Thread Number: 83953
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
My little maytag laundromat adds another |
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Post# 1083016 , Reply# 1   7/29/2020 at 22:00 (1,338 days old) by Electroluxxxx (Syracuse NY)   |   | |
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Getting into the washer... it had a very thin coat of dust and oily residue which wiped out almost instantly, this has to be one of the absolute cleanest sets I have ever come across. |
Post# 1083031 , Reply# 2   7/30/2020 at 01:08 (1,337 days old) by hoover28 (Oneida NY)   |   | |
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I should have keep d them. but I had no room for them. Chris |
Post# 1083032 , Reply# 3   7/30/2020 at 01:14 (1,337 days old) by robbinsandmyers (Conn)   |   | |
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Post# 1083058 , Reply# 4   7/30/2020 at 06:46 (1,337 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1083062 , Reply# 5   7/30/2020 at 07:10 (1,337 days old) by gansky1 (Omaha, The Home of the TV Dinner!)   |   | |
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Post# 1083067 , Reply# 7   7/30/2020 at 07:43 (1,337 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1083083 , Reply# 8   7/30/2020 at 10:20 (1,337 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.)   |   | |
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Post# 1083084 , Reply# 9   7/30/2020 at 10:26 (1,337 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1083093 , Reply# 10   7/30/2020 at 11:34 (1,337 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 1083132 , Reply# 12   7/30/2020 at 18:04 (1,337 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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It was not only common but in fact every HL had this agitator except the one or two fancier HL models.
The first MT Helical Drive washer model in 1956 [ model 123 ] had this agitator as did the majority of HL models, you can put the lint filter agitator in of corse but you lose a little capacity.
John L. |
Post# 1083135 , Reply# 15   7/30/2020 at 18:15 (1,337 days old) by Electroluxxxx (Syracuse NY)   |   | |
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sorry for the double post |
Post# 1083137 , Reply# 16   7/30/2020 at 18:25 (1,337 days old) by Ultramatic (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 1083173 , Reply# 17   7/30/2020 at 22:00 (1,337 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 1083220 , Reply# 19   7/31/2020 at 09:01 (1,336 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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I like the look of your A103. It's like my A102 but with more buttons. Mine has a secret switch on the back that is for the replacement two speed motor we installed after the original went bad. I never liked the 500 series. |
Post# 1083244 , Reply# 21   7/31/2020 at 11:38 (1,336 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Is the 806 also connected to 120 volts ?
If so the older dryer will heat quicker if properly wired for 120 volt operation because the older dryer still had a 2 piece heating element and it gave more heat on 120 volts instead of the 1,200 watts that the later dryers gave when connected to to 120 volt power.
John L. |
Post# 1083280 , Reply# 24   7/31/2020 at 14:48 (1,336 days old) by Electroluxxxx (Syracuse NY)   |   | |
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good news and bad news good news is that I got the ball hinges and glides, Bad news is that the injector part 206154 is NLA as of last year. I knew I should have ordered more than 2 when I had the chance! |
Post# 1083284 , Reply# 25   7/31/2020 at 15:07 (1,336 days old) by Unimatic1140 (Minneapolis)   |   | |
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Post# 1083287 , Reply# 26   7/31/2020 at 15:27 (1,336 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 1083376 , Reply# 29   8/1/2020 at 07:04 (1,335 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Good progress, You may want to save the original inlet valve, it can be rebuilt by replacing the rubber valve diaphragms.
This is about the earliest MT washer I have seen after MT started using the crappy Kingston timers, the timer motors in these fail just from time, if this washer would have had the Mallory timer it would have been just fine.
This was always the worst thing about MT was that they often used 2nd tier parts suppliers, if MT had not used Westinghouse motors, Kingston timers, Robertshaw water-level switches & inlet valves their machines would have been even more reliable, But I guess that they needed to keep the lonely repairman from being too lonely, LOL
Fortunately your machine got the very good GE motor.
John L. |
Post# 1083399 , Reply# 31   8/1/2020 at 11:18 (1,335 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Post# 1083403 , Reply# 32   8/1/2020 at 11:59 (1,335 days old) by Electroluxxxx (Syracuse NY)   |   | |
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Thank you ben! I could have saved a few bucks and rebuilt my other 3 valves for what I spent on the NOS valves, although it might have been worth getting the new valve only for the fact that id have a spare. |
Post# 1083408 , Reply# 33   8/1/2020 at 12:39 (1,335 days old) by Ultralux88 (Denver)   |   | |
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Post# 1083413 , Reply# 34   8/1/2020 at 13:21 (1,335 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Thanks Ben, these are the kits you need, the only problem we have had with this kits is the little metal plunger can rust and then allow the valve to stick open and flood, they are not as good as the original SS plungers, we had quite a few return calls and floods with these.
If you use these kits use the original SS plungers, who knows maybe they fixed the problem by now, if you want to use the new plungers make sure they are not magnetic.
John L. |
Post# 1084494 , Reply# 36   8/9/2020 at 17:42 (1,327 days old) by Electroluxxxx (Syracuse NY)   |   | |
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All the parts that needed to be replaced have been replaced with no hassle and the A-103 is back in business once again. I have a strong feeling this thing was used for less than a year before being put away.
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Post# 1084496 , Reply# 37   8/9/2020 at 18:27 (1,327 days old) by Tomturbomatic (Beltsville, MD)   |   | |
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WOWIE ZOWIE! What a treasure. I am very happy for you. |
Post# 1084509 , Reply# 38   8/9/2020 at 20:11 (1,327 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1084516 , Reply# 39   8/9/2020 at 20:49 (1,327 days old) by Electroluxxxx (Syracuse NY)   |   | |
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I would like to upload a full cycle on YouTube of all 3 maytags at some point as there are no vids on the 142C, the A-502 and the A-103. For the agitator to be so basic, it definitely moves some clothes and makes some nice turnover. It’s very impressive. |
Post# 1084518 , Reply# 40   8/9/2020 at 20:58 (1,327 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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