Changing my GE's Transmission - Question...

[geextrarinse]

GOT IT!

holding the top in boiling water then really giving it a few good whacks got it out finally - i'm relieved! - I'll do the POR later - at least I know how to get it all apart now.

 

[geextrarinse]

Up and running!

its a bit noisier than the old transmission but it works great!

 

[jons1077]

Yup,

The newer ones are a little noisier but works all the same. Glad you have it going again! I'm sure you'll be sending pics and videos!

Jon

 

[geextrarinse]

Thanks for all your help Jon!

I'll put up a few pics soon! I def owe you a beer!

 

[jons1077]

hey

are you ever logged onto facebook?

 

[geextrarinse]

Here's some more pics...

water testing the new boot - no leaks!

 

[gansky1]

Gosh what a nice basket you have!

Love that light blue!

Great work so far - looks like you're on your way to clean, fuzz-free washing again.

 

[geextrarinse]

hehe

thanks Greg! I get many compliments... and yes, the wash basket is nice too! ;-)

And yes Jon, I'm on Facebook periodically but idon't like to chat on there - it gets hung up for some reason.

Here's another pic - happily filter-floing again
:-D

 

[geextrarinse]

the smiling happy Filter Flo

it looks like its smiling and i would be too - running like a top!

 

[jons1077]

That reminds me...

That picture of it washing has me asking a question...

Would you be willing to take a some pictures of the low, medium, and high water levels? I have a feeling my water levels for everything below high are a bit more than they should be. Low seems more like medium compared to what I remember from other GEs. Might need to locate an older water level switch. Not a big deal though.

The machine you have is beautiful! Congrats on a succesful fix. Should be good to go for another 40 years!

Jon

 

[geextrarinse]

You are not alone on that one!

I thought the same thing about mine - I bet they are the same! Mine is more than half way for Medium and Large is only about an inch from the bottom of the filter flo pan. Part of me wonders if this was an adjustment they made when they started to claim 16 lbs on the 14lb tub? But mine does the same thing! I'm not worrying about it unless it overflows. I usually wash a full load anyway when I wash because we have such awful water shortages here in SoCal. If I have a few things - I DO use the mini basket though - I LOVE it! So let me know what you think - I'm glad you mentioned it actually...

And thanks again for your help!
Matt

 

[geextrarinse]

Call me old school...

... but I was just BORED TO TEARS watching the vids of the new GE Infusor washer - It doesn't do much compared to the old FF's and one circuit malfunction and BYE BYE! Not on a good old FF - they are like energizer bunnies!

I LOVE 'EM!

 

[Unimatic1140]

Great pictures Matt and yes boiling water or a heat gun (used carefully) goes a long way to getting stuck things removed.

Part of me wonders if this was an adjustment they made when they started to claim 16 lbs on the 14lb tub?

When I first got my 1961 V12 GE it filled only to right below the ballast rim on high water level, I thought maybe the pressure switch had come out of adjustment so I adjusted the switch to raise the water level up to about 1/3 up the rim, but now I wonder if it was really only meant to fill up to the rim???

 

[bosch2460]

My filter flo

Just to add to ya'lls comments. My Filter Flo fills high on small and medium. Small is more like a medium fill, and medium is more like 3/4 full. Large level is about an inch below the filter pan.

That reminds me...I need to track down a mini basket. I use the mini wash a lot....just without the basket. It still works for small loads.

Hi Matt...long time no chat. Jon, you too.

 

[bajaespuma]

GE didn't care much about water conservation back then.

When I first got my 1961 V12 GE it filled only to right below the ballast rim on high water level, I thought maybe the pressure switch had come out of adjustment so I adjusted the switch to raise the water level up to about 1/3 up the rim, but now I wonder if it was really only meant to fill up to the rim???

On both our old V-12's "Large 10-12 Lbs." meant the fill came up to the top of the balast rim curve, "6-10" was at the bottom of the rim curve and "Under 6" was 2 inches below the balast rim curve. Wash water would geyser out of those machines on the low setting if you took the filter pan off(which, of course, I did).

 

[jons1077]

Water Levels...

Ok, mini-wash water level is just fine. My high water level is exactly at the level of the filter pan, medium is just to the curve of the tub, and low is the top row of holes on the wash-basket. I used to remember low being closer to bottom row of holes about 2 inches lower, medium being at the top row, and high being where it is now, all the way to the filter pan.

Just curious though.

Jon

 

[jons1077]

Here it is filling...

Took this picture as to reference the 3 rows of holes.

 

[jons1077]

Low

Goes to just at or slightly above the top row on the "low" water level.

 

[jons1077]

Medium...

Just at the curve of the tub. On later models this became the highest water level. (and apparently some earlier models)

 

[jons1077]

High

Completely submerges agitator vanes and comes right up to and almost touching the filter pan. (This is why I liked these V-16 models, they use every inche of that washtub with the water level being so high)