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• Kombi Interior
  Historical mailing list - Spooner, Robert E.
  Fri, 16 Mar 2001 14:51:19 -0500
  ...I would love to take out the carpet and put down the molded rubber mats and floor covers that a kombi has. I'm...
• Re: floor tracks for single captain's chair
  Historical mailing list - Steve Suprata
  Thu, 12 Jul 2001 07:00:07 -0700
  ...1) If it seems that the bolts in your plywood floor are in the same places as the tracks would be, how about unbolting...
• Re: Front floor mats
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Fri, 28 Aug 2015 21:47:55 -0700
  ...I have the front mats only, > since I installed laminate flooring in the back and have a throw rug over > it. The front mats...
• Re: Harbor Freight Floor Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 00:15:27 -0700
  hi tom, is that in reference to working on it with a hydraulic floor jack holding it up ? I'm sure you don't...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats
  Historical mailing list - Budd Premack
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 22:25:18 -0600
  ...Next, place the interior floor brackets (with protruding pipes) on the floor with the seat in its intended position (cushion flipped up is easiest...
• Re: Accessing Rear Brake Lines above Syncro Transmission
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 10 Sep 2005 02:08:16 EDT
  ...Unbolt engine mount crossbar, lower very slightly with floor jack. Support transmission with 2nd floor jack, remove two large mounting bolts, lower as much...
• Re: Propane
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 14 Dec 2013 20:07:20 -0700
  ...You have to pull the floor panel up to do that. I just loosened all the screws that hold the floor down and put...
• Re: Maple Syrup?
  Historical mailing list - Jesse T Walz
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 11:39:57 -0400
  When I pulled out the bench cabinet in my 85 westy the flooring underneath was some sort of particle board. It had absorbed who...
• Re-upholstering question
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Drew
  Sun, 14 Sep 1997 11:21:32 -0700
  ...As a result, the canine musk soaked into the carpet on the floor and the whole thing has a kind of musty smell that...
• Re: broken gas pedal
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 11 May 2009 23:38:30 -0400
  ...You might not be able to see it exactly because if I recall the bit that rivets to the floor is tucked into a...
• Re: Go Westy Front floor Mats
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 5 Apr 2011 12:23:52 -0700
  I really like the Van Cafe floor mats (and they are on sale!) but I don't want black... On Tue, Apr 5, 2011...
• Re: Opinions requested on Front Floor Mats
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 05:32:28 -0700
  ...Opinions requested on Front Floor Mats > > > Hello, > > I'm thinking about putting some front floor mats into my > Westy Diesel Vanagon. Anyone have any...
• Re: Repairing rubber Vanagon floor
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Thu, 23 May 2002 14:30:06 -0700
  ...Repairing rubber Vanagon floor > > > Hi all. I've got one of those "base model" vanagons that has the > wall-to-wall rubber floor mats...
• Re: center rails ??
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:55:32 -0400
  ...they fit into a nice track in the floor and have covers. You CAN get by without all of that, by putting the rails...
• Re: Wanted Rear hatch
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Oct 2012 12:05:42 -0400
  ...Will buy or have a front one piece rubber floor mat to trade. It's the rubber mat goes on top of metal floor...
• Re: cleaning floor mats/head liner/package rack
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 19:43:16 -0700
  At 10:48 PM 4/29/96 -0500, you wrote: >I am wondering if anyone has any tips on cleaning floor mats. I have...
• Clutch slave cylinder only 3/4" travel length?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 00:19:29 -0700
  ...I noticed my clutch pedal goes all the way to the floor. Is this normal? Slave cylinder total travel (clutch pedal up to pedal...
• change color of floor mats?
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Sat, 14 Jan 2006 07:58:57 -0600
  Early last fall I got a nice set of carpeted floor mats on sale from BD. They are good quality, nice looking - but they...
• FS: OEM all RUBBER vanagon/transporter/westy front floormat...
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Dec 2006 13:17:05 EST
  i have a original factory front floormat for the vanagon..its all black rubber.. it replaces your front carpet, or i guess you could...
• Re: Westy Interior Swap- Rear Seat bolts without welding?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:23:28 -0700
  ...I did not use the GL floor tracks, I used westy floor tracks. They have different lengths, and you could cut the GL ones...
• Hot floor in '73
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Fri, 22 Dec 95 13:21:04 PST
  Hot floor between the cabinets in a '73 Westy? Sounds to me like the heat is on. When the red lever that opens the...
