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• Re: Taking dog first time camping...
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 12:37:59 -0500
  ...and this is five years later! Sounds like vacuum, vacuum and more vacuuming? Without sounding like a nag.... lots of brushing the dog too...
• Re: speaking of horns...
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 13:39:38 -0500
  I installed Mercedes S-class triple horns with a relay and loved the classy Euro-sound. The horns cost me less than $20 on...
• Re: For Wasser It's Worth
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 18:08:32 -0700
  ...stop, children, there's that sound, > Now there's brown stuff drippin' down. > > Stop, yeah, that's the sound, > When's my Subie commin...
• Re: Soundproofing recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 10 May 2008 05:09:15 -0700
  ...Solid sounding doors, totally different ride/driving experience on the road. Just does not sound like a vanagon. I have a roll of B...
• Re: Metalic Chirping Sound ~More Details
  Historical mailing list - David Luddy
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 08:46:03 -0500
  ...re >this new sound in my van since it returned from the shop. >Here's the best I can do: >Sound seems to be...
• Re: speaking of horns...
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:45:57 -0500
  ...They're loudish and sound okay and it's an easy install, but they sound too Caddy-like and not "urgent" enough for those...
• Re: Bzzzzzst! Intermittent sound from right rear...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 22:21:30 -0600
  I was having similar sounding noises on turns R & L from back there and it turned out to be torn motor mount on R...
• Re: [FIX] Sound deadening with B-Quiet products?
  Historical mailing list - S.C. Harrison
  Mon, 10 Jun 2002 19:10:48 -0700
  ...Re: [FIX] Sound deadening with B-Quiet products? > For sound insulation throughout my ride I used generic insulating sheets > from JC Whitney (http://www...
• Re: [NVC] Do you like camping in the rain?
  Historical mailing list - W Monk
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:45:09 -0400
  Doug said "We also love the sound of the rain on the Westy roof when in bed." I agree that rain on the westy...
• Re: Load screeching sound from leaving lights on?
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Fri, 19 Feb 1999 09:10:19 -0600
  Sounds like your alternator belt slipping. When the belt is relatively cold - not warmed from the friction of movement - it shrinks a bit and...
• Re: Was VW names, Now Japanese Characters
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 27 Dec 1999 16:18:44 EST
  Most Japanese love American (western) sounding names as much as Americans love European ones. The main reasons for names (odd or otherwise) is because...
• Re: Brown Bread/B-quiet/Dynamat
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 25 Jan 2005 14:26:14 -0500
  Yes ,I would do it again.It does help,but you will get your best return if you combine soundproofing w/quiet tires.My...
• Re: Speaker size
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:16:31 -0500
  I'm sure it does sound a lot better. I actually have some really nice sounding stock size speakers in the front - I can...
• Re: Can this do that?
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 22 May 2011 19:52:48 -0400
  So you added a quart and then how much more? This oil cooler sounds like it adds quite a bit of capacity to the...
• Re: Horn Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Thu, 23 May 2002 05:14:00 -0700
  I dont have any idea what a Maseratti horn sounds like, perhaps like an Alpha Romeo spider? If i could legaly install a truckers...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Noise Is?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 21 Oct 2014 10:59:11 -0400
  ...It's a constant set of > "krrrrrk" sounds coming from the driver side of engine, not too far > from centre. > > AFAIK, it doesn't...
• Re: Steering Wheel Grinding
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 2 Nov 2022 15:51:39 -0400
  Have you determined the source of the sound? General location? I once had a sound there and it was the steering wheel rubbing the...
• Rear Heater Assembly Question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 10 Oct 1996 07:09:52 -0500
  ...Even with the interior parts removed back there, the van is much quieter and solid sounding with the addition of this insulation. Cheap solution...
• Propane strangeness + Advice
  Historical mailing list - Peg Piwonka
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 07:43:58 -0700
  ...The strangness, I turned on the propane and noticed a shhhhh sound from the plastic cover to the left of the valve. I heard...
• Re: Sounds like birds in my front heater blower
  Historical mailing list
  1 Feb 95 17:00
  ...The leaves would go dry and when the fan was turned on they'd make a whistling sound. Eventually it would disappear as the...
