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Re: Help Please, Lost Brakes :-(
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 6 Jun 2012 19:01:46 -0400
...Sometimes the pedal will drop to the floor without any resistance and other times there will be some resistance before hitting the floor. The...
Re: Puddles inside the bus
Historical mailing list
Thu, 2 Mar 95 17:53:30 PST
...Water runs in from around >>the windshield, down the front of the bus behind the dash, and onto the >>floor. The floor is not...
Copy of: Parting 63 super beetle
Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
10 Oct 96 00:01:42 EDT
...And another thing, how long was he "working on it" before he realized the floor was bad? Floorpans are the first thing I check...
Re: Brakes problems
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 29 May 2011 12:54:11 -0700
...tell me you *didn't* do this .. ! you stroked the pedal all the way to the floor in your manual bleeding process. In case...
Re: What's wrong with my brakes?
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Sun, 7 Mar 2010 17:53:01 -0500
...fastforward.ca>wrote: > I can push the brake pedal to the floor and nothing happens. > > My > TriStar sat for about 3 years and when...
Re: Rubber floor mats?
Historical mailing list - dave bowers
Tue, 10 Sep 2002 12:59:22 -0700
...I scored a complete set of rubber flooring out of a 1981 Vanagon in a junk yard. It covers the the entire front floor...
Re: Winters in the van... HYDRONIC HEAT
Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
Tue, 19 Nov 2002 14:05:17 -0800
...I think you would > find it difficult to duplicate a thermal mass on the floor of you van. > -------------------- > Why not just add a heater...
Re: WTB 83 diesel heater cover
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 06:33:44 -0800
...The black > >> plastic > >> floor space hog is only held in place by a few screws hidden by caps. > >> There is nice clean carpet under...
Re: No Clutch
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 1 Feb 2014 17:37:27 -0500
...Look under the floor mat! Did that last winter in Fun Bus. No the floor paint is the peel off type. In that case...
Bottle Jack vs. Floor Jack
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Sun, 18 Aug 2024 17:31:28 +0000
...on Jack Stands....narrow garage means hard to maneuver and use Floor Jack. But what about a comparatively small Bottle Jack? They are powerful...
Re: shrunken kitchen floor
Historical mailing list
Sun, 26 Aug 2012 00:52:39 -0400
...spots) - do I need to pull the cabinet/rear seat, since it extends beneath these? take it out and install some nice pergo flooring
Re: Flapping accel pedal?
Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
Tue, 11 Jun 2002 09:29:14 EDT
...I got a solid brass hinge, just a little 1-1/2" hardware store type, and screwed it onto the pedal and floor. I...
Westy Middle Seat
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Mon, 29 Jul 2002 15:35:05 -0400
Could one of you with a Westy middle seat take some digipix of your floor for me? I have the seat, and the rails...
Re: Mrs. Squirrel gets nice floors in Mellow Yellow.
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Wed, 15 Jun 2005 21:04:21 -0400
...like a good honey-do. > > http://www.altavistaaudio.com/Westy/Nice_Floors/index.html > > -- > > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus...
Need Floor Rails for slide out Westy Seat
Historical mailing list - Olin Bausback
Wed, 13 Feb 2008 18:33:20 -0500
...to install in my 81 Westy, but it came without the floor rails. Does anyone out there have an idea where I could track...
Re: rubber floor mats?
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Thu, 9 Sep 1999 03:35:38 EDT
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Re: Vanagon Engine/Transmission Removal Websites?
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:55:37 EDT
...All you need is your puny 1.5T floor jack. Do you think that engine and tranny weigh more than that ? The whole van...
Re: clutch pedal travel
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 10 Jun 2019 12:28:33 -0600
...Near Floor of the Stroke & as You let the Pedal Up from the floor does >> >> the Clutch "Grab" close to the Bottom/Floor or...
Re: unique Westy floor covering?
Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
Thu, 9 May 2002 12:07:53 -0400
...You don't want hardwood floors in your van. You'll note now that wood only appears in cars today as thin burl veneers...
Re: Speaking of Westies...
Historical mailing list - Jon Hathaway
Mon, 22 Apr 1996 20:31:58 -0400
...fellow had a '87 AdventureWagen with a nice parquet floor said it was part of the AdventureWagen package that he bought ( along with Microwaveand...
