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VAL Digest V1 #110
VAL Digest Sunday, December 28 2003 Volume 01 : Number 110
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Topics in Today's Digest:
[VAL] Maurice Tierney Out of Office
[VAL] Re: VAL Digest V1 #109 - Gangster Widewalls
[VAL] Re: VAL Digest V1 #109 - SmarTires
Re: [VAL] Smart Tires
[VAL] New Years
Re: [VAL] New Years
Re: [VAL] New Years
RE: [VAL] Traveler
[VAL] tires
Re: [VAL] tires
Re: [VAL] tires
[VAL] Re: GM diesel transmissions
Re: [VAL] Smart Tires
Re: [VAL] Smart Tires
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 01:18:42 -0500
From: "publisher@xxxxxxxxxx.com" <publisher@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: [VAL] Maurice Tierney Out of Office
I will be out of the office from December 15th through December 31st. Thanks.
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 23:55:28 -0600
From: waymark1@xxxxxxxxxx.com
Subject: [VAL] Re: VAL Digest V1 #109 - Gangster Widewalls
Perhaps Goodyear didn't install the whitewall.
Just paint 'em white. A rubbery flexible paint just might do.
The last place I saw add-on wide whitewalls was in JCWhitney
Al
> You can also get whitewalls to cement on to the sides of regular tires
- - I believe I saw them at Coker Tire.
>
> toby
>
> - --- Jim Stewart <9stewart@xxxxxxxxxx.net> wrote:
> > The Whitewall Candy Store is offering a wide whitewall trailer tire
for $184 ea. I believe it is a Goodyear Marathon with a whitewall pressed
on some way. (I called Goodyear, and they knew nothing about the tire).
The web site is www.whitewallcandystore.com
> > It might be fun to have these tires for show or around town. I
decided I didn't want the tires since Goodyear wouldn't admit to making
them.
> > For auto tires, Coker has a non radial wide wall rated over 1900 lbs.
> > Jim
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 00:02:05 -0600
From: waymark1@xxxxxxxxxx.com
Subject: [VAL] Re: VAL Digest V1 #109 - SmarTires
Sounds like a good idea. Somehow the skid system gives me the willies if
I had a blowout at 65 mph. By the time I got the rig stopped, the skid
probably would have worn through from grinding on the pavement.
A set of 4 skids was $67 installed in 1979.
Al
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 22:37:59 -0500
> From: William Jacobs <bjacobs1@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
> Subject: Re: [VAL] Smart Tires
>
> I bought a smart tire system. It cost about $230. installed. That is
about 1/3 the cost of fixing the damage if you blow a tire. It tells the
pressure and temperature of the tire as you travel down the road. I will
know the pressure before I get out of the driveway.
>
> 25 ft TradeWind in WV
> bill
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 07:18:29 -0500
From: "Jim Greene" <drgreene@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Smart Tires
Where did you buy your Smart Tire system? I'd like one for my Tradewind.
Jim Greene
' 68 Tradewind
- ----- Original Message -----
From: "William Jacobs" <bjacobs1@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
To: <valist@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 10:37 PM
Subject: Re: [VAL] Smart Tires
> I bought a smart tire system. It cost about $230. installed. That is
> about 1/3 the cost of fixing the damage if you blow a tire. It tells
> the pressure and temperature of the tire as you travel down the road. I
> will know the pressure before I get out of the driveway.
>
> 25 ft TradeWind in WV
> bill
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 09:33:46 -0800 (PST)
From: ThreePeaksRanch <threepeaksranch@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: [VAL] New Years
Anyone interested in a New Years caravan, picking up new participants along the way, in
Dec/Jan of 2004? Yeah, 12 months notice.....maybe we can get Toby out. Pick up locations
all the way along.....New Mexico, Arizona, California and Oregon.....don't want to HAVE
to winterize now do we?
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Topics in Today's Digest:
[VAL] Maurice Tierney Out of Office
Re: [VAL] Maurice Tierney Out of Office
[VAL] Diesel Grinch
Re: [VAL] Wide whitewalls
[VAL] Brake controller wiring problem
[VAL] Smart Tires
[VAL] Re: METRIC?
