This is one of those miss-haps that really suck. You have to take it all out
and wash. Laundry detergent will help get the glycol and smell out of the
cork and carpet. Rug shampoo also. You need to clean the floor. If the flood
was real bad you may also need to remove side panels and make sure the
insulation is not soaked. The glycol can over time ruin the paint on the
floor and make it start peeling. Clean as much and as well as you can.

You want to take the core and try to find out why it failed. The common
failure is for the tubes to erode from the inside-out first getting small
pin holes, ( the strange smell), and then the final burst. The side tanks
can also suddenly fail at the gasket-crimp. This occurs from small leaks
there that destroy the crimps to any overpressure event that weakens the
assembly or blows it a part now.

Recall you recent issues with the low coolant light? It may have been
leaking then.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
JRodgers
Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2014 9:29 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Carpet and Flooring Repair - 88 GL

After my disaster with the rear heater soaking the floor and carpet with
coolant, I'm faced with fixing the floor. I'm going to toss the old carpet
in favor of a new one. But the cork flooring underneath is a whole 'nother
issue!

The cork/particle subflooring is soaked with antifreeze coolant. Is it
possible to clean and dry this cork - or is it a goner?

When inspecting the floor, I noted that the floor is corregated steel and
the cork is made to fit the corregations yet still level out the top
surfaces. In other works the cork is thick and thin, thick and thin.

I'm thinking all new flooring, so if any of you Volks out there has re-done
the floor - I would surely like to chat on the issues,

Thanks,

John