My Scrapyard Electrolux G Present!

[luxy1205]

Hi everyone! This vacuum was given to me this past Monday by my husband's boss. He goes to a lot of junkyards and he has been to our house and knows of my collections! It was very nice of him to walk by the scrapyard and find this poor tan Electrolux model G and think of me! He bought it and knew I would fix him up! This vacuum means a lot to me because I don't have very many people in my life that do kind things and think of me! This is a special vacuum! It's kind of funny now that people associate me with Electrolux! Also, a week ago another friend of ours gave me an early version 1205! I'll post him in a different thread. So, anyways, I've affectionately named this tan guy "Taupey"! I've read other people on here refer to the color as taupe and I totally forgot that color existed; thought it was fitting because this vacuum was forgotten about! Ok, so we started the tedious tasking of de-cootie-ing him! The pictures look way worse in what is really wrong with him! From the pictures it looks like his bag door is broken, that's what we thought too, but NO! Turns out, whoever owned him, never wanted to change his bag so every time the bag door would pop open telling you to change it, they would re-shut the door and duct taped it shut!!! Evil Electrolux people!!!! The bag literally exploded on the inside, very gross!!! I made my husband clean it! Ha Ha! I don't know if it runs, need to clean it and inspect the motor before we go plugging him in! I don't have any pictures of us cleaning him yet. Due to his duct tape goo he needed to be cleaned with mineral spirits and on his magnesium needed lacquer thinner. He's not completely clean yet, but my husband just wanted to see how much work it would be to clean him. So, he did a test spot, cleaned it with mineral spirits, and used some compound, looks very good! What's cool is that when he was wiping off the compound the towel was black, meaning that back in the day when they painted him, the paint had aluminum in it! That was a neat surprise! I haven't decided if we will repaint him or leave some battle scars on him because he was a trooper! On a side note, need some information on this guy!!! I don't know anything about the model g's! I do have a turquoise g too! My "Tealy" has a pig tail in the front under his bag adjuster knob. What year were both of mine made? How many different color schemes did the g's come in? Why does "Taupey" have a pig tail on the side and not the front? How do I use my new electric hose on the g's? Thanks everyone! I hope you all enjoyed the amazing Electrolux that could and will! Ha Ha! -Michelle

 

[hoovercelebrity]

That Lux has a lot of potential! I'm not 100% sure, but I think the Tan G came out in 1967? The Turquoise G came out in 1960, then in 1962 they moved the PN plug to the side and moved the front wheels back slightly.

I recently rebuilt an early Turquoise G for a freind of mine. It was my first time taking a G apart, and I was very impressed with it. They are very well made cleaners... Getting the wires back on the switch proved to be a bit of a challenge, but with patience, I got it all back together no problem. I was sure to take a lot of pictures of the entire process, so I was able to reassemble everything exactly as it was before I took it apart... I then had pictures to refer back to, if I questioned anything.

I also replaced the cord on the cord winder - that was a task! I had to drill out some rivets and do some very careful re-soldering, then re-rivit it all back together. If you don't need to replace the cord, don't! And if you take the cord winder off, be careful! The spring in there can go crazy and be quite dangerous if you don't know what you're doing.

The other really difficult part was getting the cord winder back on the cleaner itself. There's a little pipe that goes from the suction compartment into the cord winder, I believe to keep dust out of the cord winder... making sure it was lined up as I put the cord winder back on took at least 6 tries and some enginuity!

I was able to get new fish-tank tubing for the "brain" in the front cover. Mine also had duct-tape residue from being taped shut, for the same reason you explain above!

Here are some photos from the process, and a final photo. Congratulations on your find again! Keep us posted as you make progress on restoring it, and I know there are plenty of people on this forum with knowledge if you run into any questions or issues.

 

[kirbyloverdan]

Michelle

Kool vacuum can't wait to see it finished

Fred wow what an amazing job your a pro at restoration I had no idea how many parts actually are in that sorta simple from the out side machine lol .

Dan

 

[luxy1205]

HooverCelebrity

Wow! Thank you for all of the wonderful information and the pictures of yours!!! I'm not too worried about the cord winder spring, one of our other favorite hobbies is chainsaws! Which we now have 139 of! Anyways, they have a recoil spring that needs to be rewound on about 99% of them! Very nice job in restoring him!!! Tedious work, but well worth it in the end! I love restoring old history! Thanks again! -Michelle

 

[luxy1205]

Dan

Thank you! I can't wait to see this little baby up and running! I love buying and receiving vintage stuff that people either don't want because it's old or because they don't care about it anymore; then turn around and restore it and use it forever! I will keep the pictures flowing! -Michelle

 

[super-sweeper]

Wow, those hands look like they've been rebuilding engines senseless! Good luck getting that trooper back in action! 

 

[luxy1205]

Alex

Thanks Alex! Yes his hands have worked on numerous things!!! His hands look worse than what they are. Sammy was in a gasoline explosion in his garage when he was 12 years old. 45% of his body (mainly torso and up) were 3rd degree and beyond to where he had to have skin graphs. The doctors said that he would not be able to use his hands anymore and possibly would have to have them removed! Luckily, by the good graces of god, his skin grew back on his palms miraculously and he could use them just fine! It's funny because his left hand looks the most normal and his right hand looks completely different! Anyways, this little "Taupey" trooper will take some major patience! BTW, love the GE pics!!! -Michelle

 

[hoovercelebrity]

...they have a recoil spring that needs to be rewound.

Oh, then this cord winder will be easy for you to take off and service if need-be!

Love your chainsaws! Very cool collection!

Thanks Dan! Yeah, lots of pieces, screws, etc... that's one of the things that I love about the G though, its incredible simplicity!

 

[jaker15]

Congrats, Michelle!

I have been looking for a G ever since I got my Model XXX! I still have yet to find the perfect one. Now that I've messed around with the motors in a couple of my Luxes, I'll probably be able to fix a G if I get one that needs work. I wish you the best of luck on your new toy! 

 

[luxy1205]

Jaker15

Thank you! I hope you find your perfect g! -Michelle

 

[rugsucker]

tan Mo G

As you say it may look worse than it is as proved by good wheels & plug.Must have had good care until replaced and maybe moved to garage or workshop.The tube at cordwinder is actually to pull air through and cool it in case of clog as does the hose at top of 1205 and newer winder.To remove either winder or winder and rear cover warm the rubber bumpers and pull rearward until the tab releases from slot on metal.Good luck.(I vote for original paint unless you have a new custom color in mind.)

 

[super-sweeper]

wow, I'm glad to hear that Sammy didn't let that explosion stop him! Thanks for the comment about the GE pics, Keep us posted on Taupey! 

 

[smow69]

michelle[mixer]

Michelle here is a pic of the mixer sorry took so long to get back to you I was in an auto accident and got wiplash couldnt move my head for a few days. but better now.

 

[crazykirbydude]

That poor that was at the dump? You have preserved another piece of Electrolux history! I got my teal Model G at a GoodWill for $9.50.