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Thread Number: 80828
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Vintage Lady Kenmore combo unit |
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Post# 1048195 , Reply# 1 10/20/2019 at 07:34 (1,649 days old) by thomasortega  (El Pueblo de Nuestra Señora de Los Angeles de Porciúncula) |
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Cool! After you restore it you'll sell it to me at a very interesting price, right? | ||
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Post# 1048201 , Reply# 2 10/20/2019 at 08:54 (1,649 days old) by jmm63 (Denville, NJ) |
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Post# 1048203 , Reply# 3 10/20/2019 at 09:08 (1,649 days old) by Lorainfurniture (Cleveland ) |
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This washer sucks to work on. 2 hours to get this crumbling hose out.
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| Post# 1048204 , Reply# 4 10/20/2019 at 09:10 (1,649 days old) by toploader55 (Massachusetts Sand Bar, Cape Cod) | ||
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| Post# 1048208 , Reply# 5 10/20/2019 at 09:57 (1,649 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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Post# 1048218 , Reply# 6 10/20/2019 at 11:49 (1,649 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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 Jim, our neighbor had to replace her 33" LK gas combo in due to a hole being burned into a major component with another gas LK combo in like late 1964 or sometime in 1965. Instead of the buttons having a silver/metallic facia appearance, they were white and had wisps of various pastel colors under the cycle word lettering. All the same descriptions for cycles on the buttons until the last version, which changed the Super Wash to an Enzyme Soak. That same Enzyme Soak timer was used for the Wrinkle Guard feature with its periodic tumbling. | ||
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Post# 1048231 , Reply# 7 10/20/2019 at 13:07 (1,649 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie) |
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Post# 1048248 , Reply# 8 10/20/2019 at 16:46 (1,649 days old) by Lorainfurniture (Cleveland ) |
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It’s still in my service room, but I need to find that hose and some belts. Anyone on here with a parts diagram or know part numbers? Better yet, anyone with parts? Aside from some basic surface rust this is in good condition. | ||
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Post# 1048250 , Reply# 9 10/20/2019 at 16:55 (1,649 days old) by coldspot66 (Plymouth, Mass) |
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Model is still listed on Sears Parts Direct, though the diagram numbers are hard to read. I had a 1967 Kenmore combo at one time...wish I had kept it, but parts were unavailable even then ( 20+ years ago). | ||
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Post# 1048256 , Reply# 10 10/20/2019 at 18:08 (1,649 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Lady Kenmore Combination Washer Dryer These are great machines but certain repairs can be a challenge if you are not familiar with how they work and how to service them.
The biggest challenge you will have in fixing this machine is a lack of parts.
We have about a dozen of these combos and four that are hooked up and running well.
One of these years we are going to do a rebuild-a-thon and rebuild around 6 more of them, I will let AW folks know when we are going to do this.
Hi Eugene, even though you are unlikely to get this machine fully functional please don't throw it away as there may be some parts that can be used to save other machines.
John L. | ||
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Post# 1048415 , Reply# 11 10/22/2019 at 10:50 (1,647 days old) by Lorainfurniture (Cleveland ) |
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Parts will be my limiting factor. From a technical standpoint this washer is complicated by washing machine standards, but after working on a few multi million dollar food packaging equipment, and rebuilding a few car engines I think I can figure it out. | ||
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Post# 1048440 , Reply# 12 10/22/2019 at 16:24 (1,647 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Wow, this is quite the find. Not sure if this is of much help, but here are a few shots of the '61 Whirlpool combo parts list from the 1962 Parts Master book. It isn't everything but does breakdown the majority of parts and you can scale as needed.
Robert also has the '61 Whirlpool Combo service manual on AE in case you wanted a reference to go off of that would be close to your '65 Kenmore. John would know more of the changes that took place between '61 and '65-'67, but it's better than nothing. Ben | ||
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Post# 1048459 , Reply# 13 10/22/2019 at 19:11 (1,647 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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Post# 1048467 , Reply# 14 10/22/2019 at 20:34 (1,647 days old) by LowEfficiency (Iowa) |
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>> It's been said these had more parts than a VW Beetle engine.
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