Lessons learned on 50+ year old stoves
If you're find one you want to fix up because it looks great on the outside, check for a functioning thermostat for the oven before doing anything. If it works, then check the quality of the...
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Oh, and if you have a 40" wide range, like in my 23' Kenskill, w/ a grillevator style broiler, it also has a safety valve connected to the gas line for the broiler. If that goes out, which mine has,...
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Thanks! That's exactly what I was worried about on the Preway. The oven t stat valve won't turn at all, frozen in time. Everything costs more than you think. VK
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Vikx, that t stat might work fine once the valve is freed up. It could be as simple as some penetrating oil on it to get it moving. I'm thinking about going to the junkyard and finding a modern stove...
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I had considered a cook top that sits on top of the counter. It had a small oven type of thing to warm breads and breakfast rolls. An employee of mine purchased one from Harbour Freight and it worked...
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As an update on the stoves, I have two Dixies, a Preway, and a Princess sitting in my carport. I also have two working Marvel refrigerators (40's and 50's era), and a nice Sanitary fridge. They were...
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Mine didn't move with blaster either. Awaiting your t'stat tutorial Pigbiter! I definitely need help... Bob, how are you going to get a TURKEY into that tiny oven? Maybe Cornish game hens would be a...
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Hadn't thought of that. I'll have to ask her. Put her on the spot, so to speak. It was her idea. I wonder if they actually cooked turkey on camping trips, now that you pointed that out. Maybe in...
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I've cooked a turkey in my more "modern" trailer oven. It's the "bigger" of the two newer stove sizes. Now mind you it was a small 12lb one but it tasted really good!I don't have an oven in my...
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Hey Vikx, I finally removed the frozen thermostat valve from my other Dixie. My housing that contained the valve had two screws that held it to the manifold. The housing itself is composed of two...
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Thanks Eric! Every little tidbit helps. Now you've got my curiousity going. I'm gonna look at mine tomorrow...VK
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