Thread Number: 2426
Model 960 Cleaning Ensemble transplant surgery! |
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Post# 26635 , Reply# 1   12/10/2007 at 15:10 (5,953 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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Post# 26636 , Reply# 2   12/10/2007 at 15:12 (5,953 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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Underneath the top bearing cap, a lot of fluff and carbon dust has accumulated, as usual! |
Post# 26637 , Reply# 3   12/10/2007 at 15:13 (5,953 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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Having removed the bearing, I washed the bakelite cap, then reassembled it all. |
Post# 26638 , Reply# 4   12/10/2007 at 15:14 (5,953 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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Not out of despair! I got the brush holder jammed under my thrumb nail :( Still, no pain, no gain! |
Post# 26639 , Reply# 5   12/10/2007 at 15:15 (5,953 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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...hope I can remember where they all go! |
Post# 26640 , Reply# 6   12/10/2007 at 15:17 (5,953 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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The 960 differs from the 160 in that it has a larger dust bag, and a lined fan chamber, like the earlier commercial machines. |
Post# 26641 , Reply# 7   12/10/2007 at 15:18 (5,953 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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Post# 26642 , Reply# 8   12/10/2007 at 15:18 (5,953 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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(From my 160!) |
Post# 26643 , Reply# 9   12/10/2007 at 15:19 (5,953 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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Cleaned, and with the smashed lightbulb-holder replaced with the one from the 960's original motor. |
Post# 26644 , Reply# 10   12/10/2007 at 15:21 (5,953 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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Up and running, in video and picture format! CLICK HERE TO GO TO vintagehoover's LINK |
Post# 26662 , Reply# 12   12/10/2007 at 16:59 (5,953 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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I'm already a fan-in-embryo, I've read a lot about his films, and I've seen Hairspray (yes, the original, thank you very much!). 'Pink Flamingoes' is on my 'must see' list... |
Post# 26680 , Reply# 15   12/10/2007 at 18:17 (5,953 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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It would have been fun to own a cleaner from Edith Massey's thrift store, even if it was something totally unremarkable! |
Post# 26681 , Reply# 16   12/10/2007 at 18:22 (5,953 days old) by 74simon ()   |   | |
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Post# 26685 , Reply# 17   12/10/2007 at 18:33 (5,953 days old) by arh1953 ( River Park, in Port St. Lucie, Florida)   |   | |
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Post# 27040 , Reply# 18   12/13/2007 at 22:05 (5,950 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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The earliest is on my 160, a pre-war version, made in '38 or '39. Crest underlined with the words, 'By Appointment to the Late King George V'. King George V died in January 1936. |
Post# 27041 , Reply# 19   12/13/2007 at 22:08 (5,950 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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...is the crest on the spare 160 motor cowl which came with the set of parts I won on eBay. This simply says 'By Appointment'. |
Post# 27042 , Reply# 20   12/13/2007 at 22:10 (5,950 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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Is my 960 cowl, dating from March/April 1947: 'By Appointment Manufacturers of Electric Suction Sweepers'. |
Post# 27044 , Reply# 21   12/13/2007 at 22:14 (5,950 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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From the 160: |
Post# 27045 , Reply# 22   12/13/2007 at 22:15 (5,950 days old) by vintagehoover ()   |   | |
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Notice this one has nothing engraved on it! A factory error? |