---- Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Both mine and my son's battery box were damaged.  Mine was sawed down about
> 2" on both sides, but at least the carpet was pulled down. The '87 had the
> lip bent up and back a bit. Westfalia should have put instructions on the
> battery cover.

Battery cover looks pretty obvious.  Yes, the seat does have to move and reverse, but that's not hard to figure out.  Reading the owner's book would help, but for some vans that is lost.

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> Stuart
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> From: JordanVw@aol.com [mailto:JordanVw@aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 10:06 AM
> To: stuartmacm@gmail.com; vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: A/C problems
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> In a message dated 11/19/2014 12:57:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> stuartmacm@gmail.com writes:
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> You underestimate the capabilities of a complete idiot. Just stand at the
> rear and pull down hard on the edge of the shelf, there is obviously no
> other way to get in there, right
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> wow.  i wonder if he can tie his own shoes?   good thing he didn't have to
> replace the westys battery, im sure he would have used a sawzall to get the
> battery out. (yes i have seen that done before , im totally serious DPO
> could not figure out how to reverse seat swival and slide it to get at the
> top of the battery so he just cut the back sheetmetal thru the carpet!!!)

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David McNeely