Upgrade your air conditioning: https://smallcar.com/vanagon/dash-air-for-vanagons.html  Assuming you have it now, otherwise it's a lot of work and you need the Vanagon A/C compressor with bracket.  But you junk the existing heater box along with everything that's in it.

Stuart

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of J.C.
Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2017 10:15 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Any repair recommendations while dashboard is removed?

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.