Thread Number: 86289
/ Tag: Vintage Dryers
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Post# 1108548   2/18/2021 at 12:50 (1,134 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA)   |   | |
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They just arrived -- will keep everyone posted. The washer kinda wants to run and I haven't tried the dryer yet.
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Post# 1108551 , Reply# 1   2/18/2021 at 13:17 (1,134 days old) by eurekastar (Amarillo, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1108568 , Reply# 2   2/18/2021 at 14:46 (1,134 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Post# 1108586 , Reply# 3   2/18/2021 at 16:36 (1,134 days old) by appnut (TX)   |   | |
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Post# 1108590 , Reply# 4   2/18/2021 at 17:33 (1,134 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Wow, I never saw one with a blue outer tub, otherwise it looks just like my 1947 KM BD, there were many different versions of these BD automatics even though they were only built for 5-6 years.
I have not gotten around to restoring this machine yet, I have all the needed parts for these cool early KMs.
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Post# 1108591 , Reply# 5   2/18/2021 at 17:40 (1,134 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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All the dryer will need is a good cleaning, and oiling of all the bearings and such. This Kenmore dryer more than likely has the dual fan setup on it and I believe they kept that until 1953 or 1954 sometime.
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Post# 1108606 , Reply# 6   2/18/2021 at 18:43 (1,134 days old) by akronman (Akron/Cleveland Ohio)   |   | |
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Post# 1108615 , Reply# 7   2/18/2021 at 20:01 (1,134 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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Post# 1108621 , Reply# 8   2/18/2021 at 20:27 (1,134 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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Post# 1108654 , Reply# 9   2/19/2021 at 00:10 (1,134 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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That dryer has 2 blowers?Interesting! |
Post# 1108656 , Reply# 10   2/19/2021 at 00:29 (1,134 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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The second fan was to help with air flow on these older Whirlpool built dryers and interestingly enough the perforated drum back on these older Whirlpool built dryer is built out of a chicken wire type material and are more open per square inch compared to the late 50’s to 1965 Whirlpool dryers with the stamped perforated drum backs. Putting felt strips around the air inlet and exhaust might help but since the perforated drum back is much closer to the stationary bulkhead it won’t really matter.
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Post# 1108807 , Reply# 11   2/19/2021 at 20:28 (1,133 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA)   |   | |
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I think I might try to bring back this bolt down. It is in okay shape but will probably need everything. I like to clean them up a bit so it is a little more rewarding to work on them. This is the before shot
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Post# 1108809 , Reply# 12   2/19/2021 at 20:30 (1,133 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA)   |   | |
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is the after shot. It has a little cosmetic touch up I don't know if I want to paint it though I have done so with some of the ones I own. This took a few hours.
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Post# 1108817 , Reply# 14   2/19/2021 at 20:57 (1,133 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 1108831 , Reply# 15   2/19/2021 at 21:57 (1,133 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1108833 , Reply# 16   2/19/2021 at 22:30 (1,133 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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Post# 1108840 , Reply# 17   2/19/2021 at 23:05 (1,133 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1108941 , Reply# 18   2/20/2021 at 23:51 (1,132 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA)   |   | |
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of course were really a pain to get off. They are held in with a pin through the whole knob which hasn't moved in 70 years, so one needs patience -- to tap a punch through and I had to carefully drill out about half of it.
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Post# 1108951 , Reply# 19   2/21/2021 at 01:12 (1,132 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.)   |   | |
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Post# 1108975 , Reply# 20   2/21/2021 at 08:43 (1,131 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Hi Brain, Very cool that you are starting to restore this neat machine.
The one we have looks exactly like yours except yours has a blue outer tub, I wonder whether yours is older or newer than ours, I believe I have found that ours is 1947 or 1948, Have you found and dates on parts yet ?
Does yours have the Suds-Saver system still ? Ours has an electric return pump which is a very early SS system.
Those knobs were not meant to be removed easily, On ours I removed the knobs with the shafts attached and my friend John Eichinger in St Paul MN restored the painted areas on the back of the knobs without removing them from the round steel shafts.
Keep us updated how it goes, I may have some parts for your machine.
John L. |
Post# 1109005 , Reply# 22   2/21/2021 at 12:47 (1,131 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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Post# 1109099 , Reply# 24   2/22/2021 at 07:23 (1,130 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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Post# 1109154 , Reply# 25   2/22/2021 at 11:34 (1,130 days old) by turquoisedude (.)   |   | |
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Thank you very much for this Brian! It seems to be the right one for my 51! I had seen the 'choke coil' (aka a transformer for the germicidal lamp) but could not figure out why there were extra wires from the timer... Some clever soul bypassed the 'solenoid switch' at some point in time. Let's just hope the timer contacts haven't been cooked.
It's about time I tackled this dryer... maybe now I'll actually start!
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Post# 1109473 , Reply# 27   2/24/2021 at 22:20 (1,128 days old) by Northwesty (Renton, WA)   |   | |
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is the spanner nut tool I just purchased and this came off with no problem
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Post# 1109496 , Reply# 29   2/25/2021 at 07:02 (1,127 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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To remove the metal agitator drive blocks heating with a propane torch makes them lift on and you should heat it to reinstall it as well.
To remove the wash basket you stand in the washer and rock your weight from side to side a few times and it will loosen and lift right out. [ I have done this more than 100 times ]
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Post# 1109672 , Reply# 31   2/26/2021 at 22:53 (1,126 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806)   |   | |
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I’d try to clean the agitator shaft as much as possible. I greased the agitator shaft on the used transmission I installed in my ‘63 Whirlpool and even added oil to the bearings to help extend their life more. Even topped off the transmission with motor oil yes it’s not the correct oil but the tolerances in these transmissions aren’t as tight as they are in a engine.
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