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• Re: Brake pedal goes to the floor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Apr 2013 00:24:37 -0400
  ...Brake pedal goes to the floor Hey gang. Last summer I had a problem with my master cylinder in my syncro, or so I...
• Re: Floor Jack fix maybe
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 May 2024 13:51:10 +0000
  ...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: floor tracks for single captain's chair
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 11 Jul 2001 11:02:58 -0700
  ...i think this is the original floor, but cannot be sure. big square thing, with odd pieces stapled to the edges under the bench...
• Eng. off/cold; brake pedal goes to floor. Eng. on/pump pedal; pedal height ok.
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sat, 7 Oct 2006 22:21:10 -0400
  ...Cold in the morning engine off; brake pedal is easy to push to floor. Pumping doesnt' seem to bring up pedal height. After starting...
• Re: Rust hole through the floor - how do I best repair?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:39:10 -0500
  ...pedal had come loose at the hinge at the floor. > Inspection showed that the floor had completely rusted through and i > was looking at...
• Re: Remove Middle Seat - How?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Asbury
  Mon, 30 Apr 2001 22:42:40 -0500
  ...Do I need to remove those tracks? It appears that the carpeting and floor "cork" is in the way to slide the seat off...
• Re: Middle Seats
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 18:49:38 EDT
  ...the floor rails themselves keep the seat in place, and the rails are bolted to the floor. those 4 bolts that go from the...
• Re: VW Bug questions
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Fri, 16 Jul 2004 17:52:45 EDT
  ...reg beetle // 73 up supers had a rounded windshield // yes many floors are rusted but can be installed by any good VW or body...
• Diagnostic Question
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Fowler
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:14:31 -0800
  ...This happens when I am holding the gas steady and stops happening if I floor the gas pedal rather abruptly. A few seconds after...
• Re: Has anyone added a sliding 2 person Middle seat to a westy?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:00:23 -0500
  ...But I've never had to consider removing the floor. If it comes out with the stuff in place, then great, this is what...
• Re: foam strips on front floor of 87 Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 09:56:02 -1000
  ...foam strips on front floor of 87 Wolfsburg At 07:55 10/25/2000 -0400, Paul Bucco wrote: >Hi List, > > I have recently seen...
• Re: Fw: Intermittent Wipers? and jumpseat install
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 19:30:22 -0700
  ...As I recall from looking at my factory rear-facing seats, the "real brackets" ARE only small metal cups welded to the floor. From...
• Re: What's wrong with my brakes?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 7 Mar 2010 20:13:01 -0800
  ...to stroke on old Master cylinder all the way to the floor - damages the seals in the mc. ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Marshall" <mailinglist...
• Re: Material advice needed
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Tue, 11 Mar 2003 21:10:07 -0500
  ...Material advice needed > Everyone knows about the corrugated floor. I need to smooth it out by > placing cut strips of SOMETHING in the valleys...
• Re: Balky shift question
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 11:04:12 -0600
  ...I > can hear a dry rubbing under the floor where the shift lever pivots > (front) often when I move it. > > From where, top or...
• Re: 84 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 21 May 2007 12:01:56 -0700
  >Where is the reservoir for the front windshield washers? Just got >the van and going through it under the floor mat, under your left...
• WTB Westy propane pipe sealing plate
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 6 Apr 2007 20:29:28 -0500
  Does anyone have the plate assembly that screws to the floor, sealing the hole that the propane lines pass through? Thanks, Jim
• Re: Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:33:41 -0700
  --snip-- Let's see, gas stoves, clothes dryers, water heaters, Furnaces, Boilers, --snip-- Zambonis, forklifts, large floor machines and so on. Cya, Robert
• Re: Floor jack Vanagon recommendations
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 19 Apr 2024 21:34:56 -0600
  ...My Harbor freight jack is failing so I need a new floor jack. > > Has anyone purchased one from Amazon that has held up well...
