Here's an odd one, a 1965 Lady K washer..... in avocado???

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Yes that is correct and here's the photo to prove it!

 

I picked up just over 3 weeks ago along with a '72 Lady K dryer.

 

I thought it was rather odd because I didn't think "avocado" was a color option in 1965 and I still don't believe it was.   Well boys & girls, it turns out this 1965 model washer was built in late April of 1967 and that would explain it!

 

The seller said they've both been sitting in the garage for the last 20 years.   OK, works for me.

 

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Closer-up of the control panel and those fabulous push buttons!  

 

The fluorescent bulb needs to be replaced because after 8-10 minutes it starts trying to come on, but never quite makes it.

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The underside.

 

 

Very clean and Gordon says this is a "low use" machine because it still has the ORIGINAL PUMP!

 

Yes the pump has a date stamp of "April 17 1967" on it!

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So after unloading it I decide to test it.   I fill it with water, it starts agitating and everything seems fine.   I toss in a 5 "garage rags" which includes a couple towels and the agitation starts really laboring.   After tightening the belt it's fine.  I drain it, then spin out the rags and quit for the night.

 

Weekend comes and I decide to do my load of whites in this washer.   I fill it with hot, add the clothes, detergent and with 5 - 6 minutes to go, I add some bleach.

 

It goes through the wash fine, stops and starts to drain.   Within 30 seconds of starting to drain, this poor washer got sick and puked ALL of the hot soapy, bleachy water all over the garage floor and after looking to see what in the hell was going on, I realized there was nothing I could do to stop it.

 

The bottom of the filter blew out, allowing the full tub water and all of the filter beads to pour out onto the floor.

 

So, here is my call for help.   Does anyone out there have one of these "beer keg" type of filters they don't need?   I can't do anything with this washer without the filter.

 

The red arrow below shows where they filter blew out, right inside that ring.

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Here is the 1972 Lady K 220V dryer I got with the washer (with the "garage door" flipped up).  Also avocado and in decent condition.   

 

Is ANYONE interested in this dryer?   I already have one very similar to this one so I don't need or want it.

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And a little closer shot of the controls........

 

 

So once again, if anyone is interested in this dryer, PLEASE let me know, this dryer NEEDS TO GO!  

 

Message me thru "washer-mail" here or via e-mail.

 

THANKS!

Kevin

 

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Pretty Ladies in Avocado

Kevin sounds like a combination of old plastic, hot water, a tightened powerful belt and remnants of 20 year old lint. I know you will get the ole Lady straigtened out. She is pretty. I wonder if you could bypass the filter till a suitable one surfaces? Best of Luck. arthur
 
ooohh garage-door model..OOOOOhHH. so why

not split apart the washer filter -looks like a clip-on dismantle style,
powerwash exterior and interior,

dry out in rare GE 70's push button 3 way DW and patch with marine JB weld (swirled around one side at a time) could be up and posting vids in 48 hrs..

Lol
Just saying. :)

As for the dryer-love garage doors , literature says it's a gas?
I'll send you an email
 
Avacado 1967 LKM Washer

WOW I did not know that they kept making the 65 LKM that long either, I knew that they were continued through into 1966 as evidenced by the turquoise 1965 dryer [ made in mid 1966 ] that I picked up for Paul the other week.

 

Kevin I looked and did not have any extra SCFs for this machine, I know in all the years I have repaired washers I never had to replace this style filter, they were almost completely problem free, so I apparently never saved them or stocked new ones. You can bypass it by connecting the two hoses together, but if you wash really linty loads you may clog the water pump. Even though these nylon filters have metal clips around them they are heat welded together so they cannot be dissembled without cutting the thing apart. { I think that they used the clips to reinforce the connection between the two halves, heat welding was still fairly new technology in 1965 when the plastic bodied filter was introduced ]

 

Kevin the original style WP SCF will fit [ 1964- 1969 ] without changing any hoses and if you modify or change some hoses any rear mounted SCF from any WP or KM BD washer will work just fine.
 
