The Maytag model 92 #478742 engine was on a shelf in an antique shop in Valley City, North Dakota during our 2002 summer trip. Since I didn't have transport room, I never even looked at the matching washer it came from that was out in back of the shop. The engine was like new old stock with original paint and decals and there was no way that I would leave it behind.
Afterward, I was kicking myself all the way home for not getting the washer. Well, in 2003 we went back and picked up the washer #510883R and I'm glad that I did. They don't get much better than this as the shop owner had bought it from an estate where it sat in an enclosed back porch. Apparently, it came equipped with the gas engine, but when electric came through, they switched it over to an electric motor. I now have both.
I guess I've become the Maytag repair man because I've gone all through it, cleaning it up and re-lubing the pins and bearings. It works!
Looking inside the points/governor plate, this engine is pristine! Even the inspectors stamp is like new. There is no spark, so I cleaned the points, but it looks like I'll need to pull the flywheel to test the condensor. The coil wire is fastened to the condensor in a way that a screwdriver cannot get in there.
Photo #3 shows the four steel wheels after bead blasting and oiling. The lower legs of the washer were prettly badly rusted, so I gave in and beadblasted them. Amazingly, my eyes aren't color blind as I was able to grab a can of matching Rustoleum off the shelf. It is Painter's Touch Satin and the color is Fossil. How appropriate!
The colors of the engine and the rest of the washer are true original representations and quite unlike the Hunter Green you see so often on rebuilt engines. Also, the original paint on the washer is more of a beige than the gray you see on the repainted ones. There may be more than a few scratches and rust spots on this one and they will stay that way as well as the rest of all the original paint and decals. After all, it's an antique!
Afterward, I was kicking myself all the way home for not getting the washer. Well, in 2003 we went back and picked up the washer #510883R and I'm glad that I did. They don't get much better than this as the shop owner had bought it from an estate where it sat in an enclosed back porch. Apparently, it came equipped with the gas engine, but when electric came through, they switched it over to an electric motor. I now have both.
I guess I've become the Maytag repair man because I've gone all through it, cleaning it up and re-lubing the pins and bearings. It works!
Looking inside the points/governor plate, this engine is pristine! Even the inspectors stamp is like new. There is no spark, so I cleaned the points, but it looks like I'll need to pull the flywheel to test the condensor. The coil wire is fastened to the condensor in a way that a screwdriver cannot get in there.
Photo #3 shows the four steel wheels after bead blasting and oiling. The lower legs of the washer were prettly badly rusted, so I gave in and beadblasted them. Amazingly, my eyes aren't color blind as I was able to grab a can of matching Rustoleum off the shelf. It is Painter's Touch Satin and the color is Fossil. How appropriate!
The colors of the engine and the rest of the washer are true original representations and quite unlike the Hunter Green you see so often on rebuilt engines. Also, the original paint on the washer is more of a beige than the gray you see on the repainted ones. There may be more than a few scratches and rust spots on this one and they will stay that way as well as the rest of all the original paint and decals. After all, it's an antique!
and I have to order another one, but that shouldn't stop the engine from running should it?:shrug:. My dad said it probably isn't running because of the cold, but I've been persistant, and it still won't run. 
