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We just purchased a used Kirby vacuum Model G4D. Is this model suposed to have a power reverse? It drives okay when pushing the vacuum forward but no power assist pulling it back

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Hello, john

I was trying to help you out here. Maybe this will help some? I was going backto some customers that asked questions in the recent past and even fartherback. It appeared that no one answeredsome of them, So, I thought I would take some of my personal time to see if Ican help. Even though this Informational site may not have your exact model orbrand, this site will help you a lot. Here is a site link about everything you want to know about vacuumcleaners and possibly yours, from
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