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True, not boiling hot as that would melt the belt. The belt, if you use it on the 500 series, should be applied to the center of the brush roll while you can still extend it. After you grab it by the hook of the belt lifter and then mount it over the shaft and brush roll, wait for it to dry...

Yes, if any of the pre-Heritage machines still had the old-style sleeve-bearing-equipped brush roll (non-removable end caps). ~Ben

For those of you having to use a 301291 belt on a 500 series with the old-style belt lifter, I recommend that you soak the 301291 belt in warm water, so you can stretch it out easier against the old belt lifter. ~Ben

Here is a list of the Kirby bulk parts that I want: 1189A -- 10-blade aluminum fan for models 505 to 515 (pack of 10) 119056A -- 10-blade aluminum fan for models 516 to 3CB (pack of 10) 1590A -- rubber belt for models 505 to 515 (pack of 25) 159056A -- rubber belt for models 516 to 3CB (pack of...

May I ask if anybody here remembers exactly what year Sanitaire's "Blue Line" series of consumer-use vacuum cleaners came out? I want to think it was 1983, which was the year they had their canned-ham canister model S440A. The first few uprights in the Blue Line were models S639 (same as...

Dwayne, The last available part no. for these models you describe was 159056G for 3 belts and 159056A for 25 belts, but this went out of print recently. You'll have to buy current part no. 301291 (301291G for 3 belts, or 301291A for 25 belts), however, you will also need to stretch it out with...

This was the last model Jim Kirby would live to see... he died on June 7, 1971 at age 86. ~Ben

1982 or 1983 because of the older Eureka logo on it. ~Ben

Kent D. Oyler ~Ben

I believe you have a 1982 model 1743A. ~Ben

Yes, it will! ~Ben

There was also the 303 hose. The 303 kit was what had been available from the 1950s to the late 1980s. ~Ben

Very true... most of my machines are Kirby and Royal, and mostly 1989 and older. ~Ben

When I think bagless, I'm actually referring to machines with a shake-out (dump) bag, because there are no inner disposable bags to change. Kirby and Royal were among them. ~Ben

A rebadged Sanyo that was sold by Sears (note the Kenmore branding on the nameplate). ~Ben

Paul, The only other way to determine the true age of the product is to look at the date stamps of the armature and field coil, but these can be replaced at times. ~Ben

Speaking of the Black & Decker Collector, do you remember the original 9375 Collector and the 9376 Shop Collector from the early to mid 1980s? ~Ben

Spencer, Long time, no post! What a great find, indeed! ~Ben

Jeff, I did realize that. ~Ben

Hi Jeff, I am glad that you were able to win this on eBay! I suggested it to you because I remember you used to sell Electro-Hygiene 903s before in 1974. ~Ben