Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2017 16:05:11 +0000
Reply-To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Any repair recommendations while dashboard is removed?
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Procrastination is a skill I appreciate more with each passing year.
Jim
On Fri, Jun 30, 2017 at 10:55 AM Stephen Grisanti <bike2vcu@yahoo.com>
wrote:
> 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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