VACList Digest Tuesday, February 18 2003 Volume 03 : Number 108
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: Re: [VACList] New shocks Re: [VACList] New shocks [VACList] Remedies for "Stolen" Trailer?? [VACList] RE: VACList Digest Hensley Hitch Re: [VACList] Door Seals [VACList] Possessing Stolen Property - slow down [VACList] 1962 Trade Wind battery Re: [VACList] Possessing Stolen Property - slow down Re: [VACList] RE: VACList Digest Hensley Hitch Re: [VACList] Door Seals Re: [VACList] Flags [VACList] Who says no one notices Airstreams [VACList] Re: VACList Fantastic Fans ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 08:15:17 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VACList] New shocks INLAND RV says auto shocks wont work i got mine from him not to exp ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 09:24:24 EST From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [VACList] New shocks I took my old shocks to the local parts store and had them match them up. They were vertacle shocks.20 k miles later they are working just fine eaven on I10 in LA. and Texas. Jim Smith ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 10:34:50 -0600 From: schuetzen - RKBA! <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [VACList] Remedies for "Stolen" Trailer?? On Sun, 16 Feb 2003 23:19:32 -0500, Blair Prestin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Have you tried to call or email that person for a reason that the bill of >sale or title hasn't arrived?? > >what does the person say? Lost, forgotten??? > Blair did you read this in the original message? > I have run >through all e-bay options as far as getting help. I know if you are aware of what this means (by having done it already) you should know that by now, this seller is no longer a seller on ebay, has been notified several times, probably has been dropped from his ISP, is totally P.O.'d at our listmember, yada yada. The best advice our listmember can take is that given already, notify the sheriff's of both counties - they are the senior law enforcement agencies. also, this item has been shipped across state lines. It is now a matter for the FBI, the FTC and so on. several Federal laws have been broken by now. Also, why was the title, etc not delivered by the person who delivered the trailer? name and description of tow vehicle? sorry, all of my Provost Marshall and CID is coming out enuf oh, can't we change the digest subject line?? chas ... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 10:48:24 -0600 From: "Bud Jostrand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [VACList] RE: VACList Digest Hensley Hitch Someone advertised a Hensley hitch last week, would you repeat this please. Thank you Bud unsubscribe or change to an e-mail format, please go to http://airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 13:15:32 -0500 From: "Scott Scheuermann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VACList] Door Seals Ed, Did I have a few feet of the original seal. It is on my list of "to-do's" to find a suitable replacement. If it would be helpful I would be happy to send you a length so you can see what was there (assuming that your '59 and my '60 had the same stuff to begin with). Scott - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Emerick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hello All, > I am at the point of purchasing door seals for the 59 Traveler... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 11:00:31 -0800 (PST) From: Toby Folwick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [VACList] Possessing Stolen Property - slow down we need to slow down a little on this one - not directly related to airstreaming, but could affect us all - let's spend a little time waiting for more information before we take it much further. Thanks - Toby Folwick VACList Admin/Moderator __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 14:53:21 -0500 From: Terry Tyler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [VACList] 1962 Trade Wind battery on 02/15/03 9:49 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> 5) Did this model have a 12V battery system and, if so, where was the battery >> stored? >> > (There are leads in the box behind the propane tanks, but I was told these > were just for the breakaway brake system. I saw a 1966 model that stored > battery in the rear quarter panel, where 110V outside power cord is stored.) > >> Any and all responses are greatly appreciated. >>Thanks much, >> Bill Rogers >> > Can't help you with the placement of the battery but maybe someone has a > schematic they'd copy to you. > Tom - ------------------ Hey Bill, I don't have the schematic like Tom mentioned, but here's a suggestion from a guy who has been there and done that. Keep the weight minimal in that rear quarter panel, i.e. don't add a second battery even though it may look like there's sufficient room for a pair of them. I wish that advice had been given to me. Rewelding broken stringers in that area means opening the belly pan (again), making your two hands do the job of many hands, plus enduring a lot of grungy time consuming bull work. In my case, I had to do it once in Wyoming and again in Idaho - both times with the temperature in the 100s - before returning to the Northeast. Yes, I'm now skillful at that job and can do it on any barn floor - with the help of a certified welder who stays just long enough to do the actual welding. But, I'll never do it again. Why? I learned my fix was only partial when I saw the rear bumper parting from the shell. With a second problem becoming evident, that called for drastic action. Fortunately, the Airstream dealer in Cedar Falls, Iowa was on our route and fixed it permanently. He added a pair of metal "suspenders" (that's what they looked like) inside the shell and welded them to the rear frame. Unless someone is aware of exactly which rivets were installed at the factory, they wouldn't notice anything out of the ordinary. Why do I mention this? It's my opinion that my first problem was caused by me putting a second battery in the rear quarter behind the wheel well and the second problem began occurring due to the undue stress of tooling around the countryside with a broken