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• Re: Vanagon trivia
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:29:03 -0700
  you have 6 forward gears in your fine vanagon Roger ??? on 'floor hump'...........are you refering to the plastic ducting, which forms a raised...
• Re: Cargo net . . .
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 26 Jul 2011 07:11:19 -0700
  ...Hurst floor-shift and a straight six. Driving along my morning commute, a badly wash boarded road in Wyoming...the transmission did fall right...
• Re: the 5th seat
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:59:26 -0400
  ...onto standard floor tracks that can be fitted >>> to any year van using the threaded holes always present in the floor. >>> These have a...
• Re: Brakes still going to the floor
  Historical mailing list - Mark
  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 21:18:18 -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...
• westy seating arrangements (Re: newbie questions: offroad, addnl. seating, cover
  Historical mailing list - JordanVw
  Tue, 26 May 1998 23:44:09 EDT
  ...by bolting it into and out of the floor? >> there are 3 different middle seat arrangements that were offered for the Westy's. 1...
• Re: Biggest/Strangest loads carried in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 12:04:35 -0500
  ...One other time I filled the center floor section with 5 gallon buckets of Imo's pizza sauce, they are pretty heavy (and still...
• Re: 91 Vanagon GL Top Speed?
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 14:55:01 EDT
  ...especially since last night a Mustang 5.0 just floored it by me last night... usually I would just floor it right past him...
• Poptop Westy's for sale!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Nov 2002 17:14:03 EST
  ...this is a 4spd with the rare floor tracks and floor track covers for the optional middle seat. middle seat included also. 105k mi...
• Re: Rt.Hand Drive Vanagon question
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 19 Feb 2007 03:05:55 -0800
  ...IIRC the windshield washer bottle was still under the left side floor. Why not use one of those headlight washer tanks? They go on...
• Re: Accelerator Cable
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Tue, 16 Jun 1998 11:20:25 -0700
  ...With my pedal to the floor, I can still push the linkage quite a > ways before the switch clicks on. > Recently had a new...
• Re: New drums, now brake pedal goes to floor
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Mon, 15 May 2000 12:17:13 -0700
  ...New drums, now brake pedal goes to floor > > > I replaced the brake drums on my '87 Westy. I loosened the > brakes up to get...
• Re: Raised floor heater duct in diesels
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 22:59:53 -0800
  ...Raised floor heater duct in diesels Huh? What air flow would that be? Surely you jest. Or maybe they are pulling a gotcha? Certainly...
• Re: Building a Shop
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Seurynck
  Sun, 15 Mar 2015 18:31:55 -0600
  I second Stevens suggestion of a heated floor! Even with a lift, there will be times when you find yourself laying on the floor...
• Re: Rubber mats..
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 11:54:34 -0600
  ...Go into one & see what works for your needs, or simply order ready made vanagon sizes from GW for the cargo floor, behind the...
• Re: Rainwater leak drivers side floor
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 4 Jan 2020 15:42:02 -0500
  ...Anyone else have a really bad leak on the drivers side floor when it rains a lot? I cannot tell how the rain is...
• Re: symptoms of a failing clutch
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 15:00:42 -0800
  ...In the last few > days I've had to floor the clutch pedal in order to shift gears. The > gears engage when I release...
• Re: FS: projekt zwo fog lights and rubber floor mat
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Fri, 12 Dec 2008 16:33:38 -0800
  ...members. > > > > Vanagon Projekt Zwo fog lights: > > *http://tinyurl.com/6jqsq6 > > > > Rubber floor mat OEM > > **http://tinyurl.com/5ob8yu > > > > > > *thanks > > florian > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > + To unsubscribe from the...
• Re: Bleeding brakes - 1.9 - questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Wed, 9 Nov 2011 22:55:52 -0500
  Yes manual - yep all the way to the floor. So is there a way to test the MC to be sure? -- Thanks, Jeff '85...
• Re: Syncro bought
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Wed, 18 Sep 2002 22:09:12 -0700
  >This is the one with no wing vents and rubber floor mats and the old >metal dash- *Metal* dash??? They're all padded, I...
• Need Brown interior bits...
