Vmc90 restoration

Hi,

I'm always wanted a pop machine but until February I lived on a small Caribbean Island so shipping one was prohibitively expensive.  I picked this machine up last week.  Although I wanted a Coke machine, this Dr Pepper machine is in good shape and not too much rust.  It runs, vends and cools well (needs evaporator fan worked on) down below freezing.  I'm just to the point of cleaning it up and looking for info on the machine itself.  The VMC90's don't seem to have a ton of info on them out there.  Don't know if they just aren't popular, or if they are hard to find.

Anyway, I'm excited about the project and look forward to learning more from all of you.

TreBob

[loman4ec]

Nice machine. Welcome to the site. If you are looking for info on your machine. The vendo's and vendorlators are almost identical besides a few cosmetic differences. The VF90 is also a vendo 63 that is streached a few inches so if you can only find a manual for the 63 it will work. If you have any questions please feel free to ask. One of us here should be able to help.

[dr galaga]

Wow, another one with a drinking fountain!  The are all coming out of the wood (grain vinyl) work lately

Welcome aboard trebob!

Quote (dr galaga @ July 03 2005,10:32)

Wow, another one with a drinking fountain!  The are all coming out of the wood (grain vinyl) work lately Welcome aboard trebob!

Enjoy looking at the water fountain while you can..  It's destined for a new home in the landfill..  '>

It's got a big hole in the copper tubing looped inside for cooling and corroded connectors going to the fountain..  I think a little JB weld or bondo will fix the holes..

(the wood grain is coming off too)

 '>

[sodaworks]

Welcome aboard trebob,
  Nice machine. You mentioned that you wanted a coke machine, you could convert it over to a coke machine. The decals and light up sign are readily avail. from from Funtronics and Soda jerk works. Be sure to post some pic's. when finished. You can also place the dr pepper ad glass and drinking fountain on ebay to recoupe some of your expenses.  

Welcome to the family here. We're glad you found us. Nice machine.
Instead of tossing the "bubbler", I say try selling it on eBay. Might get a few bucks to put toward a new marquee sign or something.

Wow, two different suggestions to sell the water fountain..  Honestly I wouldn't know how to list it or how much to ask..  I had no idea it would have value..  The cooling coil in there blew out and obviously sprayed water all over the machine..  Thankfully there's still very little real rust areas..  Excuse the shelves in the pic.. They have some light surface rust on them, but cleaned up very well with some steel wool and CLR..  See before and after pic (painted with Rustoleum Hammered)..  I've decided at this point to leave it as a DP machine.. The lighted ad sign is in really fine shape, with only some light surface scratches that can easily be removed..

Hole in tubing outlined in yellow


Before and after bottle shelves


Going to move in a few weeks, so I'm holding off pulling the cooling unit and other parts until after that..  Until then it's just scrub and scrub..  '>

I do have a little question..  The light in the door is out and my hands are too big to get in there and twist it to remove it..  Is there a trick to getting it out other than removing parts of the door??

You guys are great, thanks for the encouragement..

[dr galaga]

Quote (trebob @ July 04 2005,11:52)

The light in the door is out and my hands are too big to get in there and twist it to remove it..  Is there a trick to getting it out other than removing parts of the door??

If it is like my V63, the light socket just pops out.  I was affraid to snap it out, but I was surprised how easily it came out.  You may want to go and get a higher wattage "night light" bulb so that it is brighter.

Oops, sorry for not being specific..  It's not the "Correct change only" light I'm talking about, I already replaced that with a 7 watt bulb..  It's the fluorescent light in the side of the vending door..  I got the glass panel off and can touch the bulb, but can't get enough traction to twist it..

[dr galaga]

Oh, my Vendo uses a night light bulb in the door '>