Date:         Tue, 28 Mar 2000 11:20:04 -0500
Reply-To:     "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@ENTER.NET>
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From:         "Karl F. Bloss" <bloss@ENTER.NET>
Subject:      Re: Carpet removal after antifreeze leak
Comments: To: "Todd D. Gadberry" <toddgrx@PACBELL.NET>
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Todd,

If you have the weekender rear bed, you need to remove the kick panel under the
seat.  It's just 4 or 6 screws and then it comes off.  BTW, no need to remove
the middle seat if you have one...the carpet should wrap around.

The toughest part was getting the plastic box around the heater off without
breaking it.  The bar that runs behind the weekender kickpanel would get in the
way.

You'll want to pull the padding under the carpeting out too.  After everything
dried, I put baking soda under there to absorb some of the mildewy odor.

-Karl

> Now to clean up the mess.  A few of you recommended to remove the carpet
> and I'm tending towards this solution.  But not sure exactly where to
> begin.  I guess remove metal strip near sliding door, but get stuck at
> this point. Can't really tell how to get entire floor up without damaging
> it.  Sounds like I need to get underneath to clean up antifreeze that's
> probably on bare metal.
Karl and Kristina Bloss, Trexlertown, PA
'87 Westfalia Weekender  "Beverley" - 194K miles
http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/
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