Turquoisedude V Inglis - Round 3

[kenmoreguy64]

Paul -

That was a smart idea!! I'm glad you thought of that, and I am REALLY glad the Whirl-Glis-Ken-Pool now resides in a more secure state, I was getting worried for its long-term existence, lol. Congratulations on its re-birth!

Since we've spoken about dry bearings in a few threads before, I have a 1964 Kenmore 70 that has really dry bearings, maybe sometime soon I can take a video of it, its rather ugly sounding in spin. Maybe that would be useful for the archives.

By the way Paul, I am very anxious to hear how the POR-15 painted tub holds up --- does it stick well, does it stay white, etc.

Gordon

 

[turquoisedude]

Thanks Gordon and John! I tell you, this was really a challenge, but I think we're almost done here!

The Inglis was 'christened' this afternoon with a small load of shirts on the 'wash and wear' cycle.

 

[turquoisedude]

All's well in the agitation phase! I was doing my 'happy dance' in the basement - sorry I didn't shoot a video of that.. LOL

 

[turquoisedude]

I shot more videos of the Wash and Wear cycle, but the lighting was kinda bad...

Still, it was interesting to note the way the cycle progresses; it's very different from the Lady K!

The washer fills using water as selected manually - I used warm for the wash, cold for the rinse. Agitation for the wash is at normal speed.

The washer then does 5, count 'em 5, neutral drains and then refills (with rinse water as selected) - no agitation.

Spin after wash is at low speed; final rinse and final spin are also at low speed.

Different, eh??

Now, Let's see what other laundry I can scrounge up for another test tonight!

 

[turquoisedude]

Now, let's see how the 'new' Inglis handles a full load of dirty t-shirts and briefs!

I'd say it's doing fine!

 

[turquoisedude]

And here's how the spin sounds now! The rattle is because of the wobbly flooring in Ogden (that's a 2015 or 2016 project...LOL)

But wow, it's running normally! Not heard on this video is my horrible rendition of 'Everything's Flowing Through Hoses'

 

[gansky1]

Good for you, Paul!  Have fun with your new WP mashup washer, glad you were successful, it sounds good.

 

[turquoisedude]

I do still have a few things to tinker with, though. I have to bypass that lid spin switch - safety is not a concern with me... LOL

I'd like to try re-connecting the suds-saver valve now and see how well it works. Note that I slotted the Inglis near the laundry tub.

I am elated that I finally got this machine back up and running, needless to say. This was a really, really trying project. I was ready to give up and let Hubby ride the machine down Miller's Hill after the ice storm, but wow am I glad I didn't!

I learned some very valuable lessons from this restoration and as always, I am grateful for all the advice, suggestions, and shared 'war stories' I received. This is proof positive that you can get through a beastly restore when we put our heads and collective knowledge together! Phil deserves extra credit for his help with the transmission-swapping and hauling the latest donor machine from Sherbrooke for me!!

I also had to get the machine going again for three personal reasons: 1) this is my first vintage washer I acquired since I joined automaticwasher.org 2) it's a Canadian-built machine and these are getting pretty scarce and 3) because Hubby has been threatening to turn this washer into a Kia since I got it back in '09!

To him I say: HA!!

Now let's see how well I do with my next attempts at the Dominion and the GE Combo. Oh yeah, there's also the matched Inglis dryer that needs a motor transplant. And the '57 GE Filter-Flo washer that needs a total teardown and rebuild. Can't forget the 'new' Bendix still in the storage locker either. Or the '63 or '64 Kenmore 600 Roto-Rack dishwasher.... Oy, I have my work cut out for me still!

And I ain't giving up anytime soon!!