VAL Digest V1 #318

VAL Digest           Saturday, July 24 2004           Volume 01 : Number 318




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Topics in Today's Digest:

Re: [VAL] Re: VAL Airstream Cooking
Re: Re: [VAL] Airstream cooking
Re: [VAL] NEW MEMBER TO YOUR GROUP
[VAL] Airstream cooking
[VAL] Sunbrella Fabrics
[VAL] More space
[VAL] 1960 Tradewind tire size
Re: [VAL] 1960 Tradewind tire size
[VAL] Re: VAL Airstream Cooking
[VAL] Thetford Parts
[VAL] Cooktop cooking
Re: [VAL] Cooktop cooking
Re: [VAL] Cooktop cooking

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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 00:59:27 -0400
From: "Tom" <thomm@xxxxxxxxxx.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Re: VAL Airstream Cooking

Just an idea here .... why not go back into some of the cooking magazine
archives from that time period to see what was offered at outdoor cookouts.

For example .. I've got one cookbook that is the first edition and it was
printed in 1938 and it has *real wood* covers and a spiral wire spine and
inside that collectors gem are loads of recipes for backyard bbq parties.
My book is also complete with drawings and how-to's for making your very own
backyard bbq pits and so much more.  Time period dressing on the models as
well -- looks a lot like Mr and Mrs Cleaver's parents might have looked back
then. ;)

Tom

- ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Maxwell" <maxwell@insideout-design.net>
To: <valist@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 22, 2004 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: [VAL] Re: VAL Airstream Cooking


> With Spam, pineapple & Tang....it's starting to sound like the retro-tacky
earring party I had around our trailer last year!  Don't forget the deviled
eggs and jello-salad!
>
> Check out the Spam, Pineapple & Velveeta centerpiece:
>
> http://www.insideout-design.net/maxwell/globetrotting/2002/party02.html
>
> -- 
> Shari Davis
> '64 GlobeTrotter
> WBCCI #1824, VAC
> www.InsideOut-Design.net/Maxwell
>
>
>
> J. Anderson wrote:
>
> > Glyn, you now have the makings for the coup de gras; combine
> > Virginia's Spam suggestion with the aforementioned Hawaiian theme, and
> > what do you get?  That exotic dish I remember from the side of the
> > Spam tin, baked Spam garnished with pineapple slices!  Man, life won't
> > get any better than that!
> >
> > John
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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 7:54:57 -0400
From: Rick Kunath <k9ao@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: Re: Re: [VAL] Airstream cooking

>To my surprise, the main burner lit up
> > but would only heat the oven to 2500 F before shutting down completely
> > including the pilot lighvet.  

When the oven burner and pilot light is out what happens if you light a burner? Do the 
burners still work? Or light a burner and also the oven/pilot and see if the burner also goes out.

I had a similar problem on a gas stove at home that turned out to be a gas regulator 
problem. It'd work for a short while, then not deliver the pressure needed to run the 
stove. I finally discovered it by running a burner at the same time as the oven. When the 
oven quit, the burner was burning really low and eventually went out too. The gas company 
repleced the regulator and end of problem.

Your gas tanks are full right? Have you tried rotating the gas regulator knob to the other 
tank to see if the problem is still there?

Have you cleaned the pilot light orifice and the holes in the oven burner? Rust likes to 
build up there and block the flow of gas causing the flame(s) to be too small.

And finally have you tried to run the oven on "broil"? This should run the burner full tilt 
and not use the regulating of the oven thermostat at all. Though the thermostat not passing 
enough gas might still be a problem. Open the oven door if you are running the broiler. 

And as a last thought... does the oven still go out with oven door open? If not, check the 
oven vent. You might have a blocked vent and be snuffing out the oven because of no air flow.

Rick Kunath
WBCCI #3060

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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 08:39:05 -0500
From: "Dr. Gerald Johnson" <geraldj@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: Re: [VAL] NEW MEMBER TO YOUR GROUP

The industrial supplier, McMaster-Carr (www.mcmaste.com) will sell to
anyone with a credit card (helps to ACT like a small business) and has 
a wide variety of seals on hand.

Gerald J.

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Entire content copyright Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer.
Reproduction by permission only.

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Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 10:41:11 -0400
From: Terrence Tyler <tylerbears@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: [VAL] Airstream cooking

On 21, Jul 2004, at 5:45 PM, Glyn Judson wrote:

> We're soon to be having friends over for an Airstream-themed meal and 
> I thought I'd poll the List for recipes and preparation ideas.

