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I figured folks here may find this interesting to see, someone found a set in a store still brand new in the box, even has the original box of soap inside the washer. I wonder how and where they got lost for 4+ decades. How good were these considered back in the day? Apparently they won't be...

Thank you all for the additional info. I went ahead and orderd the valve with the extra fittings. Hopefully this solves the problem. I may well try to gently clean out the overfill sensor tube opening as well, since it has never been touched in the life of the machine.

So, one more quick question... I found 2 valves (called 4171000) on ebay, and one has a few extra parts along with it... do you recognize if those extra fittings will prove necessary for something, or is it just random extra stuff? My dishwasher has the original valve that came with the machine...

That makes sense, thanks. I had only wondered if my messing with the timer knob may have bypassed or overridden some control path that otherwise would have closed the inlet valve, and if it was stuck open not from being physically jammed, but from skipping over whatever signal tells it to close...

Thanks for the inlet valve suggestions... so, this one (?): https://www.amazon.com/Whirlpool-WP4171000-Inlet/dp/B00ECV53BE/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 I'll keep digging around for an actually available and reasonably priced one. What do you think happened during the first two floods...

TLDR: My dishwasher has overflowed and flooded the kitchen 3 times, the first two times from seemingly not draining between wash and rinse, though I could eventually trigger it to drain by manually advancing the timer knob around a few times, and the third time also from the inlet water valve...

Just putting it out there, since it's a good machine, and perhaps someone here might want to fix it. It's listed for free on craigslist in Sarasota, FL, and says it leaks underneath but is otherwise good...

And... I take back the comment on unfindable end caps. I guess the trick is leaving out the "wpl" in searching the part number. Ebay has a couple, albeit a little grungy.

So, the KitchenAid washer has arrived to its new home. They let it run a complete demonstration water-only load for me so I could see the whole cycle and verify that everything worked. It seems like it's all working perfectly, so I'm happy. The seller said the machine had been dumped just due...

Thanks, nice to see one running a load. That really is exactly the same model, made right at the same time too. This is that one in Cape Coral. I unfortunately couldn't get free to get out there today as planned, but will go tomorrow instead. Hopefully no one grabs it first before I can get...

They're asking $160, which seems plenty fair, especially considering what any new washer is going for these days.

Thanks for the replies and information so far. Good stuff to know. I'll plan on picking it up tomorrow.

So, I'm in the process of un-modernizing what came with my house. I have a Kenmore 110-series washer now that I'm done messing around with, despite being otherwise mint like new. I don't want any more lid locks, dying computer control boards and actuators, or a HE washer that takes 2 hours to...