Fw: Floormats
Historical mailing list - Roy O.
Thu, 10 Feb 2000 11:53:36 -0600
...similar kind of 'hook' that goes around a pin on the floor to | keep the mat from sliding up under the pedals every time...
Re: Fw: Intermittent Wipers? and jumpseat install
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 06:29:21 EDT
...Best I can come up with is to install brass cups in the floor (cut holes in the wood Westy subfloor), or weld/bolt...
Brake help needed
Historical mailing list - Steven Edmundson
Wed, 15 Aug 2001 15:26:45 -0700
...Brake pedal goes to the floor when trying to stop Ever since I got the van the pedal would SLOWLY make it's way...
Re: Winters in the van... HYDRONIC HEAT
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Tue, 19 Nov 2002 15:23:21 -0600
...All these sandwich floors are great if you've got an acre to work with but my Westy floor is about 4" x 4...
Re: EV Jumpseat Question
Historical mailing list - William Alan Killian
Wed, 20 Dec 1995 15:41:03 -0500 (EST)
...It appears that the two (2) > extensions that stick into the floor have to enter the floor behind (toward > the rear of the vehicle...
Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
Wed, 22 Mar 2000 06:15:41 -0800
Mike, cut away the plywood where you want to place the floor brackets and drill holes through the floor to match the holes you...
Re: Good types of drive-on lift ramps?
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\"
Wed, 26 May 2010 08:58:52 -0700
...The only part about this is I'm having a hard time picturing what to put the floor lift on to lift the end...
Re: Side tent for sale.
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Sun, 22 Sep 2002 16:53:46 -0500
I didn't think I'd like the dirt floor in my Komet when I got it, but having used it in the field...
Re: Floorpan rust
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Fri, 6 Jun 2003 10:23:54 -0400
...Since this is a floor, you have the advantage of not having to care what the repair looks like. The *best* repair would be...
Re: Essential Tools...washing out the bus
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 2 Feb 2007 20:40:19 -0600
...I parked the bus with the side door side > sloping > down and hosed out the entire floor to wash out the paint. On several...
Re: seat options for Multivan?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 18 Jan 2001 17:57:50 EST
...any middle seat from a pass van will work in there, just get the floor tracks. the body already has threaded holes in the...
Remove Middle Seat - How?
Historical mailing list - Christopher T. Berchin
Mon, 30 Apr 2001 20:05:42 -0400
...Do I need to remove those tracks? It appears that the carpeting and floor "cork" is in the way to slide the seat off...
NOS Vanagon front floor mats for sale.
Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
Thu, 23 Aug 2001 13:55:29 -0400
Volks, Just come a cross a lot of BRAND NEW NOS Vanagon floor mats for the front. These are cut perfect for the vanagon...
Re: Bottle Jack vs. Floor Jack
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Tue, 20 Aug 2024 17:06:42 -0700
...On Tue, Aug 20, 2024 at 11:25 AM Mark McCulley <mark@markmcculley.com> wrote: > Although easier to position and move around than floor...
jump set installation in camper van
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 18 Apr 2010 17:22:28 -0500
...From other posts I have gotten the impression that a preferred way to fit the seat to the floor is to put hollow headed...
Re: wet floor
Historical mailing list - Jay Roth
Sat, 26 Apr 2003 11:11:09 -0500
...wet floor SW Missouri had a fairly heavy rainstorm (hail, too) last night, and my '87 Westy sat in it all night. This morning...
Van flooring
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:34:47 -0700
Hey volks, What did you use for flooring when you renovated your Vanagon/Westy and why? I've got the yellow, compacted, sound dampening...
Re: [Syncro] Re: Westy Interior Swap- Rear Seat bolts without welding?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 26 Sep 2011 07:34:39 -0700
...I laid out and drilled the holes on the floor using (as Mark said) any locating dimples and double checked by comparing to my...
re:more bus doings and warping
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 Dec 1995 14:18:22 -0500
...This thing has midwest-style rust on it - floors are just about completely gone, parts of the skylight window frames are gone... He was...