Hey Glyn,

On television this morning (07/22/04), I saw three recipes being 
prepared for healthy one pot meals.  All seemed easy for Airstream 
Cooking.  It looks like the website has a five day lag for posting 
recipes, so they'll probably appear on 07/27/04.

As for making any of them (or any others) into an Airstream-themed 
meal, I'd probably start by brainstorming silly ideas until I had a 
dozen -  and then go back and decide if any are doable. I find it's 
easier to come up with a bunch of ideas when I hold off evaluating them 
until after I have the 8-12 ideas written down.

For example,

1 - We have several small Airstream Christmas decorations packed away 
somewhere in our Airstream. They could be used as part of the decor.

2 - We have maps of all the states. One of them could be used as a 
table cloth. A yellow marker could highlight where we were yesterday 
and the route we took to get here today.

3 - One of our out dated Airstream calendars has 12 pictures of 
Airstreams on it. Each person place at the table could have one 
calendar page as the mat for the bubbly we serve - maybe even cut the 
picture to size.

4 - Another of our out dated Tin Can Tourist calendars has 12 pictures 
of old trailers on it. One or two could be taped to the mirrors in our 
Airstream's kitchen.

You get the drift! Perhaps three or four ideas in combination will work 
well together.

Anyhow, if you're interested in the recipes, make a note on your 
07/27/04  "TO DO" list and go to:

http://www.aliandjack.com/SegmentArchiveList.asp?SegmentTypeID=1

I don't know about you, but as Chief Cook and Bottle Washer at our 
Airstream, I can use all the help I can get in the kitchen. I long to 
hear the words, "Honey, this looks good and tastes good" (more than 
once a month).  If the ambiance has an Airstream theme to it, so much 
the better. That might get me bonus points and I might get lucky. <grin>

Still trying,

Terry

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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:24:26 -0600
From: Michael & Tracy Bertch <scrapirony@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: [VAL] Sunbrella Fabrics

Glyn,


Try this site    http://outdoorfabrics.com/a_stripes.asp

We need to order a new awning, too. We ordered 5-6 samples of potential 
patterns. Samples are $1 each.


Tracy Bertch

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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:59:07 -0500
From: "William Durkee" <bdkli@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: [VAL] More space

Hi everyone,

I live in memphis and bought a 69 Sovereign late last year.  Worked on 
several things over the winter some minor repairs to the inside and new 
axels.  Found out that i needed to add supports that were in bulletin #29 
for rear end droop.   In the spring when I went to work on removing the 
belly so I could add the supports.  This would also allow me to to a repair 
to the holding tank.

Wow, the rotten wood by the back of the trailer and near the H20 heater.  
Not to mention the condition of the holding tank support.  I decided to 
remove the entire underbelly to see other areas where wood could be bad and 
of course the front has bad wood rot.  It was a good thing that I took the 
underbelly off the amount of yuck in the insulation from bees and rodents 
was unreal.  Not to mention that the wires for the brakes were nibbled on 
and worn in very dangerous areas.

I have removed the front couches as well as the bathroom in the back.  I was 
only going to replace the wood near the front and the rear, but at this 
point (even though I did not want to do a total overhaul) I am considering 
that I might want to do shell off and go ahead with rewiring everything ( 
the electric works fine but I am concerned about the condition of wires 
unseen).  First problem with this is that I do not have the room to do a 
shell off project.

So I am writing the group to get the wisdom of others.  Should I go shell 
off?  Should I not since I do not have room?  Is there someplace that would 
have the room near by and I could still do the job?  Is there someplace that 
could do the shell off part for me and I just get back an empty unit?Any 
ideas or information would be real helpful at this point.

Bill Durkee
69 Sovereign Twin
03 Dodge Ram

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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 19:40:15 EDT
From: SHMossLanding@xxxxxxxxxx.com
Subject: [VAL] 1960 Tradewind tire size

Am buying a trailer in Oegon, bringing to California.  A 1960 Airstream 
Tradewind.  It's a special order model with tandam axle. I want to have the tires 
replace before I bring it home.  Can anyone teel me the tire size for that 
year?