[VAL] Airstream Park still operating in Florida
Re: [VAL] Airstream Park still operating in Florida
[VAL] Good News
[VAL] Stove Fan Cover Reattachment (boy am I stupid)
Re: [VAL] Airstream Park still operating in Florida
Re: [VAL] Maurice Tierney Out of Office
Re: [VAL] Stove Fan Cover Reattachment (boy am I stupid)
Re: [VAL] Diesel Grinch
[VAL] Traveler
[VAL] Hobbyists modify GM's OnStar system
Re: [VAL] Hobbyists modify GM's OnStar system
Re: [VAL] Smart Tires
Re: [VAL] Smart Tires
[VAL] Wide whitewalls
Re: [VAL] Smart Tires
RE: [VAL] Stove Fan Cover Reattachment (boy am I stupid)
Re: [VAL] Maurice Tierney Out of Office
RE: [VAL] Traveler
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 01:24:10 -0500
From: "publisher@xxxxxxxxxx.com"
Subject: [VAL] Maurice Tierney Out of Office
I will be out of the office from December 15th through December 31st. Thanks.
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Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 23:45:02 -0800
From: "Tuna"
Subject: Re: [VAL] Maurice Tierney Out of Office
hey... do you think maurice tierney is out of his office?
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From:
To:
Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 10:24 PM
Subject: [VAL] Maurice Tierney Out of Office
> I will be out of the office from December 15th through December 31st.
Thanks.
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 06:05:26 -0800 (PST)
From: Chris Tognetti
Subject: [VAL] Diesel Grinch
Just an up date. Truck is being tow to a garage for service. From what I told the guy
it sounds like it is the injector pump. As when I bleed the filter and the water drain
fuel flows freely this is telling him the frame pump is working. He said he will test
out the frame pump again once he gets it in. If it works he will pull the fuel injector
pump and send it out to be tested and rebuilt.
Great way to be introduced to the diesel world. Expensive lesson.
Happy holidays,
Chris and the Diesel Grinch
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 06:42:02 -0800 (PST)
From: Toby Folwick
Subject: Re: [VAL] Wide whitewalls
You can also get whitewalls to cement on to the sides
of regular tires - I believe I saw them at Coker Tire.
toby
- - --- Jim Stewart <9stewart@xxxxxxxxxx.net> wrote:
> The Whitewall Candy Store is offering a wide
> whitewall trailer tire for $184
> ea. I believe it is a Goodyear Marathon with a
> whitewall pressed on some
> way. (I called Goodyear, and they knew nothing about
> the tire). The web site
> is www.whitewallcandystore.com
> It might be fun to have these tires for show or
> around town. I decided I
> didn't want the tires since Goodyear wouldn't admit
> to making them.
> For auto tires, Coker has a non radial wide wall
> rated over 1900 lbs.
> Jim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "overlander64"
> To:
> Cc:
> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 9:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [VAL] Wide whitewalls
>
>
> > Greetings Roy!
> >
> > I don't know about the legality issue, but did
> notice that
> > the Porta Walls have become somewhat difficult to
> find.
> > There is one supplier that I know of for 15" Porta
> Walls in
> > the 1 3/4" whitewall width. They are available
> via the web
> > store linked below:
> >
> > http://www.antiquecarparts.net/parts_are_parts.htm
> >
> > I don't know if these are the width that you had
> in mind,
> > but they are the only ones that I have seen
> available from a
> > US supplier. The others have been either from
> Australia or
> > New Zeland.
> >
> > Good luck with your search!
> >
> > Kevin
> >
> > Kevin D. Allen
> > WBCCI/VAC #6359
> > 1964 Overlander International/1999 GMC K2500
> Suburban
> > 1978 Argosy Minuet 6.0 Metre/1975 Cadillac
> Eldorado
> > Convertible
> >
> >
> > > Whitney catalog does not carry fake whitewalls
> and haven't
> > > found any source. I was told the feds.
