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Congrats on your new-to-you Kirby! A total cleaning and polishing will do well on this. Kirbys restore easily and last a long time. Nozzle looks correct. It has a light in the hood, it may just be not working. It uses a standard 12V 1156 automotive reverse bulb (bayonet base). Contacts may...

This one is reaching its D-day, or EOL. If anyone wants to link this post to another site, feel free. I am not on many other forums and never been close to any so-called media sites. A true fan collector would appreciate the history of this thing.

The washer books were claimed and sent out - thanks Barry. The dustbuster and thermostat books are still available. I will recycle them at the end of October if no claims them.

What a laugh I have a fully restored/polished Heritage with all attachments (most unused, including the chemicals) that I would be lucky to get 300 for. The half-mil BIN price must mean that he wants just bids, and not BIN. OR a total mistake. The 110 starting bid would be likely all he would...

Definitely use high temp silicon, as the ~600W heater is just above that stud, all connected to the same metal structure. Plain rubber will melt and burn. You should be able source a scrap somewhere. Unfortunately I had mailed your washer book yesterday. I could have sent you a small scrap...

Wow - that thing looks great inside! So is the center screw actually a nut that goes on the threaded stud inside? Almost looks it. If so then the bottom cover would likely be bakelite to resist the heat from the stud (which is mounted on the hottest part of the unit). You could try a thin...

They are still made, just called appliance bulbs now, higher in price, and harder to source locally. My microwave and dryer uses these, as well as my older Kirbys. I got a 10-pack of these which should last me a lifetime: SATCO S3909 25W 120V T8 CLEAR BA15D BAYONET DC BASE INCAND BULB...

I have always been a sucker for illuminated power switches.. I have disassembled and repaired many switches. Source a replacement BEFORE attempting repair, just in case things go wrong. Looks like the rocker may just pop off of this one. Take apart slowly and carefully. BEWARE any springs...

My mom's pot has the chromed metal lid - maybe the newer ones got plastic. I would still expect a loop for an infuser basket though. Recon it is broke off or this not the right lid? Your percolator looks more from the 60's than 70's. Could you post a picture where you think a gasket may be...

There should be a loop in the teapot lid bottom that the perforated basket suspends from with its chain. The basket unscrewed and you would pour in loose tea leaves. It was about 2.5" dia and 3" long. You could find an 'infuser' that you could hang in there instead if you want to make tea...

Nice score - very attractive styling, looks from 60s - 70's. I have my mom's GE perco from 68 or so but it leaks at the spout so cannot use it. If you do not wish to make coffee in it, you can at least heat some water in it for tea or instant coffee.. Of course you should make sure it will...

Yes, do consult Safellite first if you think you may still have warranty on the job before doing anything I had mentioned above. Good point!

Windshield - been there several times with 3 different old vehicles, both in situations it was replaced and not. Pull the trim off from around the windshield using the correct tools (cheap online). Use a stiff plastic brush to remove the dirt and crud under it. Look for obvious issues. Use a...

Hey Barry, will do!

Last chance for these - they are going away 10-10. I also found a Honeywell Chronotherm III thermostat manual is someone wants that.

The variable control circuit design can be updated to make it safer (higher wattage resistor and added heat shielding above PCB), or the whole board can be replaced with a self-contained module (but would change the look of it). The issues were the one resistor that ran too hot (that blew its...

Vintage fan collectors! Free infamous Mistral Gyro-aire box fan - needs repair From the early 70's, this model has had a bad reputation from a particular design flaw, making them very rare to come by today. I can tell you the details in a reply but can be found in an online search. Therefore I...

Bad/burned connections or bad thermostat would be my first guesses without seeing a wiring diagram, the unit itself, or even an exploded view of the exact model. Get an exploded view of the model from online parts distributors and then you can see the parts in the circuit and go from there...

Glad you got it off finally. For anyone else who has this problem in the future trying to remove a plastic fan, try this first: *Firmly hold the fan on the outside wrapped with a towel. *Insert a scratch awl or screwdriver with a shaft as large as possible into the shaft hole. *Have the tool...

No problem - just hope it helps you! Sometimes corrosion will just make life miserable in the world of repairs and restos...