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• Re: '87 Westy Weekender owner needs help!!!!!! 2.1L wbx running rich???
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 09:36:07 -0400
  ...Strip back the outer insulation and cut the excess braided shield so it no longer touches the inner conductor, and your van will once...
• Re: Burnt Vanagon of the Week
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 20:28:41 +0000
  ...are they less good in sound insulation? florian
• New hatch struts installed
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 25 Apr 2007 05:08:44 -0700
  ...I chose the strong versions because of concerns about the extra weight of the soundproofing and insulation in the hatch requiring more oomph to...
• Re: popup top seals
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 09:43:43 -0400
  ...The location of the poptop seal insulation bulb more closely matches that of the original insulation flap, providing better insulation and better protecting your...
• 2.1 strange running before and after head gasket repair
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Tue, 13 Nov 2012 11:13:34 -0500
  ...In another related case on a different van, the wire from temp sensor II was badly corroded under the wire's insulation and finally...
• Re: '90 Carat, camper-to-be
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 25 Aug 2003 09:36:43 -0700
  > >On Monday, August 25, 2003, at 07:14 AM, Eric Zeno > wrote: > >> The insulation that you have in the walls is going > to trap...
• Re: Dometic condensation drain
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Thu, 5 Jun 2008 11:55:48 -0400
  ...The insulation here is essential for this needed radiation to occur. Without the insulation, refrigeration will not occur. I have tried several replacement insulations...
• Re: refrigerator not lighting
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 9 Aug 2014 12:08:15 -0500
  ...I also understand that the insulation is not ordinary fiberglass insulation, and I don't know where any more would come from. mcneely ---- David...
• Re: WTB: 85 Vangon GL interior Panels (blue)
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 18:17:05 -0400
  Check out Bulley's site for door insulation techniques at : http://www.bulley-hewlett.com/VWindex/ when ya gunna finish the heat section ??? nice...
• Re: How to fix the rust under the inlets ...
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:27:22 -0700
  Zoltan, I had done the interior side before - just as you described, with por-15 and new insulation. sorry I did not mention. seems...
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:46:34 -0700
  ...any other type of insulation *inside* the poptop, or > would there happen to be some kind of "paint on" insulation for the exterior... > > Patti...
• Re: 86' temp gauge light flashing...
  Historical mailing list - Vance
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 21:56:33 +0000
  ...In the 86 it runs near the muffler, and in one instance has touched long enough to melt the insulation and cause an intermittant...
• Re: Added fire protection over engine cover?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jones
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 10:19:36 EDT
  ...The problem with adding insulation is that you might be increasing the risk of fire if you decrease the already minimal air space over...
• Another refrigerator question
  Historical mailing list - Clark Duff
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:02:06 -0400
  ...Should they be insulated? I know normal home insulation will be a no-no for this application, what is everyone using? Thanks, Clark '91...
• Re: 2.1l: hesitation
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 12:37:39 -0700
  ...that the upper right contact in the cap misses the little insulation bit on top... I guess I should exchange arm and cap? Tonight...
• Re: got a westy? got drivers side seam rust?
  Historical mailing list - Cooper Jonathan
  Sat, 29 Mar 2003 17:43:52 -0500
  ...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: Broken down travelers need help ASAP
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 00:34:35 -0400
  ...be cabled along with the rest of the harness, using two insulation-displacing connectors of the type invented by 3M (but not actual 3M...
• Re: /Window Tinting. Cut the curtains
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 19 Aug 2010 08:29:40 -0700
  ...I have foil/bubble/bubble/foil insulation in the hatch window, the rear window on the passenger side and both rear windows on the...
• Bad injector wire = stuttering
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Oct 1996 23:45:10 -0300 (ADT)
  ...Injector wire insulation was hard as a rock. One lead had cracked through and allowed the wire to corrode almost through. This was hidden...
• O2 sensor +
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 26 Jun 1999 23:58:39 -0700
  ...around the tiny spaces surrounding the wire strands within the wiring insulation. As the sensor cools, there is a reverse effect which causes minute...
• Re: Hot Foot Mods -- what's the best?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 11:00:14 -0500
  ...It's very easy to remove the old foam and replace it with sub-floor insulation from a home store. Works very well to...
