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• Re: The two throttle valve switches, redux
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:44:20 -0700
  ...One > closes when the foot is off the gas pedal, and the other closes when the > pedal is floored. They are wired in parallel...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 06:20:25 -0800
  ...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: Has anyone added a sliding 2 person Middle seat to a westy?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:59:34 -0600
  ...there > is no reason they need to extend under the kitchen unit. > > set the radial arm saw to only cut thru the plywood floor...
• For Sale: '86 Westy FULL CAMPER w/ middle seat & 15" alloys...pics
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 12:35:47 EDT
  ...has optional 2 person middle seat w/ factory floor tracks and floor track covers. full camper w/ stove/sink/fridge, both tables,swival seats...
• Re: Eberspacher BA6 gas heaters on canadian waterboxer vanagons...
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 9 Feb 2015 20:16:02 -0400
  In the '88 there is a grey vinyl cover on the living area floor in which the rails for the middle bench are cut...
• Re: Putting an engineless vanagon on ramps
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Tue, 14 Sep 1999 08:24:35 -0700
  I'd say you could get a good floor jack under the front tranny mount - we have used this spot for years. In the...
• Re: Middle seat in GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:17:08 -0800
  I don't know what a 'bood' is , But there are rails bolted to the floor originally for that seat. It's kind of...
• Re: Westy Interior Swap- Rear Seat bolts without welding?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:26:24 -0700
  Forgot to add, yes, everything lined up, cabinets and floor. I was amazed that it did. I only made one mistake and that was...
• Re: #3(4) VANAGON digest 503
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 26 Jun 1995 01:42:20 -0400
  ...If anybody is interested, those vinyl/clear plastic mats that go on office floors so you can roll a chair around are almost a...
• Re: Carpet or Something else?
  Historical mailing list - elgin freeman
  Sat, 10 Aug 1996 17:47:02 -0400
  ...anyway, in the process i had to put in a new floor to fix the hole on the right. i found the perfect solution...
• Re: Gene Berg Short shift/extension kit
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Tue, 25 Apr 2000 17:11:24 +0100
  ...All they are is a 1" plate which is bolted to the floor. A collar is then fitted to the gearshift stick and the...
• Re: Engine removal
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 13:39:38 -0800
  ...Have support blocks about 4 inches under the front of the transmission, have a floor jack under the engine. Disconnect the engine mounts on...
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 18 May 2004 13:49:59 EDT
  ...Time, jeffg@MIKOEXOTICWEAR.COM writes: > does anyone have any of the floor mounting brackets to mount a rear facing > jumpseat..i have a 1989...
• Re: Gas Mileage Mystery (Or Not)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 May 2006 18:52:18 -0400
  ...Forward is right foot on the floor. Slow down or stop is right foot on the floor about 5 inches to the left. The...
• Ford camper
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 14:01:53 -0400
  With "Volkswagen" floor plan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XkUvYn-T0M Enjoy, Hector
• Re: [WetWesties] Flooring in back. Cont.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 8 Jun 2013 16:02:52 -0700
  My floor is 49 1/2" by 46 1/2" and I didn't want the 3/4" gaps, so I spent an extra...
• Re: High elevation adjustments?
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Mon, 8 Jul 2002 08:55:39 -0700
  ...I know its a crime but i routinely drive my van with my > foot to the floor for a half hour or longer while...
• Re: wet floor
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 27 Apr 2003 19:04:43 -0400
  ...wet floor > > > > SW Missouri had a fairly heavy rainstorm (hail, too) last night, and my > '87 > > Westy sat in it all night. This morning...
• Westy middle seat mounting question(s)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 08:20:19 -0600
  ...I'm told that the fastening mounts for the rails are already built into the floor of the van, under the wooden westy floor...
• Re: Engine removal, long winded...... Seeking advice
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Fri, 28 Sep 2007 14:01:01 -0600
  ...How high can you go? (ceiling height) Then, > dimension of engine WITH floor jack so you can leave it sitting on > floor jack as...
• Re: Who knows this?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:00:58 -0400
  ...The pedal did not go to the floor and it did not disingaged yet fully. The guy just changed the transmission and the plate...
• Re: seating conversion question...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 20:43:22 -0500
  ...the > mounts on the floor are welded, so removal is a pain, but the floor mounts > are not really crucial. just cut holes in...
