A New Challenge-1963 Overlander rehab project - Page 22

utee94 · 08-03-2008, 05:26 PM

Lots of progress today, mostly all just the learning curve for me since I've never had an RV of any kind. Terry already had all of these systems working before, so I've just got to un-mothball them.

So I was able to find a blown fuse in the 12V fuse block, replaced it, and now all of the 12V lighting and fans work, both the kitchen exhaust fan and the Fantastic Fan!

Also was able to light the hot water heater and the Dometic 3-way refrigerator on LPG, so the entire LPG system is now checked out and confirmed working. Well, not quite, I still haven't tested the little Humphrey propane lamp, but that can wait. It's just too hot to worry about it, at least until I install the new AC.

As soon as the new AC goes in, hopefully late this week, I'll be ready to take her camping!

-Marcus

overlander63 · 08-03-2008, 08:37 PM

Marcus, if the mantle is still intact, all you have to do is move the lever (valve) open, and apply a match. It will light, and you can adjust the amount of light with the lever. It also adjusts the heat...
The furnace doesn't work, and hasn't worked in decades. I tried it, and had no joy.

62overlander · 08-04-2008, 04:21 AM

Marcus, you are a luck man to have a PO that works with ya not against ya... Thank you Terry for helping out the Rookie.

A-Merry-Can · 08-04-2008, 04:28 AM

Hi guys!

I ended up pulling out my furnace and patching the hole. We use a portable electric heater in the winters and it heats up the trailer just fine. Not to mention it's 1/10th the size and weighs nothing! Another positive will be al that space gained under the sink. My furnace was huge, heavy, rusty, and full of wasp nests! I patched the hole on the outside with a left over piece of aluminum from the Silver Pickle project, and you can't even tell anything is missing.

JP

overlander63 · 08-04-2008, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by A-Merry-Can

Hi guys!

I ended up pulling out my furnace and patching the hole. We use a portable electric heater in the winters and it heats up the trailer just fine. Not to mention it's 1/10th the size and weighs nothing! Another positive will be al that space gained under the sink. My furnace was huge, heavy, rusty, and full of wasp nests! I patched the hole on the outside with a left over piece of aluminum from the Silver Pickle project, and you can't even tell anything is missing.

JP

We used a hot oil portable heater in Goliath. Marcus may find it in a closet in the back. Removing the furnace was a big improvement as far as storage space in Bertha, so it would not be a bad thing in this case. If that happens, what we did was install a skin over the holes in the skin and put the furnace cover back over the patch.
Marcus, don't lose the cover from your furncae....

utee94 · 08-04-2008, 07:06 AM

Yes indeed Frank, I am a total n00b, so I'm delighted that my uninformed and rambling postings amuse you!

Terry-- yes, found the heater in the SS wardrobe, and it should do just fine. We do the majority of our camping in the South and in the Summer,so we don't have much need of one either.

JP-- Yeah, I think we'd patch the hole as you did when we pull the furnace. Of course, I kind of like the way the diffuser looks on the outside of the shell, so I might still consider incorporating it into the patch to maintain the vintagey look. I'd also like to find an old water heater diffuser from the era and graft that onto the current replacement water heater cover. Frank did this on his '62 and it looks really cool.

Thanks to all for your tips and insights!

-Marcus

Overlander & Sea · 08-04-2008, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by utee94

JP-- Yeah, I think we'd patch the hole as you did when we pull the furnace. Of course, I kind of like the way the diffuser looks on the outside of the shell, so I might still consider incorporating it into the patch to maintain the vintagey look. I'd also like to find an old water heater diffuser from the era and graft that onto the current replacement water heater cover. Frank did this on his '62 and it looks really cool.

Thanks to all for your tips and insights!

-Marcus

Marcus,

I installed a new Suburban Furance this year. I would be glad to give you the old heat diffuser. Just PM your shipping info-----one more item out of the garage!

utee94 · 08-04-2008, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Overlander & Sea

Marcus,

I installed a new Suburban Furance this year. I would be glad to give you the old heat diffuser. Just PM your shipping info-----one more item out of the garage!

Thanks so much Rick, that would be fantastic, PM coming in a moment!

Frank likes to talk about The Airstream Spirit-- that attitude of camraderie and sharing that ties Airstreamers together in a way that very few other shared ownership experiences ever do. It is clear that Rick is filled up with The Airstream Spirit!

Thanks again!

-Marcus

Overlander & Sea · 08-04-2008, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by utee94

Thanks so much Rick, that would be fantastic, PM coming in a moment!

Frank likes to talk about The Airstream Spirit-- that attitude of camraderie and sharing that ties Airstreamers together in a way that very few other shared ownership experiences ever do. It is clear that Rick is filled up with The Airstream Spirit!

Thanks again!

-Marcus

Thanks Marcus! My wife has found a direct correlation between "The Airstream Spririt" and a low checking account balance.

Sometimes she has a differnet name for "The Airstream Spirit"!

utee94 · 08-04-2008, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Overlander & Sea

Thanks Marcus! My wife has found a direct correlation between "The Airstream Spririt" and a low checking account balance.

Sometimes she has a differnet name for "The Airstream Spirit"!

Ha! I suspect my wife will feel the same as yours in short order...

utee94 · 08-04-2008, 05:37 PM

In '63 on some of the International models, the refrigerator had this very cool design on the face of it. If you look at the picture of my avatar which I like to call "The Gentleman Airstreamer" you will see an artist's rendering of it.

I'm wondering if anyone knows of a good way to get a blown-up version screen-printed onto some kind of substrate that I could then insert into the facing panel of my Dometic refrigerator? Any artsy folks out there know how to do this? Here's a picture off another thread here on the Forums, this one belongs to BigEasy63:

Any ideas...?

RichardT · 08-07-2008, 02:00 PM

I have an original one of those from a 1963 (actually I have 2!) They are very cool and very rare.

utee94 · 08-07-2008, 02:24 PM

Hey Richard, looks like the trailer you hooked Terry and Marie up with many years ago is now here with me in Austin!

Do you think you could take a high-res photo of the front of one of those refrigerators and send it to me?

Thanks,
-Marcus

utee94 · 08-11-2008, 10:48 AM

Last week I received my new Carrier AirV low-profile AC w/ heat strip, and promptly ripped the old one out. It's now been a couple of days, but it's no big deal, because I live in Central Texas where the concepts of Rain and August are mutually exclusive.

I spent some time yesterday cleaning the opening up preparing for the new unit, so I'm going to perform the installation this evening. I had a question about whether or not to use any extra sealant in addition to the existing roof unit gasket that came pre-applied to the unit, and it was answered with a resounding "No" right here:

Installation Question - Carrier AirV Low-Profle

In reading through many resto/reno threads, my favorite style is where the main thread covers the big-picture topics, and sub-threads are referenced when specific questions come up. So that is how I will approach my updates.

I'll post some pictures when I'm done with the AC installation.

-Marcus