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• Re: Soundproofing pix
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 00:07:37 +0000
  ...The sound deadening does make some difference but it is minor, and greatly overpowered by the wind noise from the front of the van...
• Re: a speaker recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 30 May 2008 11:01:24 -0700
  "I hate rap music, which to me sounds like a bunch of angry men shouting, possibly because the person who was supposed to provide...
• Re: [FIX] Sound deadening with B-Quiet products?
  Historical mailing list - Derek Krueger
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 19:28:11 -0400
  For sound insulation throughout my ride I used generic insulating sheets from JC Whitney (http://www.jcwhitney.com/product.jhtml?CATID=5312&BQ=jcw2...
• Bzzzzzst! Intermittent sound from right rear...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 20:20:02 -0700
  ...Sounds like it is coming from the right rear, almost like a tire is rubbing on something..As soon as the direction of travel...
• WowWowWowWowWow sound when rolling on down
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 14 Oct 2012 16:44:39 -0500
  I have this sound in the running gear on 'Ol Red. I have the same new General Altimax RT tire on both of my...
• cellophane strip-clock/new horn
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Loerzel
  Mon, 13 Nov 2000 17:58:55 GMT
  ...Does anyone know who sells this item? Any ideas on the cost? Also, I am really not liking the sound of Karma's horn...
• Re: Noisy lifter??
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 22:15:03 -0400
  ...Noisy lifter?? > Started my van today and I suddenly have a tapping sound that sounds > like a sticky lifter. Are there any fixes for...
• Re: syncro driveshaft 'clunk!'
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 14 Feb 2002 18:06:02 EST
  In a message dated 2/14/02 4:45:44 PM, Malcolm.Stebbins@MSVU.CA writes: << I still have a "clunking" sound sometimes >when...
• Help!! Ignition problem!
  Historical mailing list - J McCavitt
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 15:12:31 -0700
  ...It sounds like the coil is firing at random, without the engine turning over. After that, no sound, and no spark at the plugs...
• Re: intermittent sound w/ steering--'87 GL Westi
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Fri, 12 Jun 1998 12:17:38 -0400
  ...My steering occasionally starts making a similar sound which is cured by lubing it. Dave At 12:32 AM 6/11/98 -0700, Gail...
• Re: Update: Fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 18:10:11 -0400
  ...A test drive found that the sound was still there. > The sound isn't there when pump first turns on > nor when the engine...
• Re: Steering Wheel Rasp
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 11 Nov 2006 12:57:48 -0700
  ...I have a steering wheel the makes a rasping sound when it turns. It sounds like it is near the connection between the steering...
• firewall
  Historical mailing list - David Moyal
  Tue, 6 May 2014 21:52:27 -0700
  my experience is that soundproofing is a function of weight and density. i've had good luck with 12x12 dynamat-like products, sourced from...
• Re: Affectionate diminutive formation (F?)
  Historical mailing list - Glen Buhlmann
  Thu, 11 Jul 1996 13:26:27 -0800
  ...The eeeeee sound sometimes gets produced by Liefs occupants when we pass the "Slide Area" signs on the Sea to Sky Highway. - - 0 0...
• busdepot.com Beep ???
  Historical mailing list - Mike Lawrence
  Sun, 3 Mar 2002 23:22:36 -0800
  ...I know my sound card is working ok I hear sounds all the time. Does anyone else not hear the BEEP when they go...
• Sound Deadening-Would BITUTHENE roofing underlayment work?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Butler
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 11:45:41 -0800
  ...Does anyone out there know if this stuff might work for the sound deadening? I know Bituthene has various products, all somewhat similar. Seems...
• Installing soundproofing in doors
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Mulligan
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 18:08:10 -0700
  Any advice on how to thoroughly clean out the inside of the door cavity prior to adding soundproofing material? IIRC, these are typically full...
• Re: 85 wbx miss at idle...update =)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 16:04:25 -0500
  ...Katz wrote: > if the "knock" refered to below at idle is a hammering sound, that is not > engine ping. I've always thought 'spark...
• Re: Rear hatch vibration Why all vanagon sound alike
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 15 Apr 2021 08:30:03 -0400
  ...Rear hatch vibration Why all vanagon sound alike > > Hi Dave, > > Interesting that FAS added that item. > > I’m replying to list so folks will...
• Re: I need Bass and 6x9's
  Historical mailing list - Craig Spaeth
  Wed, 16 May 2001 08:04:29 -0700
  ...6x9's generally have bad sound. Especially for the money. A nice sounding set of seperates will cost about the same as a good...
