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Air dome That part is called an air dome. It is present in every belt drive washer, full size and portable, from at least the early 1970s, maybe earlier, to the end of the belt drives in April 1987. Is this part cracked or damaged? If not, it's probably the seal that goes with this that is...

Absolutely stunning! Wow Don, that is an absolutely amazing find. CONGRATULATIONS !! I'm not sure I could take them out of the boxes, but will watch this thread with great anticipation for their unveiling. Congrats again!! Gordon

Steven, I think you have some of both things going on. While the yellows and golds during the 70s were changed somewhat, especially when the switch was made from shaded to non-shaded colors, it looks like there is some degradation of the finish on the dryer top. Porcelain does not seem to...

Giving a nudge to Robert via an old thread This wonderful thread first introduced many of us to the 1965/66 KM 400. Gotta love the dark blue tub!!! Thanks once again Robert! http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?16225

Slow agitation and other stuff... Jed - Slow agitation is very possibly from a very worn belt. If I recall when I saw the spin video, it sounded like a worn or weak belt during the initial ramp up. Regarding the filter, KM certainly made a lot of their machines well past their model year of...

Awesome Jed! That's really a great find Jed! Not too many of these machines have survived this long. You are right that this is either a 1965 machine or a 1966. There were similar models both years. Give us the model number and we will know for sure. As to the BOL-ness of this machine...

This is a wonderful agitator. The name change from Surgilator to Super Surgilator involved a switch from Bakelite to Polypropylene, where the polypropylene version got extended fins at the base the extend past the skirt to provide a greater degree of water movement. I noticed something very...

Kenmore agitators... Since the Roto-Swirl came out in the 50s, Kenmore always offered more than one agitator. Agitators got better, according to Sears anyway, as you progressed upward in the model specs. The "better" agitators were advertised as reasons to spring for pricier models. By the...

1975 All-American dryer I borrowed this picture from Ponchoguy. This is the 1975 All-American dryer. Same essentially as the 1976 model, but this one has a full-width door that the '76 did not.

Hello - I am the person who took both those pictures, though I did not immediately remember the second one. Both machines are mine. I presume that you chose these pics because the overall console layout and construction is similar to the machine you remember. If so, what you recall is a...

Interesting indeed I first read this thread and saw/heard the video last night, but was too tired to think up a reasonable response, then figured it was best to wait to see if John/Combo had anything to say. Seeing as he thinks its interesting too, and I had a bit more time to closely...

Keith, There are still lots of wigwags available as one piece, no need to do surgery on the old one. Whirlpool part 84867 is for a wigwag alone. 89814 has the wigwag and new plungers as a kit. I found a number of both on eBay. Your local parts dealer probably has access to these as well...

No spin on a belt drive washer Since this is a belt drive machine, Glenn is correct that DD repair techniques are not appropriate here. First thing I would check is the lid switch. You can do this without even moving the machine. If you have had an accidentally slammed or dropped lid, it...

1964 That's a 64 model dryer. Looks in beautiful condition.

No sir, good thought though. The seals involved are rubber on moving steel parts. There is not a way to augment them to beef them up, not even temporarily. Gordon

The holes in the tub center are there from the factory. Don't worry about those but if you take the machine apart, this is a good area to scrub clean. Parts are not hard to find for the work you need to do. The most expensive part is a bottle of oil for the gear case, which is over $25...

We can't stop the water coming down the centerpost, and no, flex seal is not going to stop anything in this case, unfortunately. I think I would use the machine as it is for a while unless you have an issue with the leak. Lower water levels might put less pressure on the center seals. It...

Uh oh... I almost hate to write this, but that chocolate milk colored oil is fouled gear case oil. This is what happens when water mixes with oil over time. Did you wipe down the transmission cover? If not, then I suspect someone else knew this machine was developing this problem before you...

Leaks Let's see - Leaks from the exact center of the machine would be coming off the transmission, specifically in the area of the agitator shaft. This gets wet only when centerpost seals are failing and water is allowed to flow under the agitator and down the center post. This could easily...

Todd - Kenmore model number do read that way from 1973 and earlier. But from 1974 and newer, there is an extra digit in the model number so that they decode very differently. 82294800, reading from left to right decodes as: 8 - decade 2 - 29 inch cabinet (1 indicates 24-inch) 2 - 1982 year...