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The undersides are clean and remarkably rust-free - a welcome surprise after the rusty shipwreck of our A408.

A while back I came across a posting on Craigslist that caught my eye... I don't need any more projects, but classic Maytags have been thin on the ground since the pandemic, so this posting stood out. I checked again last week - and still there at three weeks since the original posting, I...

What about just coating/sealing/glazing it with one of those porcelain repair topcoat kits? No need to take anything apart, and less work than buying a whole other machine and swapping parts around.

I would suspect it would be far less time/cost to ship a counterweight than to measure/weigh/make one?

That particular spout (called the "HANDIFLO") was patented in the 1994-1996 timeframe, so I'd agree with the 1995+ production estimate. (We were not yet under the first-to-file system back then, so production could have overlapped that patent application/review/grant process timeframe.) It's...

>> I tried repeatedly to get the groove pin out of the steel pinion gear and >> failed, so a machine shop finally removed it for me. They are just as difficult to get back in as well. When we rebuilt the transmission for our A308, we had two "groov pins" on hand - and at that time, no others...

How about using a relay? SPST-NO form, with a 120VAC coil. The relay coil is connected across terminals 5B and either AC Line or Neutral (I forget which side the timer switches?). The relay contacts then connect to terminals 5B and 3. The basic logic is this: Any time the cold water *valve* is...

>> Coffee doesn't contain cholesterol. No, but unfiltered coffee is high in cafestol and kahweol, which have been shown in clinical trials to cause proportional LDL cholesterol increases.

>> Here are some pics of the unit and the pipe Every wire inside is yellow?? Why would Whirlpool do that?

>> barely any rust You can say that again! Good find!

>> Actually: They say plunger coffee is the "creme da la creme" (if thats how it is >> spelt...). I drink it, and find it much nicer than other forms. Especially instant >> coffee that has been around for more than 2-3 weeks (lol). Praised for its simplicity and control over brewing, be aware...

With how comparatively cheap (and available) the Neptune part is, I'd sure be inclined to give it a try if I were in your shoes. Does anyone know how the mounting hole spacing compares? It almost looks like the parts are identical, save for an extra arc of cosmetic plastic on the 808 part....

We have the Ninja Foodi "9-in-1", the low-profile one that flips up to save counter space, and love it. The thing that really sets it apart is that they just nailed the user interface. It's functionally equivalent in capabilities to every other toaster oven we've owned in the past (Krups x2...

Off-hand, does anyone know of a machine that had a standalone physical bell with a solenoid striker for the end-of-cycle chime? I'm looking for a part for a project, but can't seem to find any readily available. There were the Maytag 806 & 808 dryers of course, but those parts are forever...

Well that's interesting... What town is that dryer in, Jason?

Sounds like the old distillate tractors. There are endless debates in the classic tractor world on what the old fuels actually were, how to replicate them now, and whether that is actually the right thing to do...

The A806 panel from Kenny has arrived! It looks great - just the right amount of patina, and the glass and lamp holders are intact. He was nice enough to include all of the machine wiring too, which gives me a huge head start on my project. Thanks Kenny!! Now I just have to decide which path...

>> The mechanical tolerances were better in the mid to late 60’s and through the 70’s vs the 50’s and early 60’s. Oils in the 50’s and early 60’s weren’t all that >> great either which is why engines were a bit tired before reaching 100,000 miles and the engines themselves weren’t bad but the...

>> The vast, vast majority of people rather junk a cheap machine every so often >> that to make an investment in high quality. Part of it too is that machines of today are visibly "electronic", and consumers have become accustomed to basically all other electronic or tech products having a...

>> Does this machine produce long and slow or short and fast agitation strokes? This is an earlier transmission, with the long/slow agitation.