i found mine duct taped shut when i bought my westy.  after doing some
expiramenting with it i opened it up for summer and when the cold
weather came i closed it back up.
jimt
On Monday, Oct 28, 2002, at 16:33 America/Denver, Tom Young wrote:

> Hi there:
>
> #1) My '81 Vanagon has large rubber seals on the leading edge of the
> doors
> that match up to "holes" (roughly rectangular) in the chassis which
> serve as
> part of the fresh air system.  On my '82 Westfalia the passenger-side
> setup
> is the same, but on the driver's side the seal is missing and the hole
> in
> the chassis is blocked of by a plastic piece that looks original, held
> in
> place by a singe screw.  I guess this serves to shut off air flow on
> this
> side, but I have to ask, "Why?"  Is this some sort of "camper" setup?
> Can I
> simply remove the plastic piece and find and install the rubber seal,
> or am
> I screwing something up?