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• Re: undercoating body work
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 16:49:13 -0600
  ...Any suggestions on new insulation? I was > :::> looking at Reflectix (sp?) > :::> > :::> Bill > :::> 1988 Westy > :::> > ::: > ::: > ::: > ::: > :::___________________________________________________________________ > ______ > :::___________ > :::Moody friends. Drama queens. Your life? Nope! - their life, your...
• Re: How Hot Behind Dometic Fridge On 100+F Day? (insulation clearances)
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:52:32 -0400
  At 07:38 PM 8/22/2010, neil n wrote: >basically 4" for fins etc., then 1" actual space between those "guts" >and whatever...
• Re: Main Positive battery Cable
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:22:55 -0400
  ...internal corrosion in the existing cable -- barring an >> opening in the insulation that exposes it to salt water and such -- >> is utterly remote. > > Thank...
• Re: '56 Progress - front (mount)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 13:57:34 -0800 (PST)
  ...I'm not going to be able to elimitate it 100% with insulation, I think I'm better off fixing the problem and not...
• RE: Non-Vanagon Factory Tools For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 08 Nov 1995 09:43:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Before that, a master cylinder, shoes&pads, a LOT of vacuum hose, a check valve, fuel pump, carpet, padding, insulation, a radio, and a...
• Re: seam rust, how to prevent?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 27 Oct 1998 10:22:18 -0400
  ...Remember there is insulation in all of the westy panels so one 'can't' blindly spray in there. 3) I routinely spray all of...
• 91' doors are better than 85 doors!
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 22:45:09 -0500
  ...This is due to added insulation on the door and I think there is an additional side impact beam in there. I also noticed...
• Re: Diesel Caveat: Case in point!
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 5 Nov 2001 23:05:29 -0600
  ...so it's called aluminum foil nowadays!), and maybe even some insulation behind the foil, you can put a 60-watt bulb in there...
• Re: unique Westy floor covering?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Thu, 9 May 2002 09:00:45 -0700
  ...Good insulation? Scot -- On Wed, 8 May 2002 20:02:34 dave bowers wrote: >As I sit here, wondering how to carpet/reduce road...
• cleaning the heat exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 20 Nov 2003 08:59:19 -0800
  ...However, I noticed that there is actually some sort of insulation inside the heater box. It is a thin layer of white/grey material...
• Re: lighting harness for trailer question
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Mon, 20 May 2002 12:09:40 -0400
  ...They let you connect into existing wires without having to cut them, buy pressing a small blade through the insulation and making the connection...
• Re: Undercoating your Westy
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 16 Nov 2004 06:25:31 -0800
  ...be carefull of the westy insulation. Or try: http://gerry.vanagon.com/cgi-bin/wa.exe?S2=vanagon&L=vanagon&q=Krown&s=&f...
• Re: CAULK YOUR WESTY h2o/ELEC. FILL PORTS!! was Re: REMOVE THOSE
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 11 Sep 2003 06:01:17 EDT
  ...One thing you can do to alleviate the problem is to remove the Fiberglas insulation from the middle seam down to the floor, clean...
• Rustproofing from the inside out Por-15 vs. Krown (and other rustproofers)
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Fri, 12 Aug 2005 10:30:05 -0400
  ...For similar reasons I am seriously considering removing ALL fiberglass insulation from the body cavity. I do a reasonable amount of cold weather camping...
• Re: Tools
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:25:42 -0800
  ...but we are talking about these metal pieces with plastic for insulation, you slip a wire in and crimp it. Can HF connectors be...
• Re: Stove grate
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 30 Aug 2002 13:49:20 -0400
  ...I've got some "NASA" insulation between the top side of the drain board and the top to add dampening. Seems to work pretty...
• drive plate
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 4 Aug 2004 09:11:27 -0700
  http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/ProductDisplay/s-10101/storeId-10101/p-39 4/c-10101/catalogId-10101 Heat Shield Insulation, 48" x 72" Sheet...
• Re: Rust Repairs
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 06:13:31 EST
  ...To do a really perfect job, all this insulation should be removed and replaced with a non moisture retention type of insulation such as...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 8 Nov 2005 (#2005-928)
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 11:56:53 -0800
  ...The > insulation helps keep the heat from the sun from overheating the area > behind the fridge. Whenever the sun shines on that side for...