• Re: Motor quieting material stuff thing
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 10:17:49 -0400
  ...But, without the > sound proofing material, the engine is a bit loud. Yes, I have a diesel > vanagon. > > Dunno if the soundproofing is the...
• Soundproofing and Trapping Water?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:34:56 -0500
  ...On top of this, I am going to paint their ceramic based polymer sound deadener paint called Spectrum Firewall. I am hoping that this...
• Re: Soundproofing
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 12:12:12 -0500
  ...Spray undercoating/ sound deadener for the front doors. A sheet of sound deadener 6X8 ft from a dodge caravan underlayment for the floor and...
• Re: starter
  Historical mailing list - Alan Felder
  Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:17:34 -0600
  Thanks, Dennis - I should have stipulated this awful sound is made upon release of the key, generally. Sounds like the solenoid assembly then, but...
• Re: unexplained power loss - help!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 16:04:39 -0700
  ...If not, then it sounds like ignition issues, if you're sure the mechanical is OK. From: "Greg Marshall" <Mr.Marshall@SYMPATICO.CA> To...
• Re: factory front carpet and sound deadening FS Tampa FL
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Perry
  Fri, 26 Sep 2014 08:34:20 -0400
  Interested in just the sound deadening...think it would fit an 84? Looks to be a different material than what I currently have and...
• Re: Fw: Heeeellllppp!!! (trans/final drive)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Tue, 4 May 1999 15:21:50 -0400
  ...It sounds like a CV-Joint had broken, or the bolts that secure the CV joint to the drive flange fell/stripped out. Jed...
• Re: $5 Fuel Filter! Really!
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 8 Oct 2004 01:46:42 EDT
  ...bwahaha - A sound made by the socialy retarded in a vain attempt to sound cool online. George
• Re: EV horn fuse blowing
  Historical mailing list - J
  Tue, 28 Oct 1997 21:36:17 -0500
  ...fuse? Um, not yet, but how could you tell? I blew mine this weekend at a semi that was crowding me and it sounded...
• Re: Stats & results on soundproof-interior project.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 8 Sep 1997 06:46:54 -0400
  ...much would they weigh? >> Somewher between 90 and 140 lbs. And worth every ounce. Thanks for asking. sound mind and body, gmbulley fairfax, va
• sound of CV's?
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 15:39:17 -0400
  Do CV joints make a sound when they're going bad? I've heard a bad one in my rabbit when I'd turn...
• Vanagon sound system question (sorry no discussion of freedom of speech)
  Historical mailing list - Jason Kirk
  Tue, 23 Nov 2004 22:30:58 -0800
  ...that they may be inadvertently kicked and may need to be mounted in a way that would project the sound upward (any ideas?). Jason
• Re: Rewiring sound system
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 07:54:43 -0600
  ...Modern sound systems need independent control of each speaker, so you need to rewire them anyway. Installers either don't want to or don...
• Re: Soundproofing '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 20 Oct 2012 21:55:55 -0400
  ...To reduce that you'd need to add sound insulation in the wheelwells. Since you are sitting on top of the tires, its actually...
• Re: Loud clanking sound from exhaust - pushrod unseated?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 10:14:44 -0700
  ...It appeared to sound like a nut was > rattling in the exhaust. (I don't think there is one, but it sounded > like this...
• Re: Sound Recording of my Mystery Noise
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:19:23 -0400
  I know it sounds kind of like a loose shock... but the noise has nothing to do with bumps or rough roads. And I...
• Re: Loud metallic knock from engine??????
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 12 Jul 2006 18:59:03 +0200
  Hi John Sound like I'll try to take it for a spin. The sound didnt go away after 5 minutes of idle, and...
• Re: Sound deadening and door speakers
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:31:46 -0800
  ...Sound deadening and door speakers > > On Sat, 15 Jan 2011 23:09:23 -0500, Mike <mbucchino@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > >>Sound deadening butyl is plain...
• Re: Copy of: Front speaker replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Oct 1996 09:20:41 +0000
  ...JUMBO Sparkomatic speakers in the front doorpanels with foam rubber > cemented over the now gaping 8" + or - diameter holes ) Looks real cool and > sounds...
• Re: Suspension squeaks
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:11:49 -0800
  ...a whining/groaning sound that sounds > "rotational"? > > I just replaced the r/f wheel bearing and it made the last sound most > profoundly. > > bob...
