1920s Maytag Washing Machine Engine [Restoration]

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Күн бұрын

And so begins the restoration of the gas-powered washing machine! This restoration is on a 1929 No. 92 Maytag Multi-Motor. These hit and miss engines are actually quite common with around 600,000 made between 1927 and 1937 in Newton, Iowa, USA. These motors originally powered washing machines for clothes, but were also put on things line lawn mowers and toy race cars.
The restoration on this particular motor was a lot of fun as I had a secondary motor for parts as well as access to brand new parts that are still made today. It is an excellent project for someone wanting to restore a small engine.
I decided to change the paint scheme just a bit from original, but I really like how it turned out. Obviously, I was disappointed at the motor exploding at the end, but luckily I had a replacement part! The carburetor needed the most work as it was not in the best condition. I decided to give all painted surfaces a coat of clear fuel-resistant paint, just in case.
I am super excited to put this thing on a restored washing machine, which is what I plan on doing next! The new parts were made by Flywheel Supply.
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@mikeharris3197 3 ай бұрын

In 1961 I was 10 years old and on the way home from school I saw this exact same motor sitting in my neighbors backyard I asked if I could have the engine and he said that if I would stack a cord of wood in his yard. I happily agreed and started stacking, after several days after school I was finally done. I brought my wagon over to his house and brought home my prize. With my dad’s help and several more days of cleaning and working on my first engine came to life. Just putting along with an occasional back fire it was a blast to play with. That my friends was the beginning of my mechanical career as I became mechanic for the rest of my life. Thanks for the memories, I love your KZfaq channel and learning all about what you do. I’m 75 years old today and you gave me a great gift, thank you.

@gregwarren8583 Ай бұрын

You have to have been 12 in 1961, because I was born in 1951 and will be 73 on July 2nd. In 1961 I was 10 years old and was training with my Uncle to be a mechanic (Now technician). Have been a Tech, trainer, and CC instructor, shop owner myself for 57 years now. It has been a fun ride for sure!

@matthewt88 Ай бұрын

Thanks for the story. That was a comment worth reading.

@ariadneferreira2252 21 күн бұрын

I absolutely loved this comment! Thank you for sharing your story! This made my day! ❤

@zetomati8994 11 күн бұрын

Nasci em 11/1954. Em londrina Paraná Brasil. Eu nem sabia que existia máquina de lavar roupas a gasolina. Sou fã do restaurador, gosto dos vídeos dele. Parabéns a todos. Obrigado.

@paulmcmaster9710 2 күн бұрын

I hope you made some sort of powered transportation

@pellikan64 Жыл бұрын

I've worked in a library for many years and I recognize a summer reading program t-shirt when I see one. Enjoy your channel!

@grumpyparsnip Жыл бұрын

Watching regular TV: boring, keep checking my phone to see how many minutes left. Watching restoration videos on KZfaq: you have my undivided attention for 45 minutes.

@gcat6027 Жыл бұрын

Thank YOU for this restoration video! It was fascinating. My grandparents had an old Maytag washing machine in a small room off the kitchen. It had a electric motor and old fashioned clothes wringer. My brother and I were playing with the clothes wringer and almost got our fingers squished! Those things were dangerous! I had no idea Maytag once made a washer driven by a single piston gas motor! I learned something NEW today! Thank You for all your great work to make this wonderful video. I'll bet those old gas motor powered washers must have been great for folks who lived out in the sticks with no electricity!

@TheWolfiet Жыл бұрын

Not just once did, They brought them BACK for a while in the 90s! they are still really popular on some western homesteads down here in Australia, when people want to go for the off grid thing

@capnchip 3 жыл бұрын

At 78 years old, I remember, as a kid up in the hills of Tennessee, my Dad MADE a power lawn mower with one of there engines. He was a Georgia Tech engineer and could do ANYTHING, yep, ANY DAMN THING.We used it for years and I remember using it myself! Rest his soul!

@link6397 2 жыл бұрын

BASED

@deaterk 2 жыл бұрын

@@link6397 ???

@bepsibeverage4231 2 жыл бұрын

@@deaterk it’s a new age term that means cool or nice

@muhamadazriq3165 2 жыл бұрын

@vishe307 3 жыл бұрын

Man I love your intro so much. It makes me feel like I’m watching a late 80’s-early 90’s TV show😂

@ch1959 2 жыл бұрын

that's the joke...

@jungleking9703 2 жыл бұрын

Just the sort of thing I said on his C. Brandes headphone restoration video. The Intro is one of the reasons I subscribed to this channel. Really took me back in time.

@Slantir 2 жыл бұрын

first time watcher and the intro killed me i was laughin so hard. its so good!

@rverro8478 2 жыл бұрын

Shows were like that ? Feels more like a show nobody ever knew existed because, it played early Sunday morning.

@xxgoodboy1499 2 жыл бұрын

@@ch1959 he literally pointed out that he got it. Redditors...

