dreams DO come true!!!

[48bencix]

That's what we had

That washer is what we had when I was a kid. It did loads of wash for a family of six, including, in those days, baby diapers!

My mom would never let me touch it. I wanted to turn that dial. I loved sitting in front of that window and watching that machine tumble, drain and then, klick, and go into it's spin.

Behind that little door below is the "lint and crud" filter. Coins would also collect there. Modern front loaders should have that feature, as I understand, when coins get loose in the new machines, quite often that means a service call.

Anyway, I know you will have fun with this washer.

Martin

 

[pdub]

YAY !!!!!

Congrats Jamie.

Wow, you've really got quite the set up going there.
And what a wonderful vintage machine to set it all off.

and Austin! what a way to "pay it forward". nice going!

Patrick

 

[westytoploader]

YAY!

Hi Jamie,

Hope you enjoy it...I tinkered with it and had fun but it was time for it to move to a new home. Ironically enough, *I* was 16 when I acquired it! Glad to see it got there and made it in one piece, considering it wasn't the most stellar packing job my dad did, but oh well! ;-)

Everything does run; the motor, solenoids, timer; so I'm sure you'll have it up and washing in no time. The cabinet is in 5 pieces; take the back off first, then the sides, and finally the front section. If you plan on removing the top completely, the timer comes out by removing the ribbed screws holding it to the top. The pump outlet is inside the cabinet so you'll have to take the back off; did I put the right-angle connector in one of the bags? If not, a garden hose will work perfectly as it is a 3/4" threaded outlet like the water valve. The seal I included goes between the top and cabinet. It will need a new soap door gasket, a drain valve seal, and a drain trap gasket made out of closed-cell foam. Those were the really the only "drip points".

If you have any more questions about what I did to it, let me know!

--Austin

 

[pulsator]

Thanks Austin! I do have one question.... Can I do a wash? lol, I remember you saying something about unhooking the water valve or something..... I'd like to do a quick wash without anything in it, just so I can grease/get a feel of the how the machine operates... I'd be able to fill in manually, I've just gotten the drain hooked up... Anyway, things seems to be coming along nicely!

P.S. Does anyone have a wiring diagram?

 

[westytoploader]

You can do a wash, but expect some dripping, LOL! The water valve is connected and I believe it is the "Hot" solenoid that works on the "Warm" setting...just make sure you cap off one side. Make sure the valve isn't rubbing against the tub drive pulley as I never could figure out how to secure it to the back panel.

 

[pulsator]

YAY!! ok, I can't wait to let it do a full wash, however, it seems as though it doesn't want to spin.... It just keeps tumbling, is there a solenoid that could be stuck? where?

 

[westytoploader]

The solenoid does work...but that's a side-effect of the break in the neutral line that I was telling you about. Oy.

 

[pulsator]

Phooy... lol, more work to do! I guess it'll all have to wait until my dad has some free time. I know VERY little about electricity so I don't wanna attempt this on my own. Seals I think I can handle! How exactly does the drain valve seal work? What do I need to get to replace it?/ How do I replace it?

 

[gansky1]

Yay! Another Bendix finds a good home. You will have lots of fun with this, Jamie.

"Spin" is a relative term in a bolt-down Bendix, but it does make a wonderful transmission sound...

 

[mayken4now]

Jamie:

How nice. So glad it is one of your dream machines and you got it home safe and sound through the shipping process.

Very nice!

Steve

 

[Unimatic1140]

Jamie email me and asked for a copy of the wiring diagram so I thought I would post it for everyone to see...

 

[Unimatic1140]

and here is the picture version of the wiring in the Bendix...

 

[pulsator]

FABULOUS!!! Thank you Robert!!! Now I can give a copy to my dad and then we can decide where to go from there!

 

[compwhiz128]

Congrats on your bendix Jamie!

After you fix it, hop in and get your mom to turn it to spin. Weeeee!!! Just kidding.

 

[washertalk]

a two prong plug in that diagram. I hope you aren't still using the original plug with that machine.
Take it from someone who knows first 'hand' that ground actually works. It saved my life more than a couple of times.
Talk about feeling the electricity.