• Re: Sound improvement success
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 17 Jun 2014 18:25:44 -0400
  ...Sound improvement success > > The steering wheel sound for me is not gritty more like a high squeak. Still > checking this area and cleaning up...
• Re: Southern Utah weather inquiry
  Historical mailing list - Traci and Michael
  Tue, 19 Apr 2005 19:08:37 -0600
  ...Chopper on hot pursuit - or weird sound from rear-wheel >> >>Hi >> >>It sound like I have a chopper on hot pursuit at 5 o...
• Re: Most Outrageous Vanagon Stealth Camping Spots?
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Tue, 30 Oct 2007 10:58:01 -0300
  ...Chewing sounds. Waiting. Sound of something like >a creaky door swinging back and forth. > >Finally got up my courage to peek out. Surrounded by...
• Re: HELP! Coins in the laundry and Power Loss???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 18:31:36 -0400
  ...I am having trouble figuring out where this rattling sound is coming from, it sounds like coins going around in the clothes drier, only...
• Re: Soundproofing '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 20 Oct 2012 18:42:43 -0700
  ...Hearing aids tend to amplify all the wrong sounds- like i almost can't drive with windows down any more. Karl Wolz Sent from...
• Re: strange whirrrrrring sound
  Historical mailing list - Derek Burgess
  Wed, 24 Oct 2012 13:49:21 -0400
  ...1:13 AM, "Steve" <loudmouth_70@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > New 'rrrrrrrring' sound in my 82 1.9na diesel 4 speed vanagon. Looked > > over the...
• Re: Video: TVS Test Light Driving. Discovered Whistle Sound? What is it?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:24:00 -0700
  ...Sure sounds like whistle coming from the TB or near it. Will also deploy a tube of some kind to pinpoint sound. Why I...
• Re: Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 14 Feb 2016 20:36:48 -0500
  ...Fuel Pump Noise Aside from the normal startup sound, every once in awhile I hear a noise that sounds like cavitation noises? Like what...
• Clicking in Wheels - Ideas of why?
  Historical mailing list - Jack Agnew
  Wed, 8 Feb 1995 15:27:33 -0800 (PST)
  ...This is not a heavy metal sound, but neither does it sound "tinny". An enterprising allignment shop wants me to believe that it is...
• expensive sounding noise
  Historical mailing list - Karl G Vochatzer/AMR
  1 Jan 97 22:15:29
  ...Anyway, I also have an expensive sound coming from near the tranie or the anterior of the engine compartment when I push the clutch...
• Syncro front wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 11:14:07 -0500
  ...You can tell from the sound. The sound was a low frequency rumble that just got worse with time. If you remember the sound...
• Re: sound of CV's?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 23:41:03 -0700
  ...sound of CV's? > Take a look at outer cv joints inside the swingarm box, there may be loose screw > hitting inside walls. > Leon...
• Re: Dash Noise - Buzzing
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Tue, 29 Mar 2011 18:29:46 -0400
  Robert Sounds like you OIL PRESSURE alarm to me. Mine does it ALL THE TIME right now after both oil sensors have beeb replaced...
• Soundproofing pix
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 11:41:06 -0500
  ...http://picasaweb.google.com/bike2vcu/Soundproofing02 P.S. A tip of the hat to Malcolm Stebbins, who prompted me to get the photos to...
• Re: In Passing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:03:27 -0700
  ...The sounds...still raise the hair on my arm. > > Phil left us on Thursday at 81. The only American-born F1 champion. > > Sounds and...
• Re: funky sound from front heater?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 16 Feb 2010 15:35:01 -0800
  ...com> wrote: > is this the motor going? � or a plenum problem? �sound doesn't change much if I move heater levers. > > http://www.youtube...
• Re: Screeming sound
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 21:58:22 -0600
  ...Although not immediately, but very soon a high pitch screaming sound is coming from the left side. I’m suspecting the new water pump...
• Re: source for peel-n-stick sound deadening
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Thu, 6 Aug 2015 16:27:21 +0000
  ...source for peel-n-stick sound deadening This subject has been brought up a few times.  I thought someone mentioned a product from Home...
• Re: Ratios:RPM/Speed('81 Westy)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Jun 1996 23:12:33 -0500
  ...My tranny sound/feels good in all forward gears, but when I let the van >roll backwards while in reverse, or if I go...
• Westy makes thumping noise when going over bumps
  Historical mailing list - Lane Waldner
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 20:20:31 -0700
  My 85 Westy makes a thumping sound when going over small bumps and pot holes. This started when I recently replace the shocks. The...