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Post by 508gm1 on Nov 9, 2023 23:25:41 GMT
I thought about this a little after I left the computer this morning. I did not check the inside of the receiver through the bung hole to see if the tube was inside. I will check when I get back to work Tuesday. My apologies, I wrote the above too quickly without considering if there was a tube inside the receiver.
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Post by 508gm1 on Nov 14, 2023 23:05:23 GMT
Confirmed, the dip tube is present & part of the bung the receiver discharge valve screws onto. I should have looked before I wrote the last post. Sorry everyone.
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Post by turbokinetic on Nov 15, 2023 0:49:50 GMT
Confirmed, the dip tube is present & part of the bung the receiver discharge valve screws onto. I should have looked before I wrote the last post. Sorry everyone. No need to apologize! Lots of different designs back in this era. It was the wild, wild west of refrigeration!
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Post by turbokinetic on Feb 3, 2024 4:05:04 GMT
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Post by douro20 on Feb 3, 2024 4:55:43 GMT
That's an interesting looking compressor. Is it a Tecumseh?
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Post by turbokinetic on Feb 3, 2024 5:59:14 GMT
That's an interesting looking compressor. Is it a Tecumseh? It is interesting! Mayflower actually engineered their own compressor. They were considered very reliable back in the day. I did quite a bit of research when I got my two door mayflower a couple years back. I'll have to dig it up tomorrow. There was quite a bit about this compressor which was very innovative.
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Post by ckfan on Feb 6, 2024 12:08:26 GMT
I just love how the crankcase is round. Such a cute little compressor. The condenser coils also look like a mosquito coil or an electric stove element.
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Post by 508gm1 on Feb 6, 2024 22:33:44 GMT
Top notch workmanship David. I cannot thank you enough for taking on this repair. I like the ball & spring design, very interesting.
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Post by turbokinetic on Feb 7, 2024 14:26:55 GMT
I just love how the crankcase is round. Such a cute little compressor. The condenser coils also look like a mosquito coil or an electric stove element. It is a very neat design! Some of it, like the condenser, is very minimalist. The more of the old belt-drives I work on, the more I realize how advanced the Frigidaire W-series units were compared to the competition. Top notch workmanship David. I cannot thank you enough for taking on this repair. I like the ball & spring design, very interesting. Thanks! I am happy to get this going. As for the ball and spring, that is the shaft seal tensioning mechanism. The ball provides a thrust bearing to allow the spring to push the shaft forward and hold the two seal faces together. It is a simpler design without a bellows in the seal; however it has a drawback. If the shaft gets pressed inward, it will separate the seal faces, and result in loss of seal integrity. If debris becomes lodged in between the seal faces, it can result in permanent damage to the seal. Therefore it's very important during working on these compressors that the shaft is never pushed in or bumped inward. I made three short cell-phone videos of the running-in process which are shown below. Sincerely, David https://youtu.be/TdGwOOo8yXw https://youtu.be/VP0XZz76sw4 https://youtu.be/zfWuzgrXlaM
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