westytoploader
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Tonight I primed and fired up the 1-18 for the first time! On spin, both speeds work well, and it gets up to speed rather quickly, which surprised me since it is based on the Rollermatic. The one thing that I'm thankful for is the 20+ years of soft water running through it--really helped preserve the life of the machine!! I did, however, notice slight "dry bearing noise" and a few squeaks, and the brake doesn't work as the tub takes awhile to come to a complete stop. I removed the cover, put wires "Y-B" and "PK" together as per the repair manual, and the Jet Cone Agitator roared to life! Both Normal and Gentle speeds worked (it appears that the motor changes speed instead of the clutch), and it did rumble/grunt a little, but nothing out of the ordinary. Once I take the front panel off (when I give it a good cleaning) I'll get a better diagnosis of what's going on.
Sad news too--I pulled the inner tub on the '68 Kenmore today, and beneath the layers of caked-on calcium deposits (time was not too kind to this one, unfortunately) the centerpost was badly rusted; completely rusted through in some portions. The "donut seal" was also nearly gone and the motor mount wouldn't loosen to replace the belt, although those were not that big of a problem. The rust was what got me though...sure wish it was kept inside and ran on soft water. I later took it apart, and saved the agitator, motor (since the mount wouldn't budge I took it off the mount), water valve, tub ring, and complete top/wiring harness/control panel assembly as well as some other key working parts. I already have a plan in effect (and a new console) for the '82, so when I acquire another late-model BD Kenmore I'll just swap the tops to get the chrome recessed lid handle, curved control panel, and "agitate-during-fill" PP cooldown. Still wish this one had been in better shape.
I also pulled the belt off of the White-Westy dryer and surprisingly, the drum supports are in good shape with no play in them! Tomorrow I'm going to pick up and install the 220V cords for the White-Westy and 1-18, and later give them a better going over/replacement of necessary parts before trying them out.
Sad news too--I pulled the inner tub on the '68 Kenmore today, and beneath the layers of caked-on calcium deposits (time was not too kind to this one, unfortunately) the centerpost was badly rusted; completely rusted through in some portions. The "donut seal" was also nearly gone and the motor mount wouldn't loosen to replace the belt, although those were not that big of a problem. The rust was what got me though...sure wish it was kept inside and ran on soft water. I later took it apart, and saved the agitator, motor (since the mount wouldn't budge I took it off the mount), water valve, tub ring, and complete top/wiring harness/control panel assembly as well as some other key working parts. I already have a plan in effect (and a new console) for the '82, so when I acquire another late-model BD Kenmore I'll just swap the tops to get the chrome recessed lid handle, curved control panel, and "agitate-during-fill" PP cooldown. Still wish this one had been in better shape.
I also pulled the belt off of the White-Westy dryer and surprisingly, the drum supports are in good shape with no play in them! Tomorrow I'm going to pick up and install the 220V cords for the White-Westy and 1-18, and later give them a better going over/replacement of necessary parts before trying them out.
