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Today's Topics:
1. Aluminum Mystery
2. Re: Dometic M16
3. Re: Tire replacement worries
4. Heads Down
5. Re: Aluminum Mystery
6. Re: Tire replacement worries
7. Re: Heads Down
8. Re: Heads Down
9. Re: Heads Down
10. Re: Heads Down
11. Re: Heads Down
12. '67 Safari for sale in Denver
13. Tire replacement worries
14. Re: Heads Down
15. Re: Dometic M16
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Message Number: 1
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 19:49:36 -0500
From: "Todd McDonald" <tod47d@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: Aluminum Mystery
Howdy Sirs and Madams,
I just had the pleasure of temping for PSARA tech enviro-cleanup on a PCB
contaminated mine-reclamation site here in Bloomington, IN and there is a
School bus-sized ALUMINUM travel trailer that the former limestone quarry
owner used as a cabin/office. The front windows are forward tilting, the
curbside door has a round sho-nuff portal, as does the rear, streetside back
bedroom door. The back of the trailer looks like an olde-tyme city bus with
a D/A & arched upper sidewindows. Did A/S ever experiment w/ a
travel-trailer, mobile-home hybrid?!? To my untrained eye ut looks
restorable, Subfloor intact, shell preety good. BUT(and there's always a
butt, isn't there!?!) It's near Kemp signs (who dosn't know who owns it,
maybe Criger co. they said) It appears to be on the land a new highway
connecting Bloomington and Elletsville is being built on so a county
councilman's brother or sister probably owns the land now. I don't have
digital photo stuff,yet. But hope my description will trigger significant
retrieval cues and maybe save an aluminum structure from immenent and
thoughtless destruction. Tryin' hard to avoid brain cancer (butt probably
not hard enuff) tod47d
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Message Number: 2
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 20:58:50 -0400
From: "Eric and Linda Evans" <elevan@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: Re: Dometic M16
Sissy, Linda and I are restoring our 61 Bambi right now and are not planning
to use the old Dometic M16. I have removed it. My friend and I were going
to try to see if it worked but Linda has already said she wanted me to put a
new replacement in. Exactly what do you need and what does it look like?
Eric and Linda Evans, Jacksonville, Florida.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sissy Brown" <SissyB@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of VACList" <VACList@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 10:39 PM
Subject: [VAC] Re: Dometic M16
> I have a '61 Bambi with the original Dometic refrigerator. It has worked
> very well(until now). One who will remail nameless decided to do
something
> to it when the flame wasn't quite right -- and then "found" half of the
> "Burner inner stone" or "Ceramic head" (as described in information I
have )
> in the drawer under the stove....
> Does anyone know the source of such a part for the fridge? I've searched
> the net for Dometic parts, but haven't found anything that sounds like
this
> part.
> HELP!!
> Thanks.
> Sissy
> Warner, NH
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Message Number: 3
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 18:26:29 -0700
From: Charcigar <stogie@xxxxxxxxxx.ca>
Subject: Re: Tire replacement worries
Just wanted to thank everyone for their help with my tire worries.Each and
every reply was most helpful.I have decided to go ahead with the Goodyear
Marathons and have checked with the shop that will do the work to make sure
these are NOT the ones that were part of the 2001 recall.
Trailer goes in on Tuesday morning for new rubber!Next step....find some
cool hubcaps to fit them!
Charlotte
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Message Number: 4
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 19:26:36 -0700
From: "My Airstream" <myairstream@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: Heads Down
The Thetford Slideomatic toilet in my 66 Safari is slowly losing water
through the outake valve. It started with the footpedal not releasing to
the fully closed position. So I kept putting upward pressure on the pedal
and the leaking stopped. Now it has gone further and even when the pedal is
fully up the outake valve is slowly losing water. Has anyone experienced
this problem . . . any known fixes?
Bob Kiger http://cruiserbob.com
66 Airstream Safari - Mira Mar Mobile Park
Oceanside, CA (where Rio San Luis Rey meets El Pacifico)
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Message Number: 5
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 21:23:13 -0600
From: "Airstream" <airstream@insideout-design.net>
Subject: Re: Aluminum Mystery
Todd wrote:
> School bus-sized ALUMINUM travel trailer...The front windows are forward
tilting, the
> curbside door has a round sho-nuff portal, as does the rear, streetside
back
> bedroom door. The back of the trailer looks like an olde-tyme city bus
with
> a D/A & arched upper sidewindows.
Sounds like a Spartan to me...
