Date:         Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:50:05 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil Crawford <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Neil Crawford <vidublu@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Floor Duct
Comments: To: Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net>
In-Reply-To:  <47E95965.9020906@earthlink.net>
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hehehe  You feel better, I bet. :-)

If I take it to the nearest VW dealer (whom I happen to know is about to
lose their license) and tell them I'm a VERY disatisfied customer who's
planning to buy a BMW or Dodge Sprint and forget I ever owned this
monstrosity, will they fix this for free?

Tried to replace the four cables and lever assembly y'day.  The
fancy-shmancy soft fin tubes wouldn't transfer to the undamaged cabes
without lubricant, two cables were damaged (one being the primary reason for
purchasing the lot) and I deduced I should adjust ANY controls after
reinstalling the dash because I bent at least two in the process!

I will say, it's the first dash R&R I've done and would never have expected
everything to work as good as it does and I'd NEVER try this in a new or
with anything other than a Yugo, VW, or Skoda!

Neil2
uSofA

BTW, your response was worth a hundred, accurate, detailed ones, sans
pathos.


On 3/25/08, Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> Remove those 2 very long screws. Remove the small pad below the cold
> start cable knob. Remove the lower heater duct bezel from the dash. Then
> lift and twist that floor duct assembly until it clears the parking
> brake lever and gear shift lever.
>
> (then put it out for the trash!!)
>
> Next, remove the dash. Then remove the crappy 82 diesel heater box and
> replace it with a nice 83-86 version along with the cables and lever
> assembly all as a unit. Then enjoy the much improved air/heat controls
> like 90% of Vanagons have. You also want the lower dash bezel for the
> later heater.
>
> Mark
>
>
>
> Neil Crawford wrote:
> > Would someone please tell me how the forward end of the black, hard,
> > plastice duct/aisle is fastened to the floor of me '82 Manual, Diesel,
> > Westy?
> >
> > I see two plastic caps/bolt heads.  When I pry them up, nothing snaps
> loose
> > and I can't imagine needing two peeps (one underneath) to unfasten the
> > duct/aisle.  Then again, . . . this is a VW, so I guess that's
> it.  Reminds
> > me of the old Aggies jokes in elementary school.
> >
> > I'd like to R&R the thing and am afraid to pull too hard.
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil Crawford
> > '82 Diesel Westy
> > '99 Saab Convertible
> > Empty Wallet
> > Headache
> >
>



--
Neil Crawford
'82 Diesel Westy
Me other car is Swedish