@robertwall8075 5 ай бұрын

Just learned about this engine and wanted to know more about it and how it worked. Your tear down, clean, restore and reassemble answered all the questions I had about it. Great job!!! I buy cheap and restore a lot of different things myself but nothing this old. I thoroughly enjoyed this video and watching you work. It is very satisfying to see a project come together like this.👍😃

@k75rtduo 2 жыл бұрын

Enjoyed every second ! I am 75 years old now and used to help Dad with rebuilds . (Of ANYTHING !) He made me hold the parts , and every time you took a part off that had a small little part , I could remember him saying , "Boy ! Don't loose that Knockie Ball !" Thanks for a trip back to my past , boy I miss Dad !

@garyhardman8369 4 жыл бұрын

This has to be my favourite restoration channel. No expensive machines that us mere mortals cannot afford. Best of all though - no annoying music. Thank you.

@angelaabrams9108 4 жыл бұрын

I'd consider a floor mounted drill press and a media blast cabinet expensive machines, but yea, it is nice to see a channel not using lathes and milling machines.

@MikheilGhvinianidze 4 жыл бұрын

Just for you kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ntqGZdp4mti7eKs.html

@jasonmurawski5877 4 жыл бұрын

Ang Abrams you can buy a drill press and Walmart for like 80 bucks, won’t be great, but it works.

@angelaabrams9108 4 жыл бұрын

@@jasonmurawski5877You missed the point, but okay. Go buy that press then see how long it can run a wire wheel under load or how many holes it can drill with a forstner bit before it goes up in smoke.

@42pyroboy 9 ай бұрын

Putting hot glue in your vice grips to get that brass tube out was a super awesome idea. Ill have to remember that for the future!

@jakesmerth1919 Жыл бұрын

The fact that this man tries so hard to actually Restore things and not just modify and repair, like so many similar channels do, eases my mind, calms my anxiety and helps me relax. I have 4 favorite channels on YT and these are the only ones I rewatch again and again. On a side note, can anyone explain the point of lead washers?

@normanbuchanan9710 11 ай бұрын

I'm gonna put my foot in my mouth and say they were probably used as one time use crush washers like we have copper washers now, don't quote me on that though it's just my theory.

@ragnarok7976 11 ай бұрын

@@normanbuchanan9710You are correct. In engines they are used as a gasket. Pretty much the only option when you don't have squishy, heat resistant, synthetic material on hand.

@richkoral5236 3 жыл бұрын

I must admit that I'm completely amazed by these people restoring old rusted items. This engine is a beautiful example of what I mean. Each and every slotted screw on this engine comes out with either not a lot of torque applied or a fair amount of torque. Hardly ever does the slot get deformed to the point of being useless to remove the screw. I've had screws deform left and right when removing them. I often have to employ a extractor to get them out. I have to be doing something wrong.

@grantmcinnes1176 Жыл бұрын

Normally I buy junk tools because I'm a home gamer, but there is something to be said for the tolerances on better tools. My harbor freight junk sloshes around in the slot, but I usually work on things that don't matter, so I don't care. I'd care if I was doing this kind of work. But there's also a lot to be said for time, penetrating oil, and a torch too. Put penetrating oil on it every day for a month before you start, and I bet you'll find it easier. Not that I ever have the time or patience to do it.... :)

@MikeSalcedosGadgets 10 ай бұрын

@@grantmcinnes1176ZZZ’S your willingness You’ll find

@Bayan1905 4 жыл бұрын

My grandmother had one of these washers, I can remember her using that washer into the 1980's and it worked like a charm and ran once a week.

@chrisbooboo3840 4 жыл бұрын

Not fourteen times a week like now. Wear it once and in the wash it goes.

@BIGSMOKE-bl2lq 4 жыл бұрын

@@chrisbooboo3840 lol i were it until i decide its dirty

@mlmmt 4 жыл бұрын

The most impressive part of this for me was the fact that you were able to get a full carb rebuild kit for the thing...

@randyruppel6727 4 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly! Yet there are carbs on old tractors you have to fight some old guy to the death for lol.

@octane613 4 жыл бұрын

These engines have a huge following, to the point that you can get plans to cast and mill your own engine!

@RichieRichOverdrive 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, there's a few people on ebay that make nice reproduction parts for these. Helped me a lot restoring mine.

@deborahmeijer9697 4 жыл бұрын

I agree ! Every time im amazed he just conjures up some parts... I'm dreading the day that we finally can fix/rebuild our old massey 30 (exact age still unnown somewhere arround 50' / 60' ). 1 head is already knocking and it leaks and smokes all over the place. Still runs and being used tho😅 but we're dreading the day that stops before we got our barn set up to fix him.. Sadly that can take a while 😓😓 (Yes him ... we named him Groundskeeper Willie... we named all our driveble junk 😅). We can't send the engine out to fix him sadly because we lack the 💸💸 So the longer we wait the harder it will be to get replacement parts if not a "new" or replacement engine (would break my heart), where would you find a perkins that old.... 36 and already too old and expensive to hire.

@jughead8988 4 жыл бұрын

You'd be surprised how easy parts are to get. There are folks still useing these.

@SimonTekConley 2 жыл бұрын

The parts that honestly amaze me, the ability to get new gaskets. I've had to make gaskets for things not even as old.

