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Silver Streak Digest     Sunday, November 30 2003     Volume 01 : Number 024




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Re: [SilverStreak] Re: Silver Streak Digest V1 #22
[SilverStreak] Re: Silver Streak Digest V1 #22 - LP gages

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Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2003 12:15:10 -0800
From: "WILLIAM SCHMID" <5150-n-flipper@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] Re: Silver Streak Digest V1 #22

Hello Dave,

 My wife and I own a 1974 32 ft. Continental Supreme and are very happy with
it. I have tried to locate the old style latches for the closets and have not
found any available. I asked about the LP gauges on the list and got no
response...our valves/tanks had been replaced and so unfortunately the gauges
inside do not work. I would definitely upgrade to the approved valves as
safety should be the primary concern. I believe there are other systems
available for level detection. There are numerous on line suppliers of R.V.
parts and accessories. I use www.google.com and www.dogpile.com for searching
and have had good results.
Most times a local R.V. supplier is best as they can offer suggestions and
handle details well, sometimes a comparison is needed and that is hard to do
on line.

Hope this info helps, if I can be of further assistance feel free to email me
direct at 5150-n-flipper@xxxxxxxxxx.com

Bill
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Marian & Cricket
  To: sslist@xxxxxxxxxx.com
  Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 8:56 PM
  Subject: Re: [SilverStreak] Re: Silver Streak Digest V1 #22


  Hello Dave,

  I'm the new owner of a '67 Silver Streak Safari 20 ft.   It's in great
shape
  and is very clean and well kept.  You're right, they're very well made.
  Mine has the skin all around and under it.   My friend tells me that it
  would float!   Almost anyway.  :o)   I don't know much about them, and
  couldn't really find much either.   Funny, I came to Oregon from So. Calif.
  and had family in El Monte where Silver Streaks were made.   Apparently
they
  are no longer in business, but really I don't know much about them.   If
you
  have info., I'd appreciate knowing more about them.   I have the info re:
  who owned mine, etc., but nothing really about the Brand.

  Hope to learn more about my S. Streak before too much more time passes.
  marian


  on 11/28/03 7:36 PM, Damohnfamily@xxxxxxxxxx.com at Damohnfamily@xxxxxxxxxx.com wrote:

  > Hey everyone.  I have a 73, 35-ish S.Streak that I picked up last fall.
  > I've just recently began to evaluate it's overall condition. It is
  > unbelievably
  > well built. I have been reading the archived message boards, particularly
  > trying to find out the after market supplier for the closet door latches
the
  > postings title as the subject...but the boards change subject to wiring
pretty
  > quick and I couldn't find the answer in any of the existing posts. So,
can
  > anyone
  > enlighten me?
  > I took her out for our first excursion, replacing the tires with 8 ply
  > (vs 6) biased, poly, hiway trailer tires. The furnace worked great. but
the LP
  > guy wants to change out the valves. replacing them with a new gov't
approved
  > valve without any gage. Is there some alternative? I prefer keeping this
ol
  > ship as "like original" as I can and prefer having the gage. Any help?
  > I could really use some info on where to get after market stuff and would
  > appreciate any enlightenment from you who have already traveled down this
  > path I'm just beginning.
  > Thanks
  > Dave Mohn
  > Peculiar, MO.
  >
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Date: Sun, 30 Nov 2003 03:03:28 GMT
From: waymark1@xxxxxxxxxx.com
Subject: [SilverStreak] Re: Silver Streak Digest V1 #22 - LP gages

I've searched for OPD valves with level gages, no success.
All I've found are tanks equipped with separate gages. They were outside 
read only, no electrical connections.
You will go to OPD's as it is harder and harder to find suppliers that 
will fill non-OPD valve equipped upright tanks under 45#.
The only way to keep the tanks original and usable is to fill them yourself 
from an OPD equipped tank that you take to get filled. A lot of trouble and 
not so practical on a trip.
The only thing the Overfill Protection Device does is prevent filling the 
tank over 80% of volumetric capacity. There is a float inside that closes 
the filler passage from the valve when the tank is 80% full. If a tank is 
overfilled and then while overfilled left out in the sun is that the safety 
valve will bow off the excess. Very dangerous on a barbecue grill with the LP 
tank right under the grill but not much on a travel trailer out of doors. 
More alarming than dangerous when that loud hiss goes off.
No competent service station attendant will overfill a tank anyway.
Al Grayson

Hello Dave,

 My wife and I own a 1974 32 ft. Continental Supreme and are very happy 
with it. I have tried to locate the old style latches for the closets and 
have not found any available. I asked about the LP gauges on the list and 
got no response...our valves/tanks had been replaced and so unfortunately 
the gauges inside do not work. I would definitely upgrade to the approved 
valves as safety should be the primary concern. I believe there are other 
systems available for level detection. There are numerous on line suppliers 
of R.V. parts and accessories. I use www.google.com and www.dogpile.com for 
searching and have had good results.
Most times a local R.V. supplier is best as they can offer suggestions and 
handle details well, sometimes a comparison is needed and that is hard to 
do on line.

Hope this info helps, if I can be of further assistance feel free to email 
me direct at 5150-n-flipper@xxxxxxxxxx.com

Bill

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