• Re: Sound-deadening material question
  Historical mailing list - MICHAEL H
  Wed, 24 Oct 2012 21:17:33 -0700
  ...sound transferance insulation wouldn't require as much material. I attempted to answer another question on this matter just recently - if you're savvy...
• Re: Warm air from under dash.
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 18 Jul 1996 20:18:42 +0000
  ...diagnosis and what's the fix? I believe there is some insulation to shield the heat from the rad. fan - possibly this has come...
• Posting big things to the list
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 10 Sep 1997 17:44:08 -0400
  ...Now a lot of folks have been asking for the BIG posting I promised about soundproofing/insulation/rustproofing VW's and I am working...
• rear heater leak
  Historical mailing list - Giroux, Eric
  Wed, 10 May 2000 09:05:23 -0400
  ...What is my best source for this material (is it sound proofing material? insulation? both?). I check the local hardware store with no luck...
• Re: Placement of rear speakers...Westy w/a/c
  Historical mailing list - Tony Thompson
  Fri, 25 May 2001 11:56:23 -0400
  ...I covered the inside if the speakers with insulation to try and keep from vibrating loose AC stuff when listening to the tunes. The...
• Re: Real world practical life of the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 14:37:57 EDT
  ...because of the fraility of certain >unrepairable items, such as the insulation on the >wires throughout the van, it doesn't make sense to...
• Re: Anyone ever try a Westy "Chrome Dome"
  Historical mailing list - Greg
  Tue, 16 May 2000 20:42:05 -0700
  O.k., A few weeks ago I inquired about "Pop-top Insulation" Most responses referenced canvas insulation while camping. So I went on with...
• Re: Dometic in 100F ambient?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:25:36 -0700
  ...Looking at the dometic, it seems to have very little >>insulation, and it also seems to be self-defeating as it dumps so >>much...
• Re: experience with Rubber Molded for engine insulation
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Theobald
  Thu, 29 Mar 2018 22:19:32 -0700
  This looks like great stuff! Seems expensive, but consider how many $5.95 gaskets (http://www.gowesty.com/product/side-marker/23371/rear-side...
• Excessive fuel tank pressure
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Tue, 14 May 2013 20:16:02 -0400
  ...The tank insulation was omitted during reinstall. Any suggestions on what could be wrong? Thanks in advance, Steve Sent from my iPhone
• Re: solar panels
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 13:16:24 -0500
  ...could we make some sort of little fit-together enclosure (like a four-panel box) with sound insulation in the walls, and fit it...
• Re: emergency fuel line repair
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sandlin
  Tue, 8 Oct 2002 09:25:16 -0500
  ...I ended up cutting the clamp off my jumper cables, and stripped about 8 inches of the insulation from one of the cables. I...
• Re: Burnt Vanagon of the Week
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Fri, 3 Mar 2006 14:00:58 -0800
  ...are they less good in sound insulation? florian
• Re: Horn question (did some searching)
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 25 Jul 2006 17:28:05 -0400
  ...If it is contacting metal in tube because of cracked insulation, that is not the cause of the horn malfunction. I will make sure...
• Re: GoWesty fridge fan report
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 11 Jun 2015 01:28:52 +0000
  ...In my '82 Westy I removed the fibreglass insulation in the wall > panel behind the fridge. This improved the fridge performance noticeably. > (It didn...
• Re: '84 Van Down
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Tue, 13 Apr 1999 06:41:58 -0400
  ...The first is cracked insulation between > the connector and electronics of the distributor. Be very carefully when > disconnecting the plug, if you do not...
• Re: Mangled pins.
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 03:33:10 -0500
  ...Safety pins work well for this, especially probing a wire through the insulation. If you do this, though, put a little electrical tape or...
• Re: Honing and cylinder painting
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 8 Mar 2011 11:13:28 -0800
  ...The backward step is > the insulation value of the paint layer & the 2 steps forward are the > increased radiating properties of black verses silver...