> outlawed these
> > > for safety reasons? If anyone knows where they
> can be
> > > found please speak up. Thanks
> > >
> > > Roy Lashway
> > > '78 Argosy,'56 Bubble
> > > WBCCI 1610 VAC
> > > rlashway@xxxxxxxxxx.com
> > > web site: www.zianet.com/rlashway
> > > (polishing report included)
> >
> >
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 10:11:25 -0500
From: John Sellers
Subject: [VAL] Brake controller wiring problem
Ivan,
The thought occurs to me that the brakes in your '55 Overlander were
probably made to operate on 6 Volts. According to the Kelsey-Hayes
manual on the VAC web site, the 6 Volt magnets were about 2 Ohms
resistance and the 12 Volt magnets were about 4 Ohms. If you have two
axles, the resistance of four 2 Ohm brake magnets in parallel would be
only 0.5 Ohms, and the brake controller self-test routine might
interpret this as a short circuit. (Overlanders were made in both
single-axle and double-axle versions.)
The first thing I would do is check the brake current and operation with
a battery and an ammeter. (And a fuse in series, in case there is a
short somewhere!) If the brakes work, then they're not shorted. (At
least while you were testing them.)
If the brakes and wiring are actually OK but the brake controller thinks
they're shorted, one work-around might be to put a series resistor in
the line to bring the total resistance up to where the brake controller
expects it to be. (In those days Kelsey-Hayes sold resistors to operate
6 Volt brakes on 12 Volt systems.) Another solution might be to rewire
the brakes in series-parallel. If I were going to do that I think I
would wire brakes on opposite sides in series so an open magnet or
connection would still leave one working brake on each side.
Good luck,
John Sellers
1960 Pacer
WBCCI/VAC #1587
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Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2003 15:46:55 -0700
From: Ivan
Subject: [VAL] Brake controller wiring problem
Hi Everyone,
Here's one I hope someone will know the answer to: I've been
working on the wiring to my 55 overlander and I finally got everything
in
place. I completely replaced the harness on both truck (1980 chevy) and
trailer, installed a breakaway switch with battery as well as a prodigy
break controller. All lights seem to work as they should, but the
prodigy
shows a short on idle (flashing S.H.). The brakes on the trailer had
two
wires (green and white) while both the breakaway switch and the prodigy
have
a single blue wire for brakes. Since when I tested it there was
continuity
through the two brake wires, I assumed they can be combined and
connected
through the single wire... Is this not the case? I really don't know a
thing about these early brakes, when I greased the axles I blew out all
the
dust and made sure the springs were all there and working. Everything
looked like it was in pretty good condition after sitting for 10 years,
so I
left it in place.
As for the controller, the only other thing I can think of
is
that I ran the [+] to the aux wire from the ignition with no fuses or
anything. Could this be the problem?
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 09:30:02 -0600
From: "Brian Jenkins"
Subject: [VAL] Smart Tires
Hello All,
Regarding the discussion about smart tires, I thought the following website
might be of some interest:
http://www.smartire.com/fl/products/recreational.html
Brian Jenkins
#7819
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 11:19:47 EST
From: AlanTBird@xxxxxxxxxx.com
Subject: [VAL] Re: METRIC?
In a message dated 12/25/2003 11:03:28 PM Mountain Standard Time,
valist-admin@xxxxxxxxxx.com writes:
Re: VAL Digest V1 #107 - Metric?
The "METRIC" tranny was supposedly left overs from the infamous VEGA and had
no vacuum modulator. Since diesels have no vaccuum they used them in the GM V8
deisels from about 1976 to 82. They beefed up the torque converter for the
diesel but the rest of the piece of junk had alot of plastic parts inside that
didn't hold up well.
While replacing my engine for the second time with a gas 350, I trashed the
metric and installed a good ol 350 turbo trans.
AlanT~ phx Az~ 74 Safari~ 93 Dodge Turbo Diesel
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 12:03:25 -0500
From: Alexkensington@xxxxxxxxxx.com
Subject: [VAL] Airstream Park still operating in Florida
Hi gang!
Say I am trying to find out what Airstream park are still left operating in Florida.
I undersatnd Melbourne has two; And one (Port o'Call) will be closing in April 2004
Who can tell me of the others?
Alex In Indiana
wbcci # 8728
66 Safari & Overlander
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 12:24:41 -0500
From: Blair
Subject: Re: [VAL] Airstream Park still operating in Florida
X-Airstream but still very Airstream Parks are Christmas(Christmas),
Paradise(Punya Gorda) and Travelers Rest(Dade City)
Paradise and Travelers both have golf courses for those like me that chase
the little white ball around, and around and around.