• Re: Humming bee sound.
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 20 Jun 1998 00:00:35 -0700
  ...Bronson wrote: > > Hi! all! > > I'am concerned about humming sound, stern of vanagon. > It only starts when i pop it into third, and up...
• Re: Somethings knockin on my wheel........
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 29 May 2002 22:58:45 -0500
  Paul Rogers wrote: > on the way passed a > retaining wall that was echoing back a knocking sound from the passenger side > front wheel. From...
• Re: Noise from rear...
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Fri, 6 Feb 2004 13:48:49 -0800
  don't overlook the possibility that a rear tire is about to blow due to a bulge, which can make it sound like something...
• noise from master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - monte merrick
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:34:59 -0700
  hi gang just wondering what that swuishy airy sound is that comes form the master cylinder area (sorry cant pinpoint the sound any more...
• FW: HELP! Coins in the laundry and Power Loss???
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 14:06:59 -0500
  ...I am having trouble figuring out where this rattling sound is coming from, it sounds like coins going around in the clothes drier, only...
• loose rear axle nut
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 20:03:43 -0800
  ...It appears to be loose again as I am hearing the same sounds when driving, so I am wondering if this is due to...
• no start, round 2
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 22 Jun 1997 10:29:43 -0400 (EDT)
  ...no sound. I flipped the headlight switch on & off, & Tug came to life. Restart attempted... no sound. Lights flipped & YES! I'll get battery...
• Re: speakers for front doors
  Historical mailing list - Mike Braden
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 11:50:18 -0500
  ...It sounds great. aloha Mike Wesley Alden Pegden wrote: >About a month ago, the sound in both my front door speakers went to hell...
• Re: Loud clackety sound on start up?
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 08:28:48 -0400
  ...Burdett, Jean-Pierre wrote: >Gang > >Every time I start my air-cooled engine up (cold) my bus has a loud >clackety sounds for about...
• Re: Bad sounds update!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:51:48 -0700
  ...Great swap prospect if I'm wrong, and quickly done by the sound of things. > > Stephen > > > --- On Thu, 7/10/08, neil N <musomuso...
• Re: speaker mounting
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Tue, 2 Dec 2003 12:12:31 -0500
  > Adam, > > This past summer I upgraded my car stereo, I too had the same issue with the > rear sound. I had seen people cut...
• pics and sounds
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 5 Jul 1994 14:38:05 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I've grabbed that image and the 67 bus and the logs and the sound of the VW starting and put them on the...
• RV Shops, Puget Sound Area?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 14:38:39 +0100
  ...Does anyone have a shop to reccommend in the Puget Sound area? Preferably it would be someone fairly familiar with Westfalias. Any help is...
• Re: Load screeching sound from leaving lights on?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 22 Feb 1999 13:45:21 PST
  Yes, the belt slips when it gets wet and hence the screeching sound. Belt dressing (available at any FLAPS) will quiet screeching belts. I...
• Re: Power Steering Pump
  Historical mailing list - Dick Taylor
  Sat, 4 Dec 1999 19:32:40 -0800
  ...Dick Taylor hetchins@montana.com >First problem is a groaning sound from the power steering pump. There is >plenty of fluid, and no, I...
• Scraping sound from rear
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:40:08 -0800
  I just detected a slight scraping sound from the rear of my Vanagon. It only occurs in motion and is quickens and slows with...
• Re: Soundproofing recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Edwards
  Sun, 11 May 2008 20:01:48 -0500
  ...http:// www.sounddeadenershowdown.com/ before you decide. I bought RAAMat for my van, very easy stuff to use, Rick at RAAMAudio is very easy...
• Re: Soundproofing pix
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:24:26 -0700
  ...The really noticeable difference > > is > > > thumping panels that have been soundproofed > > compared > > > to those that have not. The huge difference in the > > > resonant sound...
• Re: source for peel-n-stick sound deadening
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 6 Aug 2015 20:51:48 +0000
  ...source for peel-n-stick sound deadening I vote for Fat mat. It has worked well for me and seems stable. I like the...
