Recent content by vap0rtranz

'96 OK, so a '96. Ty Cole! So this thread is in the right forum: Vintage. 20+ yrs is vintage? I'm vintage. LOL. Ah well.

12amp vs 8amp Yea, I'd preferred 12amp just to get every ounce of water lift but it's nice to repurpose a local machine. I did take a look at both of model's motors on eBay. They're similar -- they have what looks like a single stage blower fan, like what was used in later Electrolux motors...

How do I date this Hoover StreamVac Deluxe? This is USA made Hoover :) I'm not a fan of plastic but after seeing folks here talk about these, it's the vintage I wanted. The manual and TV ads I found are mid- to late-1990's. Serial # ends in 6520 ... A retiree was having a garage sale, I...

my 514 is red & black Ben, I've no idea about 512/513s but my 514 is all red bumper and black wheels. Poor quality pictured below. I can't take a new pic b/c my 514 is currently disassembled :) Tan power cord is obviously not original. Justin...

Kirby vintage salesman's briefcase for sale by Chicagoland consignment store. I'm not affiliated with the ad but randomly bumped into it so wanted to share. Are these rare? It has some kind of salesman catalog inside it...

update - its my daily driver Paul, The bottom is stamped "Rug Saver Power Nozzle" and "PN-4". So perhaps it's not as mix-matched as others. Also ... I hope nobody thought I was throwing older Electrolux under the bus. Actually, the opposite. The grey/black dirt did have me worried, but...

Rug Saver? You mean this power nozzle? :) Just hand buffed with Mothers until I have time for my Kirby Handi-Butler to machine buff it :D Or is this not matched to a SuperJ? Some folks have said Electrolux would mix-and-match unit model & components ...

bag hose Nice! That Heritage 2 is in great shape. It looks like some putty type material was applied to the base of the bag's hose? I'll have to post a pic of a orange bag Heritage 84 that I found stuffed into a consignment store's basement corner. 50% off $24. Someone duct taped the base...

$3 ?! lucky! Wow, $3 find?! you lucky b ... :) Great to read a story like yours. Makes me wonder how / when / where the machine was separated from its attachments. I found Kirby Classic boxes in great shape but taped shut in a thrift store last week. The store chastised me last time I...

2 motors @bikerray Understood. I'm talking about the cannister motor AND the power nozzle motor. The power nozzle motor also has felt rings on these bronze bearings. Both sleeve bearings. I didn't remove these power nozzle felt rings because it looked much harder than the cannister's...

refurbing motors @bikerray Yes, I've got the canister motor and power nozzle motor apart for refurbing. I don't have the service manual so thank you for sharing what it says about these sleeve bearings. I went ahead with 3-in-1 blue bottle oil because I didn't know about what you shared...

Gary, OK, so the dial is not adjusting suction but when the machine shuts down. Is the dial setting perhaps in reverse from what you wrote for the 1970s machines? I found the Jubilee owner's manual on Archive.org, and its manual says the reverse order: 1 for coarse, and 6 for fine. That's...

@bikerray OK, so the rear bearing is replaceable with usual pushing/pulling/tapping under the cap. Thx for confirming that. It looked completely inaccessible at 1st glance. I've order 2 sealed replacement bearings. The current ones don't sound well. @huskyvacs Yea, the brown dust didn't...

another thread answers Another thread answered my bearing question. Gotta luv this forum & members! :) Link to bearing thread below. The front, riveted bearing replacement makes sense (drill apart & nut back together). I'm not understanding the rear bearing replacement method ...

My local consignment shop had a complete SuperJ / 1401 for $9. Previous owner had upgraded the hose, the dusting brush is worn, but otherwise it's all there. So I had to rescue it, plugged it in, vacuumed with the PN4 power nozzle, and on suction setting 6 it was tougher to push across my...