Help with Hoover A3260: fix, repair or scrap?

[triumphtoledo]

I “rescued” this old 1100 recently and am wondering what to do with it.

It’s not in the best condition. I have no idea if it is a particularly unusual or rare model, or if any of you guys want to pick at it for spares.

Starting with the good bits:
It is complete and not majorly rusty
The outer tub is not perforated
Later Logic back plate and pulley fitted (so no taper bearings fitted)
Drum Bearings are good
Powder button works(!)
I checked it on a short spin, so it operates. Not tested it on any other cycles, though.

Bad bits:
Body needs repainting
Door seal is REALLY disgusting and mouldy
Outer chrome ring is missing from the door
Top is damaged (I have a spare)
Door does not open from the button (broken plastic behind) – does this (http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HOOVER-BE...231194?hash=item4ac952de5a:g:XjkAAOxylh1SLyWv) fix it?
Fascia is cracked in places and some buttons feel very stiff (perhaps broken)
Dispenser not in great order
Motor brushes worn

Also, the timer has had a few dodgy repairs done to the wiring (photographed) – I wonder if anyone can comment on why this has been done, looking at the pics. Do these timers fail?

I would only consider repairing it, if anyone here has a few second hand bits that they are happy to sell, such as a better fascia and chrome door ring. Does anyone have these parts from a scrap machine at all?

Alternatively, I would sell for what the machine owes me (£30). I can help with delivery.

Finally, I could break the machine up and scrap the remains if anyone needs spares.

Pics for your delectation…

 

[electron1100]

To Save Or Not

I used to get this a lot when I was working with various machines that came in.

The workings bar the programmer are all standard issue 1100 parts, so I would save them, I would also save the programmer and door oh and have a look at the rear wheels they are rubber if they are not too mishaped have them aswell.......

now I know why ended up with a garage full up with spares

 

[triumphtoledo]

re

Oh yes, that's another negative, the rear wheels are squashed.

Do you have any of the front plastic pieces at all electron1100?

R

 

[triumphtoledo]

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So...err anyone in the UK bothered? Lol...

 

[electron1100]

bits

sorry I have not got any fascias at all now

 

[triumphtoledo]

Thanks

Cheers Gary. I presume that the fascia backing is totally obsolete now. I may take the bezel off the machine to see if its repairable. Other than that, a matching timer knob and a powder drawer would be useful. Also any ideas in the repairs done to the timer at all?

 

[triumphtoledo]

Timer

I'll post pics of the timer wiring shortly...

 

[vacbear58]

3060

I am sorry I cannot be more help, but it might be worth contacting Rob (Aquarius1984) or Paul (MatchboxPaul) as they may have parts in their stash.

If you are looking to move it on there was a posting in Shoppers Square for someone in Guildford looking for a 3060 - details on the link.

Al

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[triumphtoledo]

First spin run

Got the machine plugged in and ran it on a long spin. The machine appears to advance very fast through the stages with the 500 spin taking around 20 secs, the 800 spin around 30 and the 1100 a little longer but definitely under the specified two minutes. Is this something anyone has come across before?

R

 

[triumphtoledo]

So...

Any ideas about the rapidly advancing timer guys? I thought that I had a flash of inspiration and that the fast wash button was pressed but nope...

 

[triumphtoledo]

The plot thickens

Taking the top off reveals some suspect wiring repairs made to the timer. There appears to be an extra jumper wire in blue that goes from the third top right row of wires to the advance motor on the left closest to the machine body.

Then, as the pics show, an orange wire is crudely jointed onto a blue wire that leads to the other advance motor, which is the one on the right when standing at the back of the machine looking forward. The other wire for the same motor is jointed onto the pictured grey wire Any idea as to what this means and why?

Thanks again

 

[triumphtoledo]

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So any ideas or suggestions about the timer issue at all? Grateful for any comments or observations..

R

 

[supermaticjames]

Hi Rob,

I'm not that familiar with Hoover washing machines but could it be that the timer cam barrel got damaged or 'flat' in a particular section causing the timer to stick in the relevant part of the programme? A repairman may have then fiddled with the timer wiring to avoid that damaged section of the cam barrel.

Have you tried removing the link wire to see what happens?

Hope I'm of some help.

James

 

[ozzie908]

Timers are joined by a blue wire

and then 1 has a grey wire and the other has an orange one the blue ones usually went on any negative connection and the other coloured ones on the timer as to what colour went where is beyond my recall capabilities )
and it looks to me like someone has changed the timer motors at some point and thats why they change colour.
Hope this helps?

Austin

 

[sesteve]

Hi Rob

Happy New Year. You like a challenge don't you? Have you got any further with this? I used to have one of these machines years ago - it had been dumped with a split drum so I switched the drum out of an A3060 to get it working - it was in the days when I thought newer was better!! I gave it to a friend of mine and the door release broke and was repaired - not by me - using some string see picture!

My first thought when I saw the pictures of the green knob was that that was the colour of the 800 spin machines but I don't think the timer is. I have had a look at my limited Hoover information from 1986 so a couple of years after your machine and have a wiring diagram for the B966-2T and 3T which I've included in case they help - they are for model A3386 which seems to have the same buttons. Sounds like the rapid advance is working when it shouldn't. Let us know how you get on

S

 

[sesteve]

I've done a full sized pic of the timer diagram - hopefully clearer to see

 

[triumphtoledo]

The latest...

Hi gents,
Sorry for the serious delay in not expressing my thanks for the suggestions. Thanks to everyone who has read my wafflings.

I’ve managed to take a further look at the machine and it seems as though someone has been buggering about with the timer motors.

Someone has replaced the timing motor with a rapid advance motor and wired it the wrong way round. Having corrected the error, the timer still advances too quickly.

Are the rapid advance motor and the timing motor interchangeable? Do they run at the same speeds?

Thanks again!

R

 

[triumphtoledo]

Re

Oh I have another query. What is the difference between a b966 timer and a d966 timer? Are they interchangeable?

Thanks again.

R

 

[triumphtoledo]

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Anyone? Please?