hi art ben- yeh but you have to rememba, my 77 maytag spent 26 yrs in nj weather, then was transported to fla for the last 17 yrs. nj is the rust capital of america. slush/salt , high humidity, cold hot. rust rampant in fla too but more insidious. notice here tools and wrenches rust if not used regularly. se fla has more hot high humidity days than nj. so you are lucky to have a still working maytag. expect the new roper to start crapping out in 8-10 yrs. problem now is all the new ones have computer management , printed circuit boards and other nonsense mods which make them much more difficult to diagnose and repair without one of these $100/hr shysters. regards oldduke