Vendo 63

[Paul M.]

Many auto parts stores carry it in the wheel cleaner section.  Walmart probably has it, too.

[BrianB]

Sorry guys! I should have also included where you can buy the stuff! I guess you've mostly covered that by now. I've seen it everywhere from the local Ma & Pa hardware store all the way up to Sam's club. So, when I go to get my glass bottle fix, I kill two birds with one stone!

Another good cleaning solution I have have used to clean/remove surface rust chemically is a product called CLR (Calcium, Rust, Lime). I use it on bottle shelves and the machine liner. CLR is also available at most retail stores same as Simple Green.

[Kevin C]

Hey

This Vendo 63 if now for sale if any of you guys would like to make a deal. It is located in Charleston, SC. I will prepare it for shipping if you need. Let me know because I have another machine on the way to my garage & I need to move one of the current three machines out.

Help a coke machine addict out of a jamb!

Kevin

I would LOVE to buy it if you were in Minnesota, but can't afford to ship anything. Man I wish you guys all lived in Minnesota. '>

[Kevin C]

Hey Mark

Can I use Mark?

Shipping is not that much.  I am having a larger machine shipped for around $240. I could get you a quote from Charleston to Big Blue Country. Post you Zip code.

Kevin

[jasmine64]

Kevin,
Can you walk me through the removal, disconnecting and
painting the condensor and evaporator.

Dont want to break anything.

[Kevin C]

Hello

I can try. First unplug the machine.

The upper evaporator is screwed into the back of the cabinet with 2 or 4 screws & there may be 2 screws down through the bottom. So remove all the screws. Open the box on the bottom of the bottle rack & disconnect the vend switch. Next remove the cover that protects the electrical wires & the freon lines where they pass from the upper to the lower cabinet. The lower condensing coil & the compressor sit on a metal stand that allow the whole lower part to slide out in one section. This stand is held in place in the back of the cabinet by two metal guides that the stand slides under. This lower stand may have one nut/bolt sticking out on the right front. Remove the nut, pull the electrical plug cord through the back of the machine. Remove the condensation pan to get it out of the way.

Now it is best to have two people pull the entire upper & lower out at one time. Lift the lower compressor stand up over the hold bolt & pull the stand forward & at the same time have the second person lift the upper evaporator & pull it forward.  The only way you can really cause any problem is if you allow one of the freon lines to crimp itself. Pull the thing out & set on your work table. You will see that I use a box to support the upper evaporator while it sitting on a table.  Give both of the these coils a good cleaning with the hose, allow to dry, paint black, install two new fan motors, a new T-stat & a wiring harness would be a good idea. Then just reinstall the same way you took it out.

I hope this helps

Kevin

Kevin,
Would it be a good idea to just a can of forced air to clean the coils to avoid water and maybe rust?
Or is that just the newbie in me talking?

If not, any areas to keep the water away from?

[Kevin C]

Hello

Well of course you need to keep the water away from the electrical parts but I always replace the (fans, t-stat, wiring harness) so I would think the only real place to keep water away from would be the pecker head on the side the compressor.

Pecker Head-  knot on the side of the compressor where the electrical wires attach.

Kevin

[MoonDawg]

Pecker head.....New to me but I love it. LOL   '>