I have just inherited 2 pinball machines, Cross Town 1966 Gottlieb and Sharpshooter 1979 Game Plan, from my Uncle Mickey in Chicago. I managed to drive them to Southeastern Massachusetts and set them up. Both turn on and Sharpshooter plays well (a few broken tabs and I already fixed a flipper) but Cross Town's score motor keeps going round and round and round. It plays while the score motor keeps turning, but no scores register and the game never ends, I assume because the score motor needs to reset (stop going around) before the game can actually start. I have a schematic, which I don't really understand. I am a beginner.

Also, someone has put in an alligator clip wire going from the 110 volts main fuse to the transformer. Without this the alligator in place the machine won't even turn on - hopefully I can figure it out!

Hello - I have been in the process to educating myself. Thank you. I am also looking for someone local to help/or do the repair because I often learn better visually and hands on. Score reels are on ZERO and remain on ZERO. There is action on the playfield with flippers, bumpers, bells and rollovers - but no scoring or registering that the balls have returned. If I can trace back to a switch that isn't working, then what do I do? Clean it? replace it? bypass it to further test? I think I need to start with the transformer and start-up problems, they most likely relate to the score motor never shutting off.

Billc479 Hello again - Yes I have the original schematic and multi-meter. It turned out that the scoremotor only needed to be physically moved backwards which released a switch and the game fired up with all it bells and 'EL' doors opening and closing! Now I'm changing rubbers and replacing the flipper links as they were worn and not very responsive.
THANK YOU!