• Westy sink water pumps
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright, SMUS Network Analyst
  Fri, 17 May 1996 11:28:15 PDT
  ...Since I have seen early 80s Westys with a pump installed under the sink (under compartment where sink drain goes through floor), I chose...
• soundproofing and seat tracks, ad nauseum
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 13:53:33 -0700
  ...i am finally down to the edges of the main floor area, and things are going well. even with the interior removed, and single...
• Re: Brake Problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 23 Feb 2006 21:47:21 -0600
  ...Lastly, if the barkes are bled, the light is out, and the pedal still goes to the floor, even when you try an pump...
• Where do I place the floor jack ?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sat, 2 Sep 2000 12:58:13 CDT
  Being new to Vanagons I would like some opinions on where to place a floor jack to jack up the rear of the vehicle...
• Re: pop out on westy
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:42:50 -0700
  ...Leave it uncranked, you've got a standard Westy's floor space. Crank it out, you get the full floor space of a non...
• OEM front Rubber floor covering SOLD
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 00:37:26 EDT
  folks, this sold within 5 minutes.. [text/html]
• (U)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 Jul 95 11:52:49 EDT
  ...A floor-jack on wheels was very helpful to ease the engine off the transmission spline and out of the engine compartment. Tying the...
• '72 westy interior mods, parts
  Historical mailing list - elgin freeman
  Sat, 10 Aug 1996 17:59:45 -0400
  ...in the process i replaced the floor with a new piece of plywood and put black and white tiled self-sticking floor tiles on...
• Re: Westy Camper Additional Seating Options?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 10:54:49 -0600
  ...I'll mark around the trays and rails, cut out the flooring that needs to be removed and then reinstall the floor and bolt...
• Re: Floor jack placement for tire rotation
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 14 Sep 2013 11:23:42 -0700
  ...I > have a heavy duty floor jack. Is there a preferred place to place the jack > so that the car body can both take...
• Re: 87 GL Power Brake Problem
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 May 1996 15:00:23 -0700
  The brake pedal on my 87 GL has started "going to the floor" -- I was wondering if you step on the pedal fast and...
• Bras!
  Historical mailing list - Ron Lussier
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 12:36:06 -0700
  ...Ron Lussier c/o Andromedia 818 Mission Street, Second Floor San Francisco, CA 94103-3910 Coyote -- /\_/\ ____ Ron 'Coyote' Lussier ( ) \ _/__ Andromedia, Inc. coyote@andromedia.com...
• Re: VIDEO of Tiico engine conversion installation
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 08:40:05 -0800
  ...last time i edited amateur quality home video, i had to use a pneumatic film cutter and a mig torch...the floor jack is...
• Re: symptoms of a failing clutch
  Historical mailing list - Leon Roose
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:13:55 -0600
  ...The clutch did not engage until you pushed the pedal nearly to the floor and then it engaged only partially as you described it...
• '86 Westy for sale w/ 15" alloys and middle seat
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Jun 2003 23:50:50 EDT
  ...has optional 2 person middle seat w/ factory floor tracks and floor track covers. full camper w/ stove/sink/fridge, both tables, even has...
• Re: 1st time pulling my WBX, Advice?
  Historical mailing list - John
  Tue, 11 May 2004 16:34:42 GMT
  ...I cautioned him that we needed a "real" floor jack. Anyway, used the motorcycle life (Sears sells them) and it was great. Then I...
• Front floor metal compatibility
  Historical mailing list - Markus Benne
  Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:45:32 -0400
  ...div><br></div><div>Can someone tell me if the front floors are the same across all years of vanagon? &nbsp; Or just '86...
• Re: Antifreeze smell with heat
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 13:03:41 -0800 (PST)
  So Jerry Huff says: > > Due to the absorbant characteristics of the fiber floorboard used in the > Vanagon I still smell coolant from the rear...
• Re: Front Floor Mats--WhereToBuy?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jan 1995 13:21:36 -0500 (EST)
  > derekdrew@aol.com asked about replacement front floor mats for the Vanagon I purchased a set from BusBoys and have been very pleased. They...
• Help, 85 shifting problems
  Historical mailing list - Lund
  Wed, 11 Sep 1996 06:27:09 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I found that with the clutch pedal to the floor it would grind into reverse. With the clutch pedal to the floor you could...
