1958 Traveler Restoration

[prairieschooner]

nice to hear from you Bubba Love!!!

[prairieschooner]

I finished the install of the new burner and saftey valve with thermocouple. Overall I am very happy withe the new parts but reall can't do a final test because it is only in the 40's up here with a threat of more weather coming.
I removed most of the original burner parts and now have them in a box.

[steinVT]

Nice upgrade on the burner. Do you have a parts list or should I just call the guy in Maine? I have a '56 Kreft in my Safari that works great using the rewired original electric heater, but I just don't trust the old burner. I would like to duplicate your install. Thanks for posting. - Mark

[prairieschooner]

steinVT,
Ritchie should remember me (Steve Ward) and what parts he sent to me. He didn't send me a parts list just told he how much and then shipped right away using PayPal for payment. We did have numerous conversations prior to the order

Just for giggles I now have a 1 1/2" diameter X 3" length 225 Watt barrell heater with a circuit breaker. I have no reason to remove a heater element anymore now. Simply flip the switch for shore power or light the burner for gas or dry camping. This makes my 1958 vintage refrigerator upgraded to be similar to a newer unit.

[steinVT]

Thanks for the info, I will call Steve.

Where do you install the barrel heater? Although my original heater works well, it lives in the propane chimney so requires a fair amount of disassembly to do the conversion. Especially now that I have a powered fan unit sitting on top. - Mark

[prairieschooner]

The barrel heater is installed on the outside of the flue in about the same location as where the other heater resides. You may want to get one and wait for a reason to do the modification.



This makes it so much easier for me to change from shore power to propane. Everything stays in place even the baffle.