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• Re: Dometic in 100F ambient?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Chubbuck
  Thu, 16 Aug 2007 18:01:25 -0600
  I was getting at least a 45 degree differential recently after adding insulation everyplace I could think to, and also using a rear fan...
• Re: Propex Usage Experience
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Wed, 13 May 1998 12:29:09 -0700
  ...As Mark mentioned, Insulation is critical. I use the alumnium covered bubble wrap as window and roof insulation. It's great stuff....just cut...
• Re: westy rust redux
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 10:08:13 -0500
  ...I figure condensation or rain got in between >the insulation and outside panel. > >I suggest with owners permission that you take of the electrical...
• Re: speaking of fridges... a mod
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 26 May 2005 07:34:12 -0700
  ...The bubble wrap insulation was then attached to the outside of the "shroud", along the edges, with smll cable ties, again taking advantage of...
• Re: Vanagon Radiator Fan
  Historical mailing list - Scott DeSanti
  Sun, 19 Jul 1998 09:59:25 EDT
  ...Mine was corroded somewhere up inside the insulation and measured 4-6 Kohms. I ran a new ground wire and I'm back in...
• diesel engine lid
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sun, 2 Mar 2003 14:43:53 -0500
  ...I has what looks like normal fiberglass insulation under the lid. Does anyone know this kind of lid? What's the best way to...
• Re: do you know your vanagon is rusting away?
  Historical mailing list - P. Stanhope
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 18:05:06 -0700
  > be careful of the > insulation when taking your van to Krown) Or you could buy a can of Boeshield T9 and spray into every...
• Re: need david's input on plugs and coils,bosch plugs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 16:55:15 -0500
  ...But high voltage is constantly pushing and prodding at the insulation, trying to find a way out, and so if some condition resulted in...
• help! wiring diagram...
  Historical mailing list - Rob S.
  Sun, 17 Aug 2003 21:31:25 -0400
  ...A red wire that goes from the headlight switch to the radio area is now without insulation, and has burned itself to other insulation...
• Re: oxygen sensor input wire
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:07:45 -0400
  ...ECU) is shorting to the > grounded shileding in places from deteriorating insulation. <snip> > I am wondering if anyone has > replaced �this �cable and if...
• re: Chirping -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 09:26:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...chirp!"), which are then better filtered out by the car's insulation. Chirping cars are quieter inside! Could this be the reason? --------------------------------------------------------------------- Steve Maher...
• Idea for engine cooling gaskett
  Historical mailing list - Ed Gould
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 11:23:12 -0400 (EDT)
  ...He recommended that I get some of that foam pipe insulation and stuff it in there, If that isn't sturdy enough I could...
• Compression test results
  Historical mailing list - M.R. Nimmo
  Sat, 22 May 1999 07:01:17 -0700
  ...However, I found a plug wire (to #3) that was missing the piece inside the insulation that connects to the distributor cap. It was...
• Re: Sound Deadening/Insulation
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 11:28:13 -0500
  The vanagon has large sections of sheet metal that, effectively, act as a drum. This is because VW didnt' put any sound deadening material...
• Re: electrical insulation
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Sun, 3 Sep 2006 05:57:47 -0500
  Joy, actually I think there is....! When I first started reading your post, I was thinking, yep, that gal lives where I do, always...
• Re: Engine Conversion MPG - We don't need no stink'n TDI
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:38:18 -0400
  You'd really have to raise the engine hatch and put in extra insulation/padding to get rid of the observed "Engine" noise ... LOL...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 21:37:55 -0400
  ...18 gauge wire is rated to carry 13 amps, continuous, in free air, forever, if it has insulation rated for 60C. There are insulations...
• Re: insulation for vanagon engine cover?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 9 May 2005 23:08:47 -0400
  ...the van to me....oil is >> all >>> over everything, including the insulation in the >>> engine lid, plus the foam on the lic plate cover...
• Re: Heater pipe insulation
  Historical mailing list - Steve Walker
  Fri, 13 Jan 95 07:57:55 EST
  My pipe onthe 60 delux had asbetos also. Get a respirator at the home depot and get the asbestos filters (35 bucks) and get...
