Post by dcraven on Mar 2, 2015 21:32:33 GMT
A friend brought by yesterday this fridge which he wants to restore. He wanted to ask my opinion because I have a working '48? GE and a non-working '51 GE combo fridge. For what it's worth, visually I don't see obvious leaks in the sealed system (no puncture holes, the lines aren't corroded or broken) The wiring obviously needs to be completely redone first before trying to plug it in. The compressor appears to have seen better days, at some point it might've been underwater. No one from the farm which it came from could provide any information about it other than grandpa would store his welding rods in it.
Does anyone recognize what year this fridge is from and what coolant was likely used? There's a tag on the cabinet with the serial number 808853 D-5-35. If the compressor is shot, would an R12 compressor be the best replacement candidate? I also wondered if anyone had done a restoration of one and documented the build process online. Having found someone else's restoration for a late 1940's GE was immensely helpful to me when I did mine.
Thanks everyone!
Does anyone recognize what year this fridge is from and what coolant was likely used? There's a tag on the cabinet with the serial number 808853 D-5-35. If the compressor is shot, would an R12 compressor be the best replacement candidate? I also wondered if anyone had done a restoration of one and documented the build process online. Having found someone else's restoration for a late 1940's GE was immensely helpful to me when I did mine.
Thanks everyone!
