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Subject:Re: Dashboard is out!
From:Randy Charrette
Date:Mon, 21 Oct 2002 10:41:46 +0000
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<P>Thanks for the tip, I will look into that. Have an RV shop right by work.</P>
<P>Randy<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;From: Stan Wilder <WILDEN1@JUNO.COM>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Reply-To: Stan Wilder <WILDEN1@JUNO.COM>
<DIV></DIV>&gt;To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Subject: Re: Dashboard is out!
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2002 22:13:27 -0500
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;I used wide foam tape to replace the rubber. I got it at an RV shop. It
<DIV></DIV>&gt;is used to seal roof A/C units on RVs. It comes in White or White.
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Three feet was two bucks.
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;Stan Wilder
<DIV></DIV>&gt;83 Air Cooled Westfalia
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;On Mon, 21 Oct 2002 02:02:08 +0000 Randy Charrette
<DIV></DIV>&gt;<RCHARRETTE@HOTMAIL.COM> writes:
<DIV></DIV>&gt;Well I have finaly taken the plung. I was up in Breckenridge, CO this
<DIV></DIV>&gt;weekend and needed the front blower, which has been out since the end of
<DIV></DIV>&gt;last winter. I have had the replacement motor for a few weeks now and
<DIV></DIV>&gt;started the job today. Not a bad job to remove the dash. I followed some
<DIV></DIV>&gt;very helpful directions that I found on the list:
<DIV></DIV>&gt;http://216.33.240.250/cgi-bin/linkrd?_lang=EN&amp;lah=605ae77bc2b8090034c97da
<DIV></DIV>&gt;992306dad&amp;lat=1035165074&amp;hm___action=http%3a%2f%2fgerry%2evanagon%2ecom%2
<DIV></DIV>&gt;fcgi%2dbin%2fwa%2eexe%3fA2%3dind0111D%26L%3dvanagon%26P%3dR16300
<DIV></DIV>&gt;I was very surprised to see how rotted the foam is on all the vent doors.
<DIV></DIV>&gt;It just flakes off when I touch it. Will head to home depot tomorrow to
<DIV></DIV>&gt;find something similar. That should take care of the hot air blasting in
<DIV></DIV>&gt;in the summer. For those of you looking to tackle this job, I have to say
<DIV></DIV>&gt;there was no hard part. It is very straight forward. Will find out in the
<DIV></DIV>&gt;next day or so how smoothly it goes back together, but I am very
<DIV></DIV>&gt;confident! To think I was soooo close to dropping $600. on this job. Get
<DIV></DIV>&gt;in there and learn about your van!!
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;Randy Charrette
<DIV></DIV>&gt;87 Syncro
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