VAL Digest V1 #165

VAL Digest         Saturday, February 21 2004         Volume 01 : Number 165




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Topics in Today's Digest:

Re: [VAL] Re: VAL Digest V1 #163 - Rodent ravaged wire
[VAL] Tail light
[VAL] Possible Glass Company Help
Re: [VAL] Possible Glass Company Help
[VAL] TV Producer Looking for an Airstreamer(s) who cooks!
Re: [VAL] Possible Glass Company Help
[VAL] Re: VAL Digest V1 #164 - Rod "brakes"
Re: [VAL] Re: VAL Digest V1 #164 - Rod "brakes"

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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 08:47:49 -0500
From: Chris Elliott <celliott@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Re: VAL Digest V1 #163 - Rodent ravaged wire

Well I dont know if it would of caught on fire or not , but  < wont usually
catch fire > isnt good enough for me to sleep well in . After what I saw when
I took the inner skin down on my trailer , I would`nt say they are restored
unless the insulation is out . I suppose wrapping with tape is ok , But new
wire is better . Also it doesnt take a big hole for them to get in , they can
go thru the 1/2 " triangular holes where the horizontal frames meet the bows
, and surrounding the furnace and water heater there are cutouts in the inner
skin that are 1' x1.5" , providing easy access . I intend to block those off
with C shaped strips before the furnace is reinstalled , I stuffed other
places with alum screen crumpled up . Mice are the ruination of these
trailers , and I dont think any 40 year old trailer hasnt seen a mouse or two
, and the consequent damage cause .
Chris

waymark1@xxxxxxxxxx.com wrote:

> Mouse-chewed wire won't usually catch fire. Rarely the mouse/rat/squirrel
> (BIG hole somewhere!) will be electrocuted and its hair set on fire
> without blowing the breaker.
> Only if the bare wires touch one another, or touch the metal of the
> trailer, will there be a short circuit, which might start a fire but
> usually will blow the fuse/circuit breaker. That's what fuses and CBs are
> for.
> After making certain power is off (unplug the trailer cord), wrap each
> bare wire with electrical tape to the thickness of the original
> insulation. Then wrap the entire cable with electrical tape or cloth
> electrician's tape.
> .........................................................................
> ...........................
> >   The ac which worked had several places where rodents had chewed the
> insulation bare , behind the inner skin . Miraculously it never caught
> fire.
> .....................
> > Chris
> > 63 'cloud
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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 08:57:30 -0500
From: Jerry Jarrell <jdj2@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
Subject: [VAL] Tail light

Hi All, Sometime back I promised one of you the old taillights
that I had planned to replace with new ones. I put that person's
email address up and guess what ... senior moment ...I cant find
it to let the fellow know that I'm going to use the old Bargman
lens to keep the original look. If you are the "fellow" I won't 
be able to send the lights to you. Sorry.
Jerry 
57 Overlander

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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 16:18:42 +0000
From: hex-n-tex@xxxxxxxxxx.net
Subject: [VAL] Possible Glass Company Help

~~~QUOTE~~~
YOU WROTE:  Thu, 19 Feb 2004
>>From: KELLEYMT@xxxxxxxxxx.com
>>Subject: [VAL] Re: VAL Digest V1 #162
>> our local glass replacement shop that wants to charge us an arm and >>a leg)? 
Perhaps a reputable salvage dealer, or someone selling >>parts? We have a 69 Safari 23' 
>>with a newly-shattered rear window. We are in the process of >>renovating, and 
went out tonight to take on another chore when we >>discovered the entire rear window 
in a million pieces (it faces a >>vacant pasture, so go figure!) Many 
>>thanks in advance. 

>>>(By the way, I love this list just the way it is! Thanks to those >>who take 
>>the time to make it possible.)

>>Molly Kelley
>>69 Safari
~~~~end QUOTE~~~

Not having any clue where you folks reside makes this a bit iffy.
I happened onto the following sites and it is obvious these people are:
 
1).In the glass business
2).Own or owned an Airstream
3).Refurbed it and probably will understand your needs (or at least       sympathize).
4).Apparently do mail-order biz as well as on site.
5).Are/were located in Mexica'fornia.

Might be helpful to your list-mates if you'd post what they are like assuming you try them.
I have never done biz with them nor communicated with them.

http://www.glasss.com/photos/Airstream.htm

http://www.glasss.com/


BTW... cute little editorial at the end of your post. Is that allowed?....
(or mandatory?)