Re: A mod to make Felder's eyes bleed
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Thu, 26 Mar 2015 15:39:13 -0700
...to get some flack for this flooring mod, already taken some from friends. >> >> https://shufti.wordpress.com/2015/03/26/vanagon-carpaccio-flooring/ >> >> Alistair
Re: Vanagon name and favorite thing...
Historical mailing list - James Felder
Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:28:56 -0500
...don't eat anything that comes within 6 inches of the floor.
Re: Trying to decide...
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Mon, 8 Jun 2009 15:49:24 -0600
...In my case I like having the floor space that comes with the use of the cabinet the Dometic was in, rather than out...
Balky shift question
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Thu, 8 Jul 2004 08:11:53 -0500
...I can hear a dry rubbing under the floor where the shift lever pivots (front) often when I move it. From where, top or...
Coolant Drip!!!
Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
Tue, 30 Aug 2005 08:30:01 -0700
Hi All I just noticed a few drips of coolant on the garage floor under the oil filter. I noticed a drip on the...
Re: Crankshaft oil seal & holding that pulley
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:10:05 -0400
Yes because the motor was on the floor I was able to use a flywheel lock. I had to also re-install the engine...
Re: Door and window seals
Historical mailing list
Tue, 28 Feb 95 11:21:55 EST
...Also, any clever > fixes for floor holes (not really huge) that won't require replacing the > floor? As far as the door seals go...
Re: FS: OEM all RUBBER vanagon/transporter/westy front floormat...
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Tue, 5 Dec 2006 13:04:37 -0900
...OEM all RUBBER vanagon/transporter/westy front floormat... To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > i have a original factory front floormat for the vanagon..its...
Re: Where to place my jack?
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 2 Sep 2021 17:39:22 +0000
...I went inside and talked to the manager and then they raised the van with 4 floor jacks - 2 on the rear and 2...
Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:10:59 -0700
...For removing a complete WBX, 25" floor to skirt below bumper is enough room right? I will be lowering engine onto carpet. (working on...
Re: the 5th seat
Historical mailing list - Rob
Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:58:55 -0700
...2010/08/11/westy-new-old-floor/>http://shufti.wordpress.com/2010/08/11/westy-new-old-floor/ > >and here: ><http://www.thesamba.com...
Floor Mats
Historical mailing list - Kristin Dewey
Mon, 28 Sep 1998 22:39:02 EDT
...NO FLOOR MATS!!! I've got the rug in the back, thank God, but none in front. What kind of mats do you kind...
Why does my floor gets wet whenever it rains?
Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
Tue, 12 Aug 2003 07:50:01 -0400
In my 84GL the floor in the front of the van gets soaked whenever it rains. It doesn't matter if the van is...
Re: hanging second propane tank
Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:40:06 -0600
...The nuts were there okay, welded to the steel floor, but I had to pop the plywood floor loose, raise it and reach in...
Re: tents
Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
Mon, 10 May 1999 19:03:40 EDT
...They do not have floors. You can use a tarp or groundcloth, or order the optional inner sleep cabin that has its own floor...
Re: Wet Front Floor Syndrome
Historical mailing list - Miguel Calvin
Fri, 27 Jul 2001 19:22:22 -0400
...No visible mess and the floor is always dry. -- Miguel
Re: Raised floor heater duct in diesels
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 25 Jan 2005 15:01:25 -0800
Shawn when the diesel has the aux heater option the plastic floor duct is removed. Alistair '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94...
Re: Floor Covering
Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:03:33 -0600
...I have e- > mailed > asking about how plyable the material is (for fitting over the > contours of > the floor) and how it might react...
Re: Westfalia indoor mat ideas
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Mon, 23 Apr 2012 16:07:16 -0400
John, my '84 has the same floor with rails for the slide-in center seat. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia Apr 22, 2012...
New drums, now brake pedal goes to floor
Historical mailing list - John W. Parkins
Mon, 15 May 2000 14:48:27 -0400
...The pedal now goes almost to the floor when I apply the brakes. The brakes are working, as I jacked the van up and...
floor mats
Historical mailing list - james pound
Fri, 23 Feb 2001 16:40:14 -0800
...chain here in Canada, that work great.  They fit the floor space on the drivers side perfectly and are heavy duty.  I...