VACList-Digest Tuesday, July 17, 2001 Issue 3
Today's Topics:
1. Re:
2. Final Word on Vulkem Choices
3. Re:
4. Re:
5. 75 Sov. Skin Oxidation
6. Water heater
7. Re: Water heater
8. '68 fridge available
9. Re: Water heater
10. Re: 75 Sov. Skin Oxidation
11. Re: Jalousie window panes
12. Re: Vintage Airstream Parts
13. Re: '68 fridge available
14. TAMBOUR
15. Re: TAMBOUR
16. Replacing the Univolt
17. Re: Replacing the Univolt
18. Re: Replacing the Univolt
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Message Number: 1
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 22:47:44 -0400
From: D Welch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re:
Thanks, RJ, we really appreciate all your time. Are you sure you don't
need any dimes ?
Daisy
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Message Number: 2
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 22:52:43 -0400
From: Steve Hingtgen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Final Word on Vulkem Choices
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I don't believe this got through before the VAC list went down.=
So
here it is (perhaps again)...
There has been some confusion lately regarding which type of=
Vulkem
to use on the repair of Airstream trailers. Several list members=
contacted me off-list to ask my opinion or offer their own
experiences. My initial response to this question was that I=
would
speak with Airstream while I attended the International Rally in=
Sioux Falls and get back to the group before weighing in. I have=
now
had the opportunity to speak with Airstream and directly with=
Tremco
Sealants, the manufacturer of Vulkem.
Vulkem 116 is the old standard. Airstream restorers have been=
using
it for years. Vulkem 116 is IDENTICAL to Vulkem 616. The=
numbering
system is used by Tremco as a way to track sales only. 116 is=
sold
through building trade suppliers. 616 is sold through industrial=
suppliers, like those who sell to trailer manufacturers. They=
are
both "textured." Anyone who has used 116/616 will know what this=
means. It isn't a big deal, but you may notice the difference in=
the
finished look if you look closely.
Vulkem 631 is IDENTICAL to 116/616 except it comes in different
colors. The Tremco representative said the name change is done=
for
marketing reasons only.
Airstream no longer uses 116/616/631 in the production of new
trailers in places where it will show because of the texture. =
They
still use it between panels before riveting them together. They=
are
now using Sikaflex 221 in areas around vents, hatches and windows=
where it will show because it is non-textured. It is also more
expensive and even more difficult to find than Vulkem. =
Airstream
was selling tubes of Vulkem labeled 116/616 at the International=
Rally for $7.29 each. They were selling Sikaflex-221 for $8.15=
each.
Tremco does not recommend Vulkem 116/616/631 for the restoration=
of
old Airstreams. Instead, they recommend Vulkem 636. Vulkem 636,=
like 116/616/631 is a premium slow-cure polyurethane sealant.
Slow-curing is important because the slower the cure, the higher=
the
ratio of solvent to solids. The solvents are useful to cut=
through
any oil/grease that may be on the skin of the trailer. This=
gives
better adhesion. Fast-cure sealants like TremPro 650 (another
similar product) are used in assembly-line production where=
material
conditions are controlled and speed is important. Also, slower
curing sealants are generally stronger.
Besides a slightly slower cure than 116/616/631, 636 has the=
singular
advantage of being non-textured. If you see a product called=
Vulkem
626, you should know it is identical to 636 except that it is
textured. Vulkem 636 is ideal for Airstream restoration.
I now quote from Tremco descriptions of 636: "Vulkem 636 is
specially designed for use in the joints of vehicles such as=
trucks,
containers, mobile homes, recreational vehicles, rail cars and
similar items where the joints are subjected to stress and=
vibration
as well as expansion and contraction...Once cured, Vulkem 626/636=
exhibits tenacious adhesion and has the ability to be subjected=
to
stress and vibration as well as expansion and contraction within=
a
joint... Vulkem 626/636 is especially effective in holding roof=
sheets in place against normal load vibration and air=
forces...Rivets
may be set through the uncured Vulkem 626/636, which will act as=
a
sealer."
I hope this information has been helpful in clearing up the
confusion. We expect to carry Vulkem 636 at our store in the=
future,
but will not do so until we can get it at a price comparable to
116/616/631. Until that time, I will continue to use 116 on my=
1967
Caravel, knowing Vulkem 116 has logged millions of miles on=
thousands
of Airstreams over many years.
