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• Re: Stereo sounds: a little more bass?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 22 Apr 1999 15:51:47 -0700
  It sounds pretty funny (damned funny, actually <g>), but that is actually where a lot of shops install subwoofers. Problem is that I only...
• Re: CV advice needed
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 16:37:57
  ...I've never had a CV >joint go bad, so I'm not familiar with what that sounds like, but judging >from what others...
• Re: Update: Fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - John Philcox
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 09:38:33 -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: vanagon Digest - 13 Mar 2006 to 14 Mar 2006 - Special issue (#2006-224)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 14 Mar 2006 17:13:03 -0800
  ...Foilastic and other products like it are not really "soundproofing" ---they are more like "sound deadening" in that they will stop vibration from traveling...
• Re: Sound deadening
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 24 May 2015 14:29:57 -0700
  Sure, makes sense, but the whole darn body is a sounding board, including the glass and the fiberglass Westy top. That's a lot...
• Re: Video: TVS Test Light Driving. Discovered Whistle Sound? What is it?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 24 Jun 2012 21:40:53 -0700
  ...I hear whistle sound near, or at, TB. Thanks Neil. On Sun, Jun 24, 2012 at 9:38 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com...
• Re: 1987 Westy Weekender
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Mar 2002 00:18:28 EST
  ...Does this sound like > something to buy or pass on? He is asking $7000 and says its in very > good shape. Any advice before...
• Re: New sound?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 12:09:28 -0700
  On 3/10/05 10:44, "Roger Donahe" <deedawg@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > In the interest of practicing some PM and listening to the sounds...
• Re: Engine bay sound dampening
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 3 May 2007 10:43:40 +1200
  ...I got one a >few months ago from Bus Depot and it actually made the sound louder than >before. Not a complaint, though, as...
• Re: Sound proofing, was: Muffler question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Ogul
  Thu, 18 Jul 2013 08:56:46 -0400
  I have found that as I have gotten older, my declining hearing accomplishes the same result as adding sound insulation, and its free! On...
• Re: noise reduction sound deadening
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 09:02:57 -0500
  <a href="http://www.texasrefinery.com/pc-aluminumquickpatch.htm">Aluminum Quick Patch, sound deadening stuff , no I don't use, no I'm not...
• Intermittent squeak at a wheel
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 15 Aug 2016 11:26:26 -0700
  ...If I step on the brakes, the sound usually goes away. It doesn't sound like a brake squeal, I'm not certain which...
• Re: Sound, vibration, thermal, moisture materials
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Thu, 28 Jul 2016 18:50:59 -0400
  years ago, a fellow on the list (Matthew Bulley) did the sound proofing to the extreme, first if I recall it correctly on a...
• Re: Sound system upgrades
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 28 May 2012 09:04:55 -0600
  ...No Radio, no TV, no music, no sounds of machinery of any kind. I want to just experience the sounds of silence. Actually pure...
• Fwd: Unidentifiable sound
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sun, 26 Nov 2006 07:58:35 -0500
  ...Firstly, Ill see how id sounds at the same speeds, unloaded.t's hard for me to imagine that the load I carried could...
• Re: Clunking knocking sound
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 23 Dec 2007 21:14:22 -0800
  ...It does sound cv-joint-ish, or that certainly pops into mind. BUT the van was just worked on, and that's where any...
• Re: tire jack suggestions for 88 GL
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 20 Jun 2010 10:47:40 -0700
  I find the sound I make more reliable :) alistair On 20-Jun-10, at 10:31 AM, VWBrain@aol.com wrote: In a message...
• losing power
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Loftis
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 19:54:07 -0200
  ...hoses and have checked out fuel pressure regulator.Fuel pump makes a light buzzing sound when i have been under car while running engine...
• daily driver
  Historical mailing list - kevin
  Sun, 10 Sep 2000 14:34:53 -0700
  ...Sometimes I wonder why anyone would even consider a 83 or newer with the water cooled, from the sound of this list they don...
• Re: What does the oil pressure warning buzzer sound like?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 12:28:04 -0500
  ...Once the engine gets above 2500 rpm the buzzer should sound and the oil pressure light will blink. If its the speedo cable, then...