Blair
Hangin' in Key West
Because time Fly's
At 12:03 PM 12/26/2003, you wrote:
>Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
>
>Hi gang!
>
>Say I am trying to find out what Airstream park are still left operating
>in Florida.
>
>I undersatnd Melbourne has two; And one (Port o'Call) will be closing in
>April 2004
>
>Who can tell me of the others?
>
>Alex In Indiana
>wbcci # 8728
>66 Safari & Overlander
>
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 09:34:20 -0800 (PST)
From: Chris Tognetti
Subject: [VAL] Good News
Well I talk to Dan from over at Diesel Don's place. He told me most likely it's the
module on the injection pump or maybe the pump. So I saw large numbers for repairs. He
then told me that this is under warranty for 125000 miles or 11 years. I'm under both.
After calling Chevrolet and talking to them he gave me this recall number. #00064E The
normal warranty is only 80000 miles. So the customer service rep call the dealer ship
and they should be getting the truck for repairs as we talk.
As Dan told me the Injector pump gets hot and cooks the module. They have a fix of moving
the module to the fender on replacement.
Thank you all for all the responses. Also thanks to list moderator for letting these off
topic e-mail go on.
By the way I'm signing up for Diesel Don's mailing group as soon as the paper work gets to me.
Chris and the Diesel Grinch.
Might keep the name for the truck?
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 11:43:27 -0500
From: "Edward Emerick"
Subject: [VAL] Stove Fan Cover Reattachment (boy am I stupid)
Hello All and Happy Holidays from the Emericks!
I want to reinstall the inside fan cover over the stove of my 59
Traveler's stove vent but can't remember how it attaches ( one of the
few photos I did not take during my dismantling). This is the the cover
that is on the inside over the stove, it has two screw holes on the
cover but I can't see how they attach to the opening. This cover has the
chain that goes to the outside opens the cover and allows the fan motor
to start when opened. I can send a photo of the uncovered opening to
help show what I'm trying to explain if needed. Is there a bracket I've
lost or something else I can't find?(the details of restoration that
makes you realize how stupid it can get!)
Thanks for the help this year and we hope you have a healthy and
prosperous new year. What a great hobby for those who don't mind
bleeding from sheet metal cuts!
Ed
WBCCI/VAC 4425
68 Sovereign
59 Traveler
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 13:08:05 EST
From: JAuman2346@xxxxxxxxxx.com
Subject: Re: [VAL] Airstream Park still operating in Florida
Traveler's Rest is in Dade City Florida. It is now open to other make
trailers. The address is 29129 Johnston Road, Dade City, Florida. It is 3.5 miles off
of I 75 at Exit 293 just 30 miles North of Tampa. I believe the price is
25.00 per night but there is a discount if you belong to WBCCI. If not the seventh
night is free, I believe. Its a very nice park with a nice swimming pool,
golf course, and lots of activities. You can also lease a lot for around 1800.00
per year. If all the lots are not leased you can sublease by the month.
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 14:09:27 -0500
From: Daisy Welch
Subject: Re: [VAL] Maurice Tierney Out of Office
Ya think ?
Daisy
Tuna wrote:
> hey... do you think maurice tierney is out of his office?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 10:24 PM
> Subject: [VAL] Maurice Tierney Out of Office
>
>
>
>>I will be out of the office from December 15th through December 31st.
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 14:17:06 -0700
From: Brad Norgaard
Subject: Re: [VAL] Stove Fan Cover Reattachment (boy am I stupid)
Hi Ed,
Upon inspection of mine, the two screws go into the inner skin of the
trailer just outside of the housing for the fan. The bracket that spans the
opening holds the fan and does not have holes in it for the cover. If you
have your fan attached, then you just need to find long enough screws to fit
the cover in place.
Glad to help and hope that someday when I'm stumped, you'll be able to
assist my failing memory.
Happy holidays to you and I hope the new years brings many memorable trips
with loved ones.
Brad Norgaard
Phoenix
'59 Trade Wind Twin
VAC #2699, TCT
> Hello All and Happy Holidays from the Emericks!
