I'm not planning on using the game commercially but noticed when I started a game, the match unit had a coil sticking on. When I looked at the unit I noticed it was missing a coil, a couple switches and perhaps some other wiring/gearing. Would anyone happen to have a match unit from this era? Wiring it will be a trial I'm sure, but I'd like to have this game at 100%, and identify, incidentally, where the strong pee smell is coming from, though I think it's the back box.

I'll post pics at some point. My wife thought I was crazy with this game, but it's so unique. Strange thing is it looks like someone at some point formica'd the entire main cabinet. Anyone ever see this before? They did a good job but then put some gaudy decal on the game (I've scraped off) so now I feel like the best I can do short of finding a cabinet from a similar era game (with the convertible glass top) is just sand the formica and paint on it like it was wood.

At any rate, would like info, or even pics of the match unit so I can figure out what is missing. I have a Big Ben from 75 that might have a similar unit, but it was one player and 8 years removed from this game so I guess I'll see what it might offer me in terms of parts.

It certainly could. Don't know why it's stuck on though.

Anyone happen to be able to take a pic (or a few really) of the relay labels in the cabinet, almost all of mine are so dirty from whatever (dust, age, etc.) that I can't tell what is what to know what to look at or test.

EDIT: just did the test you mentioned, sure enough the 10 point reel advanced.

Curious why the match coil would be affected by that though.

Seems like activating the center thumper bumper a couple times made the match unit release. After scoring a few other things though it's back to where it was and locks on till I activate the thumper. Couple other problems like when the balls are both locked and the third is kicked to the shooter lane, the release mech coil just keeps firing until the balls are released by hitting the mushroom bumper. That and when the game is over the balls remain in the lock mechs and aren't kicked out, even with a new game. I imagine I've got a lot of work to do to nail down these issues.

Okay, that makes sense, thanks for the info.