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by silvertrooper
Thu Aug 11, 2022 7:58 pm
Forum: Exterior
Topic: coaxial cable roof penetration: no cable entry plate beware leaks
Replies: 1
Views: 1120

coaxial cable roof penetration: no cable entry plate beware leaks

Friends and countrypeeps, For the five years I've owned the Turtle, I've noticed a musty smell in the closet. It's a 1996, so no wet bath but it has the black tank vent stack running through the closet. I've always thought that maybe there's a little leak in that. But then I realized that the smell ...
by silvertrooper
Sun Jun 05, 2022 9:51 pm
Forum: ICE
Topic: New speakers, radio and back up camera...
Replies: 15
Views: 50097

Re: New speakers, radio and back up camera...

Nice work! I am especially jealous of your back up camera! follow-up to an old thread... we had the stereo shop put in a new stereo, front speakers, a viper alarm with remote locking, and a backup camera, the display for which is a rear-view mirror that fits over our OEM rear-view mirror. The displ...
by silvertrooper
Sun Jun 05, 2022 9:43 pm
Forum: Propane
Topic: Propane tank removal
Replies: 22
Views: 38629

Re: Propane tank removal

Last photos...still need to fill it and verify everything works, but that's for later!
by silvertrooper
Sun Jun 05, 2022 9:41 pm
Forum: Propane
Topic: Propane tank removal
Replies: 22
Views: 38629

Re: Propane tank removal

OK, I hope to close the loop here. I was taking the van into the shop to have a noise addressed (rear wheel bearings? differential? Survey says: differential!) and asked them to get the tank off since I was unable to free the nuts. They ended up taking off the entire bracket that had the rotating bo...
by silvertrooper
Sun May 01, 2022 8:58 pm
Forum: Propane
Topic: Propane tank removal
Replies: 22
Views: 38629

Re: Propane tank removal

Next up, I noticed that the brackets are loose, somehow. My next step is to replace the bolts for those. I plan to do those one at a time, so that I don't have to lower the tank again. Do you mean that single bolts that attach the brackets to the van chassis? Do you have access to the back side of ...
by silvertrooper
Sun May 01, 2022 8:51 pm
Forum: Propane
Topic: Propane tank removal
Replies: 22
Views: 38629

Re: Propane tank removal

Well, of course nothing is easy. I was able to break 27 years of rust and remove one of the nuts on the three bolts holding the tank to brackets. One of them, however, just started spinning in the slotted bracket on the tank itself. I don't know how to get it off except to cut it at this point. THer...
by silvertrooper
Fri Apr 29, 2022 6:56 pm
Forum: Towing
Topic: Towing a Trailer
Replies: 10
Views: 19221

Re: Towing a Trailer

We've towed a small uhaul trailer (4x6) and now sometimes pull an old Bantam m-100 trailer; in either we're topping out at 1,000 pounds on the trailer and the van doesn't seem to know it exists. We heat up a bit more than normal over long passes in WA/OR/CA but that's about it for effects. Mileage i...
by silvertrooper
Fri Apr 29, 2022 6:51 pm
Forum: Propane
Topic: Propane tank removal
Replies: 22
Views: 38629

Re: Propane tank removal

Just posting to keep the details in the thread. I cut a notch in the screw, then broke the head in half with an impact driver. I also, per Skater's idea, tried removing the nut behind the handle, but that guy was stuck tight. So I've found a local propane tank shop that will replace the whole valve ...
by silvertrooper
Fri Apr 01, 2022 10:02 pm
Forum: Places to Camp
Topic: Camping...just beyond the campground, and how to navigate washboard roads comfortably in the B
Replies: 2
Views: 31582

Re: Camping...just beyond the campground, and how to navigate washboard roads comfortably in the B

Rugster, the clearance was one of the reasons I got the B-190, limited as it may be. My dad has a Winnebago Rialta on a VW van platform. While it drives great and gets double the mileage I do, it's only got about 4" of clearance. Driving gravel roads, he's knocked the waste tank valves clean of...
by silvertrooper
Fri Apr 01, 2022 9:28 pm
Forum: Interior
Topic: wind noise
Replies: 2
Views: 2445

Re: wind noise

The only time the wind noise is really an issue is when I've left a vent or side window slightly open. Those sliding windows seem to like to hiss and howl when you hit highway speeds. I pretty much leave the bathroom vent open all the time, though, and that one isn't noticeable. I'm coming from driv...
by silvertrooper
Fri Apr 01, 2022 9:09 pm
Forum: Basic Questions
Topic: B190 Bunk dimensions
Replies: 12
Views: 6591

Re: B190 Bunk dimensions

a couple more for all angles!
by silvertrooper
Fri Apr 01, 2022 9:07 pm
Forum: Basic Questions
Topic: B190 Bunk dimensions
Replies: 12
Views: 6591

Re: B190 Bunk dimensions

Mine is a plywood sheet, maybe 1/4" with the oak facing board screwed to it by a 1"x1" "board." The leading edge has been cut or sanded at an angle to allow it to push forward easily. My bed is two linked 4-inch Thermarests with mated Cabela's outfitter 20-degree sleeping ba...
by silvertrooper
Fri Apr 01, 2022 8:31 pm
Forum: Propane
Topic: Tank manufacturer: Manchester Tank
Replies: 0
Views: 1814

Tank manufacturer: Manchester Tank

I’m looking for a replacement shut-off valve due to leaking at the handle (cannot get the handle off to replace the O-ring, drat!). I contacted Airstream (937-596-6111) and told them my local dealers couldn’t help with parts because the van is over 20 years old, and would they have some information ...
by silvertrooper
Sat Mar 26, 2022 7:11 pm
Forum: Exterior
Topic: Running board coming loose...fixes?
Replies: 4
Views: 4048

Re: Running board coming loose...fixes?

Oldbagpipe wrote:
Sat Sep 11, 2021 1:06 pm
I'm looking for a replacement running board for mine but yours are probably too new. Dang, just down the street from me too! If you do decide to replace them, can you email me a photo?
For now we're sticking with them, but if we change our minds we'll give you a shout!
by silvertrooper
Sat Mar 26, 2022 7:03 pm
Forum: Propane
Topic: Propane tank removal
Replies: 22
Views: 38629

Re: Propane tank removal

Hi Micabarry, Last year it was leaking at partially open/closed but in the fall/winter when it was a little colder (Washington State) it seemed to get significantly worse, to the point that in the closed position it didn't leak but in the partial position it was leaking liquid/vaporizing propane so ...