Recent content by kirbylover66

Im not sure what your seeing but it is most definately the same fan housing. lol Here is a closeup of the fan housing serial number. Maybe its the angle in the pic makes it look different, but thats the same housing as the one in the before pic, but with the new nozzle o ring installed.

Thanks again for all the compliments everybody! Im proud of the way it turned out, Kirbyguy, its funny that you should mention the ebayer Kirbyfans because hes the one im getting the motor o-ring and the new rug plate gasket from, he seems to have alot of parts. I buffed it on my 1 1/2hp...

Thanks Cam, She really did clean up nice, my wife was just speechless when I showed it her, she didnt think it was the same vacuum. I agree, Kirbys are beautiful machines, when theyre shined up they just seem like a work of art for me.

Hi Ben, Thanks for deciephering the seriel number for me, I had no idea how it went. I went and pulled the nozzle off and checked the fan, I counted 11 blades and the fan was a light gray in color and it looked to be plastic, maybe lexan? Maybe the original metal one was replaced when the...

parts coming Thanks everyone, yep I have the motor o ring and the rug plate gasket were ordered yesterday and should be here soon. I buffed her out on a 1 1/2 hp wheel using brown tripoli, and white rouge.

front view Thanks for the comments, Yes it has the old headlight switch provisions, but it must have been converted in its past. The seriel number is F447325. Im not sure how to deciepher the number for date of production. Here is a before pic of the front with the messed up safety switch.

Finally Heres a pic of the front, I have the safety speed switch wired out of the circuit until I get a new switch. I also am waiting on a new foam rug plate gasket and a new o ring for the front of the housing where the nozzle meets.

side view Heres the right side

more rear view

side view Heres the profile

Now the after shots Looks a little different now

more Another before pic.

More pics Had a computer issue, here are some more pics.

Hello everyone, Im new to this site after searching the web for info on the Kirby Tradition that I found on the curb waiting to be hauled to the trash dump. She looked in pretty bad shape and when I got it home my wife asked what I was doing with "that piece of junk". Well after I got done...