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Jimmy the Answer is..

I Believe it was a combination of 60% wore out belt and 40% clutch I just replaced the belt and the motor/clutch assembly (Remember I had a extra one) later on in the day I took the "old" clutch apart and the "shoes" were pretty worn out but still had some lining left on them The interesting thing is now that it has a two speed clutch in it it starts out agitating at the low speed then switches into "High" like my other filter flo's It didnt do that before thats why I think it allways made a louder "clunk" when the transmission locked up when it started to agitate. Obviously before it started out in High speed . Im Tempted to rig up a toggle switch on the back and hook up the two speed clutch lol but Im scared!!! You know..to wash those "Delicate" items! But I do have plenty of other filter-flo's I can do that with. Meanwhile The Harvest Gold pair remain my daily drivers..with over 30 years on em. Thanks so much for your help and advice and may we all have fun with our vintage machines!
 
Tuthill..

Your generalizing items into one catagory...All american cars do not need headgaskets and engines at 100,000 miles..as a mater of fact theres a 97 Honda Civic in my drive now that belongs to a freind of mine with 138,000 miles on it that needs a....you know what...Head gasket..The point im making is and im not going to continue to justfy what I say is true!
And were really getting away from washing machines in general.. after all thats what the group is about! I Wont comment on it further because your not going to change my mind and im not going to change yours! Im Still waiting to see a picture of ONE VINTAGE JAPANEESE WASHING MACHINE! Im curious what did they use 30 years ago? What happened to them?
 
Haha, I don't know where the japanese washing machines are. I apologize about the off topic rant, it just happens I'm very opionated about that stuff, and when it cames to liking cars and dirtbikes I didn't believe I was the only one for 18 years!!!
 
Heheeeee!

I'm sorry Guys but I just couldnt resist! I dont think this was made in Japan after all!

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Hi Tim, While I feel as though this topic should be in "Super" by now, I still have one last question for you.
When I stated that I owned a Cadillac rather than an "import" car, you made this statement:

"Glad you drive a Caddy. Because at least I know some Fat Cat at General Motors is getting Rich!"

With all due respect, I do not really understand the meaning of that statement, as Cadillac has always been an American built brand. Could you please explain?
 
Sure I'll explain

I meant that as a good thing! point being Id rather see the money stay in america! and not go back to the japaneese government to finance..I dunno who knows what! The"Fat Cat" Statement is borrowed by most people who buy import products and tell you how good they are and why you should by one to keep some American stock holder from making some money! and as far as the word FAT goes..well..that applies to me LOL Im Sorry If i offened anyone didnt mean too! And I really didnt want this post to go waaaaaaaaaaay off topic I just had a Fun Day Posting ! Hopefully somebody found some humour in all of this.
 
Cool Tim! I do understand now. I had not heard that "Fat Cat" slang being used that way before. It may be Ohio slang, because of all the factory jobs that have been lost there in the past few years.


I will be helping out, knocking on doors this fall in Paulding County Ohio for Clinton, or Obama. If you want to try to help your state, you could do the same. I have helped out in Ohio for the last few election cycles. People come to Ohio from all over the country (and Canada too) to help out on both sides. Ohio is a VERY important battleground state. I hope we can turn it BLUE this time around.
 
My quandary is this.....

Do I support "Fat Cat" American executives, or American workers. My Chevrolet only has about 40% American Parts, and the only American involved in putting it together and getting it to me was the salesman. Now, at 90K Miles it is literally falling apart. I mean, pieces are literally dropping off, and accessories (expensive options) are not working properly.

On the other hand. Hyundai's are built from start to finish in Alabama, and are backed up with a good warranty.

I have had the best luck with Chryslers. The only car I have ever gotten 200K miles out of. I think they are now mostly American.
 
American made junk

Tim,
What a funny thread. My first post messed up. Let's see, I am still driving a very dependable old Buick that has the nerve to have a rust spot starting on one of the doors. I just built a new house last year and my 30+ years Maytag 806 washer and dryer were still washing the clothes. I was cooking my meals on the 1978 Frigidaire Custom Imperial range and my Frigidair bottom freezer was still keeping the milk cold. Who could use my parents Air-Way sweeper! It was only from 1950 or 51 and still sucking the dirt off the rug. I still enjoy my Zenith Trans-Oceanic radio that I got as a graduation gift in 1971. I always enjoy taking a friend to have her her her Altima repaired. She has to ride in that terrible old 1990 Buick! What a fun thread!Thanks for the laughs.
 
American trash

Here is my 2 cents worth! I have owned numerous American cars and driven many of them to 200,000 to 250,000 thousand miles with no motor or tranny repairs(and we are also talking about 1970's Lincolns and T-birds with 3 speed automatics). In fact the only motor repair I have made is to a 1982 Cadillac DeVille. It turns out it had a very poor quality foreign made 4100 engine. I presently own about 25 american cars. I could not possibly be more happy with the quality of my American vehicles.

My GE washer is 10 to 15 years old and is used daily and hasn't been repaired yet. I would buy another GE.
 
I have a lot less sympathy for certain American factory workers since the time I got hassled by some UAW members because they thought my Saturn was a foreign car. Idiots.
 
Well, the new Saturns are rebadged Opels.

But, a few years ago when they were American made people thought the were foreign. I had one of the first SL's. It was a great car.
 

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