stringer and a hairline crack in the frame behind that wheel well. The man at Ace Fogdall's Airstream dealership in Iowa who fixed the almost imperceptible frame separation problem asked me if other problems had occurred recently. When I asked why he wanted to know, he commented, "There's no wood rot and nothing was broken back there. There must have been another problem which prompted it." Really? Since then, I've hauled this '67 22' Safari down paths not meant for vehicle nor beast and along Interstates (PA turnpike) designed to shake everything loose and thump the frame 'til it cried "Uncle. " When I was finally satisfied the cumulative fixes were real, Sandie and I opted for the full interior refurbish and the outside mirror shine polish. I believe we now have one tough Airstream. We're bringing this rig on the VAC Caravan in June and will be at International with it. If all goes as we hope, this particular money pit is now closed. <grin> Terry ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 18:06:04 -0500 From: pete highlands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VACList] Possessing Stolen Property - slow down Thank you Toby!!!! I agree with the person who said The guy may have just lost the paper work do your homework and establish if there is indeed a problem contact the DMV in bothe states . Good Luck Toby Folwick wrote: >we need to slow down a little on this one - not >directly related to airstreaming, but could affect us >all - let's spend a little time waiting for more >information before we take it much further. > >Thanks - > >Toby Folwick >VACList Admin/Moderator > >__________________________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day >http://shopping.yahoo.com > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >When replying to a message, please delete all unnecessary original text > >To unsubscribe or change to an digest format, please go to >http://airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 18:12:16 -0500 From: "T Meeker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VACList] RE: VACList Digest Hensley Hitch That was Chas from TX Tom From: "Bud Jostrand" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [VACList] RE: VACList Digest Hensley Hitch > Someone advertised a Hensley hitch last week, would you repeat this please. > > Thank you > Bud ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 17:26:45 -0600 From: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VACList] Door Seals There is a wide selection of door gaskets at McMaster-Carr. www.mcmaster.com. Search for "door gaskets". I used a D shaped gasket on my '68 Caravel, 5/8" wide by 3/8" high, made of EPDM a rubber that I don't think was available in the 60s but has very good weathering characteristics (used for roof membranes and other such weather exposed applications). A length of that gasket under my vent lid seals it tightly also. Catalog number 93085K14. Gerald J. - -- Entire content copyright Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer. Reproduction by permission only. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2003 18:38:01 -0500 From: pete highlands <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [VACList] Flags Good for you Jim : Till they all come home!!!!!! Pete 65Caravell 47 Plymoth tv [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Not every is aware of proper flag adequate But at least they feel strongly >enough to fly their flags. I get a little tired of the super patriots who >like to criticize and not politely instruct the well intentioned people who >try to show their Americanism.I fly a 3x5 ft American flag when at a rally >and also fly a 3x5 MIA-POW flag and am shocked as to how many fellow >Americans have no clue what it is. >Jim Smith > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >When replying to a message, please delete all unnecessary original text > >To unsubscribe or change to an digest format, please go to >http://airstream.net/vaclist/listoffice.html > > > > ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 01:15:09 -0500 From: Terry Tyler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [VACList] Who says no one notices Airstreams Hi Friends, Today, I went back to the campground laundry room for our clothes in the dryer. There was another guy there doing the same thing. He looked up, saw the Airstream picture on my hat and asked, "Do you own the Airstream with the blue and white stripe awnings and a big old blue Van?" "Yup - you caught me. I'm the one." "I've seen your Airstream in other parks this Winter. Did you just buy a new hitch? "Yes - guilty again. That's me." >From there the conversation flowed into our Hensley hitch and places in Florida where he had experienced competent RV service. Walking back to our trailer, I wondered: "Who says no one notices Airstreams?" Maybe there's no such thing as being an annonymous Airstreamer. It's almost impossible not to notice them. Whatever the implications, I suspect they apply to each of us. Terry ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 06:14:03 -0500 From: "Amy Morrill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [VACList] Re: VACList Fantastic Fans When I installed a FF in my trailer, I called the company to ask about this foam gasket. They said it was specifically designed to maintain the seal over many cycles of heating an cooling, expansion and contraction and that any sealant including Vulkem would seperate and leak. This made sense to me. So, I used the foam and Vulkem. Rick Langer Tuna wrote; >Date: Sun, 16 Feb 2003 14:35:21 -0800 >From: "Tuna" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [VACList] Fantastic Fans > >you know the foam plastic gasket that comes with the FanTastic Vent? looks >like packing material? A couple of suppliers have suggested that i NOT use >it, and rather use vulkem or appropriate sealant directly between the vent >and the sealing surface. I've installed three of them this way, and no >leaks. That's not to say that it *would* leak with the foam gasket... just >passing along my experience. > >Tuna >Reno, NV ------------------------------ End of VACList Digest V3 #108 ***************************** 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