@BlueCollarBachelor 2 жыл бұрын

There are a ton of companies that waterjet or laser cut gaskets. I have mine done at my local sign shop with their laser that they write names on cups with. This particular engine has a cult following, so you can pretty much build one off ebay.

@clydebalcom8252 3 жыл бұрын

Gasoline and old machines are a match made in heaven. Some of them can only be seen in a museum. I thank you from the bottom of my gearhead heart.

@ChozoSR388 4 жыл бұрын

Never, in a million years, would I have ever entertained the thought that washing machines ever had internal combustion engines. It just never crossed my mind.

@Sir_Uncle_Ned 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. There was a lot of time between internal combustion engines and mass adoption of electricity

@ericferguson68 4 жыл бұрын

Almost no one outside of towns or cities had electricity in the early '30's. The rural electrification act was passed in 1936 and allowed electric co-operatives to be set up with subsidized loans from the federal govt. The same thing is going on today with the lack of broadband in rural parts of the USA. Wikipedia article: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Electrification_Act

@jimshoemaker1258 4 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid I would stay with my aunt&uncle on their farm. She had a gas-powered washer, even tho she had a modern one I would ask to use the old gas engine one. She would get a garden hose out put water in it and fire up a load of laundry, coolest aunt ever. Rest in peace aunt Virginia.

@ricardouson 4 жыл бұрын

Tus vídeos son maravillosos, me agrada ver que incluso cuando rompe alguna pieza, siempre encuentras solución ó repuesto..... Saludos desde España.

@dwilliams2068 4 жыл бұрын

I remember that the final application of Maytag engines was for crude gocarts. Those were the days.

@michaelmace924 4 жыл бұрын

IDK how old you are, but it feels like the WW2 generation was so much cooler & better in so many ways. The people born after 1950 suck.

@steveredenbaugh9058 4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelmace924 Do you think people born after 1950 have a choice of when they were born?

@honestguy7764 4 жыл бұрын

Ricardo Uson creo que deberías poner tu comentario suelto, no debjo del de otra persona

@mrelectric4577 Жыл бұрын

I'm new to the channel. Just discovered it recently. The intro is pure gold! And I absolutely love the hand tools you have available on your website. Keep up the great work. Watching your videos is a real joy.

@MikeSalcedosGadgets 10 ай бұрын

Mr. Electric’s never write comment

@tomrailton9201 4 ай бұрын

Your not wrong there mate. I have stopped fishing for a week and just compulsory viewed all day long. This guy is a genius. Take care and stay safe. Tom.

@stillbanggin Жыл бұрын

Very well done 👏 I felt a sence of accomplishment while watching this vid. I do wish the motors of today were as simple as the older ones Thank you for this vid

@dylanfrost191 4 жыл бұрын

The way he fixed the Piston rod play was quite interesting and cool if I may

@earnierosenow9834 2 жыл бұрын

yup dude took an old school method and reduced the diameter by filing some of the edge off the crank end and resized it to the crank

@powderriver2424 4 жыл бұрын

Had dozens of those engines around in the 70’s and 80’s when I was a kid some rural folks still used the washing machines too. They come in handy when there’s no electricity.

@chrisbooboo3840 4 жыл бұрын

Like now in California where pge keeps turning off the f power!

@joemcorbett 4 жыл бұрын

I want one.

@TKettle 2 жыл бұрын

If I may offer a tip, the "butterfly" cotter pin technique isn't always the best. If you send one end over the tip of the bolt, the "loop" of the cotter pin locks into the castellated nut, and you can get it much more secure by pulling as you bend. Then you trim the other end short before you bend it down towards the surface. Both the butterfly and over-under techniques are valid depending on the circumstance, but for castellated nuts you usually don't butterfly. This is from a jet engine technician, so you don't think I'm just some moron. Also, I know bending the cotter pin 2 degrees makes it easier to remove, but it's really not secure, especially on things that vibrate like motors. I'd be surprised if those pins holding the foot pedal spring don't come out after running for a short time.

@D-Vinko Жыл бұрын

This thing was designed with the cotter pin butterflied, so it obviously doesn't matter. No matter how many modern cotter pins you've fucked up, this one obviously didn't need to be put in differently; and it 100% CERTAINLY needs to be easy to pull apart again, these ENTIRE MACHINES we're designed to be pulled apart again, so any critique of anything that achieved this is obviously due to inexperience related to restoration, because that's the actual discussion we are having. Youd have a point if he was restoring a rocket engine. Because otherwise they would not have sold in 1921, when every other machine bought had utility and lasted a long time. Also, let's keep in mind that this machine was used for 100 years, with the cotter pin butterflied. So obviously your "bet" was lost before you made it I've never understood people who are of a different profession, with slight overlap, attempting to either give advice which is unnecessary, or even downright false information. You should never say "I'm a this" on the internet, because you automatically become a 13 year old boy who wants internet points when you claim your profession; simply say something that can only be said by someone who actually possesses knowledge on a subject. Finally, this is a museum piece. A lot of the restoration done by this dude is for clients who will be either putting them in museum (taking functioning parts off to make them displays, like a foot pedal that operates it for instance, although it's beyond obvious the forces on the cotter pins aren't in the correct direction to matter, and the spring is clearly only as strong as would be necessary to lift the pedal; you can tell by the outrageous number of coils and length of the spring coupled with it's being fairly thin.), Or using it for personal use because their granddad or whoever left it to them in unusable shape. That is to say, this is going to be shipped shortly after this video; and it might not be shipped in assembled condition. In the case of a gas washing machine, i don't think it's going to be getting much use outside of rural Alabama.

