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revvinkevin

revvinkevin

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WOW... this little thing that started out as Jon (Jetcone) coming by to see my collection.... turned into a full blown WASH-IN with 50 people coming from all over the US and Canada!!!!

 

I want to thank EVERYONE who took the time to make their way to my house for the wash-in!  THANK YOU!

 

But I especially have to thank, first and foremost, Kelly (Mixfinder) for coming down not only to attend, but to help with ALL of the food!   Kelly, I appreciate you more then you can possibly know!    Your incredible culinary expertise, tireless energy and absolutely amazing ability to produce not only fantastic flavor and quality, but the sheer volume of food, cookies, pies, cakes and bread just blew me away!   THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH!

 

I also MUST thank everyone that came by on Thursday and Friday to not only help me set up and get ready, but also offered to work on machines and jumped right in..... so thank you VERY much to Ralph, Gordon, Drew, Tim, John & Jeff Lefever, Cal, Nate and Justin.  (If I got for someone, please forgive my memory).

 

As I was busy being "the host" I didn't get a lot of photos, but I did get a few.   So I will ask that all of you who attended, please share your photos here!

 

OK I will start off with the photos I have.......

 

Here are a couple from Friday.   John Lefever working on my 69 Lady K combo trying to get it going.  After cleaning and adjusting, it needs a sump to pump hose... but he said it's in excellent condition otherwise.  YAY!

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Gordon (Kenmoreguy64) and Andy (Redcarpetdrew) after doing a bearing replacement job on the 1963 Kenmore 70!   THANK YOU guys!  (John Lefever too!) 

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Thanks to the efforts of Tim, John, Jeff, Nate & Cal, this Westinghouse Spacemate NOW LIVES AGAIN!!!!

It had a seized motor, a seized pump, a bad drain solenoid, tub boot (as you saw above) and a weak door seal.  

So here it is now actually washing a load!  

 

I am SO JAZZED about this!   THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH!!!

 

 

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Wow!

Everything looks amazing! It sure looks like all the guys had a great time! I hope I can make the next one.
 
 

 

Everyone watching the little Westinghouse go through a cycle!

 

(From Left: Greg (Gansky1), Scott (Scott 55045), Nate (Roto204), our webmaster Robert, just in front of him Fred (Hooverwheelaway), behind Fred in med blue Tim (Macboy91si), in back in dark blue, Ralph (RP2813), my friend Pete in brown, back in front in yellow, Eddy (EddyF1210), John Lefever in plaid and Patrick (Pdub) on the far right.

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John Lefever not giving the little reborn Westy a chance.... trying to oversuds it ALREADY!

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To EVERYONES amazement... all the suds disappeared!!!   It was either his new detergent.... or they all just pored out on the floor when Jon opened the door!   LOL

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Unfortunately I didn't see this first hand.... the Neptune running with the door open, belching suds out onto the floor!

 

LOL

 

(anyone have any other photos or video of this???  PLEASE post them!)

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Now inside for dinner... Home made lasagna, cesar salad AND home made bread, plus pies and cakes for dessert! 

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Westy giving me a little lovin.

 

(You like his pearls?) 
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Umm... I believe this would be the "Wash-In equivalent" putting a lamp shade on your head when your drunk???   LOL

 

There you have it, all the photos I have (worth posting anyway).   I know there are many others out there so please share!

 

Again, thank you so much to everyone who attended and assisted in making the Big Spring Wash-In a BIG sucsess!!   I loved seeing old friends and making new friends too!  

A special shout out to new AW member Anthony (waterwitch) who joined 2 weeks ago!   Thanks you for coming down to attend!

 

Kevin

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Agitator Head

Oh come on Kevin, who could resist a Penta-Swirl?

Gonna post some vids, beware the audio is horrible!

1st up the SQ roar. This is the machine that was found in the Fresno junkyard by John and Smitty and that me and Kevin picked up in December 2010. Some other shots too like the vomiting Neptune.

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The Party View and Suds

Here's another little short cell-phone vide of the party. There are more malicious suds to be found here as well!

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Washin!

Great Washin - I wish I could have been their! I am Happy you guys had a good time.
BTW I am viewing the cam now - I can see a few of you - if you see this I am watching!
Great Idea
Best Wishes,
Peter
 
Andy's Baby

Also before the wash-in so much work went into so many machines. One very special machine was Andy's (Redcarpetdrew) 1966 Lady (&^%$#) Kenmore. He has other nice words for her, but this machine was reborn just a day before the event. I hope Andy is very proud of this machine, I know I would be. Gordon and Andy worked for HOURS on this machine well into the night.

Here is the 1st water test after reassembly, it really was amazing to see how far this machine has come.

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Back home on the east coast, but on west coast time

And walking around like a zombie. I sat next to someone on the plane who needed a seatbelt extension. When I choose my seat I thought "time to get back to sitting next the window" as after all, commercial aviation is a hobby as near and dear as washers to me. Sitting on a non-stop L.A. to Charlotte Airbus feeling like my left shoulder was going to squeeze through the gap between the seat and the sidewall, about all I could move was my left eyeball.

So I've been home for several hours, checked the site twice, and here now as I stagger to bed I see that a lousy pic of me has been the last thing posted on the Imperial forum for over an hour. UGH...!

G
 
BUT...

What an awesome time we all had. Kevin, you are a great host. I always enjoy seeing you - you are one of the many treasures that AW.org has afforded us.

Andy, I am THRILLED that you are so happy with your machine and that it came out so well. Listening to our conversation on Tim's video of the water test on the Lady reminds me how much we laughed the last few days. How awesome is that?!

Tim - I had no idea you were recording all that. Good for you! Your skills with those little twin tubs amazes me. What can I say about the Penta-hat?

Kelly, it was great to meet you. It's been said before, but WOW, thank you for the tremendous food. It was a real treat.

I won't soon forget this trip for many reasons. But, Kevin, you may want to bleep out the conversation on the web cam (if it was recorded) when we start talking about the little wringer washer. NOT a conversation for younsters!!! L O L

Thanks again everyone!

Gordon
 

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