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Sean, it looks like I no longer have those gas-specific dryer parts you had asked about. Sorry about that!

The impeller itself happens to be the plastic type. (For a 1966, does this mean it was a replacement?) The molded in pulley portion has some wear, but nowhere near as bad as the motor pulley. I'll have to check the used spare from the KDG606. Interestingly, one of the impeller bushings stayed...

The blower cover was missing the lint seal, Maytag part #312623. I can't find a source for these, they must have been discontinued quite some time ago...

You were right on the pulley too, John! Considerable wear on the one from this dryer. The one from the parts dryer (second picture) has little if any wear, but is also non-magnetic. I see that the steel ones are still available, but I'll probably run with this second one for now.

Thanks guys, appreciate the help. I do have the spare motor I pulled from the KDG606... It's the exact same type, but given how messed up that dryer was, I'm not sure on its running condition. It feels slightly sticky - is there a trick to oiling this type of motor? I don't see any oiling...

> First up: I actually stumbled upon the 1982 A806 parts manual on accident, but I'm glad I did. The scan below of the last parts revision included a nice detailed list of the major revised changes through the 15 year run of the A806. Ben - For what it's worth, I came across a later April 1986...

Sorry Sean, I don't think I do! I can check next time I go to our storage unit, but I'm pretty sure we only saved the parts that would have been useful as spares for our electric DE806. The insides of that dryer were a mess from the corrosion... I remember trying to unplug the electrical...

A more specific diagram of how the switch failure had presented itself.

Removing and opening the centrifugal switch explained part of the issue. It appears as though one set of the contacts had welded themselves together. Tracing the schematic, this fault would have resulted in the start winding being permanently paralleled with the run winding, which obviously...

So I wired up a cord for 120V operation, plugged it in, and tested out the symptoms. True to the seller's word, the dryer would only run when the button was pressed. I pressed and released the button a couple times, listening for the centrifugal switch (I'm pretty sure I could hear it), and...

Almost forgot this picture - over 58 years of use, and not a speck of rust on this one.

Looks better with a quick vacuuming. Anyone know why a prior owner or service person would have tied the tensioning spring to the side like that? I found quite a bit of metallic debris down there too (second picture). I can't imagine the metal heating coil was too happy to have that come...

I think there is a motor in there somewhere? Massive amount of lint and debris in the bottom of this one. The whole bottom of the machine was "felted" with lint. The motor pulley was loose on the shaft too.

Working our way inside, there is nothing out of place, other than being linty. This was a nice find - a completely different story from the rusted and corroded parts of the gas version of the same dryer that I took apart a couple years back: "Avocado Maytag KA606 / KDG606 Parts Machine Pair"...

> Welcome back and congratulations on your Maytag score! Thank you!