[VAC] Re: Vent covers

["My Airstream" <myairstream@xxxxxxx>]

So many fellow VACers have not only requested the covers but offered
encouragement for me to restore them.  I have a few questions.
My existing vent operators look like little stubs.  I can't tell whether
they should be rectangular or triangular or . . .

How do the operators attach to the tab on the vent cover?  Upon inspection
the hole in the tab looks triangular with rounded sides.  So assuming my
operators can fit in the tabs, what keeps them firmly held in the tab?  One
of the operators on my front vent, which is not a fan/vent has a double
extension.  The other operator on the same fixture only extends a single
length.  Trying to loosen a frozen operator can scar up the "stubs" on the
end of the operator.  So it appears that the only way to do any work on the
vents is to remove the entire system from the roof and onto a bench.
Yuccch!

Back at the bathroom fan/vent I will be replacing the fan motor at InlandRV.
I really appreciate Andy's work to offer aftermarket parts but in the case
of these pesky operators I think he could have made handles that were at
least shaped like the stock handles.  When we spoke he explained that his
operators were better engineered to not "lose the vent" when trucking down
the highway.  I like that but I like the look of the stock handles.
Sometimes a silly little thing can turn a sure sale into a tentative deal.

Bob Kiger  http://cruiserbob.com
66 Airstream Safari
Mira Mar Mobile Park
Oceanside, CA