Recent content by seanoliver77

Thank you. I looked at the new switch and did not see the usual posts. I will start working on it here shortly once I get some other things taken care of. I still need to remove one of the screws to get the old switch out of the housing. I think I will have to drill it out or something and just...

Hello everyone, I have been busy farming ever since I got home. Ben, most of my attachments that you need I can send you if you want me to. I do not want to over charge for these pieces so after they ship we can discuss a price. I received my switch for the 508 and it feels like it will work...

Blaze, There is something to the feeling when something that has not worked for some time is started and it, 1. actually works, 2. does not fry/blow up/catastrophically fail in some way. Be it a car, tractor, vacuum cleaner etc. it is always fun when it runs. Even if there is more work to do...

Ben, I will get pictures and a better description of what I will send you if you want it. I will try to set a reasonable price so both of us get a fair deal. This might take a week or two. There is no reason to have two attachment sets. Thank you for your patience. Billy, the answer to your...

Ben, Great. What do you think? -Sean

Ben, I sent you an email to the first address. It did send. Hope to hear from you. Thanks, -Sean

Blaze, The conversion that was described, where you remove the fill tube from the bag has been done to my vacuum at some point. It seems to work well. I don not know how it is done though, as I bought it that way. Hope this helps. -Sean

Hi, The extra attachments that I have are a suds-o-gun cap that has the red screen, tank and hose for a Tradition Rug Renovator and an air intake guard. The Rug Renovator tank screen is also red and has fallen apart. As a side note, I also went on ebay and purchased a NOS apparently, foot...

Hello, I am getting ready to head home for the summer. I hope that at some point I get to work on the 508. There may not be time but I will figure something out. I know that I will vacuum out the bag on the Tradition. It needs it. I purchased a new hose for the Heritage II and am looking...

Hello, I also have a Kirby Tradition. It too had a full bag when I got it. Not nails or that kind of waste, but lots of hair and dirt. I was able to clean it out somewhat but more needs to be done. Mine also had a belt that looked like it was made out of car tire inner tube. I am new to the...

Hello, Thank you for the list. There is a partial set on ebay for $23.95, free shipping. It has some of the attachments you need. It had the curved wand, utility air nozzle, crevice tool, medium floor head with brush, upholstery brush, massage cup and blower tool. Most of them were duplicates...

Neat. I like looking at attachments. They are fascinating to me. All of the different tools and their unique purposes. I do not know how many were actually used, but there are certainly a lot of different options. The interesting thing is what parts go missing and why. Even the standard set of...

Thank you. Another thing to try for next time so I don't mess up the slot in the head. If I would have been more patient or careful when I tried to take it apart the first time. I would not be in this situation. I definitely have some more learning to do, and new tools to find/purchase. Thank...

Thank you for the tips, I will have to look into a tool like that for next time. It probably would have worked pretty well. The first time I tried to take it apart I got a little impatient and stewed the head, not as bad as I have seen but bad enough that a regular screwdriver wouldn't work...

Hello everyone, I hope you all had a great Christmas holiday and New Years. I did some work with the Kirby 508 while I was home, however I did not get very far. I took the switch housing off of the side and tried to remove the switch. I am assuming that the main switch could be the source of my...