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Subject:Re: Couple of more "Westy" questions
From:Tom Young
Date:Mon, 28 Oct 2002 20:43:39 -0800

From: "Jim Arnott" <jrasite@eoni.com>
To: "Tom Young" <tomyoung1@ATTBI.COM>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, October 28, 2002 6:49 PM
Subject: Re: Couple of more "Westy" questions

> That duct is to provide fresh air to the (non-existant on the Westy)
> overhead vents. It's "plugged" because the overhead vents ain't there
> on the Westy.

Thanks for the info.  I'll go look in a few days when I have the time, but
is my situation of the left side plugged and the right side unplugged
correct?  If so I suppose I should see right side overhead vents?

> To tighten that plate, you need to remove the surround that the door
> attaches to.  It's held on by a couple three screws under plastic caps
> on the front. (IIRC. It was a few months ago when I pulled it apart to
> tighten up the hinges and latch.)

As I looked at it, it seemed that the plate blocking the air flow was held
on by just one screw.  It looked like maybe the right side vent has also
been plugged in a similar fashion (faint outline in the shape of the plate
was on the pillar) but the plate was no longer there.

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Tom Young                        '81 Vanagon
Lafayette, CA 94549          '82 Westfalia
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