Date: Fri, 1 Oct 2010 11:41:35 -0400
Reply-To: Bill M <billmonk@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Bill M <billmonk@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Battery placement alternatives
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The plastic inserts. Do they go on both seat tracks? Of all the vans I have had they are only on the outside track. So just one per seat. Should I put one on the inside track?
Bill
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On Oct 1, 2010, at 11:21 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
> Aniie,
>
> what year is your van? I have an '86 owner's manual I can scan for you.
>
> the seat track lever, and the entire system can be buggered and cause
> what you are experiencing. It does mean taking seat out, and looking
> underneath at mechanism. If you want pics I can send them.
>
> Also, there are plastic inserts in seat tracks on the van, not the
> seat. Its possible they are damaged and causing problems.
>
> The rear heater has a separate fan control, again shown in owners
> manual. Also there is a valve on heater itself, so that coolant flow
> can be shut off during warm months.
>
> Let me know if you want the manual and pics of seat.
>
> alistair
>
>
>
> On 1-Oct-10, at 8:04 AM, Annie wrote:
>
> It's not necessarily the track - we did take it out and lube it up a few
> months back. The problem seems to actually be with the lever itself. It
> doesn't seem to work correctly and I don't know if it's because it's
> broken
> or what. Having not ever seen another one, I don't know what they're
> supposed to look like.
>
> Is that something that can be replaced? If so, where do I find a new
> one and
> how do I go about getting it installed and the old one removed? Or maybe
> I'll just replace the seats. I've thought about doing that as these ones
> aren't that comfortable for me since there's no lumbar support. I do
> have a
> lumbar cushion but due to the size and angle of the steering wheel, I
> can't
> use it without being too close. If I put the seat back a notch or two to
> compensate for that, I have to stretch my hip too far for the gas
> pedal and
> that defeats the purpose of the lumbar support! LOL - no I'm not just
> being
> nit-picky - I am disabled due to a back problem and if things aren't
> in the
> right position, my legs go numb. Not fun to drive that way.
>
> Also, someone in an earlier post this morning asked if I have an owners
> manual. No, I don't, unfortunately. There was one for sale a while
> back and
> I was too late to grab it! Sure would be handy to have one and I am
> keeping
> my eye out for another but they seem to pretty hard to come by.
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