Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 11:55:45 -0400
Reply-To: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
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From: Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: Any repair recommendations while dashboard is removed?
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Some of us are so good at procrastination that doing stuff under the dash is not an issue.
Stephen
Mobile
> 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.
>>
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