• Re: Dometic Fridge Mod Update
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:29:14 +0000
  ...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: Vanagon door wiring
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 24 Aug 2016 22:34:58 -0700
  ...First is the un substantiated idea that it's the wire insulation that gets stiff and ends up not flexing uniformly and results in...
• Re: Adhesive recommendation for rear motor insolation
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 19 Jul 2013 13:46:19 -0700
  ...I think you need to get a pressure washer wand in there to thoroughly clean the metal, then replace the insulation, though I do...
• Re: Another Vanagon Burns Up
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Thu, 31 Mar 2005 09:29:13 EST
  ...short, the fire did not escape from the hatch but the insulation was severely damaged, even melting away in some places. In fact, just...
• Repairing the felt pad...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 13 Oct 2021 12:27:36 -0700
  ...It's also good for noise and heat insulation. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=1934099 https://www.thesamba...
• Speaker wiring...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 23 Aug 2018 20:14:42 -0700
  ...I am looking for speaker wire with the proper color insulation. Green/green-black, purple/purple-black, white/white-black and gray/gray-black...
• Re: On the subject of Heat
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 11:59:12 -0800 (PST)
  ...Any thought on fixing this? Economical and effective solution: - ABS pipe (plumbing store) Can't remember the size... - Hot water pipe insulation wrap (also...
• Re: OIL LIGHT wire protection...A better way 1200 degrees of protection W/no BURN
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 23:43:59 EDT
  ...50' is 14.95/various colors 17.95 roll of Fiberglass insulation sleeves form JC Whitney. They Withstand 1200 degrees. I have put them...
• Re: Riddle me this and Riddle me that - Strange "Leak"
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 08:51:55 EDT
  ...Generally, you have to remove the carpet and sound insulation and give them a good washing with the garden hose to get rid of...
• Re: Dometic 182 B Fridge- Ad Nauseum
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 8 Aug 2009 09:46:00 -0700
  ...It only has insulation/tin around the exhaust/ammonia tube but not the intake as in the pic of 182A. Maybe enclosing intake pipe...
• 110 A/C cooling...on the cheap!
  Historical mailing list - Dane Tessler
  Tue, 21 Apr 1998 15:32:38 -0700
  ...Then I took a piece of foam pipe insulation and laid it over the window sill of the driver side door for protection. Slipped...
• Re: '86 Westy cranking trouble
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 09:17:29 -0700
  ...The pin makes a small enough hole in the insulation that there is no danger of a short to some external metal when you...
• Re: caulk your westy fill ports/hookups!!! or this will happen...
  Historical mailing list - RiffOil
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:21:58 -0700
  ...your van, water pours in around these > ports and soaks the insulation behind your kitchen unit. it never > dries out > and usually seeps thru...
• Re: Brrr! It's freezin' in here!
  Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
  Sat, 2 Dec 1995 11:49:00 -0600 (MDT)
  ...I've been able to find tubular insulation that slides over the tubing as well. I'll check and see if I have any...
• Re: vanagon insulation
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 13:16:08 -0400
  At 10:06 6/14/99 -0700, Mark Kazman wrote: >Hi All, >does anyone know the URL to the web sight of some-one...
• Re: Bazooka Sub Locations?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 07:06:57 +1200
  ...and it has NO extra insulation. An aircooler might be a bit noisier... -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin, New Zealand 64 (3) 473-8863 <andrew.grebneff...
• Body work in SE PA
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:34:15 -0500
  ...I've talked to all the body shops in the area and they said they won't touch a Westfalia because of the insulation...
• Re: Link to seam rust fix
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 1 Jan 2008 12:43:08 -0500
  Also the city water connector cracks at the fitting, leaks water down the wall and soaks the insulation. That's primarily what happened to...
• Re: Peel and Seal
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 8 Apr 2010 07:46:04 -0700
  ...The foam will provide thermal insulation too. alistair PS an very extensive discussion of this is onthe samba PPS I took pics of my...
• Re: Force 10 heater
  Historical mailing list - Evan Martin
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 14:55:36 -0600
  ...I've heard lots of great feedback and its on my > to-get list. > > http://ventedcatheater.com/ > > Then ad this insulation: http://fanchers.com...
