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Actually, my Akai is a single-motor design belt driving a hefty capstan flywheel, and uses a well designed idler and clutch system to...

So, you're going to "nitpick" about specific actual dates? I'm really not that anal to be bothered with trivial history things like that.

I actually don't mind having those new meters installed. My bills are still accurate. And it hasn't affected, as far as I know, with my...

All three of my GE window air conditioners contain internals (motors, compressors, coils, etc) with labels on these parts with LG on...

If people stopped buying every washer that came after the dependable care and the direct drives both would still be in production today...

Being that these OLD machines held up SO well, my logic tells me that messing with such designs by "modernizing" with some of the crap...

I'd love to know what popular mechanics said about the direct drive platform. The best thing was the fact that was in production for so...

It's such a shame that that design fell by the wayside for "improvments" which in my opinion are reverse improvments.

IIRC your washer was featured in "Popular Mechanics" some time ago. In terms of dependability your washer does win out.

LOL, yeah, those DD's could certainly churn up the water fast! My portable DD cracks me up too.

Considering that my 39 year old Maytag was maybe used once a week, probably never serviced, and still churning out washloads..... that...

Be aware that the front tub bolt (original 200744) is shorter than the other 2 tub bolts in the rear corners (205254).

And old friend of mine had a black 1962.... now let me catch my breath, the name is L-O-N-G... Ahem... a 1962 Chysler Imperial Lebaron...

You did explain it in full, Matt. My over the air stations are limited by NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS and their sub-stations. I do have a ROKU...

Yeah, those types of items don't usually sell at estate sales either unless they're high quality mid modern pieces in very good...