Steve Hingtgen
http://www.AirstreamDreams.com
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<FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>I don't believe this got through before=
the VAC list went down. So </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>here=
it is (perhaps again)...</FONT><br>
<br>
<FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3></FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>There=
has been some confusion lately regarding which type of Vulkem=
</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>to use on the repair of=
Airstream trailers. Several list members </FONT><FONT=
FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>contacted me off-list to ask my opinion or=
offer their own </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
SIZE=3D3>experiences. My initial response to this question=
was that I would </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>speak with=
Airstream while I attended the International Rally in=
</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>Sioux Falls and get back to the=
group before weighing in. I have now </FONT><FONT=
FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>had the opportunity to speak with Airstream=
and directly with Tremco </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
SIZE=3D3>Sealants, the manufacturer of Vulkem.</FONT><br>
<FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3> </FONT><br>
<FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>Vulkem 116 is the old standard. =
Airstream restorers have been using </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
SIZE=3D3>it for years. Vulkem 116 is IDENTICAL to Vulkem=
616. The numbering </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>system=
is used by Tremco as a way to track sales only. 116 is=
sold </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>through building trade=
suppliers. 616 is sold through industrial </FONT><FONT=
FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>suppliers, like those who sell to trailer=
manufacturers. They are </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
SIZE=3D3>both "textured." Anyone who has used=
116/616 will know what this </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
SIZE=3D3>means. It isn't a big deal, but you may notice the=
difference in the </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>finished look=
if you look closely.</FONT><br>
<FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3> </FONT><br>
<FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>Vulkem 631 is IDENTICAL to 116/616=
except it comes in different </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
SIZE=3D3>colors. The Tremco representative said the name=
change is done for </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>marketing=
reasons only.</FONT><br>
<FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3> </FONT><br>
<FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>Airstream no longer uses 116/616/631 in=
the production of new </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>trailers=
in places where it will show because of the texture. They=
</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>still use it between panels=
before riveting them together. They are </FONT><FONT=
FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>now using Sikaflex 221 in areas around=
vents, hatches and windows </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
SIZE=3D3>where it will show because it is non-textured. It=
is also more </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>expensive and even=
more difficult to find than Vulkem. Airstream=
</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>was selling tubes of Vulkem=
labeled 116/616 at the International </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
SIZE=3D3>Rally for $7.29 each. They were selling=
Sikaflex-221 for $8.15 each.</FONT><br>
<FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3> </FONT><br>
<FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>Tremco does not recommend Vulkem=
116/616/631 for the restoration of </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
SIZE=3D3>old Airstreams. Instead, they recommend Vulkem=
636. Vulkem 636, </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>like=
116/616/631 is a premium slow-cure polyurethane sealant.=
</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>Slow-curing is important=
because the slower the cure, the higher the </FONT><FONT=
FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>ratio of solvent to solids. The=
solvents are useful to cut through </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
SIZE=3D3>any oil/grease that may be on the skin of the=
trailer. This gives </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
SIZE=3D3>better adhesion. Fast-cure sealants like TremPro=
650 (another </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>similar product)=
are used in assembly-line production where material </FONT><FONT=
FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>conditions are controlled and speed is=
important. Also, slower </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
SIZE=3D3>curing sealants are generally stronger. =
</FONT><br>
<FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3> </FONT><br>
<FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>Besides a slightly slower cure than=
116/616/631, 636 has the singular </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
SIZE=3D3>advantage of being non-textured. If you see a=
product called Vulkem </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>626, you=
should know it is identical to 636 except that it is=
</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>textured. Vulkem 636 is=
ideal for Airstream restoration. </FONT><br>
<FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3> </FONT><br>
<FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>I now quote from Tremco descriptions of=
636: "Vulkem 636 is </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
SIZE=3D3>specially designed for use in the joints of vehicles such=
as trucks, </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>containers, mobile=
homes, recreational vehicles, rail cars and </FONT><FONT=
FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>similar items where the joints are subjected=
to stress and vibration </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>as well=
as expansion and contraction...Once cured, Vulkem 626/636=
</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>exhibits tenacious adhesion and=
has the ability to be subjected to </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
SIZE=3D3>stress and vibration as well as expansion and contraction=
within a </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>joint... Vulkem=
626/636 is especially effective in holding roof=
</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>sheets in place against normal=
load vibration and air forces...Rivets </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
SIZE=3D3>may be set through the uncured Vulkem 626/636, which will=
act as a </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
SIZE=3D3>sealer."</FONT><br>
<FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3> </FONT><br>
<FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>I hope this information has been=
helpful in clearing up the </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
SIZE=3D3>confusion. We expect to carry Vulkem 636 at our=
store in the future, </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>but will=
not do so until we can get it at a price comparable to=
</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>116/616/631. Until that=
time, I will continue to use 116 on my 1967 </FONT><FONT=
FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>Caravel, knowing Vulkem 116 has logged=
millions of miles on thousands </FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
SIZE=3D3>of Airstreams over many years.</FONT><br>
<FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3> </FONT><br>
<FONT FACE=3D"Arial" SIZE=3D3>Steve Hingtgen</FONT><br>
<FONT FACE=3D"Arial"=
SIZE=3D3>http://www.AirstreamDreams.com</FONT><br>
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Message Number: 3
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2001 21:20:57 -0600
From: jere potter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re:
Thanks for all your efforts & time spent to make this list live. A few days
absence of my airstream fix left me in withdrawal!