>
> I want to reinstall the inside fan cover over the stove of my 59
> Traveler's stove vent but can't remember how it attaches ( one of the
> few photos I did not take during my dismantling). This is the the cover
> that is on the inside over the stove, it has two screw holes on the
> cover but I can't see how they attach to the opening. This cover has the
> chain that goes to the outside opens the cover and allows the fan motor
> to start when opened. I can send a photo of the uncovered opening to
> help show what I'm trying to explain if needed. Is there a bracket I've
> lost or something else I can't find?(the details of restoration that
> makes you realize how stupid it can get!)
>
> Thanks for the help this year and we hope you have a healthy and
> prosperous new year. What a great hobby for those who don't mind
> bleeding from sheet metal cuts!
> Ed
> WBCCI/VAC 4425
> 68 Sovereign
> 59 Traveler
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 17:15:19 -0500
From: "Scott Scheuermann"
Subject: Re: [VAL] Diesel Grinch
Sorry to hear about your diesel problems. However I would not fault all
diesels. I have owned 3 VW diesels and 1 Cummins (Dodge) diesel. I have
never had a fuel/pump/engine problem.
Scott
- - ----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Tognetti"
> Great way to be introduced to the diesel world. Expensive lesson.
>
> Happy holidays,
> Chris and the Diesel Grinch
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 17:29:44 -0500
From: "Jim Stewart" <9stewart@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: [VAL] Traveler
Ed, is your Traveler the one pictured in the Airstream archives photo web
site? That site says there were only 7 Travelers made in 1958 & 59. That would
make yours one of the rarest of the rare.
Jim
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 20:34:32 -0800
From: "michelle"
Subject: [VAL] Hobbyists modify GM's OnStar system
Hobbyists modify GM's OnStar system
OWNERS CAN AVOID CARMAKER GIANT'S FEES FOR GPS SERVICE
By Sandeep Junnarkar, New York Times
Posted on Thu, Dec. 25, 2003
Ray and Elna Kawal hit the open road in the fall on an 8,000-mile trip in
their 2002 Chevy Tahoe with General Motors' OnStar navigation system serving
as their North Star. From their home in Sequim, Wash., across to Denver and
Chicago, down to Mexico and then homeward through Arizona and California,
the Kawals followed directions to tourist destinations, hotels and their
friends' homes using OnStar's Global Positioning System navigation -- just
the kind of business GM covets for its subscription service.
But in this case, the automaker didn't make a penny from the 6-week
excursion.
That's because Ray Kawal, a 57-year-old retired engineer, had pried the
OnStar unit from behind the glove compartment and customized it to work with
his laptop and commercially available mapping software. His wife read him
directions right off the laptop that sat between them. The modified unit was
no longer connected to the OnStar network, over which representatives could
have provided the same service for a fee.
"My wife was basically doing a lot of what the OnStar service person would
do," Kawal said. "Many of the things OnStar wants you to pay for, you can
take the unit out and do it yourself."
Other road warriors are quickly discovering this as Web sites and message
boards spring up with step-by-step instructions on removing and
personalizing OnStar's navigational and communications components. While
there are no estimates on how many people have customized the device in
their cars, those who are proficient at adapting the system are helping
friends and family members do so, and some are beginning to parlay their
skills into a weekend business.
Bruce Radloff, OnStar's chief technology officer, pointed out that owners
who tamper with the system risk voiding the warranty on the OnStar unit --
and more critically, the warranty on the entire car. Yet he acknowledges the
temptation.
"From my own perspective -- and GM may feel differently -- once someone buys
the car, I guess their desire to modify it and make changes to it is up to
them," Radloff said. "But why would you take that kind of risk of
invalidating your vehicle warranty when you can go out and buy a GPS
receiver for a couple of hundred bucks these days?"
The question goes to the heart of a principle long embraced by
technologists. Edward W. Felten, a professor of computer science at
Princeton University and a leading voice for this philosophy, defines it on
his Web log as the "freedom to tinker" ethic. This calls for the "freedom to
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 11:35:37 -0800 (PST)
From: Toby Folwick <toby_folwick@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: Re: [VAL] New Years
Maybe we can get the VAC to sponsor this? (c;
Toby
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wrote:
> Anyone interested in a New Years caravan, picking up
> new participants along the way, in Dec/Jan of 2004?
