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Coldspot66, for me and everyone else here who is largely ignorant of how the Herrin Maytags work, can you explain how a broken gear in the transmission would cause the behavior described here?

I can't really make sense of this. I will leave this up to those who know Herrin Maytags better than myself.

I'm not sure I understand the symptoms that you are describing? Does it agitate properly? If so, the transmission is fine. If the tub is moving excessively with agitation it is likely a brake issue. Has it been making loud squealing sounds at the end of spin cycles for a while? If it doesn't...

Later production of that series also had a thermal fuse that can fail.

How did the variable speed on this machine work?   Did it use a standard 3-speed motor and then vary the voltage via resistor or autotransformer on one of the three sets of windings OR was it a completely different sort of variable speed motor?    

The machine I have always considered to be the 1966 Lady Kenmore:

I think that when most of us collectors think about the 1966 Lady Kenmore washing machine, what immediately comes to mind is the introduction of the "piano key" control panel. I had heard of this "alternate" model with electronic speed control over-ride but had never seen a pic.   What can...

Washer is second from the top - A710, 1980-1984. 2-speed. The three middle buttons are: Normal/Normal, Normal/Slow, & Slow/Slow.   Dryer is third from the top - D610, same years as washer. This was the top-of-the line "non-electronic" dryer from the time period. The electronic control...

That's a pre-1954 production machine. Different serial number system was in use then. Very late June 1952.

As they say, everything old is new again!

The 1953 "RS" series Frigidaires used a 1200 watt thermizer unit.   The RS-40, RS-50, RS-60 & RS-70 all had the Thermizer feature. All but the RS-40 featured the "Thriftomatic" switch.   Here's a scan of the technical info for the 1953 ranges: 

After a 90 second spray rinse, do you need a deep rinse??? LOL

That is kind of drying rack clothes dryer. These were made by a number of manufacturers and this was the only kind of clothes dryer available until the tumble dryer became commercially available in 1936. They could be heated with wood, coal, oil, steam, gas or electricity.   They were usually...

Not suds-saver on this model. This model (A810) was never offered as a suds saver.    On this model the top button reads "Timed soak and Wash" and the bottom reads "Timed soak only".

Those timers are virtually impossible to rebuild. The timer in that dryer is part #306483. It was also used on the DE/G 312 models. My searches are not coming up with anything under $100 for that timer.    Are you absolutely certain that the timer is bad? Does it work properly on the "Air...

You are spot on diagnosing the issue.   The fact that you cannot stop the agitator by hand tells me that the motor carriage springs and belt are good.   The belt is slipping (as it is designed to) until the transmission warms up and can achieve normal speed agitation. If this slipping...

Yes, yes it is!

For $300-$500 it would be an amusing thing to play with. At that price I hope have space to store it for a while.

Glad to see that everything is working well! I knew that the timer, motor and heater worked and that she didn't leak. Glad you rehabbed the water valve and drain hose.   Enjoy years of better living with your new GE hygienic dishwasher!

That is a late 1970s model WIB or WIG. This was from the last cycle of GM Frigidaire production and could have been manufactured anytime between the fall of 1978 and early 1980 when the Frigidaire name was put on a WCI production machine.