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Thread Number: 86434
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
Whirlpool Imperial Mark 18 - She runs! |
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Post# 1110141 , Reply# 1 3/3/2021 at 21:03 (1,146 days old) by Mayfan69  (Brisbane Queensland Australia) |
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Good going! | ||
| Post# 1110143 , Reply# 2 3/3/2021 at 21:07 (1,146 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Post# 1110145 , Reply# 3 3/3/2021 at 21:17 (1,146 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 1110156 , Reply# 4 3/3/2021 at 23:22 (1,146 days old) by gregingotham (New York) | ||
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whirlpool we had a whirlpool of this same vintage and color, just not this many bells and whistles, growing up. Good machine, solid workhorse. Didn't stop me from envying my Aunt's 1-18. | ||
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Post# 1110158 , Reply# 5 3/3/2021 at 23:51 (1,146 days old) by RP2813 (Sannazay) |
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| Post# 1110162 , Reply# 6 3/4/2021 at 02:37 (1,146 days old) by toploadloyalist (San Luis Obispo, CA) | ||
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Knit Cycle era The Knit cycle, which featured a single cool-down, as opposed to the double cool-down in Permament Press or no cool-down in Gentle, lasted from 1973 to 1979. | ||
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Post# 1110164 , Reply# 7 3/4/2021 at 04:09 (1,146 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Congrats on a great WP Set!
Hope they bring you many years of laundry pleasure.
Am by no means an expert but to determine leak have one suggestion. Remove agitator and let washer fill about 1/3 to 1/2 then stop water. Wait and see if any air bubbles start coming up from around center seal area. If so then leak likely means center post seals need replacing. Had same issue with my vintage WP convertible washer (also in Harvest Gold), and repairman diagnosed small leak in that manner. | ||
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Post# 1110171 , Reply# 8 3/4/2021 at 07:21 (1,146 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Beautiful 1975-6 Whirlpool Imperial Mark 18 Pair These were the last WPs with florescent console lights, these machines are far more rare than their sister Lady Kenmore models of the same time period.
To look for the leak you just have to move it out and look through the rear panel or underneath after running a load Etc, Seans suggestions in reply #2 are a good start,
Removing the agitator and looking for air bubbles does not work because water leaking out of a hole in a bucket does not produce bubbles in the water in the bucket, LOL
Good luck with these nice machines
John L. | ||
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Post# 1110174 , Reply# 9 3/4/2021 at 07:39 (1,146 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage) |
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Well one did try... | ||
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Post# 1110180 , Reply# 10 3/4/2021 at 08:14 (1,146 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA) |
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Beautiful set! A shame their cousins were much more plentiful - Whirlpool always had such nice TOL lighted panels.
Hopefully the leak isn't anything drastic. One suggestion I'll add to pay attention to when it's leaking during the cycle. If during the fill portion pop the top and check out the water valve/hose/air breaker. Ben | ||
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Post# 1110181 , Reply# 11 3/4/2021 at 08:19 (1,146 days old) by reactor (Oak Ridge, Tennessee-- ) |
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pulsed timer
One of the coolest thing about those Whirlpool, which fascinated me as a child, was the pulsed timer. Unlike most other machines, Whirlpools timer does not rotate continually and imperceptibly. It is stationery,then visibly moves several degrees foward at periodic times.
When I was a child, of about five years old. my mom's Imperial Mark XII seemed alive (and kind of spooky) when all of a sudden the timer knob silently rotated itself. Just out of curiosity, how did Whirlpool achieve this pulsed rotation in their timers? | ||
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Post# 1110186 , Reply# 12 3/4/2021 at 09:42 (1,146 days old) by peteski50 (New York) |
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Whirlpool! | ||
| Post# 1110204 , Reply# 13 3/4/2021 at 14:53 (1,145 days old) by frigidareu (Brunswick, Ohio) | ||
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Beautiful machines! Totally customizable wash/spin speeds are my favorite and somewhat rare for this time period for Whirlpool. IMO best agitator ever made-- nothing could stand in its way. | ||
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Post# 1110205 , Reply# 14 3/4/2021 at 15:03 (1,145 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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 My favorite console design for the Imperial Mark 18 line. I like the graduated shading on the buttons and hash-marks on the water level control. Per parts diagrams, the "0" and "1" engineering versions apparently have the full QuietPak treatment with skinny belt? The "3" and "4" versions have the standard 95405 belt but still with the special rubber isolation grommets on the motor mount. Which is yours? The previous LAA9800 pair had a 3-speed motor and 3-speed tumble on the dryer. LDA dropped back to 2-speed on the washer and two tumble speeds on the dryer. | ||
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Post# 1110206 , Reply# 15 3/4/2021 at 15:18 (1,145 days old) by Washerlover (The Big Island, Hawai’i) |
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Post# 1110210 , Reply# 16 3/4/2021 at 15:56 (1,145 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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| Post# 1110213 , Reply# 17 3/4/2021 at 16:20 (1,145 days old) by Arris (Rochester New York) | ||
Great Machines !! | ||
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Post# 1110224 , Reply# 18 3/4/2021 at 19:53 (1,145 days old) by appnut (TX) |
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| Post# 1110225 , Reply# 19 3/4/2021 at 20:08 (1,145 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Reply #18
Are you talking about these machines?
