Since getting my Maytag ice cream maker I have taken a bit of a liking to the little devils. They are noisy, smokey and rattly, but I think that's all the more reason to love them. A few months back Allyssia had a horse show to go to down in New Glouster. That left Roland and myself home alone all weekend so we invited my buddy Spenser up to visit. Spenser showed up Saturday morning and we puttered around before ultimately deciding to go visit Grampa and pick up a few project Maytag engines that Grampa had laying around.
Spenser and I started with the Maytag 92 single cylinder engine. Grampa had gotten a new coil plate with new points and condenser for it some years back but never got around to firing it up. After a quick cleaning and adjusting the points we had the old girl running great.
After the 92 was running we tried to get the 72 twin cylinder running but could not get any spark out of it. We tried for a while to no avail until it was decided that we needed a new coil. That was the last of messing with the 72 for a while since Spenser headed home the next morning. In the coming weeks I priced out a new reproduction coil to the tune of $200. Not wanting to spend that much on this Maytag that was missing parts I researched other options. My next option was a $50 Harley Davidson motorcycle coil.
Maytag's Plus One
With a little bit of fancy wiring and a battery I think I have the easiest starting Maytag 72 twin out there. Quite a few of the hard core Maytag collectors would not agree with this and I even had a few people tell me I should fix it "the proper way" but myself and Grampa both agree that it is running so that's what matters most! Until next time stay tuned and check back often!
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