> Yeah, 12 months notice.....maybe we can get Toby
> out. Pick up locations all the way along.....New
> Mexico, Arizona, California and Oregon.....don't
> want to HAVE to winterize now do we?
>
> VAL Digest <valist-admin@xxxxxxxxxx.com> wrote:
> VAL Digest Saturday, December 27 2003 Volume 01 :
> Number 109
>
>
>
>
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> [VAL] Maurice Tierney Out of Office
> Re: [VAL] Maurice Tierney Out of Office
> [VAL] Diesel Grinch
> Re: [VAL] Wide whitewalls
> [VAL] Brake controller wiring problem
> [VAL] Smart Tires
> [VAL] Re: METRIC?
> [VAL] Airstream Park still operating in Florida
> Re: [VAL] Airstream Park still operating in Florida
> [VAL] Good News
> [VAL] Stove Fan Cover Reattachment (boy am I stupid)
> Re: [VAL] Airstream Park still operating in Florida
> Re: [VAL] Maurice Tierney Out of Office
> Re: [VAL] Stove Fan Cover Reattachment (boy am I
> stupid)
> Re: [VAL] Diesel Grinch
> [VAL] Traveler
> [VAL] Hobbyists modify GM's OnStar system
> Re: [VAL] Hobbyists modify GM's OnStar system
> Re: [VAL] Smart Tires
> Re: [VAL] Smart Tires
> [VAL] Wide whitewalls
> Re: [VAL] Smart Tires
> RE: [VAL] Stove Fan Cover Reattachment (boy am I
> stupid)
> Re: [VAL] Maurice Tierney Out of Office
> RE: [VAL] Traveler
>
>
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>
> Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 01:24:10 -0500
> From: "publisher@xxxxxxxxxx.com"
>
> Subject: [VAL] Maurice Tierney Out of Office
>
> I will be out of the office from December 15th
> through December 31st. Thanks.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 23:45:02 -0800
> From: "Tuna"
> Subject: Re: [VAL] Maurice Tierney Out of Office
>
> hey... do you think maurice tierney is out of his
> office?
>
> - ----- Original Message -----
> From:
>
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 10:24 PM
> Subject: [VAL] Maurice Tierney Out of Office
>
>
> > I will be out of the office from December 15th
> through December 31st.
> Thanks.
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 06:05:26 -0800 (PST)
> From: Chris Tognetti
> Subject: [VAL] Diesel Grinch
>
> Just an up date. Truck is being tow to a garage for
> service. From what I told the guy it sounds like it
> is the injector pump. As when I bleed the filter and
> the water drain fuel flows freely this is telling
> him the frame pump is working. He said he will test
> out the frame pump again once he gets it in. If it
> works he will pull the fuel injector pump and send
> it out to be tested and rebuilt.
>
> Great way to be introduced to the diesel world.
> Expensive lesson.
>
> Happy holidays,
> Chris and the Diesel Grinch
>
>
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>
> Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 06:42:02 -0800 (PST)
> From: Toby Folwick
> Subject: Re: [VAL] Wide whitewalls
>
> You can also get whitewalls to cement on to the
> sides
> of regular tires - I believe I saw them at Coker
> Tire.
>
> toby
>
> - --- Jim Stewart <9stewart@xxxxxxxxxx.net> wrote:
> > The Whitewall Candy Store is offering a wide
> > whitewall trailer tire for $184
> > ea. I believe it is a Goodyear Marathon with a
> > whitewall pressed on some
> > way. (I called Goodyear, and they knew nothing
> about
> > the tire). The web site
> > is www.whitewallcandystore.com
> > It might be fun to have these tires for show or
> > around town. I decided I
> > didn't want the tires since Goodyear wouldn't
> admit
> > to making them.
> > For auto tires, Coker has a non radial wide wall
> > rated over 1900 lbs.
> > Jim
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "overlander64"
> > To:
> > Cc:
> > Sent: Thursday, December 25, 2003 9:05 PM
> > Subject: Re: [VAL] Wide whitewalls
> >
> >
> > > Greetings Roy!
> > >
> > > I don't know about the legality issue, but did
> > notice that
> > > the Porta Walls have become somewhat difficult
> to
> > find.
