What do you think? new pics added.

[rugrunner]

So I went and picked up the 55 today. It was in worse shape then I hoped for but for $50 it will be a good learning experience. So far I have noticed there is no key for the mech, there is only a partial lock on the door, the shelf and vending apparatus is missing, the bottom bar that the compressor sits on is bent up, and the front 7 up logo is embossed onto the machine.

Haven't tried to plug it in yet as it was on it side on the way home and I have always been told not to turn on any refrigerated  appliance for 24 hours after tipping like this. Is that true?

Any new comments or suggestions on where to start would be great! Thanks all!

[MoonDawg]

         Start with a hammer! 

         A couple of good whacks to that rear cross member otta' fix it right up.

[SIGNGUY]

You still did good.. that cap catcher on the front is worth your purchase price... the coin mech worth 100-150.

Like Moondawg said, take a hammer after that cross member, hammer it back into place.. make sure the wiring is not too brittle nad the fans spin freely and plug it in.. see what happens...

Nice purchase.

[rugrunner]

moon- as Harrison Ford said in Witness" I'm hell at whacking!" 

Thanks for the feedback guys, I'll let you know what happens when I plug it in.

[RC kid]

Congrats on the purchase of your coin mech and cap catcher. Maybe you can do something with the rest of the parts.

No, seriously, you did good. I am sure another machine will turn up and the parts from this one will complete it.

Good luck

[rugrunner]

Okay, I took signguy's advice and somewhat bent the bottom back and checked the fan and plugged it in.

The fan spins great. The compressor makes a shallow tick followed after 1.5 seconds by a slightly deeper sounding tick. Six seconds or so later it repeats. I let it go for a few minutes and nothing changed.

Any clues?  Thanks!

[collecture]

Sounds like the compressor is not firing up.
Clean up the contacts and rewire it.

[rugrunner]

Thanks!

Is there a starting gizmo (like my posts need to say Newbie under my name...) I need to worry about like the newer machines?

[loman4ec]

I would buy a 3-in-1 starter from either a local HVAC company or through Funtronics. Make sure it is for the correct horsepower of your compressor. It says on the tag on the compressor tag. That is your best bet to getting your compressor to fire up.

[rugrunner]

Thanks loman. Is this a part that is already there that I will be replacing or something I will be adding?

If so where?

I warned y'all I was a newb didn't I??