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Dick_S.

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I've been working on this project since the latter part of August and arriving home yesterday from a trip to central California to pick up the washer has brought it all together.

I've got my work cut out for me but I've set my B-day which is in a couple of weeks as the deadline to have them washing and drying my button fly 50ls. ((--::

The cabinets are in fabulous condition considering they are 50 years old and the only 2 small knicks are in the bottom edges of the dryer where it must have been tilted forward at some point during transport from St. Louis.

It was a surprise to get the owners manuals to both machines and I just love the hair attachment that came with the dryer.

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The washer

is the one that will be needing the work as it is only a shell at this time, however the "heart" of the machine, the timer, water temp and level controls, sudsaver control, rinse temp control and lights are all in tact.

There is a crack in the plastic console panel under the water level control but I'm not going to be concerned over it.

I almost have all the parts gathered together to go at it.

I can't give enough thanks to all the members who have been so supportive and helpful to me in making this project into a reality, including Brian, Darrel, Patrick, John, Chris and George. Hope I haven't forgotten anyone.

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the rewiring

of the washer timer and controls is going to be my biggest fear and a major feat for me. One of the former owners pulled almost every wire off the machine......And I mean everywhere!

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the dryer

is just fine and all it needs is a 10 ft cord to connect to the 220 in the wash studio.

Brian, thanks for the gentle nudge in going after the dryer. You are right-it's nice to have a couple of matching sets. And I thank you for all your help and support.

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Oh, and for those of you who keep asking for tub shots

well, here's the one for this 57 LK. ((--:: As you might have noticed, another washer buff and I pulled the washer in to the studio so it could be photographed next to the dryer--that was done for all you members who need to see the machines side by side.

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Dick, you could probably find a newer Kenmore that is working and place the workings inside your pink cabinet so that you would not have so much work to do.
 
Thanks Bob, and that is exactly what I'm doing with a very feisty Whirlpool with recirculating lint filer that I have. Guess I should have clarified that the parts I am gathering are pertinent to this 57 like shorter suspension rods, the 3 solenoid 5 temp water inlet valve, the tub light assembly, the old style snubber.

Thanks to Northwesty, I have the suspension rods-Darrel has so kindly loaned me a snubber so I can get the machine going while I'm looking for one.

I've got the suds valve (hopefully in working condition) from a wrecked 62 I found thrown into a flood control channel AND I also think the filter assembly from the 62 is usable, at least at this point.

I'm still searching for the tub light assmbley-I go nuts over having the tub illuminated and I think I've tracked down a 3 sol. water valve. ((--::

NOW, if I could just get a woking diagram or some directions as to how to rewire that god awful timer I'd be in wonderful shape.
 
Thanks Chris and thanks for even considering picking it up for me in St. Louis. My friend who luckily was visiting in Nashville at the time and picked it up said it was a bitch wrestling it up a narrow stairway from the basement of a 1920s bungalow. It's amazing that it got out here without a scratch or ding to the cabinet, other than the 2 small chips at the base edges of the front.

Coldspot 66-I thank you for your post and will keep you in mind, however, I got up this morning to an email that a water valve that will probably fit is in the mail. I will let you know how it turns out.

Ross, I am looking forward to your visit.
 
Hey Dick it is so awesome to see those two together they really do look great. I can't wait to see the washer put together. It is really a part of history to put together a matched set from different parts of the country, after 50 years.

Good luck with the hooking up wires to the timer, etc. I am guessing there are little letters by the connections on the timer that correspond to the color of wire that go to it. I wonder if the color wire code changed that much over the years. Is it like the 56 at all?

Take care
 
Brian-Yes, above all, to think back about the history of these machines. Whenever I run a machine I do admit to daydreaming and wondering what these machines went thru and experienced in their lifetimes before they reached me.

The dryer from St. Louis was obviously mated to a pink LK washer as the washer manual accompanied the dryer manual. The washer must have given out as is usually the rule and they kept the dryer.

As much as I know about the history of the washer - it was used as a cosmetic prop in a pink 50s kitchen and then given to the present owner, a yound married lady who used the cabinet to store bolts of material in.

I've checked out the 56 and all (90 percent) of the wires are white with no markings on them-just plain white wires going all over the place. Brains perceive the same picture differently and mine is just perplexed over this. I can't make heads or tails out of this mess.

I assume I need to buy new wiring and connector ends as all the wiring harnesses I could use from my other machines are threaded into plastic hubs that connect at one point or another.
 
Beautiful set Dick! Congratulations on bringing these two together. I am sure you can get the washer back together with a parts doner, and some some infomation on the wiring.
 
Hi Dick, congratulations!!! I love my '57 Ladies as, they are just beautiful.

Next time I'm in Palm Springs I will have to pay you a visit to see them, congratulations!
 

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