Thread Number: 30796  /  Tag: 80s/90s Vacuum Cleaners
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Post# 340756   1/5/2016 at 21:44 (3,005 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth)        

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A friend of mine stopped by and dropped off two Kirbys (if it's two Kirbys should it be Kirbi? ). He still hasn't figured out what he wants to do with them. I told him I would clean up the G5 and fix the problems for him but I don't really want either vacuum. Fixed the G5's trans and cleaned it up, it just needs a new back plate now. I don't know why but the lower cord hook always breaks on the G5.

The Tradition runs, the bag has the paper bag conversion taking the #1 bag.


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Post# 340757 , Reply# 1   1/5/2016 at 21:48 (3,005 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL)        

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Very nice, Ray! Thanks for those Service Manual scans for my Electrolux!

Post# 340960 , Reply# 2   1/8/2016 at 19:55 (3,002 days old) by bikerray (Middle Earth)        

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Yea, heard from my friend today so I can go ahead and pitch the Tradition. Took it out to dumpster this afternoon. The G5 on the other hand is all back together and ready for him to pick it up.

Post# 340964 , Reply# 3   1/8/2016 at 20:44 (3,002 days old) by vacuumlad1650 (Wauponsee, IL)        

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Wanted to ell you, I rebuilt the circuit breaker and it works as it should

Post# 340968 , Reply# 4   1/9/2016 at 00:43 (3,002 days old) by human (Pines of Carolina)        
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From what I've heard, the pigments in the G5's burgundy plastics make them more brittle than the other Kirby colors. My G5 has a charcoal colored back plate on it, presumably from a G4, along with a bag assembly from an Ultimate G and a brush roll for a Sentria. It's a real mutt but it runs like a champ.


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