@lunargentleman3750 11 ай бұрын

We ain’t going to space cowboy we washing our undies

@michaelb.42112 Жыл бұрын

Found by accident and loved the 1980's sitcom start. BRILLIANT !

@Nailer2001 4 жыл бұрын

I have one of these in my basement. The last time it ran was when I salvaged it out of a sinkhole after electricity was run to our house in SW Va. in the 1950s and it was thrown away in favor of an electric machine. I took it apart and got it running and have carried it with me since. You have given me the itch to restore it! At 73, I may still have time to get it done. Thank you!

@iwillopine 4 жыл бұрын

Hey young fella, you’re my age. I’m worn out just watching the video. I grew up on a farm-- no electricity until I was twelve I think. I remember wash day, I just hated it. Heating water on the wood stove and of course the old gas powered washing machine with the hose run out the door so you didn’t get gassed. I know it wasn’t a Maytag, but I can’t for the life of me remember how that engine was started. Ah, the good old days--no thanks!

@collinhunter9792 3 жыл бұрын

now dont say that!!!!!!! you're only 73. gees loads of time. i am 60, btw

@ramonpizarro 8 ай бұрын

@@iwillopine People who yearn for "The Good Ol' Days" either never lived through them or forgot how much they sucked

@rogerdodger1831 4 жыл бұрын

I bought one of these off ebay a couple of years ago, mine is a 1929, love to hear it running, I can almost see my grandmother kick starting the washing machine.

@MrArtVendelay 4 күн бұрын

Everything always ends up in the drum of swill. I love it.

@davidboese5159 2 жыл бұрын

My uncle rebuilt one of these in 1956…it was completely seized up, he got it running and I used it on my homemade Go Cart for a couple of years. After watching him rebuild that motor, I got the bug , and I’ve been playing with old cars ever since, now I’m 76.

@Justin_80 4 жыл бұрын

When you finally need the Maytag Repair Man, he's been dead for 50 years. LOL...Good thing there's Hand Tool Rescue.

@lelandclayton5462 4 жыл бұрын

Glad it wasn't Whirlpool restoring it, would of came out made of plastic.

@ethelryan257 4 жыл бұрын

@@lelandclayton5462 Yeah, Whirlpool did the same to Kitchen Aid mixers after they bought them. Cheap plastic gears.

@justjackie7124 4 жыл бұрын

Justin Leeds u

@dallasmcdowell1819 3 жыл бұрын

I remember the actor who played the "Maytag Repairman" in Maytags commercials on TV way back in the 50's

@BigMacBook1300 4 жыл бұрын

Love the intro takes me back to the 80’s.

@iworkforme 4 жыл бұрын

Can't recall the name of that show?

@BABALOOEY46 2 жыл бұрын

That is amazing…. Thanks for including your mistakes it helps us learn just as much as your awesome skill… I salvaged a bike today and stripped it and cleaned it up and put it back together and am stoked on life 👍🏻

@auggie803 2 жыл бұрын

-Nice to see a day old post. Most of these are 1 & 2 years ago. I watched all 45 minutes of this video because it was very interesting. And to think this engine was in use in 1928 and could be attached to a washing machine or a lawnmower.

@BABALOOEY46 2 жыл бұрын

Why is a bot commenting on my comment?

@TristramSavage 9 ай бұрын

What kinda bike? Lol

@auggie803 2 жыл бұрын

-Very interesting watching this from beginning to end. Most of all I wanted to see that piston and how it was situated in that engine. Really neat considering it was in use in 1928. And I agree with the rebuilder that it did not need rings because the ones on there now still look brand new. It also had a pretty good sound to it. Thanks for showing this. Hang in there.

@chrismayer3919 4 жыл бұрын

I just LOVE watching old-school machines getting a new lease on life! Great work!

@SeanHodgins 4 жыл бұрын

I found this exact motor in a crawlspace under my Grandmas house when we were getting it ready to sell. I still have it. Plan on restoring it like this one day.

@jasonmurawski5877 4 жыл бұрын

SeanHodgins do it before it rusts away

@1414141x 4 жыл бұрын

Strangely satisfying watching someone do a good restoration job on an old engine.

@user-xe2mh7zw1m 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry it ended like this. Such work was done and such an ending.

