VACList Digest Thursday, December 12 2002 Volume 03 : Number 040
When replying to a message, please delete all unnecessary Digest text To unsubscribe or change to an e-mail format, please go to http://airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html Topics in Today's Digest: [VACList] Electrical question [VACList] '63 Bambi Brakes [VACList] From Wash., D.C. to International Rally, VT Re: [VACList] From Wash., D.C. to International Rally, VT ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 10:32:32 -0500 From: "Dick Parins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [VACList] Electrical question Bob asked: Is your new water heater an RV-500? Yes. I decided to take your recommendation (and Tuna's). Precision Temp happened to have a remanufactured unit at a significant savings. It's here sitting on my work bench and it looks like new. They've been very helpful. Even sent me both the surface mount and flush mount aluminum doors till I could figure out which one would work best in my trailer. Thank's to Dr. J and Jim D for the answer to my electrical question. Now I just have to figure out which door to use. Dick '62 Bambi - -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup One click access to the Top Search Engines http://www.exactsearchbar.com/mailcom ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 11:31:26 -0500 From: "Dick Parins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [VACList] '63 Bambi Brakes Ron and Dee wrote: Hi all, We have just entered the world of Airstreams, we purchased a 63 Bambi and our first job is to get the brakes working. Any ideas as to what kind of controller I will need and I could use any helpful hints. Thanks , Ron & Dee Here's a hint: If the umbilical cord from the trailer to the tow vehicle is deteriorated or is not the standard 7 - pin in use today you may save some aggravation by replacing it as part of your brake project. Note that the color coding is different on the old trailers. I have a posting from Greg Paulson which says the early '60's conversion is " trailer yellow to plug blue, blue to black, black to center pin(aux), red, brown, green, white remain the same". You can purchase prewired plugs with 7 or 8 foot cords from most RV catalogs. There is an access door in the belly between the arms of the A-frame which allows you to get at the trailer wires including the brake wires. When you cut off the old umbilical leave some of the colored wire until you are ready to connect the new ones. When you do this be sure you have a solid ground to the trailer frame and also the body (from the battery too). I did this and got rid of all kinds of really poor "fixes" including some nasty external brake wires that had been added over the past 40 years. It also cleared up problems with the blinkers that I just couldn't figure out. Welcome to the list. If you have any Bambi questions I am about a year ahead of you and will do what I can. Meanwhile I am still learning all kinds of things from the experts on this list. Dick '62 Bambi - -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup One click access to the Top Search Engines http://www.exactsearchbar.com/mailcom ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 12:32:36 -0500 From: "Paul P. Waddell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [VACList] From Wash., D.C. to International Rally, VT Is there anyone interested in a couple day caravan from the VA/MD/DC/WV/NC area up to the International Rally in VT next year?? Paul Waddell WBCCI/VAC 1270 66 Overlander 70 23' LY single ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2002 19:17:02 -0500 From: "Scott Scheuermann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VACList] From Wash., D.C. to International Rally, VT Paul, There is a VAC Wagon Wheels caravan planned for about the week prior to International that I believe will cover that territory, but if this is too much time, consider joining up with them at one of their last stops so you can parade into International with the other vintage units. Tom Howarth is leading it. He can be contacted at [EMAIL PROTECTED] Scott - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul P. Waddell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 12:32 PM Subject: [VACList] From Wash., D.C. to International Rally, VT > Is there anyone interested in a couple day caravan from > the VA/MD/DC/WV/NC area up to the International Rally > in VT next year?? > > > Paul Waddell > WBCCI/VAC 1270 > 66 Overlander > 70 23' LY single ------------------------------ End of VACList Digest V3 #40 **************************** When replying to a message, please delete all unnecessary Digest text To unsubscribe or change to an e-mail format, please go to http://airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html
