woodjack99
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I have felt my 1985 A506 beginning to slow down for a little while now. I changed the belts last year, and just very recently, thanks to Eugene at Lorain with his virtual service calls, tipped it upside down to get the oil into the transmission to help it agitate better. This seemed to work, but I still don’t know how well. And Eugene said the only way to guarantee a more permanent fix would be a new transmission, which I am not in a place for right now, financially or logistically. It is a day I’ve been dreading for a long time, and my gut feeling says it may be coming sooner rather than later, so I might as well start preparing for it. I have found a slightly-newer A512 for sale, which is an almost identical machine, and am thinking maybe I’ll buy that one to replace the 506, and keep the 506 as a parts machine.
Meanwhile, my 1975 A107 is still going strong as ever despite being 10 years older. Man, can that old girl splash and splash! The 506 usually seems sluggish in comparison. Whenever I use the 107, I always get a generally “good” feeling. But when I use the 506, I don’t get a good feeling anymore and my gut always says she’s dying.

Meanwhile, my 1975 A107 is still going strong as ever despite being 10 years older. Man, can that old girl splash and splash! The 506 usually seems sluggish in comparison. Whenever I use the 107, I always get a generally “good” feeling. But when I use the 506, I don’t get a good feeling anymore and my gut always says she’s dying.