@bombadeer8231 4 жыл бұрын

I have one of these sitting in my garage. I took the plug out bc it was in perfect shape. Thanks for the video. You just saved me a bunch of time taking it all apart to see how it works. Not that I was ever really going to get around to it. 😂

@ysuhsbhdhd7116 2 жыл бұрын

ខ្ញុំមើលដកស្រងបច្ចេកទេស

@bradtipton986 4 жыл бұрын

This brought back memories. I had one about 65 years ago off a home-made power lawn mower my grandfather had rigged up using the Maytag engine. It ran hit-or-miss at an idle, but went full bore with a load placed on it. I built several wooden "go-carts" using it for power. Unfortunately, I do not remember where it got away from me due to family moves, etc. Glad I watched the video.

@larryschweitzer4904 4 жыл бұрын

We had one of those we used on a plank with wheels. Spent more time stomping on the pedal than riding it. They were common when I was a kid. Rural areas were just getting power. I'm 78.

@Slugbunny 3 жыл бұрын

We've all been there with that one missing pin. 🙏🏻 It's usually a quick lesson in load-bearing surfaces and parts retention.

@Paul-gz5dp 4 жыл бұрын

Glad to finely see one of these, as I had heard about them in the past. When you do not have electric power to your home and need to wash clothes a gas powered washing machine and a fuel powered refrigerator (absorption), along with carbide lights is what people had.

@dallasmcdowell1819 3 жыл бұрын

Yes, and to get the exhaust out of your back room these had a long flexible pipe you laid out with the end out on the porch. These machines also had a wringer on them to squeeze the water out of your freshly washed clothes.

@BrendaEM 4 жыл бұрын

For a minute there, I was worried that you couldn't find parts for that at the local hardware store : ) Fun videos, thanks.

@thebeardedchad 4 жыл бұрын

About a decade ago I was working in an auto parts store and a young kid who was 13 came in looking for a spark plug for this exact machine. It took me forever to find it but find it I did! From the looks of it, it's the exact same autolite spark plug he put in.

@dustin4575 3 жыл бұрын

That thing was in really great shape to start with! New plug fuel and cleaning the points and I bet that thing would have ran perfectly

@ColtaineCrows 4 жыл бұрын

2:11 Pro tip, thread the castle nut on the other way around when using it as a whackstopper, way less likely to deform it and the shaft. As a bonus you can wail a bit harder on it to break something free too.

@sapincher 4 жыл бұрын

heyyy i'm not the only one who cringed a little bit there

@Highstranger951 4 жыл бұрын

sapincher certainly not😂

@youtubecyberfarmLive 4 жыл бұрын

в России о таких людях говорят- человек с золотыми руками! Браво!

@andyshevchenko5616 4 жыл бұрын

Мудак просто!.

@user-mu2nk8sv5y 4 жыл бұрын

@@andyshevchenko5616 а так бы сказали на исторической Родине)))

@stanleydenning 4 жыл бұрын

Maytag is an American icon. That engine is sought after by many a collector. You did a fine job of restoring it. You could sell it for quite a pretty penny in the U.S.A.

@guymandude999 3 жыл бұрын

THAT was beautiful content. I just can't believe they're still together, after all that crap.

@denniswhite166 4 жыл бұрын

Circa 1929: Wife: "Look Paw Monkey Ward has a new machine to warsh yer clothes - I sure could use this since Betsy up and got hitched and left us". Paw thinking to hisself: "Another newfangled machine Imma gonna have to fix every week".

@warrencarnright3747 4 жыл бұрын

😆

@akefayamenay104 4 жыл бұрын

Lol, mom used to call it monkey wards too

@GeorgiyMorozov77 4 жыл бұрын

Спасибо за новое видео! Тебя всегда интересно смотреть, особенно нравится твоя подача информации и вставки с юмором. Спасибо за твой труд, успехов и удачи тебе!

@user-kq2lc8gl6x 4 жыл бұрын

Откуда ты такой положительный взялся?

@seryi_demon 4 жыл бұрын

@@user-kq2lc8gl6x Откуда ты такой отрицательный взялся?

@pawelwysotskiy1223 4 жыл бұрын

@@user-kq2lc8gl6x Иди от сюда ущербный!

@Sawta 3 жыл бұрын

This isn't directly related to this specific video, but I would like to thank you for posting the videos you post. Watching your content inspired me to clean up the table in my garage, to finally put up some pegboard on the wall that I had laying around for forever, and to put some of my tools away properly. It's inspiring to see what you can accomplish with a bit of effort. Please keep making content! :)

@MikeSalcedosGadgets 10 ай бұрын

I’ve never wanted and I’ve heard

@clintdenman3037 Жыл бұрын

I actually only found this one by sort of accident but I really do respect the people who take the time and have the patience to show and remind kids that things were so different and seriously it wasn't all that long ago if we go by evolution standards.

@guanabaraable 4 жыл бұрын

What a joy to see you working on this! Step by step saving such a beautifully made engine, perfectly.

@Sonicdude10 4 жыл бұрын

MY grandfather has a 2 cylinder version of this engine. Never restored and still working to this day. He did sandblast and paint the exterior of it a few years ago but insides are a still all original.

@POCarton 3 жыл бұрын

I believe this one is a 2 cycle engine also. He showed the mix ratio.

