Bruce and Carmen.....several years ago one of the cranks for the roof vent
froze up and
an AS serviceman snapped out the crank and sprayed it well with the silicone
lubricant and he had me sprayed it more everyday and trying lightly to turn
it...after about a week all of a sudden it was loose and worked....she he put it
back in and told me to spray all of them lightly 3 or 4 times a year and all
have worked since then. Pearl
Bruce & Carmen McCaw wrote:
> Bill; We have a '62 Globetrotter, with a 14"X24" front vent cover made of
> FRP. The cover is in good shape , but both of the Le Deux cranks seized and
> I would appreciate finding some replacements. Is there anything available
> that would replace the originals? Right now the cover is bolted shut.
>
> Bruce McCaw: '62 Globerotter # 6201
>
> Bill Scott wrote:
>
> > This is an all out request to all the 260 members of this List. We are
> > trying to figure how many Airstreams were made with the older 14x25,
> > rectangular vents. Most of them used the old cast aluminum LeDeau Mfg
> > closures, made in LA. The vent cap could be raised on either end by
> > screwing the LeDeau closure up or down. I think the 14x25 vent was
> > installed as early as 1958, and as late as 1968. It did not come in
> > each model, but many. All the 750 Bambi's had the long vent. If you
> > have a long vent cap, please let us know, because Steve Hingtgen at
> > Airstream Dreams is in the process of trying to have that cap made in
> > Lexan, and a choice of colors. I think you can still buy that cap from
> > some price pirates, in fiberglass, but it is very expensive.
> >
> > Please, let us know, your year and model.
> >
> > Bill Scott
> > 61 Bambi, VAC & WBCCI #3221
> > 1VP & Membership Chairman , WDCU
> > http://www.servintfree.net/wbcci-dc/
