Hi.

Try this video I made. Just a rough overview of dash removal on an air
cooled 81' :

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil/iWeb/Site%205/DashRemQT7.html

and fresh air box removal and take apart:

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil/iWeb/Site%205/FreshAirHousing2.html

or in QuickTime 7 format:

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil/iWeb/Site%205/FreshAirHousing.html

Cheers!

Neil.

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Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

On 6/23/07, Paul Chubbuck <paul@takingflight.net> wrote:
> Mine is a 1982 Vanagon.  My heater blower fan makes terrible noises,
> probably shot bearings.  I have a new replacement but when I tried to get
> the dashboard off a couple years ago, using instructions in the big green
> Vanagon repair book, they seemed incomplete and I couldn't get access.
>
> Also, I understand that to put it back together, I'll need some sort of
> clips to seal the heater chamber.  Those are not available as OEM.
>
> Can anyone help with either of these problems?
>
> Thank you,
> Paul in Colorado
>