Check out http://www.spartantrailer.com/index.html
Shari
----- Original Message -----
From: "Todd McDonald" <tod47d@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
To: "Multiple recipients of VACList" <VACList@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 6:49 PM
Subject: [VAC] Aluminum Mystery
>
> Howdy Sirs and Madams,
> I just had the pleasure of temping for PSARA tech enviro-cleanup on a
PCB
> contaminated mine-reclamation site here in Bloomington, IN and there is a
> School bus-sized ALUMINUM travel trailer that the former limestone quarry
> owner used as a cabin/office. The front windows are forward tilting, the
> curbside door has a round sho-nuff portal, as does the rear, streetside
back
> bedroom door. The back of the trailer looks like an olde-tyme city bus
with
> a D/A & arched upper sidewindows. Did A/S ever experiment w/ a
> travel-trailer, mobile-home hybrid?!? To my untrained eye ut looks
> restorable, Subfloor intact, shell preety good. BUT(and there's always a
> butt, isn't there!?!) It's near Kemp signs (who dosn't know who owns it,
> maybe Criger co. they said) It appears to be on the land a new highway
> connecting Bloomington and Elletsville is being built on so a county
> councilman's brother or sister probably owns the land now. I don't have
> digital photo stuff,yet. But hope my description will trigger significant
> retrieval cues and maybe save an aluminum structure from immenent and
> thoughtless destruction. Tryin' hard to avoid brain cancer (butt probably
> not hard enuff) tod47d
>
>
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Message Number: 6
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 21:28:09 -0600
From: "Airstream" <airstream@insideout-design.net>
Subject: Re: Tire replacement worries
Charlotte wrote:
> Next step....find some
> cool hubcaps to fit them!
We found a webpage/online catalog of a company that sells new baby moon
hubcaps plus hundreds of others!
http://www.wheelvintiques.com
They are kinda tough to find on the site, but if you click on "Caps" at the
top, then "Nostalgia Caps" on the right, it'll show the picture.
Then click on "Catalog" and download the 44 page PDF and scroll down to page
33 (actually, page 31 of the catalog) This shows the different sizes
available to fit the different sized wheels.
Part #1011 is what will fit our new wheels. They are priced at $39.96 per
set of four and can be purchased individually instead.
We haven't ordered them yet but are tucking away this info for when we are
ready to after polishing.
Shari
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Message Number: 7
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 23:34:08 -0400
From: Daisy Welch <jtdjtd@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: Re: Heads Down
Hi Bob, I seem to remember that "stuff" gets caught in the slot the
valve blade travels in. Thetford sells a tool to remove it, but an
ordinary wire coat hanger with the hook part straightened out a bit has
been know to work too.
Daisy
My Airstream wrote:
>
> The Thetford Slideomatic toilet in my 66 Safari is slowly losing water
> through the outake valve.
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Message Number: 8
Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 22:00:18 -0700
From: "My Airstream" <myairstream@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: Re: Heads Down
Thanks Daisy,
I'll give it a gentle scraping in the morning. The leak is soooo slow
that I feel there can't be too much obstructing it. I was also thinking
about coating the inside of the groove with silicon grease. Do you think
that would be good or bad for the problem?
Bob Kiger http://cruiserbob.com
66 Airstream Safari - Mira Mar Mobile Park
Oceanside, CA (where Rio San Luis Rey meets El Pacifico)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daisy Welch" <jtdjtd@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of VACList" <VACList@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 8:34 PM
Subject: [VAC] Re: Heads Down
> Hi Bob, I seem to remember that "stuff" gets caught in the slot the
> valve blade travels in. Thetford sells a tool to remove it, but an
> ordinary wire coat hanger with the hook part straightened out a bit has
> been know to work too.
>
> Daisy
>
> My Airstream wrote:
> >
> > The Thetford Slideomatic toilet in my 66 Safari is slowly losing water
> > through the outake valve.
>
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Message Number: 9
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 09:18:25 -0400
From: Terry Tyler <tylerbears@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: Re: Heads Down
on 05/24/02 10:26 PM, myairstream@xxxxxxxxxx.net wrote:
> Now it has gone further and even when the pedal is
> fully up the outake valve is slowly losing water. Has anyone experienced
> this problem . . . any known fixes?
Bob,
An ordinary shirt pocket screw driver with the tip bent at a 90 degree angle
has done the job for me (for 30 years). It's simple, it's cheap, it doesn't
ruin the rubber inside the slide housing, it doesn't take up much room in my
tool box, it's not used for any other job and it definitely works.
Terry
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Message Number: 10
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 08:45:21 -0700
From: "My Airstream" <myairstream@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: Re: Heads Down
Thanks Terry for the 90 degree tip,
When Daisy first mentioned the idea of a scraper, I thought how simple
but in looking at the triangular blade edge of the plate I thought of
fabricating something more like that shape to do the cleaning. This sounds
like just the right tool.
