Some of us are so good at procrastination that doing stuff under the dash is not an issue. 

Stephen

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> On Jun 30, 2017, at 11:27 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> Small black tie wraps have worked great on both vans I've had where the
> heater core had to be replace. Rattling? Silly Marc : )
> 
> Jim
> 
>> On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 9:22 AM Marc Perdue <mcperdue@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Tie-wraps?!? Silly John! I went with the metal clips that you can get
>> specifically for the purpose; I figured they'd last long enough and the box
>> wouldn't rattle or anything like that.
>> 
>> Marc
>> 
>> On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 12:46 AM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> I'd suggest removing the heater box and relining the shuttere that direct
>>> air flow. Also remove heater box, split it, then put it back together
>> with
>>> tie-wraps. This will save a lot of frusreation later when the front fresh
>>> air fan goes out! And it will eventually!
>>> 
>>> John
>>> 
>>> On Jun 29, 2017 12:15, "J.C." <dougm+sfbayrangers@kzsu.stanford.edu>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Following up on my "brake pedal not retracting' question from a while
>>>> ago, we finally got her into the shop and the diagnosis is that it's
>>>> the brake booster (thanks for the pointer Ken!)
>>>> 
>>>> My new question for the list is as to what repair/replacements we
>>>> might want to do while the dash is completely out. Would love to save
>>>> on duplicate labor costs if we can.
>>>> 
>>>> This is for an 85 Westy.
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Wed, May 17, 2017 at 1:27 AM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
>>>> <kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>>> Had this same problem on a VW Bus recently.  It was the brake
>> booster.
>>>>> There is a spring inside that which allows the pedal to return.  We
>>> have
>>>>> them available on our site at www.vanagain.com if you need one.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Ken
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Wed, May 17, 2017, 2:22 AM J.C. <dougm+sfbayrangers@kzsu.
>>> stanford.edu
>>>>> 
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Question for the list, that I haven't found a definitive answer for:
>>>>>> My girlfriend's 85 Westy has an issue wherein the brake pedal isn't
>>>>>> retracting into the resting position. Thus, the brakes are dragging
>>>>>> (and the temporary solution has been to use one's foot to retract
>> the
>>>>>> pedal while driving.) The brakes themselves don't feel mushy/soft,
>>>>>> thus it doesn't seem to be a master cylinder issue, or air in the
>>>>>> lines.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> My 1st thought was that there was an issue with the spring, but (as
>>>>>> well as I could tell) it doesn't appear to be broken, and it does
>>>>>> appear to be attached.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Does anyone have an idea as to how to diagnose and repair?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> (Searched the 1st 8 pages of results from a search of the archives
>> but
>>>>>> couldn't find anything.)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Thanks.
>>