Again, thanks for keeping us connected.
Jere Potter, 1877, Ft Collins, CO
VACList wrote:
> VACList-Digest Monday, July 16, 2001 Issue 2
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> Today's Topics:
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> 1. VACList Update - 7/15
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>
> The Vintage AIrstream Club List is running again, but with a few twists.
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> Regards,
> RJ Dial
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Message Number: 4
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 10:04:46 EDT
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re:
Thanks for all the work you're putting into this.
J Dzik in northern MI
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Message Number: 5
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 10:24:30 -0500
From: "John R. Kleven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: 75 Sov. Skin Oxidation
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Couple questions regarding oxidation. What year did they go to the =
clear coat? My 76 has the normal pealing on the roof but a 75 I am =
looking at has no pealing. The 75 does however, have what appears to be =
small white patches of bubbled-up something, almost like the skin has =
blistered. This this white blistered area is mostly on the middle =
horizontal seam and very strange looking. Any ideas? Would anything =
cut this and not damage the aluminum? Thanks.
Randy Kleven
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Message Number: 6
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 14:22:52 -0600
From: "curtis wingwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Water heater
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The water heater in my '66 Trade Wind is not filling with water. I =
opened all hot water faucets and drain valve to bleed air from the line; =
still no water exits from any hot water line.
All suggestions are appreciated.
curtis =20
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The water heater in my '66 Trade Wind =
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bleed air=20
from the line; still no water exits from any hot water =
line.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All suggestions are =
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Message Number: 7
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 19:33:58 -0700
From: "Gary Quamen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Water heater
Hi Curtis:
I have the water distribution diagram for a '67 Trade Wind if you need it.
Contact me off line and I can scan and attach it to an e-mail if you like.
GQ '67 Safari
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From: "curtis wingwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Multiple recipients of VACList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 1:22 PM
Subject: [VAC] Water heater
The water heater in my '66 Trade Wind is not filling with water. I opened
all hot water faucets and drain valve to bleed air from the line; still no
water exits from any hot water line.
All suggestions are appreciated.
curtis
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Message Number: 8
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 21:15:29 -0600
From: "pryner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: '68 fridge available
I have a '68 -28' Ambassador with the original Dometic fridge in it. I
planned to get a new door and retain the unit, but the wife says it goes. I
know the electrical portion works as it cooled and the icebox frosted in a
few hours. I couldn't get a spark to check the gas portion. The main door
has several cracks. I took the plastic off and tried to inject expanding
foam to stiffen it, but it made the door oversized so it won't close
properly. Not ruined, but will take some work to try to get this door to
work. The freezer door is there, but one hinge boss on the door itself is
broken. Thought I would offer it up here for someone to keep an original in
their unit. I'm in Ogden, UT. Because of the weight, I assume it would
cost a lot to ship, but if someone needs a good working fridge and wants to
stay original, contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] to work something out.
Buyer to pay shipping (unless you can pick it up) and a reasonable fee for
my time, trouble etc.
Pete
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Message Number: 9
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 20:30:28 -0700
From: RJ & Krista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Water heater
Speaking of water heaters, noticed a Bowen hot water heater shroud on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.aol.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=593351305
RJ
Gary Quamen wrote:
>
> Hi Curtis:
>
> I have the water distribution diagram for a '67 Trade Wind if you need it.
> Contact me off line and I can scan and attach it to an e-mail if you like.
>
> GQ '67 Safari
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "curtis wingwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Multiple recipients of VACList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 1:22 PM
> Subject: [VAC] Water heater
>
> The water heater in my '66 Trade Wind is not filling with water. I opened
> all hot water faucets and drain valve to bleed air from the line; still no
> water exits from any hot water line.