• Sound Deadening - Dynamat or Something Else?
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 21:42:08 -0600
  hi, i want to install some sort of sound deadening material on the floor, the seat boxes, and in the doors before i have...
• Re: For Wasser It's Worth (nuther verse)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Pedersen
  Fri, 15 Aug 2003 17:54:11 -0700
  ...We gotta stop, children, there's that sound, Now there's brown stuff drippin' down. Stop, yeah, that's the sound, When's my...
• Re: Sound deadening material
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:56:19 -0600
  Eric, Remember Rocket J Squirrel when he was on the group? The man knows a thing or two about automotive sound, being in a...
• Re: Sound deadening and door speakers
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 16 Jan 2011 17:21:58 -0600
  ...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: Clunking sound
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 23 Dec 2007 14:09:03 -0800
  ...Clunking sound J- ? Localizing sound can be tricky front to rear. Might help if you have someone else drive while you move around the...
• Re: HELP! Coins in the laundry and Power Loss???
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 21:52:09 +0100
  ...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: strange sounds flashing lights
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 5 Dec 2000 09:17:03 -0800
  ...please tell include such clues as, does the 'clip clop' make a fast sound as the vehicle speed increases? is it affected by rpm...
• Re: Is she dead? again.
  Historical mailing list - Ron Olsen
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 20:31:34 +1000
  James, what do you mean "a deep knocking sound". When the motor is idling the valve lifters can make a knocking sound. Is yours...
• Re: RoadHaus - Escaping Air Sound?
  Historical mailing list - DOUG ELLEDGE
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 10:14:26 -0800
  ...RoadHaus - Escaping Air Sound? > On Mon, 16 Feb 2004, Larry Chase wrote: > > > If not, does anyone have any idea what else could make such...
• re: Chirping -Reply
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Mar 96 22:03 CST
  >Breaks up the low-frequency sounds ("exhaust rumble") and turns them >into high-frequency sounds ("chirp!"), which are then better filtered out >by the...
• Re: 85 Auto transmission making strange sounds
  Historical mailing list - Danny Fuller
  Sun, 19 Apr 1998 14:39:55 -0800
  Stephen, It sounds a lot like mine did (90) when it had a clogged filter, prior to a major breakdown. I had already rebuilt...
• Re: vanagon 2.1L PERFORMANCE CHIP...anyone tried this?
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 13:05:37 -0800
  I've never met the guy or checked into him, but from what others say he sounds wacko. It is only his ads that...
• Re: whistling vent window fix?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 30 Oct 2005 12:34:08 EST
  ...you sure the sound is coming from the vent window rather than the door seal? The source of a sound in a moving car...
• Re: Bearings or moronic PO
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 11:51:40 -0800
  ...It sounded like a real headache. Sounds like a discussion about getting the nut loose. Rob becida@comcast.net With a '91 Subaru 2...
• Re: Steering Wheel Adust/Horn sounds
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Mon, 26 May 2008 02:06:09 -0700
  ...assembly after knowing a > solution could be found in minutes! --snip-- Sounds like a good time to read 'Zen and the Art of Motorcycle...
• Re: Sound improvement success
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 17 Jun 2014 19:17:50 -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: noise reduction sound deadening quiet
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Tue, 15 Jan 2002 14:38:36 -0600
  ...noise reduction sound deadening quiet The home-supply roofing/guttering stuff is not the same as automobile soundproofing in the least. It's like...
• Re: knocking sound???
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 19:51:15 EST
  ...Recently my 2wd auto 86 gl westy has developed a knocking sound eminating from the left rear of the vehicle. The sound increases in...
• Re: 2 Stereo Questions
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 08:34:19 -0800
  ...They mostly sound great except for the fact that >they were mounted low in the door, which is fine by me. However, the >sound...
• Re: horn
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Wed, 25 Mar 2020 10:33:21 -0700
  ...t offer you the sound. > > The dB level is the best info you can get, but not "how" it sounds. > > I want a strong...