• Re: Middle Seat for 87 Vanagon GL Westphalia Camper
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Ellis
  Thu, 17 Apr 1997 20:38:28 -0700
  Tim Smith wrote: > GO LOOK INSIDE THE GODDAMN CAR AGAIN, RIP ALL THE FLOORING OUT IF YOU HAVE > TO, BUT GET A GOOD CLEAR...
• Re: Re-upholstering question
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Sun, 14 Sep 1997 17:07:24 -0400
  ...As a > result, > the canine musk soaked into the carpet on the floor and the whole > thing has > a kind of musty smell that...
• Heat front dash vents
  Historical mailing list - blytz
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 23:48:39 -0600
  ...My defroster and floor vents are warm, just these are cold.. Has this happened to anyone before? I've had the dash off previously...
• Re: [Syncro] Removing the floor in a late model Westy
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Sun, 25 May 2003 17:13:03 -0700
  IMHO one is better off pulling the cabinets to do this, otherwise you'll wreck the staples that hold the floor to the part...
• carpet alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 22:47:22 -0400
  ...Considering laminate flooring (e.g. Pergo) or rubber tile. Anyone tried this, or have any other ideas? One thing I'm a bit concerned...
• Re: stickshift box
  Historical mailing list - Leon
  Thu, 12 May 2005 07:59:07 -0700
  Looking for stickshift box, one under floor.In good shape TIA Leon
• Re: Minor clutch rant/lessons learned.......(long)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:20:05 -0400
  I mean floor jack. Just cant spellor type
• Floor Jack fix maybe
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 3 May 2024 07:57:08 -0400
  Hi folks, Earlier I reported a fairly new Harper Freight floor jack failed. I was looking for a different jack. In the end I...
• Re: New drums, now brake pedal goes to floor
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Mon, 15 May 2000 12:50:21 -0700
  ...Don't press the pedal all the way to the floor. This will blow the seals in the brake master cylinder, and you will...
• Re: FS: OEM all RUBBER vanagon/transporter/westy front floormat....
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:08:26 -0800
  ...OEM all RUBBER vanagon/transporter/westy front floormat.... In a message dated 12/9/06 9:27:09 PM Eastern Standard Time, jeff@vanagonparts...
• Propex: Starting the Installation
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 12:15:29 -0500
  ...Propex shows the exhaust passing through a metal floor, but in my Westie it will have to pass through the wood floor of the...
• Brakes still going to the floor
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:22:37 -0400
  ...Seemed to be fine but as I used the brakes, the pedal worked worked down to the floor. The pedal has pressure but if...
• Re: Rear facing seat mounts in floor...
  Historical mailing list - Craig Spaeth
  Sun, 12 Aug 2001 22:50:22 -0700
  ...I would pull up the sub floor and weld in the proper brackets the way the factory did them. just a thought, Craig the...
• Re: heater flap foam
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 08:43:17 -0500
  ...heater flap foam A couple of weeks ago Rico mentioned something about heater flap foam being some sort of a flooring product. Any more...
• Re: FS: OEM all RUBBER vanagon/transporter/westy front floormat..(one piece m...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sat, 9 Dec 2006 18:26:46 -0800
  ...OEM all RUBBER vanagon/transporter/westy front floormat..(one piece m... In a message dated 12/9/06 10:50:26 AM Eastern Standard...
• Re: Brake pedal fades to floor at stops
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Wed, 14 May 2008 07:28:19 -0400
  ...the brake pedal it slowly fades >till >the pedal hits the floor. Is this caused by air in the lines? Air causes a soft...
• Re: Psychedelic Westy Cargo Subfloor
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Wed, 28 Jun 2017 20:40:22 -0700
  ...Bulletproof and easy to remove and clean: > http://www.rubbercal.com/rubber-flooring/gym-rubber- > flooring/elephant-bark-r > ubberized-flooring.html > > -----Original Message...
• Re: WBX Transmission: Failing 3-4 Hub Feels Like?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 16:33:00 -0700
  ...What could be sweeter > ? > > a good selection of tools helps ..nothing fancy either. > Hard flat floor, Good soid jack stands, and a floor jack...
• List Protocols ? - flooring question
  Historical mailing list - Anna Quinn-Smith
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 22:43:57 +0000
  ...for person who installed flooring from Costco - what kind of glue / mastic did you use to hold it down? and is there a lot...