• Re: grinding and growling
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 20:37:18 -0500
  ...If I understand the sound I believe you are attempting to describe, let me say that I am experiencing the same thing with my...
• Re: Loud clanking sound from exhaust - pushrod unseated?
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 17:44:18 -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: Scraping sound turning the wheel
  Historical mailing list - AD Felder
  Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:45:52 -0700
  Well if you are about to get married I can understand how you might be a little stressed, sorry.� Is the scraping sound at...
• Re: Sound improvement success
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Tue, 17 Jun 2014 16:56:58 -0500
  ...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: What does the oil pressure warning buzzer sound like?
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 10:30:35 -0500
  SO does the light always come on when the buzzer sounds? No lights come on when this sound occurs. Jus as an alternate theory...
• Re: A pesky air leak
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:01:52 -0400
  ...You hear a sound you didn’t hear before. It sounds like a sucking sound and it makes you concerned. It happens when you...
• Re: Stereo upgrade...
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 19 Jun 2003 19:58:24 -0400
  ...The sub is crossed at 125Hz and the sound is quite impressive. Bach, Kraftwerk, Pink Floyd or the latest dance music all sound dynamic...
• Sound deadening and door speakers
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Edwards
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:19:55 -0700
  ...First off, while I've got the panels off and door frame exposed, I'd like to do some sound deadening. I've heard...
• Re: sound dampening materials???
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 17:42:02 -0600
  http://www.texasrefinery.com/pc-aluminumquickpatch.htm Aluminum Quick Patch, sound deadening stuff , no I don't use, no I'm not going to...
• Auto Tranny Symptoms & Advice?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Tue, 22 Nov 2005 13:10:06 -0800
  ...However, it sounds a bit "loose" - by which i mean that it sounds like there is some play somewhere in the drive train. My...
• Sound, vibration, thermal, moisture materials
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Tue, 26 Jul 2016 21:51:09 -0700
  ...drawing showing all the material layers he used for mitigating the sound, vibration, heat, moisture and such. It was a great resource back then...
• Re: pics and sounds
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Tue, 5 Jul 1994 14:47:48 -0500 (CDT)
  ...I've > grabbed that image and the 67 bus and the logs and the sound of the VW ^^^^ sorry, make that "logos" > starting and...
• Re: <syncro> starter differences
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Tue, 26 May 1998 00:47:32 EDT
  Ok so I may sound crazy but whats the solinoid? Does this come with the rebuild? Ron can you help me out with this...
• Re: crank crank THUD continues
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 19:39:55 -0700
  ...The crank-crank-THUD sounds suspiciously like the response the engine makes when it's seriously out of time. If the distributor is loose...
• Another clunk sound from beneath my van
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Tue, 7 Aug 2001 08:56:14 -0400
  Hi All, When I release the clutch when going from first to second gear, I here a metallic clunk sound from beneath my van...
• pwr steering pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Wed, 30 Jan 2002 21:07:49 -0700
  ...the alternator since I just put it in), except the power steering pump, which sounds like a mad bumble bee close to my ear...
• Re: Amplified Subwoofer question
  Historical mailing list - Warren Chapman
  Sun, 28 Jul 2002 00:22:05 -0400
  ...Its not a hip-hop ...shake store windows type woofer...but sounds great with the jazz I like to listen to. Warren C.
• No oil engine sound
  Historical mailing list - Per Martin Joraholmen
  Mon, 21 Apr 2003 13:22:32 +0200
  I posted a message yesterday about a "no oil" engine sound and got some helpful replies. Thanks. One was a suggestion to check the...
• Re: HORN
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 28 Jul 95 08:13:36 CDT
  ...there exist "sound chips" that can be circuited to produce almost any sound you can want, from "laser blasts" to "bomb drop", etc. and...
• It is NOT the shocks (Re: Sound Recording of my Mystery Noise)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:32:03 -0400
  I know shocks are what it sounds like, but I've checked the shock bolts and they are all tight. also, the noise is...
• Re: Sound proofing, was: Muffler question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 19:06:10 -0400
  Some on line sellers like onlinecarstereo.com and sonic electronix often have good deals on sound absorbing materials like Dynamat. The Dynamat lite works...