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| Post# 1110230 , Reply# 21 3/4/2021 at 20:36 (1,145 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas) | ||
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| Post# 1110231 , Reply# 22 3/4/2021 at 20:39 (1,145 days old) by arris (Rochester New York) | ||
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No I have the exact set as Steven, I got from Kevin... I've rebuilt them from the ground up... new centerpost in the baseplate, new Transmission.... I sent them to get re-painted and am waiting to get them back.....had the other tub re-porcelained The dryer has 30,000 btu burner that modulates down to 20,000 when on the low/delicate setting they were my first !!!! I also have the set from post 19 that I got from Kevin... those I have started up but have not had a chance to do anything to.... right now I'm looking for the kit 239076, or the 338093 orifice for the soft heat kenmore dryer...I got from Jon L, so I can convert it to propane... I think I'm done now though... I need to put a garage up to store all of them in... my basement is getting pretty crowded. I also have a like new 73 Lady Kenmore garage door set.... the washer was only used 6-7 times the dryer more....along with several other sets.... one being a 62 whirlpool set, the washer is a suds-saver
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| Post# 1110232 , Reply# 23 3/4/2021 at 20:53 (1,145 days old) by Maytag85 (Sean A806) | ||
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Reply #19
One things that’s ironic is I have a friend in Colorado who has the same Imperial Mark 18 set as you do but is in the process of putting it all back together. Recently did a partial rebuild to my 1963 RCA Whirlpool Imperial Mark XII washer in turquoise and everything works but I ended up having to replace the transmission pulley since it got damaged in the process of trying to transfer it to the used transmission I bought off of eBay. Only issue I am having with my ‘63 Whirlpool is the clutch for the spin seems to have a mind of its own and it engages smoothly when you do a load of laundry in it but tends to not really work when you do a second load of laundry in it and the belt slips quite a bit on the pulleys.
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Post# 1110238 , Reply# 24 3/4/2021 at 21:43 (1,145 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Post# 1110240 , Reply# 25 3/4/2021 at 22:02 (1,145 days old) by DADoES (TX, U.S. of A.) |
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Also, just to say, and someone correct me if wrong, I believe the proper procedure for changing the dryer's tumble speed is to do so *after* starting it running. It's not a 2-speed motor. The belt is mechanically shifted between larger- and smaller-diameter areas on a tapered motor pulley, which involves less stress on the belt if it's running at the time. | ||
| Post# 1110246 , Reply# 27 3/4/2021 at 22:46 (1,145 days old) by arris (Rochester New York) | ||
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Dennis
Being that the 9800's were my first set of vintage appliances I was pretty gung-ho with them....one because they were my first set and two because they were nice looking and top of the line.... I have since cooled with that now that I have " So Many other Machines " I took the baseplate to a machine shop here.. I bought the 10 foot length of stainless steel.. ( I need to check if it's magnetic or not after talking to Jon L ) they matched it up with the old one... I'm not sure if they froze it first or pressed it in then heated it up... I know they did something like that...... it is thicker than the original center post as it had to be milled out for the bearings to fit.... tomorrow I can post some pictures.... I did a few years ago but can do it again... it looks like a brand new baseplate and center post..for added protection I applied 2 coats of Marine Epoxy for added protection, not covering where the suspension balls fit in.. Jim
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| Post# 1110248 , Reply# 28 3/4/2021 at 22:49 (1,145 days old) by arris (Rochester New York) | ||
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| Post# 1110256 , Reply# 29 3/5/2021 at 02:49 (1,145 days old) by arris (Rochester New York) | ||
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New centerpost and baseplate
Here are the pics of the new centerpost and re-done baseplate
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Post# 1110269 , Reply# 30 3/5/2021 at 07:01 (1,145 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md) |
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Beautiful 1975-6 Whirlpool Imperial Mark 18 Pair Hi Steven, thanks for all the additional great pictures,
TOP of the Line WPs were very rare compared to Sears LKMs, generally big box stores did not carry them at all because the prices were too high and independent stores often also carried brands like Maytag and for the price of a set of Mark 18s you could nearly get a TOL pair of MTs [ Note the WPs heals a lot more than the MTs and performed much better ]
When I worked for a MT-WP appliance dealer back in the 70s whenever I came across TOL WP appliances I would ask the customer who they knew at the WP distributer and they almost had a friend that got them a deal directly from the distributer.
Reply #11, Nearly all automatic washers had a timer that advanced in small pulses, All KMs, WPs, Norges except Time-Line models, All MTs, They did this to reduce contact arcing, GE was one of the big exceptions to this along with a few others like later WH FL Washers.
John L. | ||
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Post# 1110292 , Reply# 31 3/5/2021 at 13:12 (1,144 days old) by CircleW (NE Cincinnati OH area) |
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The only store I remember seeing the Mark 18 set in was Swallen's, which was Cincinnati's largest appliance dealer. They sold Whirlpool for many years, in addition to Maytag, Hotpoint, and various other brands. | ||
| Post# 1110328 , Reply# 33 3/5/2021 at 23:05 (1,144 days old) by arris (Rochester New York) | ||
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Dennis | ||
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Post# 1110354 , Reply# 34 3/6/2021 at 02:06 (1,144 days old) by bradfordwhite (central U.S.) |
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