !!!

Post# 115242 , Reply# 53 3/14/2006 at 17:13 (6,617 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)
Checkrate/Likes *cute little book* tells all the dirty secrets, you know like how to sort ect, and even has a page just for him. just letting the man in your life know that the machine has great features like a saftey switch in the lid and that it has a clutch and a seal power unit (trans)...to cute.

Post# 115243 , Reply# 54 3/14/2006 at 17:15 (6,617 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)
Checkrate/Likes *light* as the ad-vert says "dont forget the name"

Post# 115248 , Reply# 55 3/14/2006 at 17:35 (6,617 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)
Checkrate/Likes Hey Chris, Thanks for posting the adtional pictures! I really like that style of lighted nameplate on the A2MP/A3MP. And you even have the owner's manual for it too! I was wondering what the cover would be like for this model - if the just revised the previous AMP manual, or a completely redone cover. And I see that the matching dryer at one time may have sat next to this washer! What's the story on this machine. Have you had it for a while? A dream pair - matching AMP washer/Condenser dryer. Enjoy! Ben

Post# 115253 , Reply# 56 3/14/2006 at 18:29 (6,616 days old) by christfr (st louis mo)
Checkrate/Likes *my dream machine too* hey ben.. lee in south dakota had found me a pink westy dryer last year and have been chatting with him ever since.. hes a good guy..anyway he is in the process of moving and had this machine sitting out on his deck, and when i found that out i wrote him and said me me! if you ever want to part with it let me know, and he did.. this is the first machine i ever wanted and have waited the longest to find. and of all the machines it was in the best shape. how cool is that

Post# 115265 , Reply# 57 3/14/2006 at 20:12 (6,616 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)
Checkrate/Likes Chris - I remember when Lee posted the dryer. I just saw it again in your photo album. This machine makes a great adition to your very nice collection. Maybe sometime when I'm in St. Louis, I'll have to stop by and see the fun! Ben

Post# 115307 , Reply# 58 3/14/2006 at 23:43 (6,616 days old) by leesdkenmore ()
Checkrate/Likes *the badge and the book* totally awesome I just knew that badge would look great lit up!!! Weird like seeing a celebrity sighting before they got famous....lol. I love that book too....Love the chauvenism in it!! Theyd get sued for that today hahah I just saw a manual almost exactly like it on ebay only in tourquiose blue. Actaually I think I saw it on a link here but anyway until I saw yours again I hadnt made the asscociation of redbook...red agaitator, blue book....blue agitator. ANYone care to make a comment on this?Was it done on porpose or just a freak happening? My own thoughts? Planned marketing all the way.Still funny tho so much thought put there and not any reguard to offending the sexes....well it was a different time.Love to hear what others think.

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