Originally Posted by
Mickey2
First time I had my hands on a 401 I don't think I even had seen a picture of them. Joints in the body were stained by oil and dirt, it didn't look like any thing I've seen. It was actually in very nice condition under the dirt, it cleaed up very well. I've grown used to the look now, but at the time it was an odd looking machine ;- )
The first 401 I had was a 401G from the Garbage... It was covered in doggie doo doo and leaves - On a dare from my sister, I cleaned it up and made it work. I thought even with the dirt off it was ugly. It was totally froze up. I had never seen one that I can remember unless we had them in home ec... I didn't know where to get a manual so I had a time figuring out how to make it work but I did. I made mistakes along the way - I used 3 in 1 oil on the cam stack adjuster thingies - as if it wasn't already frozen up. It wasn't until I cleaned that out with some solvent and got tri-flow that it worked smoothly. It is an ok machine but I would rather use a 403, 503 or a 603. I guess the 401 are kind of cute if you like piggy noses.