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Mine Was a MOL model, but same deal, basically. It was a fabulous machine--until the detergent dispenser conked out. We moved to San Francisco shortly thereafter, and it went on to live with someone else. The one pictured in the ad may just be a victim of crap detergent causing a lot of...

Okay ;-) http://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?12638

Hi, John! Thank you so much! I'll give the new ones a try; I agree, it'd probably be an issue of borrowed time using the older shocks. Assuming the length at the attachment points is correct, I think the only issue will be the bolts that secure them, although interestingly I see that they...

Thanks! Thanks, Joe and Jerry! That's great info re: the 1-18 timer. I'm glad it's a non-lobotomy repair option :-) I don't suppose these guys would work for the Westinghouse--I wonder if there's a part number to go from? The bolts on the '63 that secure the shocks are pretty beefy, and I...

Two of my favorite, keep-'em-till-I-croak machines need attention at the moment, because only the ones we love try to hurt us. :-) First up is the very much beloved Frigidaire 1-18 that Kevin gifted us, model number WCD3T, serial 31EG 5834. (Jon, is this a T-line? :-) Do I have other...

and am pretty sure he's a convert. Damned right he is. :-) The Jet-O-Mat is a perfectly serviceable percolator. The noise is precious--one time we had a fridge that had the habit of sighing when the compressor kicked off, and the direct-drive Maytag dishwasher that sounded like an air...

*fingers in ears* Can't hear youuuuu... ;-)

Lint-o-rama The dryer needs to be taken apart and cleaned out. Burning on the heater box happens when the airflow gets restricted--sometimes due to restriction in the front channel of the drum behind the lint filter. Mine was down to a quarter-sized hole through which all of the air was...

Wow I hope I trip on the way to the full bathtub with a Sunbeam toaster in my hands before I ever arrive at that future.

Oh yes That's a lovely...but you are assuredly knee-deep in Plastisol at this point in their lineage. Is this still the old axial pump design?

Ugh I feel your pain, Launderess. I had mine apart a billion times to fix ten different leaks (including compromised seals around where the pipes are pressed into the pump body--what a stupid design), and ended up having to convert the whole process to a recovery mission when it was apparent...

Neptune TL We had one of these, and we ended up being so grateful for a traditional top-loader after owning it, that we never looked back. It's a neat design, when it works properly. But-- - Sometimes, the dispensers failed to empty. They're supposed to fill with water and siphon out, but...

LOL WCI quality control. God, I love a good comedy. The first part of the tape is awesome, too--what, did WCI make the VCR? Reminds me of how Fisher was so proud of their immersion-coating process for the Vega, but they didn't realize that bubbles trapped in the fenders caused premature...

Sheets We follow the once-weekly thing, too. I have a few sets; extras for guests, and you bet your sweet fanny that the first time you're tired, it's 9:57, and you saunter in to discover the cat has honked on your bed, you'll be grateful for that spare set.

True Westinghouse It's easy to tell if they have the old logo.   Westinghouse was such a diverse conglomerate at the time of the sale to White Consolidated that WCI was not allowed the rights to brand under the Circle-W logo and as "Westinghouse."  Hence, the doubled-W, "White-Westinghouse"...

Post-WCI White-Westinghouse was post-merger.  Still, interesting that it still has the cross-vane tumbling!

"Was in running condition 4 years ago" ...and holy crap, has apparently been outside in the weather ever since!

Twin 30 Wow, that's only the third Twin 30 I've ever seen. Those chrome trim strips alongside the bottom oven must be hell to keep on; one or both seem to be forever missing.

Eleven-inch plates In whose universe?  My spin-tube maxed out at 9".  Beyond that, and they clipped the bottom of the top rack.   Maybe 11" was shorter back then.   Phil, I too marveled at how ours could get stuff clean that didn't even face the spray tube directly.  It always did, though...

Average D&M Par for the course with anything else of the spray-arm ilk in that era--hard to compare except to another D&M.  Mine were quieter than turbine-pump GEs.  Much quieter than our Thermador.  A little louder than a KitchenAid.  Meh.   In the middle sounds about right.  The drain...