Charlie Burke and others,
I bought a nice '84 A/S 31' from a good friend several months ago for a good
price. My friend put what he called a "cool pack", apparently a rebuilt
cooling unit, in the refrigerator several years ago while he owned it. When
I left home with it in late March for the WDCU Cherry Blossom Rally the
refrigerator cooled very well but on the return trip, it began to warm up.
Since then, it will cool on maximum using either 110 vac or propane but
freezer temperature is 12.8 degrees and the box is about 48 degrees.
Clearly not adequate.
I have a couple of quotes to have it replaced which are fair, but I'm
thinking about buying a new Dometic RM 2820 and install it myself. It
doesn't look very difficult to simply remove the old one and slide the new
one in and save myself several hundred dollars.
How big a job is it? Would you please give me a little advice on how to
remove the old refrigerator?
All information and advice will be appreciated.
Harvey Barlow
----- Original Message -----
From: Charlie/Betty Burke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Multiple recipients of VACList <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 19, 2001 8:49 PM
Subject: [VAC] Re: Vulkem
> Interestingly enough, on the Vulkem I buy for the company, from
> Airstream I can't find a number like 116 or whatever. I just buy it
> through them to make sure it's the stuff they prefer. It's kinda like
> wheel grease seals. Over the years they have used mostly one number
> (680370-100) and the seal I get has changed a couple of times. According
> to the guys at Henschen this is because when they test new design seals,
> if they find a better one they change it. I have always received a very
> durable double lip seal. And for the peace of mind they are not
> expensive. There are single lip seals out there that fit.
>
> Charlie
>
> Steve Hingtgen wrote:
>
> > Okay folks, pardon this point about one of our products. I promise
> > not to promote our store on this list.
> >
> > I've been hearing and seeing Inland's comments about 600 series Vulkem
> > being the only Vulkem to use on Airstreams. We'll be at the
> > International in a few days and we'll have a long conversation with
> > the Airstream folks to get the straight scoop. We'll also call
> > Tremco/Mameco, the manufacturer of Vulkem and hundreds of other
> > caulks--including DAP--to get their opinion.
> >
> > Up to now, we have been hearing from Airstream that 116 is fine. And
> > we have been hearing from hundreds of customers that they like Vulkem
> > 116 (except it is so messy!). Here's a fact sheet provided by Ro-An
> > that shows information about 116 and says it is suitable for travel
> > trailers...
> > http://www.roancorp.com/tremcospecs/trvulkem116.html
> >
> > I don't know much about 600 series Vulkem. But I'm sure you'd be fine
> > with 6XX Vulkem too and I'd encourage you to buy it from Inland if you
> > want to test it. We don't carry it but might start if someone can
> > explain why it is worth the extra money it costs.
> >
> > I will report back to this with more information after International
> > when I have spoken directly to the sources.
> >
> > Hope to see you all there!
> > Steve
> > http://www.AirstreamDreams.com
> >
>
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