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Originally Posted by PetervB  Here are some pictures of the stove from my '60. It looks bad, the skylight was broken out for 2 years and everything was rained on..
Burners look OK, rust everywhere but its not perforated.
Should I scrap it,sell it, or attempt to repair? I'm gutting the trailer and probably won't restore to original condition. |
PROPANE appliance.
You'll find a thousand choices between "repair" and "replace" - I simply vote "replace" on anything that can kill you if you don't replace it. Old rusty or corroded metal - add propane, then heat which causes expansion and contraction? It may work short term, but even a pinhole leak can lead to carbon monoxide poisoning or an explosion. You'll spend a lot of time and money rebuilding an old Airstream. Replace the stove, ditto the water heater and probably the furnace too.
An RV Salvage lot or even a local junkyard may have a newer unit that got totalled by a tree falling or a rear end hit - where there was no damage near the stove - you could buy a GOOD second hand stove and cooktop there.
Best wishes on your renovation, Paula
Good luck