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• Re: Was regarding the Dremel - now 4 pack ub12220 batteries install
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 20:59:11 -0600
  Richard, ....what kind of yellow paint is it that you used as insulation? Very nice touch! b > Here is a picture that shows how...
• Re: Rodents
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Sat, 23 May 2020 18:42:26 -0700
  ...They got into > the insulation, among many other things, and made such a mess that I had to > replace all the insulation. I am...
• Re: Rodents
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 24 May 2020 07:27:50 -0700
  ...They got into > the insulation, among many other things, and made such a mess that I had to > replace all the insulation. I am...
• Re: Exhaust system insulation
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Fri, 20 May 2005 08:24:48 -0400
  ...Exhaust system insulation > I've given some thought to putting an insulating wrap on the exhaust > system of my van to help alleviate some...
• Re: Does your stovetop rattle?
  Historical mailing list - Danny C.
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 20:02:50 -0700
  ...pipe insulation sounds like a good idea, I think I will have to try it. Thanks for sharing....... I love people sharing�great ideas...
• Re: Stats & results on soundproof-interior project.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 7 Sep 1997 21:50:43 EDT
  ...s "Sound and Heat Insulation used by NASA" >A roll of Fiber-tech Fiberglass/silica exhaust wrap heat shield >insulation >Eight yards of 4...
• Re: wire splicing
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 20:05:55 -0800
  ...Strip at least 1/2" of the insulation of each wire (longer for thicker wire). > > 4. (This is hard to describe without a diagram...
• got a westy? got drivers side seam rust?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 13:24:49 EST
  ...the soaking wet insulation takes forever to dry out, and things start to rust.. water tries to exit, from the point of least resistance...
• got a westy? got drivers side seam rust?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 16:08:36 EST
  ...the soaking wet insulation takes forever to dry out, and things start to rust.. water tries to exit, from the point of least resistance...
• Re: why are these plugs here?
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:36:47 -0800
  ...One > is when i pulled the fiberglass insulation from the panels that are directly > in front of both rear tires, not only was the...
• Re: Attention Neil M. Dometic fridge exhaust wrap
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:46:01 -0700
  ...I wrapped mine with a high temp insulation blanket made to go on starters, > and put insulation (reflectix type) between the hot and cold...
• Re: [Re: Antifreeze Sauna]
  Historical mailing list - Captain Ray Nemo
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 00:01:52 EST
  ...To clean up all that antifreeze which is in his carpet and insulation. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http...
• Re: Radiator cost and new insulation?
  Historical mailing list - Don & Sue Welch
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 15:28:36 -0800
  Fred, We got the South African replacement radiator through... The BusDepot.. no add intended... It was a direct replacement and cost less than the...
• Re: insulating against road noise
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 2 Apr 2008 21:24:35 -0700
  ...Sound Insulation I used this: http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&productId=154017-81326-PS625&lpage=none Got best effect in the...
• Re: Exhaust system insulation
  Historical mailing list - Jim King
  Thu, 19 May 2005 14:54:38 -0400
  ...Both > for heat insulation and sound insulation. > > jimt > > On 5/19/05 7:43 AM, "John Rodgers" <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > > > I've given...
• Re: Insulation behind Dometic fridge?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 23:39:54 -0700
  Hi Richard. Funny. For some reason, the address in your reply has "3D" added to it. The original link in the email I posted...
• Re: Vanagon Eng Wire Harness needed
  Historical mailing list - Tonya Pope
  Mon, 20 Jan 1997 14:55:00 -0800
  ...If all of your connectors are physically in good shape, couldn't you just buy appropriate wire with appropriate insulation and make a new...
• 85 Vanagon F/S Vancouver BC
  Historical mailing list - Richard Lynch
  Fri, 14 Jul 2000 07:59:36 -0700
  ...Tinted windows, after-market sunroof, CD, extra insulation. Two tone blue/brown interior. Middle seat removed, still seats five, sleeps 2. New shocks and...
• Where's the water coming from?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 13 Nov 2006 03:31:10 -0600
  ...The well holding the 1-2 oz puddle had no insulation in it 2. Since the top piece of fiberglass was not wet and...
• Re: Pop top insulation from the inside
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lackner
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 21:49:31 -0800
  ...Pop top insulation from the inside > > Hi, > > my friend Stephen here in town did something similar to his '82 westy. > He used a "carpet...