@kerb389 3 жыл бұрын

@@POCarton cylinder

@telmabastos6187 3 жыл бұрын

Você é excelente 👏👏👏 Gosto de ver todas restaurações que você faz. Parabéns 👏👏😍

@jochenreichl796 2 жыл бұрын

From all the restoring channels, this is my favorite. This is actual restoration, not a filler and polish orgy.

@antagonizerr 4 жыл бұрын

Never seen a 2 stroke washing machine before. If for no other reason, this grabbed my interest.

@Thematt11 4 жыл бұрын

A 2 stroke washing machine lacks imagination. It's American, why isn't it a V8?

@antagonizerr 4 жыл бұрын

Btw, ring gaps should be staggered on opposite sides for best compression.

@squatchhammer7215 4 жыл бұрын

I've seen displays of these types of engines at county fairs.

@2010pembo 4 жыл бұрын

I was watching it and that bloody flywheel pin got my attention when he was putting back the pieces as it was looser then at the beginning. That bastard flew off and created the mess. Great job man!

@DonBrock01 3 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid, my brother and I got this exact same model of washing machine motor from our grandparents. It worked great as a gocart engine.

@humancattoy7767 3 жыл бұрын

A 92 year old engine in that condition is a near miracle. There's nothing quite like the original quality of yesteryear's manufacturing.

@ksmanning 4 жыл бұрын

I am a blues singer and “Bosch Magneto” is my name.

@HandToolRescue 4 жыл бұрын

Stylin'

@ankles632 4 жыл бұрын

Hail electrics made by Bosch. Magneto be thy name.

@tcmtech7515 4 жыл бұрын

When I was married I went by the name, "Non Serviceable Item" because no matter what she tried to get me to do, it didn't work!. :P

@blindmelonlemonjello 4 жыл бұрын

@@HandToolRescue brother please remake that badass screwdriver with X handle

@HandToolRescue 4 жыл бұрын

Oh, I will.

@breezyjr 4 жыл бұрын

It's like you're a God damn wizard when it comes to these restorations...

@goldenoreo9171 2 жыл бұрын

Love these videos! I wish you'd give more detail on decisions such as "these small parts beed to be replaced" or "these are worn and need to be replaced" because most of us probably dont know why/ can't tell by looking. Would be a fun learning opportunity!

@pegbars 3 жыл бұрын

I love this guy! He is so funny without saying a word. What kind of humorless individual would give him a thumbs down?!

@brucemorris6319 4 жыл бұрын

I bought one of those washers at a farm sale once that had a gas engine under it . I put some gasoline in it and pushed the pedal twice and it started right up and ran good to.

@donothello5006 4 жыл бұрын

0:04 What the fun i've just been seeing?!!!!!!! was that an 2019 Intro?!! 😄 and that look wich was supposed to be a smile !! 😄😄😄

@toddamtmann7045 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, that was great 🤣🤣🤣

@xbear7473 4 жыл бұрын

Wtf

@mistyhughes45 3 жыл бұрын

i think i’m having a stroke while reading this .

@tewdogs4475 Жыл бұрын

back in the 50's we made go carts with these....they were every where as we lived with no electric at the time....direct drive and boy would they go lol

@muziklvr7776 Жыл бұрын

What speed would you estimate they got up to?

@tewdogs4475 Жыл бұрын

@@muziklvr7776 around 25 to 35 mph. direct drive...i would not ride them but watched my cousins wreck them lol

@Cookerab 3 жыл бұрын

Great use of lapping the mating surfave and then the reamer. Clever way to bring that bearing back.

@richardmerriman7742 4 жыл бұрын

Nice little history lesson there, I never even knew they even made gas powered washing machines. Love the warning sign that says to let the engine fumes out of the house! LOL!

@kirdot2011 4 жыл бұрын

if one was smart enough they would never use it inside the house

@samuelfellows6923 4 жыл бұрын

Or put an exhaust pipe through the wall, with an err... explosive hazard in the utility room (storing and filling petrol - fumes ) ⚠️ they didn’t know that in the 1920s

@ejtakach 4 жыл бұрын

I'm surprised you got all those replacement parts for such an old machine!

@johnmccallum8512 4 жыл бұрын

it's amazing what one can find on eBay.

@RichieRichOverdrive 4 жыл бұрын

These engines have a huge following, lots of repro parts on ebay.

@maytagmark2171 4 жыл бұрын

I have any part you may need for those motors. Find me on ebay frappi or email frappi@wcoil.com

@charlesball8872 3 жыл бұрын

Another amazing job , sir! Impressive skills indeed! Anxious to see the total machine restored.......

@VintageGearMan 2 ай бұрын

I had no idea how important self etching primer is on aluminum. Thank you!

@ncmartinez_his 4 жыл бұрын

"Today on Top Gear we'll be racing a couple of Maytag washing machines around the test track."

@danielcobbins9050 4 жыл бұрын

Tim the tool man Taylor would love this.

@bencpope 4 жыл бұрын

The fastest spin cycle...... in the world.....

@lsswappedcessna 4 жыл бұрын

I could actually see the Old Top Gear crew do this.

