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Mini Basket I messaged to find out whether they still had the mini basket for it, but haven't heard back yet... EDIT - filter tray, but no mini basket. :( [this post was last edited: 5/27/2025-08:43]

Reading my mind Hi John, You were reading my mind on both points, overthinking the symptoms and the replacement coupling with the insert. The way she does laundry, this is the most babied machine out there. If the original coupling lasted 24 or so years, I'm not going to concern myself with...

Update for Melvin I finally had a chance to pick this up this past weekend. Haven't had a chance to do anything with it yet, but it's certainly not a non spin issue. Because it's cold up here, I brought RV antifreeze to put in it before we moved it out of the basement. It still had a good...

Thanks Glenn and Dan! Thanks guys! It sounds pretty straightforward, and I'm happy it doesn't involve pulling or cracking the transmission. Not at all opposed to getting into things of that depth eventually, but I wouldn't want to use my mom's machine as a guinea pig and things go poorly...

video of drain/spin second video - drain/spin

Hey guys, My mom's 25ish year old direct drive Kenmore has quit on her. I went to check it out yesterday and got a couple of videos. The first is it attempting to agitate and the second is a neutral drain (which is does not do) and then I open the lid switch to start the spin, which obviously...

Just contacted the seller and got an immediate response. It doesn't spin, so likely a wig-wag issue. If I can figure out a time, I may go pick it up, but at this point that's a long shot. Anyone in the area should grab this one before it ends up at the curb.

Thanks John! I obviously missed that detail. So in the case where you'd have the means to save both wash and rinse water, in addition to moving the drain hose, the switch would need to be moved from wash to rinse. Very handy and flexible feature for sure!

Water Saver switch functions OK, my curiosity has gotten the best of me with this one. I understand the concept of being able to save the wash or rinse water, and think the flexibility of this is really amazing, assuming you have the storage capacity to hold both (and the time I would also...

wow... At that price, it will turn to dust before anyone pays that. It's not even a high end model. No wrinkle guard and only high/low temps. Was likely a $299 dryer back in 1985.

Wiring the timer motor to 120 V to run continuously Thank you for the input John! I was hoping you or someone with experience would chime in. I'll definitely modify it to pick up those connections. And no, I don't leave it on 24/7. It's just a display piece in my office so it's only turned...

Display almost done! Well, I finally got the biggest part of my project done--building the shelf to hold the 1965 console and getting the light in it. The original fluorescent connections had been stripped out long ago, but I found an LED tube that offers very similar light authentic to the...

Welcome back Pete! Saginaw area here. I also grew up with a Kenmore 800 with the Super Roto Swirl. Ours was a 1965 model in white, with the black agitator. The original machine is long gone, but I was able to get my hands on the same model down in Fort Wayne many years ago. That machine...

Anyone?? Anyone on here interested in this? It's a drive for me to pick up, but I'm considering it. I just wouldn't want to end up bidding against someone from here and unnecessarily drive up the bid.

Stunning! Great job!! That looks as good as it did coming off the assembly line. I hope to have the time (and patience) some day to do that level of restore on one of my machines. In the meantime, I'll live vicariously through you and everyone else here that can do these amazing things.

Also looking forward to seeing pics of your progress. I've been fascinated with the look and style of these machines in pictures and catalog pages, but am not at all familiar with the interior structure of these. I've heard/known they were different than the 1960s BD, but have not had an...

Pre 1966 machine? That machine must be from 1965 or older. As best I know, it was the 1965 models that last had a 4 minute first spin.

Thank You! Thank you Launderess for posting! I just won this at auction for $10. Will be picking up on Friday.

Date!! The 3-75 refers to the month and year the instruction page was printed. Bless their heart indeed!!

I have the washer that matches this. If it weren't so far away, I'd love to complete the set--especially at that price!