• Re: My door fell off last night
  Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
  Tue, 31 Mar 2020 11:57:22 -0700
  ...seems fine and then suddenly the sliding door drops on the floor.. the rear hit the floor first and the whole door came off...
• Re: 6 Wheeler Vanagon on German eBay
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 12 Jul 2013 06:11:13 -0700
  ...additional floor pan and a rear axle attached at the rear, and a tow boom in the middle of the flatbed floor. Last visit...
• plugging holes in tin
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Sat, 25 May 1996 21:59:15 -0400
  Hello all, Well, I bought a generic floormat and proceeded to cut and slice and try to fix most of the awful gaps in...
• Re: Help, 85 shifting problems
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Wed, 11 Sep 1996 12:40:22 -0400 (EDT)
  ...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: FS: OEM all RUBBER vanagon/transporter/westy front floormat....
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Dec 2006 03:01:12 EST
  ...even *if* they were still makin these brand new that would be a $500 mat by the time it hit your van's floor...
• Fwd: Middle Seat for 87 Vanagon GL Westphalia Camper
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Apr 1997 16:14:20 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I have spoken w another listmember w/ an '89 full GL westy and his doesn't have the filler tracks in the floor either...
• Re: Repost - 1980 Vanagon seats
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 19:25:13 -0500
  ...If you can >figure out how to get the flooring up out of the way, you can remove the six >big plastic threaded plugs...
• Re: Raised floor heater duct in diesels
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 07:19:09 -0800
  ...Without the > heater cover in place, I don't believe there is continuity from the > front ducts to the floor ducts anyway, It's...
• Re: Hot Foot Mods -- what's the best?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sat, 23 Aug 2008 16:11:32 -0700
  ...The last paragraph of their hot foot mod is basically "if this doesn't work, tell the customer to open the floor vents" :-) I...
• Re: how is the gas pedal affixed?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 15 Aug 2013 11:54:35 -0400
  3/16" pop rivets do the job well unless the floor is shot. You can get rivets in aluminum, steel, and stainless steel. You...
• Re: carpet alternatives
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 10:42:25 -0700
  ...With the flooring there the fridge cannot be removed without removing the flooring in front of the fridge. The Dometic fridge in the Vanagon...
• Shopping for a floor jack
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 27 Mar 2015 21:16:27 +0000
  ...can proceed with the development of the dream.  Looking for a floor jack and will likely get the Harbor Freight 3-ton in steel...
• Re: Eurovan seats into Vanagon Westy?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:28:20 -0700
  ...She finds herself too high, relative to the floor. I find myself just higher than I am used to, relative to the rest of...
• Re: Info Wanted: '66 Bus Cargo Floors
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Sep 1995 09:20:29 -0700 (PDT)
  ...However, I do need to buy two new > floor sections (about $220.00 from Wolfsburg West). Don't get them there! They prolly won...
• Mine Syncro ist Krank! (Coolant leak)
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 7 Dec 1997 19:43:08 -0900
  ...Whilst working on the new '89 Syncro Westie I noticed about 7 drops of brilliant, green coolant on the floor just below the oil...
• Re: Floormats and carpet
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 19:08:36 EST
  ...Sun Valley, CA 91352 1.818.768.6001 Coyote>> The last I spoke with Lloyds, they were no longer making the one piece floor...
• Re: Replacement carpets (not floor mats made of carpeting)?
  Historical mailing list - Michael L. Smith
  Fri, 31 Mar 2000 10:05:50 EST
  ...not the floor mats. Is there a source on the web for replacement carpeting? - Ken, in the wet side of Washington State Well Ken...
• Re: Odd AC contraption
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Wed, 4 Apr 2001 01:42:17 EDT
  ...There were two honkin' big fans that cooled the condenser, but they blew the hot air from the condenser up onto the floor, which...
• Cold weather camping, heating, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hartz
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:50:49 EST
  ...carbon monoxide is heavier than air, ie, builds from the floor up. If you're relying on a roof vent to provide fresh air...
