Before you tear the dash and airbox box apart, you might want to try this:
Pull the floor vent cover off and cut some foam rubber blocks to fit inside
the air channel to stop the airflow to those vents. I used some foam rubber
and a sharp razor knife and I have no airflow anymore. If I need fresh air,
I open the dash vents or the defroster vents. You can pull the foam out
after summer (or never if you live in Florida). It only takes a couple of
minutes to do.

Tim Hannink
Winter Park, Florida
1987 Vanagon Wolfsburg Westfalia Camper (Beach Turtle)
1981 VW Diesel Pickup (Smoke Screen)
1975 VW Bus (No plate, no name)

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Keese, Brian W
Sent: Friday, July 07, 2000 14:53
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Dash / Air Distribution Box removal

Hey Group, boy do I miss those archives...

Since last summer, lots of fresh air has been coming in through the closed
heater vents of my 84 westy.  Usually, this isn't a problem, but as the
outside temps get hotter and I use the AC, I think I am going to jump in and
try to fix this.  I have obtained the little clips needed to hold the air
box together after I split it apart, and I have a free weekend to get it
done.  Anyone done this recently that has any warnings or advice?   Any
secrets to getting the dash off and the box out?  I've read the recent
thread on the steering column shear bolts.  Hopefully, vise grips will do
the trick for me too.  Once the box is out, what do you use to replace the
rotten foam seals?  PepBoys carries a wide selection of what looks like
houshold weather stripping.  Will this work?  And finally, what should I use
to seal the box again.  The VW parts guy didn't know what to recommend and
the part number in the Bentley didn't help him.  I'm thinking black RTV.

By the way, there must be a dozen or more Busses and Vanagons around
Bloomington, IN.  Any of their owners on the list?

Brian Keese
84 Westy "The Ark"