In the day's ahead I will be posting other issues with the Thetford. I
like this old head for it's efficiency and lack of complexity. I can't
imagine having to substitute a later model which would require busting
through the rear wall. What does everybody with older coaches do when their
toilet fails? Is there an aftermarket solution that will allow the look of
the original bathroom to remain. My bathroom is very pretty :)
Bob Kiger http://cruiserbob.com
66 Airstream Safari - Mira Mar Mobile Park
Oceanside, CA (where Rio San Luis Rey meets El Pacifico)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Tyler" <tylerbears@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
To: "Multiple recipients of VACList" <VACList@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 6:18 AM
Subject: [VAC] Re: Heads Down
> on 05/24/02 10:26 PM, myairstream@xxxxxxxxxx.net wrote:
>
> > Now it has gone further and even when the pedal is
> > fully up the outake valve is slowly losing water. Has anyone
experienced
> > this problem . . . any known fixes?
>
> Bob,
>
> An ordinary shirt pocket screw driver with the tip bent at a 90 degree
angle
> has done the job for me (for 30 years). It's simple, it's cheap, it
doesn't
> ruin the rubber inside the slide housing, it doesn't take up much room in
my
> tool box, it's not used for any other job and it definitely works.
>
> Terry
>
>
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Message Number: 11
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 09:09:24 -0700
From: Charcigar <stogie@xxxxxxxxxx.ca>
Subject: Re: Heads Down
" What does everybody with older coaches do when their
toilet fails? Is there an aftermarket solution that will allow the look of
the original bathroom to remain. "
Bob,
My '67 Safari was all original when I got it earlier this year...EXCEPT for
the toilet.Obviously,it had failed at some point in the past and some
ugly,plastic thing was installed.I had it replaced a Sealand ceramic toilet
and am VERY happy with the results.
I can e-mail photos if you like...just let me know.
Charlotte
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Message Number: 12
Date: 25 May 2002 10:25:49 -0600
From: Robert Davis <rob-iod@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: '67 Safari for sale in Denver
Just wanted to put the word out that a '67 Airstream Safari (22') is in
the Denver Rocky Mtn. News classifieds today. Ad says "solid, orig.,
needs some work, $2,995." Phone number is 303-587-9610.
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Message Number: 13
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 11:43:34 -0500
From: Dick and Kris Parins <dkparins@ez-net.com>
Subject: Tire replacement worries
All this tire talk has me wondering. What is the correct size and load
range tire for a 1962 Bambi? Ours has radial ST 175/80 R-13 Load range C.
It appears to me a larger profile tire would fit in the wheel well. Is a
load range of C correct for these relatively small and light trailers?
Dick
'62 Bambi
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Message Number: 14
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 11:46:14 -0700
From: "My Airstream" <myairstream@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: Re: Heads Down
Charlotte,
Did they bust up the bench between the sink and the closet on the back
wall of the coach? Or did they/you fit the aftermarket toilets in the
existing one piece plastic molded bench/tub. You can see my existing stock
installation at: http://members.cox.net/bobkiger/interior/index.htm
I think Airstream was pretty smart about these old coaches. When the door
to the bathroom is open and the head cover is down, it is comfortable
seating for a person conversing with others in the lounge and galley. The
clean lines make the look of the trailer much longer than if the bathroom
door were constantly closed. If the head were a pedestal type I would
surely keep the door closed.
Bob Kiger http://cruiserbob.com
66 Airstream Safari - Mira Mar Mobile Park
Oceanside, CA (where Rio San Luis Rey meets El Pacifico)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Charcigar" <stogie@xxxxxxxxxx.ca>
To: "Multiple recipients of VACList" <VACList@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 9:09 AM
Subject: [VAC] Re: Heads Down
> " What does everybody with older coaches do when their
> toilet fails? Is there an aftermarket solution that will allow the look
of
> the original bathroom to remain. "
>
> Bob,
>
> My '67 Safari was all original when I got it earlier this year...EXCEPT
for
> the toilet.Obviously,it had failed at some point in the past and some
> ugly,plastic thing was installed.I had it replaced a Sealand ceramic
toilet
> and am VERY happy with the results.
>
> I can e-mail photos if you like...just let me know.
>
> Charlotte
>
>
>
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Message Number: 15
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 19:43:42 -0400
From: Terry Tyler <tylerbears@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: Re: Dometic M16
on 05/24/02 8:58 PM, elevan@xxxxxxxxxx.com wrote:
> Sissy, Linda and I are restoring our 61 Bambi right now and are not planning
> to use the old Dometic M16. I have removed it. My friend and I were going
> to try to see if it worked but Linda has already said she wanted me to put a
> new replacement in. Exactly what do you need and what does it look like?
> Eric and Linda Evans, Jacksonville, Florida.
Hi Eric,
Tell me you have checked the dimensions of new refrigerators, that one of
them will actually fit in the space now occupied by your old Dometic M16,
and that you won't be facing a major woodworking (cabinetmaker) project.
Terry
mailto:tylerbears@xxxxxxxxxx.net
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