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Cold Spot Cold Spot was the Sears brand. Eventually they went with Kenmore but back in the 60's their A/C units, freezers and refrigerators were branded Cold Spot. Like another recent thread, Another thing I remember and miss about Sears.

Sear Coffee House Does anyone remember "Sears Coffee House"? They were only in the A (large) stores. My first job was working as a bus boy there. They had more than just coffee and cokes. We had Milk Shakes and Chocolate Sodas made from scratch. Real ice cream. Not the soft stuff from a...

My Mom had this model. She bought it when the folks retired to Florida. She had a 20 year old Maytag Highlander. Not a TOL. Not sure the exact model but it had no lights, a skinny post wringer style agitator. I was a 2 speed and suds saver. It still worked like a champ but due to it's age Mom...

I had one of these I bought one for my first condo. Installed it myself. The first of many dishwasher installations. Just did one new LG dishwasher last week. But, they say you never forget your first! The Kenmore was purchased and installed in the Fall of 1984.

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Cork tub gasket! Yes, very old Maytags used the cork gasket. At some point, late 40's, early 50's maybe, they switched to a new material. Not sure if it's rubber or some polypropylene or another material. The newer one is black and very flexible. When I was doing my rebuild I bought a cork one...

Maytag w/pump wringers. It's not uncommon to find Maytag E2L's that are actually E2LP's. The reason was because dealers could easily install the pump at their shop before they were sold. Pumps sold aftermarket to replace a bad pump or upgrade a non-pump model. It's very easy to add, or in my...

Unit locked up I've been where you are. It was a broken piece of meter in the Power Unit that jammed the gears. You might try manually turning the motor pully backwards. Sometimes that allows whatever is causing the gears to jam will dislodge. That is only a test. It won't fix anything. It will...

STACKER/WASHER SEARS I had a set that looked the same as that only it was branded Kenmore from Sears. Same washer tub and agitator. I bought it from the Sears scratch and dent warehouse in 1991. It didn't take long to figure out why it had been returned. It was a pretty terrible unit. Bad at...

Safety pedal? Later models had a foot pedal you have to step on to make the wringer run. It was a "safety" feature most people hated. Does yours have that? Look for a small hose coming out the bottom of the machine.

A103 Washer WOW! Great find! Seeing this washer brought back the memories. The washer looks like the only my mother bought, also in 1965.March 1965 to be exact. It came with the black wringer style agitator. It was a great machine and lasted 24 years before the transmission failed and the...

?????????????? I have no idea what that rubber piece was but there should be no rubber parts in the power unit. I looked at my old center plate and mine just has an empty hole where yours shows that piece hanging out of. Maybe if Geoff sees this he can help? I remember a rubber plug. It was...

June 1964 Mine also ends in VL - I used a chart I found somewhere in here that told me it was manufactured in June 1964. Mine is S/N 38615VL so just 858 units after yours. They're practically twins!

WOW! Hey Geoff! You're right. This is a GREAT resource for parts. I noticed the tub repair ring for $23.10. Just what I needed when I first got my leaky machine. Luckily Dave sold me a new tub but this part would have been easier and cheaper. Tanks for the link and nice hearing from you. Take...

No Reversing the pulley direction would't work as a vacuum to pull oil back in. On the other hand I doubt your power unit is empty. These units can run a LONG time with very little oil in them. You'll see when you get in there. As long as the few moving parts have a coating of oil on them they...