Dole

Howdy all,
I just recieved a Dole Coke dispenser (the type that looks like an outboard motor with a chrome rotary valve handle).  It's relatively complete and very straight but appears to have been sitting around a junk yard for several years.  It's needing a drip tray, the Coke emblem for the front, a new set of gaskets, a paint job and some serious cleaning.  Plus I'm looking for a manual or perhaps someone who can tell me how to dissasemble the valve and interior parts for cleaning and paint prep.  

So far I can figure out how to remove the plastic insert from the outlet but I'm stuck on how to get the stainless syrup holder and the metal plate in the bottom of the main body cavity out.  It wiggles in place but that's as far as I'm wanting to go with it until I can figure out if I'm doing it right.  There is a red ring around the outlet with two holes that looks like a spanner wrench might fit to loosen but I'm not sure.

I have never owned one of these things.  I tend to stick to upright round corner machines.  Is this thing meant to mix the syrup with carbonated water or is it just a syrup dispenser only?

If anybody has any of the parts I need I'd be happy to trade for an enameled eblem that I have from a coke multiplex dispenser.  It's the rectangular art deco style enameled one in nice shape but has some slight bending around the rivet holes.

Thanks in advance!
A J

AJ,
I think racerx45 will have lots of great info for you.
Check out all of the fabulous dispensers at his website:
http://www.sonic.net/~adcom/

PM him and I'm sure he'd love to help.
Great find. I've always wanted one of those. Who is dumb enough to drop one of those in the junkyard?!?

That really is a cool website.  I wish mine could look as good as his NOS Dole dispenser.

The guy I got it from bought it in an auction but I didn't ask any more questions.  Just out of curiosity, does anyone know what one of these goes for in restored condition?  I'd really rather not put more into this than it's worth.  I'm figuring a paint job will suffice.

Thanks!
A J

By the way, we want to see photos of it. '>

[racerx45]

Hi A J,
 Post a few pictures if you can so I can see what yours needs. I do have the installation instructions that came with the Dole Deluxe dispenser that I could email to you. It might have what you are looking for on the disassembly. As for parts they can be hard to come by I do know another collector that keep extra parts around and he might have what you need.
Steve

I knew that racerx45 would deliver!

[Eric]

After you got that plastic insert piece out (From looking from the bottom) and the rest of the
bolts/seals from where the soda dispenses out. I don't think there's anything else it should just lift out my did.... and CLR does wonders for cleaning the lime/calcium build up from the inside. And yes..... RacerX45 here will have the info you need!

Sorry for the delay.  Been a busy week.  Just got a new (1948) Mills Jukebox.  It's been a thing of great wonderment and has kept me away from my computer.  Here's some pics of the Dole dispenser.  The first shows the general condition.  It's really rough looking but fairly straight and solid with a bit of surface rust.

Here's a photo of the base.  It's missing the drip tray.  Anybody got one?

Here's the assembly from the inside that I finally got out of the box.  It was really stuck.