> > > There is one supplier that I know of for 15"
> Porta
> > Walls in
> > > the 1 3/4" whitewall width. They are available
> > via the web
> > > store linked below:
> > >
> > >
> http://www.antiquecarparts.net/parts_are_parts.htm
> > >
> > > I don't know if these are the width that you had
> > in mind,
> > > but they are the only ones that I have seen
> > available from a
> > > US supplier. The others have been either from
> > Australia or
> > > New Zeland.
> > >
> > > Good luck with your search!
> > >
> > > Kevin
> > >
> > > Kevin D. Allen
> > > WBCCI/VAC #6359
> > > 1964 Overlander International/1999 GMC K2500
> > Suburban
> > > 1978 Argosy Minuet 6.0 Metre/1975 Cadillac
> > Eldorado
> > > Convertible
> > >
> > >
> > > > Whitney catalog does not carry fake whitewalls
> > and haven't
> > > > found any source. I was told the feds.
> > outlawed these
> > > > for safety reasons? If anyone knows where they
> > can be
> > > > found please speak up. Thanks
> > > >
> > > > Roy Lashway
> > > > '78 Argosy,'56 Bubble
> > > > WBCCI 1610 VAC
> > > > rlashway@xxxxxxxxxx.com
> > > > web site: www.zianet.com/rlashway
> > > > (polishing report included)
> > >
>
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 16:47:49 -0700 (MST)
From: Karl Larsen <k5di@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: Re: [VAL] New Years
On Sat, 27 Dec 2003, ThreePeaksRanch wrote:
> Anyone interested in a New Years caravan, picking up new participants along the way,
in Dec/Jan of 2004? Yeah, 12 months notice.....maybe we can get Toby out. Pick up locations
all the way along.....New Mexico, Arizona, California and Oregon.....don't want to HAVE to
winterize now do we?
Guys I live in Las Cruces, NM elevation 3500 ft and this morning
it was 17 degrees at 6 AM. Your plumbing will be fine if you run a
heater in the trailer. Mine is stored with no heat and it must be
winterized.
I would be interested in this event. Cause me to clean up and
fix up my old 76 23 foot Airstream.
>
> VAL Digest <valist-admin@xxxxxxxxxx.com> wrote:
> VAL Digest Saturday, December 27 2003 Volume 01 : Number 109
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 08:08:15 -0700
From: "Kenneth E. Johansen" <johansen@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: RE: [VAL] Traveler
Jim
I used to own the 59 that is in the archives.
Ken Johansen
At 11:03 PM 12/26/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello Jim,
>Nope mine is not the one in the archives, but my 68 Sovereign is! I did
>not know that they only made 7 or so, I think I have run into more than
>that but I could be wrong. If it is a rare unit all the work I'm putting
>into it is going to worth it!
>Ed
>WBCCI/VAC 4425
>68 Sovereign
>59 Traveler
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: valist-admin@xxxxxxxxxx.com
>[mailto:valist-admin@xxxxxxxxxx.com] On Behalf Of Jim Stewart
>Sent: Friday, December 26, 2003 5:30 PM
>To: valist@xxxxxxxxxx.com
>Subject: [VAL] Traveler
>
>
>Ed, is your Traveler the one pictured in the Airstream archives photo
>web site? That site says there were only 7 Travelers made in 1958 & 59.
>That would make yours one of the rarest of the rare. Jim
>
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Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 18:30:31 -0500
From: "Scott Scheuermann" <s.l.scheuermann@xxxxxxxxxx.att.net>
Subject: [VAL] tires
My single axle Overlander needs new tires. Load range "D's" are sufficient.
However I have found that load range "E's" are available. Is there any
problem with using a heavier duty tire than necessary?
Scott
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 21:36:47 -0600
From: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer" <geraldj@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: Re: [VAL] tires
Load range Es should be a little stiffer than load range Ds, but could
be run at load range D tire pressures to have about the same flexibility
as load range Ds.
Load range Es will be a little heavier than load range Ds and that will
have a slight effect on the suspension system, as the heavier the
unsprung components are the poorer the overall suspension system. The
effect probably won't be detectable on a trailer.
Gerald J.
