Recent content by adam61

Finally got the agitator off! I couldn't get it off last Saturday, so I sprayed WD-40 down the hole where the fabric softener dispenser was supposed to screw on and let it sit all week. Tried again this morning and still couldn't get it up. Then I tried the towel and hot water method I read...

Nice Lincoln! Yes, here's a pic, I also have a Mark VIII.

Nice Lincoln! Yes, here's a pic, I also have a Mark VIII.

More pics... Where do you get parts? I see that cone filter in there, and the transmission does appear to be leaking oil (but the puddle of oil on the floor underneath it came from my '83 Continental) I had to give up my indoor parking spot to have a good place to work on these. I do hope to...

All I know about the history of these machines is that the guy I bought them from brought them to Arizona from Montana, and before that another guy brought them to Montana from Wisconsin, where they were sitting in the back of an appliance shop for many years.

I finally picked up a nice older washer and dryer set in avocado green like I have been looking for for about 1 1/2 years now. - This stuff really doesn't show up around here often. These are in nice condition, but I expect since they've been sitting (for probably decades) something is wrong...

When I took that picture I was standing on top of a stove in front of them, it was weirdly oriented to begin with. She also had 3 Kenmore dryers (but only the one washing machine and no dishwashers), and loads of stoves and fridges (all in similar bad condition from sitting outside for a long time).

After looking for months for an older washer and dryer I finally turned up these and went to see them yesterday. But they look like they've been sitting outside for some time - I have two questions: First, what are the odds that I could likely resurrect these, and second, given a positive answer...

The back cover is there, but there is so much lint down there I could see that interfering with the airflow. I have the freezer shelf, I just took it out to clean it.

It's spring break! (I teach high school) I don't know what my students are up to, but first thing I did was to go out and pick up some broken major appliances!? The fridge gets cold, but I am concerned about a few things. 1. The tray on the bottom was filled with quite a bit of something...

Now that I finally got some time off, I cleaned this all out, got a new washplate in to replace the one I broke and put it all back together. I watched it go through a whole cycle with no clothes in it, and it seems to be working ok. I'd still like to find an older washer/dryer pair, but this...

Nothing's on except for the light. I'm ultimately hoping to find something better, but if this is an electrical issue and not the compressor itself - I'm fixing it, not junking it (assuming I can get the horrible smell out of the freezer). I spent nearly all day yesterday going to garage and...

I see now that I look at the inner tub more closely - I heard that swishing around in the bottom of it, and thought that was more of that gunky water stuck in there. Interesting... I would have thought the opposite: that that gray gunk could have come from too much detergent. I ordered a new...

I picked up the Kenmore. It's not in the greatest condition inside, and the guy just had it sitting out in his driveway - but for $25 I figured it was worth taking a chance. The lights come on ... but not the compressor. I'm going to look into it more, but if the trouble is with the compressor...

It covers the clothes in this white/grey gunk. So I decided to look into it. I took out the inner tub (which was rusted on there good), and cracked the impeller in the process. The bottom of the outer tub was full of this grey sludge. My problem is that I'm pretty certain the inner tub is full...