++HeX++

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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 09:16:47 -0800
From: Joann Wheatley <jwheatle@xxxxxxxxxx.edu>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Possible Glass Company Help

I would like to encourage  you to check out this guy's web site and 
trailer saga. It's hysterical and very interesting. I feel better about 
my ordeals already. And his business web site is also not to be missed.
Jo Ann
On 20, Feb 2004, at 8:18 AM, hex-n-tex@xxxxxxxxxx.net wrote:

> ~~~QUOTE~~~
> YOU WROTE:  Thu, 19 Feb 2004
>>> From: KELLEYMT@xxxxxxxxxx.com
>>> Subject: [VAL] Re: VAL Digest V1 #162
>>> our local glass replacement shop that wants to charge us an arm and 
>>> >>a leg)? Perhaps a reputable salvage dealer, or someone selling 
>>> >>parts? We have a 69 Safari 23'
>>> with a newly-shattered rear window. We are in the process of 
>>> >>renovating, and went out tonight to take on another chore when we 
>>> >>discovered the entire rear window in a million pieces (it faces a 
>>> >>vacant pasture, so go figure!) Many
>>> thanks in advance.
>
>>>> (By the way, I love this list just the way it is! Thanks to those 
>>>> >>who take
>>> the time to make it possible.)
>
>>> Molly Kelley
>>> 69 Safari
> ~~~~end QUOTE~~~
>
> Not having any clue where you folks reside makes this a bit iffy.
> I happened onto the following sites and it is obvious these people are:
>
> 1).In the glass business
> 2).Own or owned an Airstream
> 3).Refurbed it and probably will understand your needs (or at least    
>    sympathize).
> 4).Apparently do mail-order biz as well as on site.
> 5).Are/were located in Mexica'fornia.
>
> Might be helpful to your list-mates if you'd post what they are like 
> assuming you try them.
> I have never done biz with them nor communicated with them.
>
> http://www.glasss.com/photos/Airstream.htm
>
> http://www.glasss.com/
>
>
> BTW... cute little editorial at the end of your post. Is that 
> allowed?....
> (or mandatory?)
>
> ++HeX++
>
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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 17:58:57 -0500
From: "Edward Emerick" <EEMERICK@xxxxxxxxxx.rr.com>
Subject: [VAL] TV Producer Looking for an Airstreamer(s) who cooks!

Hello All,

Below is a copy of an E-mail I received. The producer David, is looking
for an "Airstream Cook"! He wants to do a show on Airstreamers who get
together and cook. I told him the cleanest an most unused furnishing in
my 59 is the oven! He looking for a group or so that gets together to
cook at a different level than we (the Emericks) do, you know someone
who actually goes beyond sandwiches and take out Chinese food. I gave
him a call and told him I would post his request so here it is. I know
that there are killer cooks in this group, get in touch with him and
show him your stuff!

Ed

WBCCI/VAC 4425

I am a TV producer interested in doing a segment on cooking in
Airstreams -- can you assist me?

My phone number is 952-210-7733

Thank you,

David Page

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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 18:46:31 -0600
From: "Tom Patterson" <tommyjoe@xxxxxxxxxx.com>
Subject: Re: [VAL] Possible Glass Company Help

That's twice.


>
> BTW... cute little editorial at the end of your post. Is that allowed?....
> (or mandatory?)

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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 18:50:14 -0600
From: waymark1@xxxxxxxxxx.com
Subject: [VAL] Re: VAL Digest V1 #164 - Rod "brakes"

The mechanic across the street from my dad-in-law installed hydraulic
brakes from a later model on a '36 (?) Ford coupe last year. He said it
was nice to have brakes that actually slowed the car, even if they were
only 1939 drum brakes - they were a lot better than the mechanical (rod)
brakes.
Al
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> 
> Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2004 10:35:45 -0600
> From: "Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer" 
> <geraldj@xxxxxxxxxx.net>
> Subject: Re: [VAL] Tow?
> 
> What about brakes? Had Ford changed to hydraulic brakes by the '39
truck year? The rod mechanical brakes on the '33 and '36 were hardly ever
balanced in my dad's cars when I was a kid. He carried a wrench in the
car and when he detected a pull, he stopped and made an adjustment.
> Still a panic stop could have been more than a little interesting from
unbalance in the brakes. On highway trips in Missouri the state patrol
stopped us nearly every trip to check the brakes.
> 
> What about turn signals? They didn't come in until much later.
> 
> Electrical system will be 6 volts positive ground, workable but not
common today.
> 
> Gerald J.

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Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 21:42:39 EST
From: JSmith1805@xxxxxxxxxx.com
Subject: Re: [VAL] Re: VAL Digest V1 #164 - Rod "brakes"

many decades ago I had a modl"A" ford wiyh rod bakes stopping was a true 
adventure,You knew always one wheel would lock up.Never the same one as last 
time.On slippery roads You never knew which wat it would spin out.Such fun.The 
older Chivies were eaven more fun in the winter road slush would get into the 
housing of the cables and setting ae night as the temp fell they would freeze up 
which led to no brakes.Always fun 
Jim Smith

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