...in Turquoise yet!!

[toggleswitch]

Dawling Those Are Gawgeous!

ooooh I'm just turquiose with envy!

 

[decodriveboy]

I love the color, it is gorgeous!....faints.... lol Congratulations on a wonderful gift.

 

[appnut]

WOW.

 

[mayken4now]

How wonderful. Good for you. They certainly are a nice couple.

Steve

 

[tomturbomatic]

Congratulations on acquiring the beautiful pair and 3 cheers for your kind benefactor who made your dream come true. I noticed that the dryer has a very long timed cycle. Is one of the buttons for the "Economy" setting which allows the dryer to run on 120 volts? Enjoy! Tom

 

[foraloysius]

Congratulations, that's a fabulous color! And with lights! I would love to see some close ups of the control panels if that is possible.

Enjoy those wonderful machines!

 

[bestcleaning]

Conratulations! Beautiful set, like new.

 

[andrewinorlando]

Ken, those are just stunning......

 

[bajaespuma]

The latest...

OK, so I went against my better judgement and the little voice in my head that kept saying, "if it works, don't fix it", and I decided to start taking apart the washing machine, even though it was working perfectly. I had to see the state of the activator and, as it happened, the thing slipped off the post, but only because it left its coupler behind, firmly rusted, I presume, to the activator drive rod. Oh well, at least I got to see the underside of my all-time favorite GE activator for the first time in 35 years. Forgot about the plastic insert, neatly screwed into place. Removed it and cleaned the inside of a little bit of scale, lint and gook given that it's forty years old. Removed the washer top and went looking for my nemesis, the lid safety switch:

 

[bajaespuma]

I still remember my father, going underneath the lid with a medical/dental mirror and trying his best, God bless him, to figure out the mystery of the switch. He got as far as that paper-clip shaped wire, but was unable to see that it was connected to a simple electric switch nestled under the edge of the cabinet top. Took a piece of clothespin and disabled it for the time being:

 

[bajaespuma]

Then, of course, I had to remove the washbasket to see the condition of the outer washtub and to further tempt fate, of course. Good thing I did! Look what was wrapped around the spin-tub drive:

 

[bajaespuma]

When it's fully dried, I'll take a picture of whatever this piece of clothing was. I'm already fantasizing that it must have belonged to one of the regulars on "Laugh-In". When you see the pattern, you'll understand. How long it's been there, I can only guess, but it was just inches away from the drain and becoming the usual GE repair-call. I'd love to see how these garments jump the rail on a GE.

 

[bajaespuma]

All in all, I still say this machine was in remarkable condition for a 40 year old. Had the pleasure of cleaning up some lime scale and schmutz from the ages, but am beginning to reassemble her for the maiden wash. One question: does anyone know how to remove the acitvator coupling that's rusted on to the activator drive-post? I tried to nudge it with wrench but it won't budge. I'd like to remove it so I can remove the rust and lubricate it, but I don't want to risk damaging the machine. Also, there's a big honkin' rusted cavity gouged out of the outer activator drive post. I've seen you guys use car bondo to fill holes, do you think this will work here?

 

[washertalk]

Wow, in turquoise, they look great. Very eatable blue food.

Yes the post man sure can deliver more than just the mail.