>
> All suggestions are appreciated.
>
> curtis
>
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Message Number: 10
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 20:39:20 -0700
From: RJ & Krista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: 75 Sov. Skin Oxidation
Convention has it optional in 1962, standard sometime thereafter.....
Without seeing the surface it is hard to diagnose. I have seen poor
skin prep jobs corrode under the clear coat after a clear coat is
reapplied, in which case you are in trouble. I have also seen slightly
cloudy clear coat recover after Walbernizing (airstream dealers &
http://www.AirstreamDreams.com)
Maybe as others come back on line they might have further insight.
RJ
VintageAirstream.com
> "John R. Kleven" wrote:
>
> Couple questions regarding oxidation. What year did they go to the
> clear coat? My 76 has the normal pealing on the roof but a 75 I am
> looking at has no pealing. The 75 does however, have what appears
> to be small white patches of bubbled-up something, almost like the
> skin has blistered. This this white blistered area is mostly on the
> middle horizontal seam and very strange looking. Any ideas? Would
> anything cut this and not damage the aluminum? Thanks.
> Randy Kleven
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Message Number: 11
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 20:48:08 -0700
From: RJ & Krista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Jalousie window panes
If they are Hehr Jalousie windows, the panes are heavyweight glass
(3/16") - take a surviving pane to the glass shop for duplication. They
are replaced from the backside with the screen removed and the window
open, and are held in place by the little pads on the left and right
bottom flange. I used little foam pads used on kitchen cabinets to
soften door closing. The originals are cork pads, so you could cut them
from sheet cork (hardware store).
RJ
'65 Caravel
'57 Flying Cloud
> Terry O'Neill wrote:
>
> 2)In the hail storm we lost 4 panes from our jalousie window. Any tips
> on replacement procedures? We removed the screens and placed them
> inside a kitchen trash liner and reinstalled them to get us home but
> now need to replace the glass. (I suspect it is normal glass rather
> than tempered or safety).
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Message Number: 12
Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2001 20:54:35 -0700
From: RJ & Krista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Vintage Airstream Parts
This is really too bad. Ever since joining the list, I heard of this
place in Mississippi where there was this big Airstream boneyard (Billy
Pollard's), where there was building after building and row after row of
old Airstream hulks and parts.
Oh well, another myth dies.....
RJ
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
.....On the way I made a side trip to RV Repair & Sales (Billy
Pollard's) in Jackson, MS -- the only Airstream dealer in Mississippi. I
had heard that he had a large inventory of Airstream parts for vintage
trailers. .......The bad news is they don't have nearly as many vintage
parts as they had several months ago. I was told that Billy Pollard sold
57 used Airstreams as a lot about 18 months ago. Evidently these
trailers were being parted out. There was no warehouse full of
miscelleanous used parts that I had been expecting to spend the day
poking through looking for goodies. I may have my A/S dealers mixed up
but the part!
Manager (Brenda Heil) said Billy Pollard does not have any salvage type
Airstream parts that I was hoping to find. ........
> Jim Greene
> '68 Tradewind
> Atlanta
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Message Number: 13
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 06:59:12 -0400
From: "Jim Greene" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: '68 fridge available
Pete, check www.autoandrvsupply.com for prices in replacement refrigerators.
Also, the Airstream dealer in Mississippi, Billy Pollard, has some
replacement refrigerator doors I found when I stopped in there during a trip
to New Orleans a couple weeks ago. they have a general ad in the Blue Beret
most months.
Hope it helps.
Jim Greene
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From: "pryner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Multiple recipients of VACList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 16, 2001 23:15
Subject: [VAC] '68 fridge available
> I have a '68 -28' Ambassador with the original Dometic fridge in it. I
> planned to get a new door and retain the unit, but the wife says it goes.
I
> know the electrical portion works as it cooled and the icebox frosted in a
> few hours. I couldn't get a spark to check the gas portion. The main
door
> has several cracks. I took the plastic off and tried to inject expanding
> foam to stiffen it, but it made the door oversized so it won't close
> properly. Not ruined, but will take some work to try to get this door to
> work. The freezer door is there, but one hinge boss on the door itself is
> broken. Thought I would offer it up here for someone to keep an original
in
> their unit. I'm in Ogden, UT. Because of the weight, I assume it would
> cost a lot to ship, but if someone needs a good working fridge and wants
to
> stay original, contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] to work something out.
> Buyer to pay shipping (unless you can pick it up) and a reasonable fee for
> my time, trouble etc.
