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Hey........OH Please.........are you reading this? Glad to hear that the parts are being saved and adding to people collections. Also glad I could pass the lead along to others so that more parts could be saved and they could also get the thrill of finding NOS parts still on the shelf and in...

Ben, GE made that refrigerator dates from approx 1957 thru 1959........The color is "WOODTONE BROWN"..part of GE's famous "Mix Or Match" colors

GE's "Mix Or Match" colors

Thanks for the info on the pumps. Its a case unless you work on these a lot and have first hand knowledge of their application (which the dealer apparently did not) when it seems like you are using the right part and it still wont work then often these things are considered "unfixable" and get...

A final water test before reassembly. All systems worked, no leaks, it filters and drains...... The washer as shown in the previous link is all back together and works (so far) beautifully. Man, what a complicated washer, but I love it.

And here was another learning experience. THEY ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE...... A three port pump WILL NOT PUMP thru the recirculation system that has a self-cleaning filter. It should, but it doesn't !! I had another pump, also NOS, 2 Port, of the older style. I installed it and FINALLY, the...

Everything installed it should have worked! It DIDNT! I still could not get water to pump thru the filter... Earlier I had given up on using my NOS pump. Even tho it had never been used, it too leaked when I installed it. I tried to seal it to no avail, so I "modernized" and installed the new...

New check valve installed

The old valve had the rubber ball float in it, and the chamber was completely corroded........ The new re-designed valve has a rubber flapper inside a plastic housing. FSP redesigned these valves in the mid-60's. When I worked for different repair services in the past I replaced many of these...

Better picture of the old valve vs. the new valve......

There is ANOTHER check valve, higher up on the side of the tub. This one was a big problem. Its the intake for the water during wash filter recirculation and when the flow of water reverses during pump out, this check valve is supposed to shut to keep the flow of water from re-entering the...

The problem with these valves is that the rubber deteriorates and becomes water logged and wont "float" up or down anymore.....also the inside of the chamber becomes rough and corroded and pourous and the "ball" wont seal around it anymore.......This is the valve cleaned out. Luckily this valve...

It consists of a little rubber ball in a "sump". The ball floats up or down according to the flow of the water...

Here is one of the check valves close up. This one worked fine, thank goodness. This is the lower check valve, used in place of the usual sump, on the underside of the washer...

for Suds Return.... Notice the Check Valves in the system. They are very important for proper operation.......and a real pain when they dont work properly.....

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talk about complicated !

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I was lucky to have the service manual for this washer. It describes the system for those of you who like me are facinated by its workings.......So here you go!