• Re: Ventalation Controls (sp)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 10 May 2002 18:22:25 -0400
  ...On mine, the tapered bands are longer, there are no words, and there's a red stripe on the floor-air band about where...
• Floor Duct
  Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
  Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:49:02 -0700
  Would someone please tell me how the forward end of the black, hard, plastice duct/aisle is fastened to the floor of me '82...
• Vanagon Engine/Transmission Removal Websites?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:14:38 +0000
  ...a big garage-style floor jack to drop the engine? All I have is a small 1.5 ton floor jack. Any other tools...
• Re: Air Cooled Rear Passenger Area Heat
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 12 Dec 2004 22:11:44 -0600
  True story here! My rear facing heater at the floor level worked wonderful. It worked so good that on two separate occasions it exploded...
• engine sling for '80 V6anagon?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 09 Apr 1996 11:21:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...So I'll probably just put the floor jack on the 4x6 beam and drape the chains over it with a holding bolt through...
• Re: BA 6 Heater Booster - text
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 27 Nov 2006 02:45:17 EST
  ...The rear > floor vent is attached directly over the gas tank.removing this vent > requires the tank to be dropped.Two #2 phillips head...
• Best van ever designed (was: Why do we love that damn van so much...)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 26 May 2002 19:34:09 +1200
  ...And a flat cargo bay floor. All it lacks is an IRS option, though upmarket versions get torsionbar rear, and walkthrough. 4WD optional, including...
• Re: Nathaniel - wood van flooring on thesamba
  Historical mailing list - Leslie H Schwartz
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 19:12:49 -0800
  ...I thought with the commercial carpet over it - it would ok for my passenger van floor, in my case which is primarily for Home...
• Re: Lifting a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Philip Zimmerman
  Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:42:49 -0700
  ...Lifting a Vanagon Has anyone made something that would fit a floor jack securely and sort of 'key' itself to those two front most...
• Re: Rainwater leak drivers side floor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Jan 2020 02:46:06 +0000
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• Re: Rainwater leak drivers side floor
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 4 Jan 2020 18:52:39 -0800
  thanks Dennis... and here I go for a rooter plumbing job... :-)
• tip of the day
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Fri, 23 Feb 2001 19:44:37 -0600
  ...That's it! I surf quite a bit and wanted to get some floor mats for the van ( 85' Westy). Unfortunately floor mats don...
• Re: carpet alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 13:21:11 EDT
  ...With the flooring there the fridge cannot be removed without removing the flooring in front of the fridge. The Dometic fridge in the Vanagon...
• Re: Harbor Freight Jacks
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:02:25 -0400
  ...I looked at the different alternative aluminum floor jacks (1 1/2 ton, 2 ton, 3 ton). I decided to get the 2 Ton...
• Lack of brakes long version saga actually
  Historical mailing list - A J I
  Fri, 6 Mar 2009 00:05:20 -0500
  ...Prior to removing the rear cyclinders there was always a pedal, soft but never to the floor. After bleeding the system what I got...
• Master Cylinder needed
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:09:31 -0800
  ...straight to the floor!� Looked in the brake fluid resiviour and NO fluid and a greasy spot on the rubber floor mat... I have...
• Engine removal
  Historical mailing list - Michael Jarvis
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 10:18:44 -0800
  ...Is there a Muir style procedure (rocks, floor jacks, ramps and 2x4s) for this written somewhere? Thanks! Michael Jarvis '84 Vanagon '79 911SC '73...
• Re: Consumer Reports
  Historical mailing list - David..M
  Fri, 12 Feb 1999 08:00:31 -0500
  ...passengers but it does not convert to a flat-floor cargo carrier; the floor steps up over the rear-mounted engine. In our previous...
• Wet Front Floor Syndrome
  Historical mailing list - Larry Innes
  Fri, 27 Jul 2001 17:50:47 -0300
  Hi, All - We've had the worst and wettest July on record, and ol' Blu, our 87 Westy has developed wet front floor syndrome...
• Re: hole saws/floor cutting
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 22 Jan 2005 20:47:48 -0800
  ...b4ac87290820448ca4897a8474ef70d4&POS=1 > &CM=WPU&CE=1&CS=AWP&SR=1 > > Here are the tools to put a hole in the Vanagon Floor. Bring $$.