• Re: Insulation
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 08:15:35 -0500
  >nominal compared to the tent. I was thinking of using the aircraft >insulatino made to size of the tent to hang on the three...
• Re: sound and insulation material site
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 14 Oct 2001 16:55:27 -0600
  Entity Joel Walker spoke thus: > anybody up near Walla Walla, Wa that wants to check these folks out > ... > > http://www.freezonerb276.com/Noise.html...
• Re: Crimp vs splice
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 22:23:51 -1000
  ...If the wire ever got hot enough to melt the solder......the insulation would melt off first.. Ed
• Re: Cleaning pop top flocking?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 7 Jun 2015 20:45:41 -0700
  ...2015 at 8:36 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote: > Insulation and sound deadening. > > Karl Wolz > Sent from my electronic umbilicus > > > On Jun...
• Re: Hot Foot Mods -- what's the best?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:05:19 +0000
  ...I'm tempted to both use the foam pipe insulation AND something like B-Quiet (I happen to have some) or other good quality...
• Re: Body work in SE PA
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 16:06:57 -0500
  ...Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:53:03 -0800 > >Jason, that fibreglass insulation is bad for human lungs and neither you or >your daughter should...
• Fuel line insulation.
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 21:43:12 -0500
  Does anyone have any suggestions for an alternative to the plastic sleeve the major fuel supply/return lines are covered with? I had blown...
• Re: Liquid electrical tape????
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 16:30:54 -0500
  <<Does a product exist that acts like liquid electrical tape for resealing cracks in wiring insulation? � I've come across so many places where...
• Re: Vanagon insulation - the modern solution
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 7 Feb 2006 14:07:06 -0800
  ...On top of that, any collision in the insulated panel will destroy the insulation not to mention scatter slivers of Aerogel all over the...
• Re: Engine lid insulation material?
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:34:02 -0700
  ...Searched the archives, but didn't find what I'm looking > for. > > I'll use the stock engine lid insulation, but need more to...
• Re: Insulated pop top sleeve / cold weather boot/ heating/ insulation
  Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
  Mon, 25 Oct 2004 21:56:45 +0200
  ...I think it's MUCH more important to first fix the insulation of the body and windows of the van before worrying about the...
• Re: Anyone have a write up for making a 86-91 door wiring diagram
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Mon, 16 Nov 2015 13:42:22 -0500
  In a perfect world, door harnesses would be made of super fine strand wire and quality silicone rubber insulation. This would provide very good...
• Re: Hot A/C Wire
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:16:57 -0400
  ...The fusible link has been replaced with a 12 volt 50amp circuit breaker, connections appear clean and the insulation shows no indication of breaking...
• Re: Gen Set
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 4 Nov 2009 10:17:24 -0500
  ...A little insulation goes a long way. :) Sudhir
• westy insulation
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 08:56:49 -0700
  ...Stock insulation (yellow fibreglass) was found in all the wall cavities. As noted by Frank Condelli and Matthew Bulley, the wall behind the fridge...
• Re: HEAT glorious heat!!! + 2�
  Historical mailing list - Jason Gorfine
  Fri, 15 Feb 2002 17:48:09 -0500
  ...R6 insulation on the main and front cardboard/foil heat tube, the removal, inspection, and reinstallation (with high temp silicone to seal) of the...
• Re: heating
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 03 Sep 1994 10:19:01 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I also put on a nice cover of rolled fiberglass insulation covered with some plastic sheeting... it was ugly...but it kept the frost...
• tune-up lite blue wire
  Historical mailing list - , Dieter Thiessen
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 15:57:06 EDT
  ...the insulation had started to melt and expose the copper wire . Glad I caught it before it shorted out. Cheers, dieter
• Re: respect - Didn't your mama teach you any manners?
  Historical mailing list - joel hembel
  Tue, 2 Mar 1999 21:44:50 -0600
  ...I've seen it in JC Whitney under "insulation" near all the custom van interiors. I think I'll try this route- my 2...
• Re: What next? ... GREMLINS STILL OCCUPY 80 CA VANAGON
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jan 1997 17:47:42 -0800
  ...Basicly, there is no insulation over the wires where they go through the plastic elbow which, if it cracks, will allow the insulation free...