65 Kenmore

Taint never seen that washer in avocado I must say though I have seen many 65 models made in 67 or even 68.Is the checkvalve in front or in back as they made two different versions of that filter.There were a few models that had the rear checkvalve but the marbles filter and the hose connections faced another way.As far as bypassing the filter or retrofitting another yes you can do that but while were at it why dont we just paint a mustache on the Mona Lisa?Barbarians!I had to replace a few of those filters over the years because they were leaking or clogged so I used to save them for that reason and because Im a hoarder.
 
Nice score there Kevin! Clean looking Lady there.

 

I've often wondered if Retr0Bright could be used to restore the panel lens on these '65 Lady K's.  They always seem to suffer from heavy smoke staining.

 

Ben
 
Awesome machine Kevin

I do have to admit to having seen this machine before (someone...hmmm, not sure who THAT would be...pushed you toward getting these, LOL) but I was quite surprised to see the Avocado in a '65 LK. I should have remembered Don's in Minneapolis...

The Avocado 1965 KM 800 I had was built in 1968, so there's no tellin how long these were in production. The first version, 110.6504900, was superceded by five revisions. One of those added the 1966 style lid handle.

Very cool machine, though I wish I knew what caused so many of those cabinets to turn gray. I think it can be improved with a buffer?

Oh, btw - someone I know, lol, just found a NIB 84905 filter for a pending restoration of a '63 KM. If it isn't needed, it can be had. It wa$n't cheap but I was really glad to find it.

G
 
super machine there Kevin....love the "filter" light....

in the mean time, I would by-pass the filter until you find a replacement.....odd though, it's usually the cone shaped ones that break open from flexing
 
Temporary filter

Actually, the simplest thing to do for a filter for now is to take the working filter out of the 1963 KM 70, Kevin.

When I worked on the '63 last April, the filter was already bypassed, and just sitting there. I got some large lint clods out of it, and un-bypassed it. Whoever did that bypass cut at least one of the hoses, which I had to mend. Instead of doing a repeat of that, if you want to swap the filter for a while, that'd be the easiest thing. Since the 63 70 needs its centerpost POR15'd BADLY anyway, and we need to solve that pesky leak, its not good for much right now, so the filter might as well be used in the '65.

I think your washer service buddy we visited who had the stach of old parts has one of these, but that's just a hunch.

Gordon
 
Thank you!!!!!

 

 

Thank you everyone for all of your great comments.  

 

Thank you Gordon for you filter swap suggestion, I didn't think of that, great idea!

 

Ben:  I don't know that this control panel lens is discolored from ciggy smoke, but I'll have to find some of that stuff and try it out.

 

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I find it really interesting that for what ever reason, Kenmore continued to build and sell "A" model year washer a year or two or even three years AFTER said model year!    Especially when they brought out their NEW or updated model each and every year! 

 

Kevin
 
Wow, avocado for a 1965 LK. Who'd a thunk it? Honestly I did not realize that the LK models were produced that long. As Gordon had said, the 1965 800 was produced for several years, and so was the alphabet model 70. I did not think the LK had gone that far, but obviously they must have. Good luck with getting her back in shape.
 
Speaking of Alphabet Washers

There was a version of the alphabet washer that had the timer dial behind a window.  As I recall, it had a vari-flex agitator but I am unclear on whether or not there was a detergent dispenser.  Anyone remember?  Anyone have a picture of the console?

 

Malcolm
 
Dial behind window

I know that machine well and have never seen it here.My sisters boyfriends family had one and I sold a few at one time.That machine had a narrow belt,had the soap dispenser and is a machine I would love to have for my collection.
 
 

 

James:  THANKS much!

 

TIM (Shawn): The pump is pumping anytime the motor is running.   During agitation water is pumped continuously from the bottom of the tub, through the filter and back in to the bub through a port on the side.   When the washer is draining the flow through the filter is reversed, which is supposed to flush any collected lint down the drain.

 

I hope this helps!

 

On Malcoms question:   Where is Gordon when we need him?   OOOH GORDON!?!?

 

Kevin
 

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