  Historical mailing list - David Orozco
  Mon, 16 Dec 2002 00:53:23 EST
  ...Interior door panel for the sliding door (clean, no damage), carpet floor mats and most importanly, the entire pull knob panel from a Syncro...
• Which years/models had centre seat attachments?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 12:43:15 -0500
  ...Does anyone know which years/models had the attachments in the floor for the removeable middle seat? Thanks, --tabe johnson xtabe AT yahoo DOT...
• Jack/jack stand locations??
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 12 May 2004 12:13:11 -0400
  Hi gang, I recently picked up a 2-ton floor jack and jacks stands. Where are the best places to put the jack and...
• Re: hole saws/floor cutting - Malaprop
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 23 Jan 2005 11:07:48 EST
  In a message dated 1/23/05 2:12:55 AM, jfarrugi@UMICH.EDU writes: << additionally you need a hole saw bigger than the...
• Re: carpet alternatives
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 11:31:45 -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...
• Re: [WetWesties] Flooring in back. Cont.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 8 Jun 2013 12:26:00 -0700
  ...It's the stuff used in gym floors. Not elegant but bomb proof, and it comes out easily for cleaning and is warm to...
• Re: PIC. Under Cabinet Flooring: Westfalia OEM?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 19 Sep 2012 05:16:43 -0400
  ...Under Cabinet Flooring: Westfalia OEM? > > This is the first time I have seen Fluid Film mentioned for fighting > rust. Where did you hear this...
• Re: Rubber mats..
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 21:25:37 -0400
  ...I work for a uniform rental company and we handle MANY rubber floor mats. Our company is very quality conscious and is always pulling...
• Re: Floor mats
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 9 Mar 1998 13:41:26 -0800
  ...w/GOOP - Runs like a new car! > > The next issue is floormats,(sissel) or carpeting. Do you have > preferences and / or sources? > > Thanks all...
• runs on 2 cyl w/ water on road..
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Tue, 27 Feb 2001 08:59:28 -0600
  ...Flooring the gas pedal made no difference in idle, but holding it between no throttle and floored would kill it. Any ideas? Thanks in...
• Re: Are jump seats the same as regular front seats?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Fri, 12 May 2006 09:50:24 -0700
  ...There is debate on this in the archives regarding the floor mounts. Some say just use holes in the plywood floor of your Westy...
• Re: Westy middle seat mounting question(s)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 29 Mar 2005 15:17:07 -0600
  ...mount tracks and then cut a strip of wood to >> lay in them >> when seat is not in use, and recover with floor mat...
• Re: 84 Westfalia Subfloor Removal
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 20 Jul 2018 08:46:32 -0700
  ...I have the > bracket mounted up to the battery box and now need to get the floor > supports in. I've seen some people...
• Re: Engine Removal. Van Height Double Check Please
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 25 Sep 2017 11:06:38 -0700
  ...I see 25" from floor to skirt at body just behind the 2.1 muffler. I will NOT be using a floor jack or...
• Re: Rubber mats..
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 15 Sep 2010 17:34:34 -0500
  I got one of those very cushy pads they use in front of industrial equipment as a floor mat for the operator. Eight dollars...
• Re: Is lifting a Westie bed really this simple?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 24 May 1999 07:53:13 -0400
  ...The "L" brackets on the > bench that are bolted to the floor would need longer bolts and they could > go through the 2x4s for...
• Re: Propex Install
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 30 Oct 2013 17:22:42 -0700
  Mine is on the aisle floor between the front seats, against the passenger side seat box. My combustion tubes go horizontally out into the...
• Re: Rubber Floor Mats
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 15:54:14 -0400
  ...Rubber Floor Mats > Guys, > Do to the difficult nature of finding decent rubber floor mats for > Vanagons, I have thought about producing my own...
• Re: Side tent for sale - now tent floor
  Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
  Wed, 25 Sep 2002 17:13:37 -0400
  ...We used "Scott Tents" which are floorless pyramid tents with a tunnel entry. For a floor we used a canvas tarp (or nothing). The...