                                     Thanks,
                                     Chuck

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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 17:27:10 -0700 (PDT)
From: Steve Rapa <steverapa@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: Re: [VAL] 1960 Tradewind tire size

chuck,
my 1963 tradewind has 700-15's mounted on 6"X15" six
lug rims. Hope this helps.
steve
1963 tradewind
WBCCI 1697

- --- SHMossLanding@xxxxxxxxxx.com wrote:
> Am buying a trailer in Oegon, bringing to
> California.  A 1960 Airstream 
> Tradewind.  It's a special order model with tandam
> axle. I want to have the tires 
> replace before I bring it home.  Can anyone teel me
> the tire size for that 
> year?
> 
> 
>                                      Thanks,
>                                      Chuck
> 
>
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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 21:18:39 -0700
From: <trailergirl@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: [VAL] Re: VAL Airstream Cooking

Glyn,
Try contacting Lodgemobile in Burbank, CA.
They are on Victory Blvd.
They are a very long time service and repair company for all makes of RV
appliances.
Phil the owner can be a bit grumpy at times but is actually a very nice guy.
If you catch him in the right mood you may get a bit of info from him or
possibly
a source for the service manual.
There are some generic thermostat replacements available. I don't remember
if
there is one for you year stove. Could be that the thermostat just needs to
be calibrated.
Call me at my office next week to remind me to try looking up info for you.
In the mean time try going to the parts catalog accessible from our website
https://www.ntpdistribution.com/Via/index.jsp?RefAgent=R0012067
and type in Magic Chef as a search. There are a lot of results with some
being controls and such.
If you can find the part number of your thermostat you may be able to look
it up in those results.

Good luck with the party!

Sue Murphy
Iowa Boys
North Hollywood,CA









Date: Thu, 22 Jul 2004 17:08:13 -0700
From: Glyn Judson <glynjudson@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Re: VAL Airstream Cooking

    John,

    Just what I need.  These guests will suffer through the meal and run
screaming from our place, never to return.  Thanks a lot Virginia!!

    It occurs to me that I do have one cooking talent.  I had to learn to
make an omelet (it's a long story) and went to the head chef in a she-she
hotel in Santa Barbara to have him teach me.

    The secret to making a light omelet is to not have it in the sauti  pan
for more than 30 seconds, including any added ingredients.  I learned how to
do that and could always amaze and delight them with my sleight of hand at
the stove.

    Hey, pineapple and Spam filled omelets washed down with Tang.  Now we're
getting somewhere.

    Virginia, I take everything back I said about you.  ; - )

    C'mon, anybody care to step up to the keyboard and venture a guess as to
what's wrong with my oven?  By the way, it's a Magic Chef Model 165-2F.

    Glyn

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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 21:34:58 -0700
From: <trailergirl@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: [VAL] Thetford Parts

For some of you looking for Thetford parts
Try here:
http://www.thetford.com/parts.cfm

Their contact information is also listed.


Sue Murphy
Iowa Boys
North Hollywood, CA
http://iowaboys.com 

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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 21:36:45 -0700
From: Joann Wheatley <jwheatle@xxxxxxxxxx.edu>
Subject: [VAL] Cooktop cooking

Glyn's thread on recipes and stuff got me to thinking. I have only a 
2-burner stove top in Bubbles and I love biscuits. Does anyone have a 
recipe/technique for baking biscuits on top of the stove instead of in 
an oven? I was thinking maybe in a Dutch oven but the only recipes I 
can find from that site is using charcoal briquets outdoors.
Jo Ann

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Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 00:48:51 -0400
From: "Tom" <thomm@xxxxxxxxxx.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Cooktop cooking

You don't have an oven?  Need one?

Tom

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From: "Joann Wheatley" <jwheatle@xxxxxxxxxx.edu>
To: <valist@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 12:36 AM
Subject: [VAL] Cooktop cooking


> Glyn's thread on recipes and stuff got me to thinking. I have only a 
> 2-burner stove top in Bubbles and I love biscuits. Does anyone have a 
> recipe/technique for baking biscuits on top of the stove instead of in 
> an oven? I was thinking maybe in a Dutch oven but the only recipes I 
> can find from that site is using charcoal briquets outdoors.
> Jo Ann
> 
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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 2004 21:50:57 -0700
From: "Bob" <bburkie@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Cooktop cooking

I would think the recipes calling for briquets outdoors should be the same
for stovetop.  I remember hearing of the cowboys making biscuits over the
open fire in dutch ovens or covered cast-iron skillets.  Give it a go.  What
do you have to lose but a bit of time and dough?

Bob and Suzy Burkhardt
'52 Flying Cloud that needs a lot of TLC...............


- ----- Original Message -----
From: "Joann Wheatley" <jwheatle@xxxxxxxxxx.edu>
To: <valist@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Sent: Friday, July 23, 2004 9:36 PM
Subject: [VAL] Cooktop cooking


> Glyn's thread on recipes and stuff got me to thinking. I have only a
> 2-burner stove top in Bubbles and I love biscuits. Does anyone have a
> recipe/technique for baking biscuits on top of the stove instead of in
> an oven? I was thinking maybe in a Dutch oven but the only recipes I
> can find from that site is using charcoal briquets outdoors.
> Jo Ann
>
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