@spagamoto 4 жыл бұрын

Hamster: Oh, here he comes now... wot? May: Oh, what have you done mate? Clarkson: Feast your eyes on this. Highest power-to-weight of any vertical inline. Washing machine superleggera! Who needs doors anyway? May: It's stupid. Clarkson: Well what have you got then Mr Clean? May: [this video]

@captainmcderp4078 4 жыл бұрын

"What kinda washing machine you got?" "Four-stroke."

@collomps 4 жыл бұрын

It's two stroke in fact.

@majstealth 4 жыл бұрын

@@collomps yep, easily distinguished buy the fuel mix ratio, and maybe by the lack of vents in the chamber but uh...

@dizzolve 4 жыл бұрын

@@collomps lol oversized weed whacker motor

@GettingNervous 4 жыл бұрын

A diesel would be more efficient...........

@randyruppel6727 4 жыл бұрын

@@GettingNervous agreed, let's attach a 1150 cu. in. KT Cummins to it. Lol

@Buds_Place Жыл бұрын

I’m 67, I tried to make a go cart with this engine. To this very day I wish I still had it.

@donaldwycoff4154 Жыл бұрын

My father was an engineer. He could fix anything. and in 1975, he figured I should learn to do the same. So when he saw at a junk auction an engine VERY similar to the one in your video, he bought it and said I would learn small-engine repair, and if I fixed it, I could build a go-cart to wrap around it. Dad was wrong, but I tried. Sort of. Looking back, I know precisely what was wrong with the motor, but I'm 58, today, and I was 10 when the maytag engine came home with us. I remember (1975) my dad counting off from wrote his advice on root-causing why that engine wouldn't start: he gesticulated a count-up, one finger at a time, saying, "You got spark; you got compression; you got fuel, YOU GOTTA RIDE!" Turns out I had no way to prove compression, and that was the root-cause. But hey, I was ten. Anyway, fast-forward to about 1985, and I'm in my '69 Nova that flat-out died along a desolate river highway east of Isleton, California, at 8pm in the winter, on a Sunday night. I had to walk several miles down a light-free highway, in the fog, to get to Isleton, but Isleton was closed. Yes, closed. Sidewalks all rolled up neatly, etc. There was 1 payphone in town, and it took 15 mins to find, and I had 2 dimes. I called dad to get his advice. Actually, I hoped he'd come out and help. He helped, alright, but he didn't come out. In raised voice, over the phone, he said, "You got spark; you got compression; you got fuel, YOU GOTTA RIDE! . ". With my other dime I called in a much needed favor from a friend who then drove all the way from Roseville, CA to tow me home. We were neighbors. Next day, once the sun came up, I pulled the carb from the Nova, rebuilt it, put it back in, tightened it down, and it "just worked". Dad came over for a visit the next weekend. "Start her up," he said. I started it. "And what do you have?" he asked me. "Its a f'ing nova, but at least I GOTTA RIDE". He liked that. My wife laughs when I (re)tell her this story, but more importantly, I've shared Dad's wisdom with others, and I love mimicking his "YOU GOTTA RIDE!" count-up. Although I felt abandoned that cool night in 1985, it turned out to be a liberating moment that my dad really appreciated. Many's the time we chuckled over a beer about that night. Miss you, Dad. You sure would have liked this channel!

@a.c.t.solutionsinc8024 4 жыл бұрын

loved the opening... made me remember back to watching Saved By The Bell when I was 9 years old

@rashidkrasniqi5580 3 жыл бұрын

@jjbrown675 4 жыл бұрын

Hold my beer...I have to go kickstart the laundry...

@stryderx1 4 жыл бұрын

You forgot the revolver mousetrap.

@jameshorn7830 3 жыл бұрын

There is something so relaxing about watching you take this apart...

@user-tn1kq3zc5n 3 жыл бұрын

Фильмдильнычий

@olgafillipova3873 Жыл бұрын

Первый раз довелось увидеть что была такая техника- стиралка на бензомоторе. И познавательно. Спасибо мастеру за труд.

@barrishautomotive 4 жыл бұрын

When it broke at the end I actually had that "oh no, I've done something irreparably stupid" feeling. Then I remembered it wasnt me.

@jjbrown675 4 жыл бұрын

Spoiler Alert!

@ericstoever9577 4 жыл бұрын

Oops

@wind-solar 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for saving me 42 minutes. I'm out.

@gerardvila4685 4 жыл бұрын

I did think (before this) "If it was me I'd never manage to remember all these fiddly little parts..."

@mikeries8549 4 жыл бұрын

I spent a lot of time messing with and getting an antique outboard running. A Martin 45 which is 4.5 horse I think. I took the beast out on a rented john boat and could have sold the pos half a dozen times. I wish I had because one day I got tired of looking at it and retired it to the dump where it belongs. My mom bought it at a garage sale for 2 dollars. Thought she was doing me a favor.

@olronholleran1310 4 жыл бұрын

When I was a young boy, back in the 40's I used these Maytag motors in soap box cars and a homemade scooter. The flywheel hubs were always braking, because the engines were not balanced very well and the governor was very important. I really enjoy your videos, you have a rare gift. Keep em coming. PS I wonder what the washing machine cost when new??

