My Blushing Ladies

[rickr]

Way to go Dick! Am sure you will have that Lady whipped into shape real soon!

Sometimes it helps to walk away for awhile on a job such as this one. You have time to think things over, and you have a fresh start when you pick it up again.

 

[Dick_S.]

Hold the faith guys,

Just discovered this afternoon that the acrid burning smell is coming from the motor which gets almost too hot to touch after running for 30-45 seconds. Might have to wait Sat. morning to replace. Can't wait. Will let you all know. My homemade wiring harness might still work fine. ((--::
Dick

 

[Dick_S.]

Maiden wash load

Well, I finally did it! I got the 57 washer up and running and she runs beautifully. Does everything she is supposed to do and I must pat myself on the back because she's running with a wiring harness I made for her with my own little hands. I'm getting pretty proficient here in my old age I must say!

 

[Dick_S.]

The burning electrical wire

odor I was smelling turned out to be the motor as I suspected. Just plucked one from another machine and voila! Another wonderful Kenmore is back to life.

Next on my list is to get the 50 bolt down going. I had started on it tearing it all apart and then kind of left it and moved on to other things.

 

[appnut]

Dick, I am soo proud of you. All done with your own hands!! I knew you could do it!! (But I"m still in awe). Bob

 

[gansky1]

pat, pat, pat

We knew you could do it - just takes patience and persistence! Awesome work, you must be very proud of yourself, congrats on another beautiful Kenmore up and running again. That is a truly beautiful set, Dick.

 

[frontaloadotmy]

Arint You Clever !!!!

Now you better start saving them suds. Summers just around the
corner and you know how that well starts to drying up!!!!

 

[appnut]

I'll beat Toggles here, patting in public, humph!!

 

[powerfin64]

Fantastic!

A another true antique washer is back to life and running at full potential again! She is a beauty! Any chance of a video??

Rich

 

[panthera]

Yay!

And another beautiful machine arises from the grave!
Way to go!

 

[swestoyz]

Yeah!

Such great action shots too - it is so meaningful when you know you did such a good job. We are all very proud of you Dick. What a great job well done!

Ben

 

[pdub]

I'm very happy for you Dick. I know you went through a lot to get this machine going again. I'm proud of you and I know how great you feel about it. I can't wait to see these beauties in person. Congratulations again!

Patrick

 

[rickr]

Way to go Dick!!
Congratulations on a job well done!

When you have the time, please post some detailed pixs of your 57 KM restoration. Will look forward to the pixs and the details of making up the wiring harness.

 

[funguy10]

How about a full cycle vid of my favorite vintage washer? Of course I mean this washer.

 

[Dick_S.]

A forthcoming video

Thanks guys for all your nice comments and by all means YES, a video will be posted shortly. I don't know if I can get it done by Turkey day but shortly after all the hullabaloo is over and everyone leaves I will get to it.

The washer was in the rinse mode when I took this shot and the recirc lint filter was already pretty clogged with lint from the shop towels. It really started to spray all over before the end of the two minute rinse mode.

 

[appnut]

Like a waterfall filer should!!

 

[70series]

Congrats on getting your resto completed! I love your videos and I can't wait for this one.

Have a good one,
James

 

[mayken4now]

You did a great job.

Steve

 

[gyrafoam]

Dick you sure did a wonderful job restoring these beauties!
I really commend you on the re-wiring job you did. Superb.

 

[harvestgold]

Lady kenmores

Dick Wow you outdid yourself buddy i can`t wait to come over for a vist and see that machine i am so proud of you that a way to go John

 

[northwesty]

My hat's off to you Dick

What a job rewiring and putting together a whole machine out of spare parts, even down to the white tub! Amazing. Really the consummate vintage machine those 57s.

 

[aldspinboy]

How good does that feel when turning that dial and you here that great kenmore spraying into the tub!!!! and then agitating, WOW.... Dick Damm good job what an insperation enjoy! Darren k

 

[jons1077]

Dick

I'm speechless! Amazing job built from the inside out. That takes guts and you did it! Congrats!

Jon

 

[Dick_S.]

Thanks to all of you...

for your advice, support and nice comments of encouragement during this restoration project.

I just shot and posted the video on Google. It's entitled 1957 Sears Pink Lady Kenmore if the link below doesn't work.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?d...l=1&start=0&num=10&so=0&type=search&plindex=0
For anyone who is curious, the answer is NO, I didn't reuse that wash water. I drained it after I turned off the camera. It just looked a bit too murky although it was mostly blue dye out of the 50ls. ((--:: Hope you enjoy the video.

Dick

 

[laundryshark]

Video Download?

Greetings, Dick:

It sounds like you have quite the interesting classic Lady Kenmore. However, I keep having trouble accessing those Google videos, especially when the only choice in the combo box is for a Sony iPod type file. Even with a Windows Media selection, the Google videos still won't play for me. It's not your fault, but these Google video interfaces are not very screen reader friendly for me. Therefore, do you happen to have the video in a Windows Media format that I might be able to access via a download link? Since my email address *in my profile* can handle large attachments, there's where you might try sharing it.

With Best Regards,

Laundry Shark

 

[funguy10]

O.K. I've seen the video. Here are my remarks:

So thar's what Susdsaver is!
The machine is very quiet during spin. It does not shake or vibrate. And the way it sounds is comparable to the Samsung VRT Front-Loader.
The machine must clean very well.
The suds return is like a rewind neutral drain with agitation action.

 

[pdub]

Dick

Fantastic video. Great job!

Patrick

 

[70series]

BY FAR YOUR BEST YET!

That video was the most awesome I've seen! Congrats on rebuilding that once outer cabinet back into the fine washer I just watched. The suds demonstration was a bonus. Thank you for that. I don't know what your secret is, but the lint filters on your machines always are the best working.

You also mentioned that you use Sears detergent? That brings back memories of doing wash with a neighbor who lived across the street from me during my childhood. I can still remember the aroma that detergent had. I hope you get many years out of this Pink Lady.

Have a good one,
James

 

[appnut]

Wonderful video Dick. And yes you really should be proud of yourself UH HUH!!!

 

[Dick_S.]

Hi guys,
Laundryshark-I emailed you the movie this evening. Let me know if all is okay.

Patrick-Thanks -glad you like it and it was great talking with you last night.

funguy10-Yes, that is what a sudsaver is and it's great for saving hot water and detergent when I wash loads that aren't that dirty OR wash a regular load and then do a load of throw rugs or 501s.

I've never heard a Samsung FL-I just know that the 57 sounds like an old Kenmore-fairly quiet, smooth and sort of rythmic. I grew up with that sound and can't get my fill of it.

It cleans super well and is very gentle on clothes.

And James-thanks for your nice comments. ((--:: I used Sears back in the 60s thru the 70s and then somehow and for some reason stopped. I love the way it cleans and I love not having the suds. That statement is funny as I grew up thinking that the only way clothes were going to get clean was with a tub billowing over with rich, thick suds. (I'm really a Tide guy at heart but really miss that scent from the 60'70s. I still use Tide with bleach for some loads).