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 22:58:28 -0500
From: "T o m" <tmeeker@xxxxxxxxxx.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [VAL] tires
I'm sorry but I have to disagree with you in regards to running the E sized
tires at D tire size air pressures. I thought I could do this as well
before I actually did it and found out that it was not a good idea after
all.
I figured that since I had run D sized tires in the past at 60 or 65 psi I
could do the same on the E sized tires that I installed. Wrong. The max
tire pressure for the Es is about 80 psi and the max tire pressure for the
Ds was about 65 or 70 psi. I thought that the E tires were a bit "stiff" so
I only put in about 65 psi of tire pressure.
Well, the truck rode better as in not as rough over bumps in NYC. That was
when I first started out. After about 30 miles or so I thought that this
wasn't going to work *because now the truck felt like it was riding with max
tire pressure* even though I knew that was not the case.
To make a long story short that *was the case*, now. The flexing of the
lower tire pressure in the Es had caused heat build-up and NOW the pressure
was over 75 psi. The tires were warm to the touch also. I let the tires
rest for an hour or so before putting in more "cool" air. First I lowered
the Es back to what I started at, 60 or 65 psi, let them cool down a bit and
then added cool air and took them up to 75 psi. After doing this the tires
stayed cool to the touch even while towing our 34' Airstream.
I would not advise anyone to run Es using D pressures as a guide. Worst
case scenario would have been tire separation or worse that I don't even
want to think about.
Tom
WBCCI 5303
From: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer" <geraldj@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: Re: [VAL] tires
> Load range Es should be a little stiffer than load range Ds, but could
> be run at load range D tire pressures to have about the same flexibility
> as load range Ds.
> Gerald J.
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 23:04:34 -0500
From: John Sellers <sellersj@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: [VAL] Re: GM diesel transmissions
Alan,
I don't know what GM may have done in other vehicles, but my '79
Chevrolet half-ton diesel pickup (with the infamous 5.7 L Oldsmobile
diesel V8) had a Turbo Hydromatic 400 transmission. "Manifold vacuum"
was simulated for the modulator with a small vacuum pump and a plastic
proportioning valve controlled by the throttle linkage.
John
> Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 11:19:47 EST
> From: AlanTBird@xxxxxxxxxx.com
> Subject: [VAL] Re: METRIC?
> Re: VAL Digest V1 #107 - Metric?
> The "METRIC" tranny was supposedly left overs from the infamous VEGA and had
> no vacuum modulator. Since diesels have no vaccuum they used them in the GM V8
> deisels from about 1976 to 82. They beefed up the torque converter for the
> diesel but the rest of the piece of junk had alot of plastic parts inside that
> didn't hold up well.
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 23:21:25 -0500
From: William Jacobs <bjacobs1@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Smart Tires
Tuna,
I bought the 4 tire system. I use it only for the trailer's tires. I
bought it after I had a blow out. The repair quote was $800 or so. I
now drive down the road and see the pressure come up as the heat in the
tires builds up. I also watch the temperature of the tire. In my case,
the front set of tires run hotter than the back set. The tires on the
sunny side run hotter than the shady side. It is all very interesting.
I have learned this after about 2 or 3,000 miles. If I see a
temperature go much higher than the other 3, I will know I have a
problem. Also the alarm will sound. I have seen info at
www.tirerack.com. I would not hesitate to recommend the system. As I
said earlier, The whole system is 1/3 the cost of the repair.
bill
25 ft TradeWind in WV
Tuna wrote:
> Bill -
> Does your SmarTire system monitor the trailer's tires, as well?
>
> tuna
> reno, nv
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Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2003 23:21:54 -0500
From: William Jacobs <bjacobs1@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Smart Tires
I bought my system from the local tire dealer. I would guess any dealer
could get one if they tried. It is a matter of customer service.
The transmitters fasten to the rim with a giant hose clamp. It takes
about 3 minutes a tire to install them. You may want to hold their hand
when they do the first one. That gives you an excuse to see it done
also. When they balanced the last tire, I was in the truck and saw the
pressure transmitted to the receiver from the rotation of the balancing
machine. It was an interesting operation.
25 ft TradeWind in WV
bill
Jim Greene wrote:
> Where did you buy your Smart Tire system? I'd like one for my Tradewind.
>
> Jim Greene
> ' 68 Tradewind
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