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Dunno if it's considered Modern or Classic.

There's a Maytag A206 in my garage. It needs lots of clean-up, and a new belt (appears it's not slipping properly), dunno yet what else.
 
YAY! You grabbed it! 'Tag/WO-65 fix-in!! Is this a center-dial machine?

I'm also checking out *something Avocado* tomorrow and maybe picking it up...if you're home I'll let you know what it is while I post the mystery!
 
Yes, center dial with neon indicator. Blue-ish basket, black agitator with short/stubby turquoise filter/dispenser (completely clogged with mineral deposits). Hot/warm/cold, regular & perm press cycles, regular/gentle action, small/med/large.

Is that a Highlander?

The front panel is loose on the lower right corner. The cabinet is kinda rusty on the left side. The console is yellowed badly, both from age and from being in a smoking environment.

But it runs, and doesn't leak. The owner said he sometimes had to fiddle with the timer to get it through a cycle. I think the motor possibly was stalling sometimes due to the belt not slipping properly for spin. I ran it briefly and the garage lights dimmed (like the WO-65, LOL) until the motor got up to speed and the start winding cut out. He said it also tended to overflow so the pressure switch may be wonky.

(I may not be home on Sat through the afternoon, may be going to Victoria with mom. *sigh* I always miss your calls.)
 
It's a classic. It's probably from 1969 or 1970--that was when Maytag started putting Perm Press cycles on their machines. Excited for ya. Mr. Maytag envy lol. And it's a std. capacity washer--14 pounds or thereabouts.
 
Permanent Press cycle

Maytag didn't have a Permanent Press cycle until 1970?!

Oh, forgot they called it Wash & Wear before
 
Actually, the W'n'W cycle was only available on the all-pushbutton model. When the new "Big Load" style the high-back console like above), they still had just soak & regular wash cycle. I remember friends bought a A208 in around 1968 or 1969 and it just had the two cycles. I remember the PP cycle being added a year or two later. Yes, Maytag was the last to begin offering a dedicated cycle.
 
Clean me..

OMG do people use their washers as toilets?

Is there some sort of shame in passing a sponge and some cleanser over surfaces?

Speaking of toilets.. LOL that is the machine I grew up with but ours was sans the PP cycle.
 
Wow, this machine looks like it's been well loved in it's years of faithful service! I would pull off the front panel and check the motor glides, that might cause the symptoms you've heard with the stopping mid-cycle (motor overheating) but the water level could be the switch or the air-hose from the tub side to the switch. These are easy repairs, you'll have a lot of fun playing with this machine! With a 50hz pulley, you might even want to scoot that F&P out of the way ;-)
 
daddeos

this washer was made August of 70'. K=1970 S=August.
Maytag started P.P. in 68' or 69'. If I remember right it actually started on the 606 first even though it wasnt their flagship model. I had a 69' 806S that did have P.P. I remember ording a timer for it and they asked me with or w/o P.P.

As far as the belt slipping, once you get inside the unit see that the motor carriage moves freely. At this age the carriage is probably in need of replacing or greased at the very least. If the carriage is for some reason stuck it may not allow any slip for the start of the spin. This is rare. Usally the carriage will move and allow too much slip and this will cause poor spin and a drag with a large load. The dimming lights doesnt alarm me too much as my old 806 would do that at the start of spin. As long as its brief.

Also once you get in side check the pressure switch hose. This is the one that goes from the right side of the tub up to the pressure switch. They are good for collecting "stuffs" in the larger section right were it connects to the tub. Flush it, clean it, and give it a try.

Hope this helps

Scott
 
Most of the straining and light-diming when I first ran it was due to an extension cord. I moved the machine nearer to the electric outlet, ran it directly and it was much better. Of course, everything still will need a thorough examination. One thing I noticed is on the final spin on Perm Press, the speed select appears to have no effect, both Regular and Gentle run at regular speed. Is that supposed to be the case? Slow speed does work in the final spin on the Regular cycle. Maybe the timer *is* wonky as suspected, or it was replaced at some point with the wrong timer?

Anybody have a new-stock or used dial skirt in better condition? New parts apparently are available, but it's $16 at RepairClinic.
 
Glenn, I do knhow the spin after the cool-down is supposed to be normal speed. But I don't remember what CR said about the final spin speed slectability on PP. But my hunch is, the machihne is working like it's supposed to. The pump had to run on mormal speed after cool-down because it was such a short spin, it needed to get the water out of there as fast as it could.
 
Remove the front and look on the wiring diagram. It will be pasted right on the front of the tub. Look at the motor wiring diagram. It will indicate if there are one or two run windings. It should indicate "Low" and "high" along with the "start" winding if it is a two speed.
 
I know it's two-speed, both speeds work for final spin on the Regular cycle.

More details. Connected it to water tonight. With water level on Small, it filled to what should been Large, and kept filling, so apparently either the pressure hose is blocked or the switch is bad. Went through Small, Med & Large, no difference, kept filling. There's also a leak, heard a steady drip-drip-drip hitting the base.

Don (the machine's owner) said he had to manually advance the timer until it started running, else it would overflow. I don't find anywhere on the timer for agitation to run until the pressure switch is satisfied ... so *apparently* he'd load clothes and detergent, let it fill to some point, and advance the timer to SPIN, then repeat for rinse ... not realizing that his clothes weren't getting washed at all. He got a new machine from Sears, I don't know what brand, didn't ask. If it's a DD Kenmore, his clothes won't know what hit 'em after running for who knows how long through a non-agitating 1970 Maytag.
 
Maytag Fast Spin

In respect to the Maytag final spin speed, Maytag didn't allow a slow spin on Wash N Wear or their PP cycle(even though the gentle button was selected)Maytag programmed that cycle to give a fast final spin. When the they made the change to the brown panel design in 1981 Maytag finally broke down and did the right thing and gave you a slow spin on PP.
 
Cycla-Fabric, you completed my "thought process" of what CR did say about the PP cycle. That may have been another reason why I didn't get a Maytag in 1978. This aws LONG before I got Tom Turboized and thought all PP & Knit cycles should only use a slow spin speed.
 
Jet-

My A208 had the grey tub. It took some getting used to after the Whirlpool Imperial, but it became normal to me.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

(How's that adorable Al dog?)
 
Water Level Status

Opened the console tonight, disconnected the pressure hose, blew into the water level switch, it triggers. Blew the other way into the hose, it's not clogged shut, not completely at least. Takes quite a bit of 'blow' pressure to trigger the switch, maybe the calibration is off-kilter? Or maybe the hose is leaking at the tub end, thus the drip-drip-drip I heard. That's next to investigate. But doesn't seem (sound) like enough of a leak to prevent the switch from triggering.
 

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