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[gadgetgary]

Machine with benefits

~So, exactly who's machine is this now?

It is my machine, of course and lives with me. Toggle just gets to clean it and fix it(LOL)

 

[revvinkevin]

Wow Gary & Steve!!!

Very nice 806 and congrats on the find.... you are going to LOVE it!!! You guys did a fantastic job of cleaning this baby up!!!

FANTASTICO!!! EXCELANTE!!! MAGNIFICO!!!

 

[gadgetgary]

Serial #

765156SS

What is the approx. date of manufacture?

 

[gadgetgary]

Magic Sliders

Here is a picture of the Magic Sliders that I put on my machines to slide them easily over carpet(tile, linoleum, etc) to the laundry sink. I have them on the dryers also to slide them to the outlet.
They allow us to move the nearly effortlessly.

 

[gadgetgary]

Specs.

 

[toggleswitch2]

I'm loving this main "normal" cycle/programme!

Since I'm in charge of "Whitest whites" here, in this (gary's)house this will help.

Prewash of 4 minutes. (Allows hot, warm or cold water).
Drain & spin.
Re-fill.
Brief agitation.
Soak.
Agitation (10 minutes, maximum)
Long pause. [Between phases requiring reversal of motor direction].
Drain & spin.
Spray (flush) rinse. One minute
Fill for rinse.
Deep rinse with 3 minutes of agitation.
Long pause. [Between phases requiring reversal of motor direction].
Drain & spin.

Of course all I need to do is wait until the main fill to add bleach, and add a second rinse for beautiful whites!

That and phosphates and we're the envy of the local haus-fraus (housewives).



Now to figure out how to add a heater to make a boil-washer.
Send ideas to my e-mail. LOL!

 

[swestoyz]

September, 1973

Very pretty guys! I didn't see any rust on the cabinet, and just a hint on the base plate. I'm surprised the lens cover was hiding down on the base plate. I may have a few extras if needed.

Enjoy this for years to come! The best part about these washers is they will outlast us. I promise that!

Ben

 

[toggleswitch2]

Gary was absolutley amazed that when we washed the rags that we had used, they gathered on one side of the tub, but the machime would not go out of balance and completed teh cycle successfully. I don't remember my mother's A206 of 1965 EVER go OOB.

It struggled a bit to get ot full speed at spin,but that was due to the motor carriage/trolley needing a shot of lubricant...WD40.

FUN MACHINE, and TOL in its day. YAY.

P.S. I had to laugh at the Gadget testng the machine running a cycle, and asking he daughter of the deceased a million quesions. Honey, at the price he got it, take it and RUN!

As he was removing the front panel to inspect, the seller freaked-out thinking there would be water everywhere! HA!

 

[rickr]

Great catch Gary! And Steve, you did a great job of clean up. The machine looks like new again. Congratulations to both you guys on a great save. Nothing like a classic Maytag....

 

[gadgetgary]

Thank you

We had fun cleaning and restoring.
Just did a load of whites and found that we were mistaken. The Prewash temperature is actually determined by the rinse temperature selection.

 

[toploader55]

Super Sliders

They're Great. I have them under my 1-18,Speed Queen, Whirlpool and Maytag. They make for a quick change over. I even have them on the feet of my built in KitchenAids. Makes swapping them out a breeze.
What a Beautiful Machine you have found. There is something soothing about the sound of a Maytag Running.
Good Luck with that Beauty. Eddie

 

[redcarpetdrew]

Congrats on the great washer. If you wanted light, why didn't you try to put one of those halogen lights from the torchiere lamps in it? It'd kill two birds with one stone here: plenty of light and you'd end up with your 'hi-temp' wash for the whites. It'd also do your tan some good too. HEY! Bonus! LOL

Still, that is a great model and the only thing better would be the matching dryer and those were common enough that one will show up. That's the only draw back with my new wringer: no matching dryer... :^)

RCD

 

[polkanut]

Andrew,

Maytag E2LP=clotheslines, lol.

 

[toggleswitch2]

Actually the WD-40 lubricant made it worse! I think it dissovled the grease that is supposed to be on the motor carriage/trolley/slide!

Definitely a fun machine!

 

[gadgetgary]

So onward we go

A bungy cord around the motor made the machine work perfectly.
Any problem with that?
Guess I will try to wipe off that WD40 around the slides.

 

[revvinkevin]

White Lithium Grease is the way to go......

....on those motor carriage glides!!!!!

 

[qsd-dan]

A bungy cord around the motor made the machine work perfectl

YES!!

Wrapping a bungee cord puts too much of a load on the motor. Also, when it comes time for the spin cycle, the motor carriage needs to shift forward to allow belt slippage.

Use Polylube on the tracks. It won't gum up over time, even after 30 years.

 

[gadgetgary]

No bungy cord?

So do you think that the WD 40 made the agitation slow? It worked perfectly before the squirt of WD 40.
With the bungy cord, agitation was perfect.
Suggestions?

The white lithium grease on the tracks should solve the problem?

 

[qsd-dan]

WD40

There seems to be a big misunderstanding about WD-40. It's a water displacement (hence WD), NOT a lubricant. Lithium grease will work for the tracks but overtime will turn pasty, then hard. If one keeps on top of cleaning the old stuff and applying new grease, it should be fine.

 

[gadgetgary]

Another hint

Someone from the club told me to try to remove the WD 40 with rubbing alcohol. This should help the belts stop slipping since the machine worked perfectly before the application of WD 40.