• Re: Propane heater question - Portable Buddy Heater
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 22:32:37 -0700
  ...Top insulation will help and you will be able to get by with a much smaller heater. Insulating the sidewalls of the vanagon with...
• Re: Engine lid insulation material?
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:02:12 -0700
  ...Furnace filters are often fiberglass matt, and bulk insulation is also easier for these suppliers to find. You will wish to have some bulk...
• Re: wire splicing
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 18:41:10 -0800
  ...Strip at least 1/2" of the insulation of each wire (longer for thicker wire). > 4. (This is hard to describe without a diagram...
• sound insulation question in 89 Westy
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Mon, 19 Apr 2004 14:06:49 EDT
  ...I used a bit of carpet tape to stabilize the reflectix.� Walking on this floor seems not to injure this insulation. The inner polyeurethan...
• Re: Aux Battery Wiring safe? - NEW TOPIC (I think)
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Fri, 4 Jun 2004 08:56:28 -0700
  I would protect the wire with nylon spiral-wrap insulation, or slip it into some tough, abrasion-resistant tube wherever it is exposed to...
• Re: Thoughts on tyvek (westy cover)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 27 May 2011 11:10:16 -0600
  ...A vapor barrier like foil or plastic is placed on the inside to keep vapor from traveling into the insulation where the dew point...
• Re: Hot A/C Wire
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 14:37:04 -0400
  ...The insulation looks fine. It's a 6 mm^2 wire, like a fat AWG 10, with PVC insulation. Under German regs it's...
• Sound insulation advice
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:48:44 -0400
  Hi I’m looking to reduce the road noise in my 85 Westfalia. I know it’s likely been covered in the archives but...
• Re: soundproofing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 31 Oct 2016 16:35:47 +0000
  ...O-12-in-x-15-ft-Self-Stick-Foam-Foil-Duct-Insulation-FV516/100028603 > > and this > > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003TUNRGM/ref...
• Re: Insulation for a vanagon ...(f)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 9 Jul 1997 08:26:51 -0400 (EDT)
  In a message dated 97-07-09 07:59:14 EDT, jmates@ichips.intel.com (John Mates) writes: << I have, while cleaning my 86...
• Re: Liquid electrical tape????
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 5 Sep 2005 14:08:27 -0700
  ...M --- Barrett Willet <barrettw@NVENTURE.COM> wrote: > Does a product exist that acts like liquid electrical tape for > resealing cracks in wiring insulation? ...... > Would...
• Dometic Fridge Mod Update
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:13:22 -0700
  ...intake and exhaust flues and burn chamber with fiberglass insulation, added foil-backed foam insulation to back, bottom and sides (had to remove it...
• Re: Shady Boy Awning + Pipe Insulation for rain
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 15 Jun 2010 05:43:21 EDT
  ...Wolfgang was very thankful for the comments and suggestions. >>>>>I'd like to thank whoever wrote about using foam pipe insulation to plug the...
• Re: The Mouse that ate our Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 7 May 1999 19:38:03 EDT
  ...they pulled the hood insulation off to make the nest. cleaned out the mouse nest, and got back into car, turned key, still nothing...
• Re: pop top painting finished
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 23:07:58 -0400
  Looks great! I'm looking forward to seeing the underside insulation. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia Jun 6, 2011 o godz. 21:15...
• Re: Pop top insulation
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 14:36:08 -0800
  On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 2:05 PM, Richard A Jones <Jones@colorado.edu> wrote: > > Loren has another additive in the picture--the...
• Re: Tee Shirts (FF)
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Fri, 21 Aug 1998 22:22:29 -0700
  ...can transport 25 sheets of 4x8' ply wood or enough r30 insulation for 1120 sq ft room or the entire Dallas Cheerleaders squad. I...
• Re: Still Smell Coolant
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 6 Oct 1995 08:58:02 -0500
  ...I took everything out, scrubbed the carpet, tried to wash the cork insulation with a light detergent solution and let dry in the sun...
• Re: Biggest/Strangest loads carried in a Westy
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 22:35:05 -0700
  ...Biggest/Strangest loads carried in a Westy > I did the new insulation thing too, but the trip to the dump > with the old insulation...
• Re: end of camping season????
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 17:21:05 -0700
  Hiya, Gots any pics/ purchase-source/ design-hints of #4 insulation? Sounds clever to me! mike 87 Westy <87westy@GMAIL.COM> wrote: Fall: The...