> Pete
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Message Number: 14
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 17:16:49 -0500
From: "Don Hardman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: TAMBOUR
I just received by sheet of TAMBOUR from Winona Manufacturing
www.winonamanufacturing.com . The original tambour is coming apart at the
seams and I got tired of trying to make it work. I got the 4'x8' sheet of
the Ranch Oak Vinyl #264. Its a close match to the material that currently
is in my 76 on the cabinet under the sink, the space next to the fridge and
the storage area under the TV table. I plan on doing the replacement job
this weekend. I will post the results.
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Message Number: 15
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 15:32:40 -0700
From: "Tim Shephard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: TAMBOUR
Is that the cabinet doors that kinda roll up when you open them? If so, I
have several missing on my '71 Safari.
Let me know how it works out for you. Do you mind saying what a 4x8 sheet
costs? Is that like one giant door? ie. does the whole sheet roll up?
-Tim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hardman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Multiple recipients of VACList" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 3:16 PM
Subject: [VAC] TAMBOUR
> I just received by sheet of TAMBOUR from Winona Manufacturing
> www.winonamanufacturing.com . The original tambour is coming apart at the
> seams and I got tired of trying to make it work. I got the 4'x8' sheet of
> the Ranch Oak Vinyl #264. Its a close match to the material that currently
> is in my 76 on the cabinet under the sink, the space next to the fridge
and
> the storage area under the TV table. I plan on doing the replacement job
> this weekend. I will post the results.
>
>
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Message Number: 16
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 15:37:24 -0700
From: "Tim Shephard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Replacing the Univolt
Since my univolt went belly up I took the advice of this list and ordered a
remanfactured True charge 20.
Going more extensivly through the archives though I see that they have been
failing? Do these chargers hold up well in general?
I also had to redue the fuse box since mine was in the univolt. I was able
to keep the amp meter working by reuseing the ground shunt.
I put up some pictures here.
http://www.telecom-pros.com/tim/airstream/univolt_replacement.htm
I wired up the fuse box and tested it with the battery. Everything seems
fine. The charger just came in the mail today. Will wire it tonight.
Thanks
-Tim
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Message Number: 17
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 19:07:27 -0400
From: Jim Dunmyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Replacing the Univolt
Tim,
I bought one of those refurbed chargers about October of 1999.
Installed it in our Avion in the Spring of 2000, but didn't use it much
during the Summer because of our solar system. When we went on our
Winter sojurn in December, the Statpower failed a couple of weeks into
the trip; I replaced it with an Intellipower converter with Charge
Wizard.
The S.P. worked very well while it worked, the eMeter showed the charge
rate behaving exactly as advertized. It will be a fine unit if it
doesn't fail.
Nice job on your fuse panel!!
<<Jim>>
Tim Shephard wrote:
>
> Since my univolt went belly up I took the advice of this list and ordered a
> remanfactured True charge 20.
>
> Going more extensivly through the archives though I see that they have been
> failing? Do these chargers hold up well in general?
>
> I also had to redue the fuse box since mine was in the univolt. I was able
> to keep the amp meter working by reuseing the ground shunt.
>
> I put up some pictures here.
>
> http://www.telecom-pros.com/tim/airstream/univolt_replacement.htm
>
> I wired up the fuse box and tested it with the battery. Everything seems
> fine. The charger just came in the mail today. Will wire it tonight.
>
> Thanks
>
> -Tim
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Message Number: 18
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2001 16:30:39 -0700
From: "Tim Shephard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: Replacing the Univolt
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Dunmyer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Tim,
> I bought one of those refurbed chargers about October of 1999.
> Installed it in our Avion in the Spring of 2000, but didn't use it much
> during the Summer because of our solar system. When we went on our
> Winter sojurn in December, the Statpower failed a couple of weeks into
> the trip; I replaced it with an Intellipower converter with Charge
> Wizard.
Were you able to get it replaced? I understand the refirbs only have a
90day warranty. I plan on installing mine right away and run it through its
paces at the house for a while since the trailer is not ready to go yet.
I see that the Intellipower is on sale this month at camping world. Now I
wish I just got one of those.
> The S.P. worked very well while it worked, the eMeter showed the charge
> rate behaving exactly as advertized. It will be a fine unit if it
> doesn't fail.
I hope it holds up! What's the eMeter? I bought the panel meter that plugs
into the statpower, but I think it only shows info when it is charging.
> Nice job on your fuse panel!!
Thanks!
-Tim
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