• Re: Mounting jump seats in 87 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Sat, 11 Feb 2006 17:12:08 EST
  ...Does any one have any suggestions or advice as to what I can do to the floor to create the "cups" for the seat...
• Re: WTB: Rubber Diamond floor plate for Westy
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Mon, 2 Feb 2004 09:53:42 -0700
  ...Rubber Diamond floor plate for Westy > > > http://www.oeveedub.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Pro > duct_Code=VB-10006&Category_Code=vain-cm...
• Re: Reaching skylight knob
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 18:00:17 -0400
  ...I like to > keep the floor uncluttered though, it being somewhat small, so most > floor items get moved outside when camping. > -- > > Mike "Rocket J...
• Re: Floor Duct
  Historical mailing list - Neil Crawford
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 07:22:46 -0700
  Removed the floor duct last night. Very cathartic indeed! Now I've to manufacture some trim plates fore and aft and find the newer...
• Re: '90 Vanagon Jump Seats and Rear Bench/Bed
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 17:55:26 -0800
  ...255 887 225C - above floor mounting plate, both sides, 2 required, $13.92 ea. 255 887 225 - below floor mounting plate, left side, $15...
• Re: Winters in the van... HYDRONIC HEAT
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 17:31:22 -0700
  ...Now if you want to lay on the > floor or lean against the sidewall or where ever you've got your plumbing > then you...
• Re: Rubber Front Floor Mats
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Wed, 7 Mar 2001 00:40:31 -0600
  ...Rubber Front Floor Mats >Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 09:53:23 -0500 > >I was browsing the web this weekend and found the following...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 22 Apr 2002 to 23 Apr 2002 - Special issue(#2002-482)
  Historical mailing list - Nancy Eilers-Hughes
  Tue, 23 Apr 2002 09:25:12 -0700
  ...I wasn't able to find any thin enough at any of the flooring stores I tried, so I ordered a new flap from...
• Re: Rebuilding sink
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Sat, 5 Jan 2013 19:43:28 -0700
  ...I put a sheet of plywood or masonite on the bottom++, after reinforcing the drain connection at the floor. No more raised floor=more...
• Re: foam strips on front floor of 87 Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 07:49:13 -0500
  ...seen little strips of blackish-gray foam on the >passenger side floor. Anyone have any idea as to where it is from? The >heater...
• Fw: Description of coveted cupholder sought/Floor mat question
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Thu, 5 Jul 2001 13:01:42 -1000
  ...Description of coveted cupholder sought/Floor mat question > > > > In a message dated 7/5/01 2:28:33 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > > hotlava@INTERPAC...
• Rare westy swival middle seat on lockbox on ebay $9 bucks NO RESERVE
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 01:49:17 EDT
  folks, here is one of the highly sought after rare westy middle swival seats on lockbox...slides into your middle seat floor tracks ...you...
• Re: Nathaniel - wood van flooring on thesamba
  Historical mailing list - Leslie H Schwartz
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 17:39:59 -0800
  ...And I was wondering how to attach the flooring material to the van bottom pan - sheet metal screws? Didn't see any indication of...
• Re: the 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:14:01 -0400
  ...covers that went over the rails to give a nice flat floor for when the middle seat was not installed.) On Jun 29, 2011...
• Re: Aluminum Bodies
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 Nov 1995 14:39:08 -0400
  ...The steel frame is immediately against the rear floor, which is aluminium. The body rocking, grit and salt/slush make an extermely corrosive environment...
• Re: Weakly Statz ... [f]
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 10 May 1996 06:48:55 -0700 (PDT)
  So Joel Walker says: > well, you draw this laaarrrrgggge circle on the floor ... well, anyway, it > involves some goats and a chicken and a...
• Re: Raised floor heater duct in diesels
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Wed, 26 Jan 2005 00:53:30 -0600
  ...Aparently, some time later, it got relocated to under the floor. Al Brase David Marshall wrote: >Diesels have a different sheet metal section in...
• Re: Leak Under Steering Column
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 25 Aug 2011 14:36:11 -0700
  ...close to the floor almost. Having the lower steering column cover off helps to see it too. you can't see the boot very...