Westinghouse wd12..survivor...need help on good price to offer

[chipper13333]

this has been in the guys family since day one...he says all parts are there it just isn't running..
for example he says the fans for it are in a box there..it looks nice from the pics...he says its from 1946..is that right?
what are these selling for? he says the inside looks great.not rusted...any help would be great..its only 30 minutes from me...

[chipper13333]

also how hard would it be to get it up and running if its all there? any idea of a cost involved to make it work again

[MoonDawg]

      I would like to give you my opinion on that cooler Chippy, but I'm certain it is not what you would want to hear!

      http://soda-machines.com/discussions/index.php/topic,19972.0.html    

      Other members may still wish to share with you though.

[BONOVOX]

 Unless you can get if for cheap, I think you would be better off finding the same cooler in working condition with all parts there.
By the time you get the parts you need, and get it up and running, you might be in it for more than just buying one already at that level.

[chipper13333]

in your opinion what would be cheap...he is asking 500 which seems high to me...I am no expert though..lol...I was looking at the site here and these after being redone are beautiful...which most machines are...I really like the style but cant sink a fortune in it..

[chipper13333]

front of it

[BONOVOX]

Not cooling, me personally for that cooler I wouldn't pay more than 250 for it..... but that's me, and mainly because I don't like that style of cooler.  Done up, these coolers do look very nice, with all the embossing and the unique lid etc.....   If it were cooling and all parts there, I think 500 would be full retail on it.

I'm not an expert on these coolers though, so I might be off price wise... but this type of cooler is not high demand, yet to restore them and get them cooling costs a lot.  If you restore a pinto to MINT condition, what you have then is a mint condition Pinto. 

[Slapshot42]

The bow chest coolers are only great for a cheap price very little profit if you are wanting just buy and flip!

One great advantage of the WD-12 is that is a Dry Box rather than a Wet Bath!  The WD-10 compressor also has the same cooling system!

The compressor alone are a project!!  Attached is the compressor in my WD-10 that Eric restored at Global Compressors...

Jared

[Sarman47]

+1 on Bonovox's comments. If you can get it dirt cheap. Maybe look into the compressor replacement and other parts ect before you buy.

Nice cooler Jared. Eric does do great work on the compressors.

Jeff

[chipper13333]

thanks all...that's what I needed

[GreenMo]

if you really want a bow out chest then the wd-5 is the way to go. They are relatively small and hold respectable value.

[SIGNGUY]

I've priced out a few drop in compressor units from suppliers and budget around 900-1000 on average for a whole new unit.

however if the paint is good enough for you on this one, you won't have that expense.. but 500 is too high for not working..