• Generators and Noise
  Historical mailing list - Roger Brant
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 13:32:14 -0700
  Bill had written: >There may be nothing more annoying when I'm camping than the sound of a >> generator running, I agree with you...
• Re: noise from master cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 23:02:03 -0700
  That's the sound of atmospheric pressure providing you with 'power assisted' braking. The manifold vacuum on one side of the diaphragm allows the...
• Re: Sound deadening material
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Schimke
  Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:36:11 -0800
  I purchased mine from a company called Sound Deadener Showdown. They are since retired, but have a ton of useful information on the website...
• Re: Soundproofing '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Sat, 20 Oct 2012 17:25:29 -0700
  ...Soundproofing '85 Westy Seems to me the van is fairly quiet (keep in mind that I'm pretty deaf) till I get up to...
• Re: Sound Recording of my Mystery Noise
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 13:55:04 -0500
  I hear a rattling sound. It sounds for all the world like a loose shock. This happened to me once in my '85, and...
• new engine from VW
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Aug 1994 13:38:16 -0700 (PDT)
  ...They all sound > the same, to me. No black smoke, just a terrible clanking sound from the > right side. > > It sounds like a rebuilt...
• Re: Weekend project: tinted windows
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 01:18:04 -0500
  ...Baby shampoo is used in the pro shops because works just a bit better to reduce the likelyhood of streaking - but sounds like you...
• Coolant Trolls
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 14:57:01 -0700
  That gurgling sound is a fearsome coolant troll. Be prepared to ransom your beloved basecamp before you can cross the bridge. Sometimes they sound...
• Horn upgrade: Can you make it LOUDER but still sound like a veedub?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Earl
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 20:28:55 -0400
  ...an old Passat or Jetta) that are louder but don't sound like a Chevy? Would prefer to use the existing mounts - Haywood Sullivan...
• Re: question about bad sound when releasing clutch pedal
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 17:50:15 -0500
  ...It should > also be noted that other than the sound, I'm experiencing NO > shifting/driving/running problems.
• G-mail (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Maggie Dew
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 11:43:03 -0500
  ...It sure sounds like a honk though. Maggie '85 Subaru-Westy "Anne Bonney"
• Sound proofing, was: Muffler question
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 17 Jul 2013 18:03:48 -0400
  Tom and others, I would really love to improve the sound proofing in my 85 Westfalia. I want to do this without either adding...
• 90GL oil pressure (what's that sound?)
  Historical mailing list - jay m.
  Sun, 1 Oct 2000 20:32:42 -0700
  ...And I could hear a loud click-clacking sound coming from the engine. It definitely wasn't a normal sound. Couldn't smell any...
• Re: Ominous Sounds. On the Road.
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Thu, 25 Nov 2004 13:20:51 -0700
  ...The rear sounds like a cv getting ready to leave you stranded. The pop sound could actually have been there a while but you...
• Re: HELP! Coins in the laundry and Power Loss???
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 23 Jul 2002 16:59:14 -0700
  ...Before I could get up to 70-75 mph at around 4000 RPM. > > I am having trouble figuring out where this rattling sound is...
• Re: Sound Recording of my Mystery Noise
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:08:25 -0400
  ...I had a top bolt of a rear shock work loose enough to cause a random clunking sound. I say grab the rear shocks...
• Re: Sound Insulation
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Thu, 4 Jan 2001 14:49:48 -0700
  ...For my trip to Seattle next weekend, I am borrowing a sound level meter from someone here at work (who is a noise control...
• Re: Sound Deadener Installation Concerns
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 16:02:24 -0500
  ...Remember, the goal of this stuff is not to create a continuous barrier to sound, it's to absorb the energy that's making...
• Fix rear bench, Vanagon Lounge brackets
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 22 Sep 2023 10:28:22 -0400
  ...The sound of the clicks is very clear and strong. It sounds like great hardware. This would be the fix for those with an...
• Strange Sounds From Engine
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL R. PLICKYS
  05 Dec 94 19:10:36 EST
  This is in response to Stuart Hutton's Dec 5 letter I recently had some strange noises coming from my engine which sounded similiar...