@BattlecatRed 3 жыл бұрын

Internet says these things cost $81.50 back in the 20's (with inflation adjustment that comes to about $1054 in today's money)

@IAmKillEveryone 2 жыл бұрын

@@BattlecatRed A washing machine in the 20's was a huge luxury.

@anonymousaccordionist3326 2 жыл бұрын

@@IAmKillEveryone Imagine how much of a luxury it would have been just a little while later during the great depression.

@MichaelAlm-jb2qn 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure just what it is about this guy, apart from the fact he knows what he's doing some of the things he does just crack me up. Maybe it's the time warp he does on the whole thing. Listening to all those clicks, clacks, bangs, and possibly swear words under his breath. Also I've said it before when he loads up his sand blaster then faceplants it gets me every time!

@MikeSalcedosGadgets 10 ай бұрын

Michal’s never write comment about you’ve said

@Bigdaddyslasher 2 жыл бұрын

Back when a washing machine could dismember you. My grandmother talked about women and kids loosing limbs over those machines. She was a RN that worked the ER for 40 years. She passed in 1992 at 83 God rest her soul.

@MartinLegare 4 жыл бұрын

Ahhh the wonderfull smell of gaz and oil on your freshly cleaned laundy in the morning. Who need Bounce :) Cool video as usual ! keep up the goood work !

@jamesburns5410 4 жыл бұрын

Eh, if your shirts dont smell like 40 weight what are you even doing with your life?

@r.l.1469 4 жыл бұрын

I always wash my stuff with the kenny roberts two stroke. Neighbors think I'm weird leanin', hanging off and draggin' my knee while sittin' on the washing machine.

@thefutureyou2523 4 жыл бұрын

I had to watch the intro several times. Awesome 80s intro!!! That Nutela got me. Lol

@olddays2253 3 жыл бұрын

Garbage on the floor is what made me laugh the hardest

@jonathanpresson777 3 жыл бұрын

I love this guy and his videos. I watch these to wind down after a hard day at work - so relaxing.

@nikosp3156 4 жыл бұрын

Everytime I see this 80's TV sitcom intro I can't resist laughing!

@MaxnIrma 3 жыл бұрын

Niko- can you tell me what sitcom the intro is from? It’s driving me nuts trying to figure it out!

@nikosp3156 3 жыл бұрын

@@MaxnIrma I don't think it's from any specific sitcom. It's just the music style and the entire representation looks a lot like the style of 80's sitcom intros. I have watched a lot of 80's and 90's sitcoms and I can recognize the style.

@MaxnIrma 3 жыл бұрын

Niko ok, thank you so much. That’s probably why it seems so familiar to me. I use to watch a lot of the 80s sitcoms also. I appreciate your answering my question. Have a great day.

@CommentsAllowed 4 жыл бұрын

0:35 Nice quality video and sound. Keep up the great work!!

@boomer_bob6493 4 жыл бұрын

First farm I ever worked on we had one of those engines running a 32 volt generator for lighting.

@mattberg6816 3 жыл бұрын

Wash tub probably rusted away

@_docman_4186 3 жыл бұрын

@radrestorations8598 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing work. Love this channel. I might have to try and restore some old tools now.

@johnwillis4706 2 жыл бұрын

I've got 4 of these old Maytag washers. Two are single cylinders and two are 2 cylinders. They run and wash clothes like intended.

@patloughner9551 4 жыл бұрын

That's pretty cool how well things use to be made. Everything made now is disposable. And its sad.

@matusfekete6503 4 жыл бұрын

Ad after video started with: "Damn it, what could have had happened?" So appropriate.

@vanvo2175 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for share with the people.

@mdm4504 Жыл бұрын

My mom told me she learned to cuss listening to her mother trying to get one of these running for washday. They didn't get electricity on the farm till 1949, the year she graduated from high school. Apparently these little guys are pretty rugged and simple enough to continuing operating when old and worn, because at every exhibition of antique gas motors there are as many Maytags as all others combined.

@scp5007de Жыл бұрын

your intro is the best thing ever happed in my life.

@NelloCambelli 4 жыл бұрын

Thought Maytags had the loneliest repairmen.

@frank-t6857 4 жыл бұрын

I must disagree. Back in the days the repairman met lots of lonely wifes who needed his services 😁

@virgilwhite2886 4 жыл бұрын

I had one of these, I bought it for $2.00 down in WVa. I was about 10 years old, that was in 1952. Wish I still had it, I spent many afternoon fooling with it and watching it run.

@user-uf8cs3pd2b 3 жыл бұрын

Я просто в шоке! Только не понятно, развалившуюся деталь маховика-магнето удалось восстановить? 10 баллов реаниматору, и жирный лайк!!!

@akbohonk9894 Жыл бұрын

When I was around 11 y.o., (early 60s) I rescued an old Maytag 2-cylinder engine very much like this one. I don't know if the 2-cylinder was any more powerful, but it sure pushed my mini bike around! What Fun!