• Mirrors & speakers work!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Nov 1996 07:24:13 +0000
  ...Had to replace most of the wires due to corrosion inside the insulation. So if anyone has problems with mirrors, or front door speakers...
• Re: outside road noise
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 00:14:01 EST
  ...Next you could try pulling all the interior panels and insulating the van with fiberglass insulation. That is what VW did on the later...
• Re: Rustproofing from the inside out Por-15 vs. Krown (and other rustproofers)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 12 Aug 2005 10:44:30 -0400
  Hello, I got the sound insulation from a 90 dodge caravan that was under the rear carpet and put it under the floor boards...
• Re: Dometic question. (yes did search archives.... ;^)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 28 Jun 2006 11:54:32 -0400
  ...Then I siliconed this gap and put the screws back in.Dont want heat getting between them, and into the foam insulation.I am...
• Re: No High Beams
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:58:58 -0700
  ...18 gauge wire is rated to carry 13 amps, continuous, in free air, forever, if it has insulation rated for 60C. There are insulations...
• From KLAAANGG to thump
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 11:23:56 EST
  ...In addition to the foam and dampening sheets, I put a layer of fiberglass insulation over it, taped it all in place, and put...
• Re: A Current Question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:06:55 -0800
  ...Of course, wire with really high-quality insulation, like Tefzel, will tolerate this sort of abuse better: http://www.bandc.biz/electrical-wire.aspx...
• rich running van SOLVED! thanks Gerry S.
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Wed, 3 Jun 1998 21:45:28 -0400
  ...Gerald Skerblitz, our former listmaster, pointed out that the oxygen sensor wire was coaxial in nature- it is a layer of green plastic insulation...
• the drawn out pop top conversion update
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:43:52 -0700
  ...the roof, and cut the headliner a bit to pull the insulation. I think I'll be cutting the big hole tomorrow. I must...
• Re: Westy Interior Lighting
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 21 Mar 2011 16:58:17 -0400
  ...They seem to be >hyper sensitive to this and I could never get even or consistent lighting You notice the silicone insulation on those...
• Re: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Fri, 11 Jun 2010 01:01:54 -0700
  ...Where's it going? Condensing in your insulation, running down the inside of your side panels, rusting out your seams? I don't know...
• Re: Hot in Texas
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Aug 1998 21:39:47 EDT
  ...I ordered a roll of foil-backed 3/8 thick padded insulation from JC Whitney, and installed it on the floor beneath the carpet...
• Radiator cost and new insulation?
  Historical mailing list - Don & Sue Welch
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 06:01:45 -0800
  -- Farfa... The radiator will run you around $180 +/- for the South African replacement... I just installed one Thanksgiving weekend. It took me approx 3...
• Re: Side body repair
  Historical mailing list - Dart 330
  Sat, 18 Jan 2003 11:44:04 -0600
  ...If the only reason this happens is the fiberglass insulation, then it should be removed immediately, but the rust has already started. Anyone had...
• Re: fuel line protective sleeve
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 10:16:10 -0500
  ...Billy Hirt If heat transfer protection is needed, might consider some of that foam slip-on pipe insulation, intended for household water lines. As...
• Re: Sleep Comfort
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 20 May 2011 09:13:23 -0500
  ...So, I would think for summer it would be ok, and in winter in the camper the bed itself would provide enough insulation. If...
• Re: Electrical "Locking" Terminal Info + Question
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 8 Feb 2013 21:48:12 -0800
  ...And the spades with the double crimp- ie one crimp on the bare wire, the other on the insulation hold much better than the...
• Re: Another refrigerator question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 13 Jul 2006 08:20:58 -0400
  ...For the exhaust insulation, a good plumbiung supply can get you a fiberglass pipe wrap for steam systems that will do the job. Dennis...
• Re: How Hot Behind Dometic Fridge On 100+F Day? (insulation clearances)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:38:59 -0700
  Yes did what I could to add insulation behind fridge and I added what I could behind cabinets L and R of the fridge...
• Re: Heater box
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 14 Jan 2016 10:54:40 -0800
  would suggest looking at thesamba.com vanagon forum I'm sure there's builds in whole or part showing insulation install behind dash. Pics...