• Re: Lizard Skin sound control
  Historical mailing list - turbowesty
  Wed, 6 Jul 2016 22:01:27 -0400
  ...really do want to get the noise down > > and to add insulation while at it > > > ed > > > Edward V Barger > edvbarger@mac.com <mailto:edvbarger...
• Re: Heat Baffle For Automatics
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 21 Jul 2015 09:54:11 -0700
  ...fabled "hotfoot kit" installed at dealers? If so, > it is just insulation behind the radiator about a half in thick, with foil > over it...
• Re: Vanagon Digest - 18 Jun 1998
  Historical mailing list - John Clavin
  Sat, 20 Jun 1998 11:32:49 -0500
  I've had this happen and it turned out the wire to the sender was worn through the insulation where it was lying against...
• Re: Q Pop-Top Insulation
  Historical mailing list - Todd Thompson
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 08:12:22 EDT
  There is a Pop-top rain cover made in WA. I think that it would insulate while the top is up by providing an...
• Re: Oil pressure sender wire
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 01:14:15 EST
  ...big sigh of relief I replaced it with one with Teflon insulation. I had to hunt around until I found a spot where it...
• Re: Carpet shopping recommendations?
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 20:00:28 -0800
  ...And thermal insulation between the seats and around the gear shift. That's where the heat from the radiator heats up the floor a...
• Re: very hot automatic gear selector lever
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 20:13:44 -0700
  ...I bet walker nailed it on the head that you don't have the space-age silver insulation under there. My 86 syncro gets...
• Pop top insulation from the inside
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 17:23:06 -0800
  Some of us have unsighlty mildew on the inside of our poptops. Once you clean it you're left with pretty much bare fiberglass...
• Air Box-Capacitor Fix?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Jan 1997 14:28:13 -0600
  ...wire up and away from the insulation forming a loop between the bare wire >and the insulation. The capacitor needed is a 25 volt...
• Westy pop-top insulated ceiling
  Historical mailing list - Richard Angelini
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 08:19:56 -0800
  ...I went to Home Depot and bought a 4'x4' piece of aluminum foil covered bubble-wrap insulation. Its very flexible as it comes...
• Re: Fuel Line Recall - PW13
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 18:03:17 -0500
  ...This has to do with fuel line insulation and I would think that very important. John Rodgers 88GL Driver Mick Kalber wrote: > John... do...
• Re: insulating hot side of Dometic refer
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 09:01:19 -0700
  ...Would it help to put some thin insulation like reflectix > between the heat radiating fins and the back of the unit? It seems > to...
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Thu, 11 Jun 2015 16:55:08 -0700
  ...any other type of insulation *inside* the poptop, or would > >> there happen to be some kind of "paint on" insulation for the > exterior... > >> > >> Patti...
• Custom Curtians
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 28 Jan 2014 18:57:27 +0000
  ...type of fabric did you use? Did you add backing for insulation or to block the sun? Any tips or thoughts? Anyone have patterns...
• Re: Hot A/C Wire
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 12:15:51 -0400
  Michael, Last time I took a look at mine, the insulation at both ends of those hot leads was black and crispy. AC was...
• Bulley for everyone
  Historical mailing list - Cesar Baptista
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 06:47:11 -0400
  ...list would like? I also enjoyed your piece on sound and thermal insulation that you have on your web page (which I actually printed!)
• Re: Westie luggage area
  Historical mailing list - Kapitan Ray Nemo
  Fri, 19 May 2000 21:38:15 EDT
  ...I did use that insulation to wrap around the heater hose running underneath the van from front to rear. You lose the secondary radiator...
• Re: 1.9 L engine 10mpg
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Fri, 10 Dec 2004 18:40:45 EST
  ...shielding on the OXS sensor wire has not worn through the insulation of the inner conductor. This often happens right at the end of...
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - John Dillon
  Thu, 11 Jun 2015 15:19:54 -0400
  ...any other type of insulation *inside* the poptop, or would >> there happen to be some kind of "paint on" insulation for the exterior... >> >> Patti...