• Re: The case of the missing brake fluid.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Jan 1995 16:25:15 -0500 (EST)
  ...It would drip from the master cylinder onto the steering shaft boot and then run off onto the floorboard which is very absorbent. It...
• Re: Accelerator sticks
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 23:00:08 -0400
  ...that holds the cable up on the bottom of the floor. This will prevent this icing problem. Cables are usually rust, witch causes them...
• Raised floor heater duct photo in Bentely
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 13:34:41 -0800
  If anyone cares, there is a picture of the floor duct in question on page 80.12 of the Vanagon Bentley and the part...
• Re: pop out on westy
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 18:03:52 -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...
• Re: has anyone ever built this vw camper?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 17:57:09 -0600
  ...I don't believe I've ever seen it before. > Looks like a splitty floorpan, though it might be a loaf floorpan > (date would...
• Re: FS: OEM all RUBBER vanagon/transporter/westy front floormat..(one piece m...
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 10 Dec 2006 11:54:11 -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: Rainwater leak drivers side floor 2.1L fairy tale.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Jan 2020 16:53:05 +0000
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• Re: How not to unstick a frozen slider.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 24 Nov 2010 10:42:43 -0700
  On Nov 24, 2010, at 9:51 AM, Dylan Friedman wrote: > My radiantly heated garage floor makes quick work of any thawing needed. My...
• Re: Automatic Trans Question...
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Sat, 13 Dec 1997 02:52:18 EST
  ...many of you with Auto transmissions find yourself driving w/ the accelerator mashed to the floor... >> Often. Also in my Syncro too! Jim Davis
• Re: Rubber Floor Mats
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 16:50:31 -0500
  > I guess this could apply to any hard to find parts, if I have a sample I > can reproduce them in small qtys. > You...
• FREE westy 2 person middle seat
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:37:25 -0500
  ...includes the factory rails to bolt to floor. matches '87 up westy interior. local pickup ONLY in SE PA north of philly. will NOT...
• Re: FS: OEM all RUBBER vanagon/transporter/westy front floormat..(one piece m...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 9 Dec 2006 11:01:34 EST
  In a message dated 12/9/06 10:50:26 AM Eastern Standard Time, regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM writes: > . Have you ever tried to get...
• RE: Can you make the bus quiet?
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 21 Sep 1995 14:23:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I >removed the side cabinet(floor to ceiling) as I want this to be a passenger >vehicle. The floor is rubber mat. My headliner...
• Re: stereo amp placement
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 25 Jun 2002 22:36:53 -0600
  Mine were already installed when I got my van but, they're mounted on the floor of the closet, on a thick felt-type...
• Re: jumpseat brackets
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Wed, 19 May 2004 01:14:17 -0400
  ...just to weld some metal > cups to the floor? i seriously doubt anyone has ever done this.. and i > know youve seen westy owners...
• How hot is your van? Get a IR Thermometer and find out...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 18 Mar 2004 09:33:10 -0700
  ...I measured the temps around the front floor. Under the gas pedal it hit 137F. On the left side it was 105F center was...
• Re: Westy Camper Additional Seating Options?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:03:07 EST
  ...single or 2 person middle seat, installed on sliding floor tracks (you may have to install the tracks if you van did not come...
• Re: Lack of brakes long version saga actually
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 5 Mar 2009 23:40:00 -0600
  ...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: newbie - where is the gas???
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 7 Jun 2005 12:05:12 -0700
  ...It seems that I had to floor the gas every time and even with the gas floored it took a second or two to...
• Re: Mechanic had to pull transmission again, what would you do?
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 17:18:41 -0700
  ...I have turned down work where the customer wants to supply materials for that very reason; if the materials ( say, maple flooring) are not...
• Re: Blog post about 85 doka
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 26 Mar 2015 11:53:36 -0700
  ...Screws down to the floor and fits up under a slightly different heater cover. I suppose it could be adapted, but to be honest...
• Re: How does water even get in here? (Side window lip rust). And questions about window seals and adhesive.
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Tue, 23 Dec 2014 13:28:18 -0800
  ...Water droplets collect therein, before dripping to the floor sill. That's how you get rust at the horizontal bodyseam on the driver's...