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Thanks for that link...

...now i see how the"sycro-swing" mechanism works-back in '83 only had about a 30 sec.look because there was a front-end loader busy pushing debris into the burial pit and this washer went in a couple min after i left it-this one had an unusual design Delco motor that (as i recall) had a deep drawn stator can with removable endbell on just one end and the plain steel motor was only varnished for a gold color appearance-supprized a GE motor was seen in the link photos-manual said that was a 1976 change.The pump impeller seen in the manual looks like a turbine style,but that might not be an accurate pic as housing looks typical centrifugal-straight blade will pump out overflow running in reverse,but turbine or slanted blade will not.
 
Thank you for pointing out the pump. I also question the accuracy depicted, as IMO I would assume a washer like that would pump out water in either motor run direction. 

 

 

And thank you for reminding me about the motor you saw. I remember there were WCI washers with exactly the same round looking goldfish motor with a square molex connector. I honestly prefer the look and design over square motors. Round stators make for the best reversible PSC motors as is creates an even magnetic field for either winding that can take power directly for directional reversal. I kind of wish all washers and dishwashers had round motors. I thought the round motors on Maytag DC looked cool. Today PSC VMW washers have a round stator so that makes me happy. 

 

A pic taken from a thread linked below.

 

 

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Reliability aside I really like the motor above. Hate how cheap WCI washers were built. I think with more effort these washers could've been descent.

https://www.automaticwasher.org/cgi-bin/TD/TD-VIEWTHREAD.cgi?33441_23
 
cool.

-wish i could reach into that photo and grab that motor to stick in my '75 westinghouse that has bad motor-upper bushing shot.That pump started on the westy washers around 1973 or 4-before that pump was a dual section black bakelite turbine pump.In that white pump is impeller with 6 deeply curved blades-will not pump in reverse.IIRC,the photo washer was a 1980.
 
the Westinghouse and GE motors could be varible on how well or long they ran-besides the bad motor(may have gotten it it;s upper bushing) in the '75 westy,have a '77 MT dryer with one and just motor from a 1980 3-belt: motor from that 3-belt runs really nice.Some square GEs run good,others do not-excess hum,run hot,high idle current.When original motor ground to a halt on my filter flow,grabbed another that appeared identical,almost same date code even,and it just did not run good-tried another spare of similar vintage and that one ran good and serving today.Don;t have much to say about the Emerson motors except they run good.I think the square epoxy glued motors came out around 1967 in certain applications
 
I dislike the variants between motors, especially those that run hot. I think washer, dishwasher and dryer motors should be made more efficient and larger for their rated HP. Precision wound, balanced and with lots of safety factors built in too. 
 
70s washer, motors, etc.

The Westinghouse top load washer and reply number 31 is 1973 after WCI took over Westinghouse in 74 five there were no more Westinghouse motors. That was the best thing that happened to Westinghouse washers and dryers is the awful Westinghouse motors were gone.

The three belt front load Westinghouse washers all had GE motors by 75 never saw a motor problem after that they were round style Gray Motors GE still.

That 73 Westinghouse washer in reply 31 you can see the oil being slung out of the lower transmission seal on the cabinet. Those were absolutely awful washers. They took the pre-pump solenoid out. You can see where it could’ve been mounted after the first couple years so they no longer did a neutral drain. They would burn up belts all the time. We always used to say they’re only two parts worth changing on that washer the inlet valve or the belt. Anything else went wrong with it went right on the scrap pile. The parts were super expensive from Westinghouse in those days You couldn’t even afford to put a washer timer on them.

John L
 
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