I try to limit how much oil Wilbur puts on a machine... It doesn't really hurt but it is very messy...

san-sing
make sure the needle bar lifter is up with no pressure on it to change the stitch length. See if this works.

Good Luck
suzy

Thanks, I will try that. With the dial on 4 which is highest it will go, it makes a stitch length about where the 2 should be. That is an improvement, it was just sewing in one spot, then it started to move a little more, so I'm hoping to get it where it needs to be. Sandy

there is a Old Kenmore group on Yahoo you might be interested in.

Did you by chance pick this up in Carroll, IA at the New Hope Thrift Shop as I met a young lady looking at a Kenmore the other day and it didn't have a manual either? Not knowing what model it was makes it difficult to find a manual for her. I'm just going from memory of what I can remember about the machine. We couldn't get the bobbin winder to wind but then not knowing much about the machine, we may needed to do something else to it to get it to wind. The 158 as well as the 1703 and 1803 looked similar to it.............if that's possible.

Thanks.

I got the machine at the Veterans Thrift Store in Fairfield, AL. I hadn't tried to wind a bobbin yet. I found a manual on line but all together with postage, it would cost more than I paid for the machine. I have a friend at church that has 2 Kenmores, she is going to check to see if either one is this same model. If not, I may order the manual I found.

can you post a picture of your SM? sometimes a picture is better than a model#

I can only email pictures, I don't know how to post them here. Sandy

Where in Fairfield is "veterans" thrift? Email me your pic and I will post it in here for you. [email protected]

psychonurse, I sent you a PM. Thanks