Thread Number: 88243
/ Tag: Vintage Automatic Washers
We're working on a vintage Speed Queen which doesn't exist |
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Post# 1128077   9/8/2021 at 17:29 (931 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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First off, a million-billion thanks to Lorain Furniture - without Eugene, we'd be (insert un-ladylike term which would send some here to the fainting couches).
His part came fast and was exactly the right one. Now, we have found a second one - same non-existent type of model number and desperately need a Kingston 60 timer for it...and...since it 'doesn't exist' we can't get one. All the parts distributors want to be sure we get the right one (understandable) but there ain't such a Speed Queen and never was, so please look at the bottom of the front plate, the model number will be there and probably start with 'DA'. Sigh. I'm guessing many of you HAVE seen this model and know what it cross-references to in the parts world. Help! and Thanks!
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Post# 1128089 , Reply# 1   9/8/2021 at 19:23 (931 days old) by Repairguy (Danbury, Texas)   |   | |
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Post# 1128091 , Reply# 2   9/8/2021 at 19:26 (931 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 1128102 , Reply# 3   9/8/2021 at 19:44 (931 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Post# 1128106 , Reply# 4   9/8/2021 at 19:55 (931 days old) by Yogitunes (New Jersey)   |   | |
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Post# 1128108 , Reply# 5   9/8/2021 at 19:56 (931 days old) by qsd-dan (West)   |   | |
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Post# 1128112 , Reply# 6   9/8/2021 at 20:17 (931 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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I'll follow up on the suggestions. No luck with the parts suppliers - they all don't know this model number and without it, I can't get past their starting fields.
This is a picture of the motor with the right gear. I'm comfortable working on the innards of these, those dratted dogs... but am really stumped by the 'non-existent' model.
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Post# 1128121 , Reply# 7   9/8/2021 at 21:27 (931 days old) by combo52 (50 Year Repair Tech Beltsville,Md)   |   | |
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There are a couple different speed motors and some run CCW and CW other than that they are very interchangeable. The speed is on the side with the output gear, like 30/11 etc.
They had a very high failure rate and Maytag and others sold just the motors so it was easy to fix this common Kingston timer problem.
John L. |
Post# 1128125 , Reply# 8   9/8/2021 at 21:48 (931 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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I get around the CW and CCW problem by keeping the little parts which force the motor to go one way or the other when I have to trash one - usually they're at the bottom of the rotor or the second gear.
As to the rest, yeah, they were built to fail. I'll pull the entire timer tomorrow and see if I can get further with that part number. Nobody knowing this model number has made it tough. Any thoughts? |
Post# 1128129 , Reply# 9   9/8/2021 at 22:19 (931 days old) by swestoyz (Cedar Falls, IA)   |   | |
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Do you have any photos you could share of the washer? Is it a solenoid drive or reversing motor?
My gut says the model number is A69 and the prefix of the M and the subsequent F indicate something about the washer. Two digit A model numbers typically indicate solenoid drive as the 1970 DA and 1975 FA reversing motor models had four digit model numbers. Can’t say I’ve seen an A69 but it doesn’t mean it wasn’t made. And yes, the full timer part number would be helpful, as well. Ben This post was last edited 09/08/2021 at 22:37 |
Post# 1128135 , Reply# 10   9/8/2021 at 23:20 (931 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Post# 1128824 , Reply# 13   9/16/2021 at 10:20 (924 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Thank you!
We finally got a working timer put together - between Dave's wonderful brass dogs which don't break if you look at them cross-eyed and a donation from a silent member, we got it going. I'm moving back to the GE Filter-Flos. It may be in the '80s, here, but at our altitude, snow is always right around the corner. Hugs and thanks to all. Panthera |