Hi mike
well after a few mishaps it working well .The wash pump pulley broke in half so knowing i wouldn't be able to get a replacement i made a new one out of an Ikea cabinet leg and after three loads its still working as it should [its probably stronger than the original]. I did work on a lot of these twintubs as well as the Hoover and frigidaire models that were around at the time .It was so easy back then .just replace parts when needed but as you probably know its not so easy these days. I think i prefer the older hotpoint twintubs to this model purely for the build quality same goes for Hoover .Too much plastic for my liking
cheers
Antony