• Re: List Protocols ? - flooring question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 18:08:12 -0500
  ...for person who installed flooring from Costco - what kind of > glue / mastic did you use to hold it down? and is there a lot...
• Re: '56 Progress - front (mount)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 13:57:34 -0800 (PST)
  And Cetin Seren thus wrote: > > The solid Tyranny mount is the source of the noise, but the panels > (floor/side/ceiling) are the transducers...
• Re: what's under the tunnel
  Historical mailing list - Ray Hunnam
  Fri, 8 Feb 2002 21:37:38 +1100
  ...I feel he is referring to the TUNNEL meaning the air diffuser that sits on the floor and is about 3 inches above floor...
• Re: That composite floor padding...
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 8 Apr 2002 23:13:58 EDT
  ...a better way to insulate, pad,level and sound deaden the floor using a more optimal material? >> Rachel, I do no think there is...
• Shifter came unbolted from floor
  Historical mailing list - Ian Stewart
  Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:13:56 -0700
  I paid off a local mechanic to fix my engine, but today, my gear-shifter came totally unbolted from the floor. The shift lever...
• Re: Need Floor Rails for slide out Westy Seat
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:55:01 -0800
  ...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 front floor rubber mat
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:41:36 -0400
  ...Rubber front floor rubber mat > RE: >> >> If you track mud or snow into your van, these mats are the ones to >> have. >> http://www...
• Re: Friday Question
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:53:18 -0400
  ...Is the concrete floor in the garage sealed (is it smooth and glossy)? If so, as long as you clean up any spills quickly...
• Re: 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Mon, 10 Jan 2000 10:05:23 PST
  ...Mounts to tracks on the floor...head restraints & seat belts are integral. If you have a Westy, you cut through the plywood flooring to...
• Re: Under Floor Water Tank Still Needed
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 21 May 2006 08:31:41 -0700
  To make reasonable use of the under floor area for a tank, a tank built just for Vanagons is needed. I have looked and...
• Re: Lack of brakes long version saga actually
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 21:27:35 -0800
  ...Prior to removing the rear cyclinders there was always a pedal, soft but never to the floor. After bleeding the system what I got...
• Re: Propex: Starting the Installation
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 26 Nov 1996 09:52:02 -0800 (PST)
  ...Propex shows the exhaust passing > through a metal floor, but in my Westie it will have to pass through > the wood floor of the...
• jump seat for camper
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:31:42 -0400
  ...Has anyone done this? This model has no provision on the floor for the seat. My understanding is that it bolts to the pedestal...
• Re: Help, 85 shifting problems
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Sep 1996 00:26:50 -0400
  ...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: Floor Mats
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 07:33:09 EDT
  Vanagon floor mats at the Parts Place in Michigan are no longer available. I called there yesterday and was told this piece of "good...
• Re: Mrs. Squirrel gets nice (NOT) floors in Mellow Yellow.
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 10:00:45 -0700
  ...It's one > of the nicer floor "upgrades" I've seen. But I put that stuff in my > office and kitchen and wouldn't...
• loading your vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 25 Nov 2015 08:48:25 -0800
  hi, if you have choice to load up your vanagon either in the rear cargo area above the engine or on the floor in...
• front mat ?
  Historical mailing list - Tim McKane
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 08:36:00 +0100
  I am looking for a front floor mat for my 67 westy.. does anyone know a source for a good quality mat? TIA Tim...
• Re: Misc. dumb questions
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Kimmons
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 14:05:32 -0500
  I've heard of a few rugby players who had a keg in the trunk and funnels in the floor of their car.... worked...
• Re: carpet alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Slloth
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:39:10 -0700
  I love my laminate wood flooring. One box from costco did my van. It was on sale for about $30. http://picasaweb.google.com...
• Re: Nathaniel - wood van flooring on thesamba
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 20:08:44 -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: Survey: How do you jack up your Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 21:30:44 -0500
  ...If you use a floor jack, how do you position the jack on >the bottom of the jack receivers built into the Vanagon? I...