• Re: headliner question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Fri, 28 Oct 94 8:09:01 PDT
  So martha rubin says: > > Am considering using something like a suede cloth, a vellux > blanket-type material, or perhaps even polyester fleece for > insulation...
• Re: WTB:SUV-type rubber matts?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 15 Jan 1999 17:37:24 -0700
  ...Did this with attic insulation once and this was the quietest my Vanagon ever ran. It was pretty surprising how noisy it was on...
• Re: Dometic Fans
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 11 Aug 1999 21:08:24 -0400
  ...If yours doesn't run, it's busted or unhooked or jammed against the fiberglass insulation or has a bad thermostat or the thermostat...
• Re: Rodents
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Sun, 24 May 2020 14:47:47 -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: Insulation
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Wed, 3 Mar 1999 11:33:09 -0800
  ...I have considered the spray in two part foam insulation. This would undoubtedly insulate better, as it would expand to fill every niche. Fire...
• Re: access to back of seam above propane tank?
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 11:56:50 -0400
  Hi frank, Do you suggest removing the fibreglass insulation all together? Hans Cumberland, Ontario 86 Westfalia 92 Cabriolet Frank Condelli wrote: > In a message...
• Re: How Hot Behind Dometic Fridge On 100+F Day? (insulation clearances)
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 13:09:25 -0700
  On Sun, Aug 22, 2010 at 12:48 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > Just looked up the temperature on/off specification for...
• Re: Sound Insulation & Air conditioner
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 01:17:47 -0500
  At 03:42 PM 1/3/2001, Leaf wrote: >this less painful? I think the reduction in road >noise (I hear on average about...
• Re: Rogue Horn
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 08:52:45 -0800
  ...goes down the steering column has a bare spot in the insulation that shorts out sometimes. Might be something wrong in the horn switch...
• Acoustic properties of common materials
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 13:41:29 -0800
  ...These aren't quite as good as what is listed above, but they also provide thermal insulation. These have an NRC of 55% and...
• Does your stovetop rattle?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Duvernay
  Sun, 21 Mar 2010 14:44:21 -0700
  ...burner grates..then I came up with this.� The foam pipe insulation cost all of $1.49 for a six foot section at the...
• Re: Dynamat install ?'s on front doors(long)
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 27 May 2002 14:09:40 -0400
  ...Dynamat install ?'s on front doors(long) I would think that a home type fiberglass insulation in the front doors would cause some serious...
• Re: Attention Neil M. Dometic fridge exhaust wrap
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 19 Apr 2016 07:49:25 -0400
  ...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: Pop top insulation
  Historical mailing list - PB
  Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:43:28 -0800
  ...http://fanchers.com/59/VW%20Stuff.htm If any questions feel free to let me know! Jonce > > > > > I am considering purchasing insulation for my...
• the answer for sound proofing Vanagons ???
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 31 Jan 2011 14:33:04 -0700
  ...best. * *Instead of making the interior cabin more quiet by adding insulation * *and better door gaskets (spending the money and increasing the cost by...
• some info on my site
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:13:31 -0800
  ...interior wall panels, or maybe its a plan for behind panel insulation (the German words seem to say that), I'd appreciate clarification if...
• Re: Wood burning bus
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sun, 28 Mar 1999 14:51:23 -0500
  ...airsucker. <snip> Peter & Zippy Point that guy to that thar VW Insulation/Rust/Noise/Heat Website. The heat section is almost finished! www.bulley...
• Re: New tranny for a 1.6l TD westy...
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 17:23:18 EDT
  ...The combination of insulation and sound system seriously eliminates engine noise. My daughter thinks I'm going deaf. Howeverr, I'm sure I measure...
• Re: Riddle me this and Riddle me that - Strange "Leak"
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 19:29:44 EDT
  ...There are indentations in the floor that would channel fluids and there are the sound deadening insulation pieces with seams where they fit together...
• Re: removing insulation adhesive
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 10:55:29 EST
  In a message dated 11/1/05 8:32:13 AM, jbeaulie@ND.EDU writes: << Have any of you found a good solvent for...
• Re: Oil Light On
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Tue, 19 Jul 2022 08:35:59 -0400
  Many years ago the insulation on the wire to my oil pressure sensor rubbed through and grounded to the engine. On Tue, Jul 19...