Great information, thanks for sharing

Very Nice ! ! !

Sharing my first 81D "restorebishment" - I call it this because I left the paint as is (not a 10 but very presentable). I also left the [going strong] refrigeration system original except for new evap/cond fans and a new wire harness. Everything else on the machine has been restored.

It is for sale, if interested, just contact me.

The one I saw on FB marketplace doesn't have the side door to pull the sodas out of.  It looks like these, but the soda drops.  Thanks.

The Coke machine that you saw is most likely an 81B or an 81D....because both of these machines came from the factory with a white top and a red bottom. Attached is a picture of each.

Hope you get yours working.

I just went out and tried to set mine like the pics that JohnnieG posted.  I could not load it as the picture on the machine instructs because the bar in the back column moved and dropped every soda I loaded.  I loaded the columns so they would hold sodas.  I put the quarter in and the first selection dropped.  I put in a second quarter and pushed the 2nd selection and nothing dropped.  It made all of the noises, it just didn't drop.  Same thing happened on the 3rd selection.  The 4th selection dropped after the quarter was inserted and the button pushed.  I thought, Hot diggity I'm halfway there.  I put a quarter in and pushed the 1st selection again and nothing dropped.  Again, it made all of the noises, but nothing dropped.  I'll try to set the timing again as instructed in the book with the motor cam set where JohhnieG shows it and see what happens.  Sorry for the late response, I went out of town when JohnnieG responded with the pics.  I know it's something very simple and I thought I was simple enough to figure it out.  I guess I was wrong.  Maybe it's because I'm not using Pepsi and I'm using Sam's cola and the machine is pissed off(haha)  I don't think so.  The cans are the same size etc...  I did find a round-cornered Coke machine on Facebook for $500.  The guy bought a garage and it was in the garage.  He says he knows nothing about it.  Red on the bottom and white on the top.  It appears that it is only for Coke because there are no selections.  Don't know what it's worth.

Not going out of business; actually, probably hoping to generate some business...

Is Funtronics going out of business? They're having an auction to sell off everything in their showroom.

Both look fantastic, Jim!  Never seen that type of candy machine before.

  Tim

Another place to check for a pin stripping resource, is a local automotive paint shop. I got a lead from a local shop I've use.