• Srarter woes
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Jan 2016 22:59:26 -0600
  ...There was an acrid smell thst came I'm sure from over heated insulation. Finally the starter stopped turning, but Iwas kn the middle...
• Re: Pop top insulation
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:17:43 -0800
  Hey Loren, unless you solder the turnbuckle solid, its pretty easy to spin the barrel off and get into the van that way... On...
• Re: Kitchen out; Any suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 12 Sep 2010 09:31:34 -0700
  I'd suggest a closed cell foam as insulation after you finish with the rust. Also, if you don't use the external city...
• Re: Starting problems when weather is damp?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 30 Nov 2002 11:25:49 -0600
  ...First guess would be ignition wires with old cracked insulation. Try running the engine in the dark so that you can see the sparks...
• Re: popup top seals
  Historical mailing list - David Vickery
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 10:34:02 -0700
  ...The location of the poptop > seal insulation bulb > more closely matches that of the original insulation flap, > providing better > insulation and better protecting your...
• Re: how to cool a poptop?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 11 Jun 2015 19:15:27 -0500
  ...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: Body work Re: thank you vanagon community!
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Wed, 6 Apr 2011 20:02:27 -0700
  ...And replace all the insulations with Second Skin or the likes. The insulation is the culprit really. It absorbs the water and won't...
• Re: Pop top insulation
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 23 Jan 2011 20:44:49 -0800
  On Sun, Jan 23, 2011 at 8:17 PM, Jake de Villiers < crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey Loren, unless you solder the turnbuckle solid...
• front heater fan problem on '84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Tue, 30 Sep 1997 08:39:03 -0500
  ...I got the smell of burning plastic and insulation, and no heater fan movement. The fan switch also got very hot. None of the...
• Re: Roof coating, anyone tried this stuff?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 22:03:52 -0400
  ...Anyone know anything about or > tried it? Link below. > > http://www.koolseal.com/product_detail.asp?product_id=63-600 How about some insulation...
• Crazy idea - hail shelter
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 12:10:46 -0500
  ...2.) some type of folding cover that has insulation board in it. (both cover would have to have straps to hook on to whell...
• Re: Heat Baffle For Automatics
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 21 Jul 2015 14:08:16 +0000
  Was the the same as the fabled "hotfoot kit" installed at dealers? If so, it is just insulation behind the radiator about a half...
• Re: How Hot Behind Dometic Fridge On 100+F Day? (insulation clearances)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 21 Aug 2010 23:17:35 -0400
  keep in mind that's Nevada desert, in the summer. Shouldn't really be obtainable much of anywhere else. -Craig On Sat, Aug 21...
• headliner question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Oct 1994 22:24:01 -0700
  ...Am considering using something like a suede cloth, a vellux blanket-type material, or perhaps even polyester fleece for insulation, sound reduction, etc. Has...
• Re: Added fire protection over engine cover?
  Historical mailing list - Sam_Scholten
  Fri, 25 Sep 1998 12:47:05 -0400
  ...The problem with adding insulation is that you might be increasing the > risk of fire if you decrease the already minimal air space over...
• Re: '89 Carat: Screaming at me in SoCal
  Historical mailing list - Danny Fuller
  Tue, 18 Jan 2000 22:20:19 -0800
  ...With time, these tend to fall off, allowing the insulation to get nicely worn through to ground. Bottom line, it could be something expensive...
• Re: Catalytic Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 20:48:55 -0700
  ...This is with no curtains or insulation on the windows. I have a Carver in my Westy--something like 7000 BTU. It warms up...
• Re: Tinted Windows - Backing up in the Dark?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 13 Nov 2008 08:57:15 -0800
  ...If use on the inside of the window then the Sunlight/UV/IR is already through the windows and the insulation is not as...
• Re: Fuel Line Recall - PW13
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 22:18:17 -0700
  ...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: westy rust redux
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 23:10:19 -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...
• 81 Westy - Heat, Rust & Noise
  Historical mailing list - Ron Schlamp
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 10:51:20 -0600
  ...The bit of yellow insulation I pulled out was damp on the bottom. I also see a small bit of surface rust on the...
• Re: sidewalls
  Historical mailing list - mad madeline
  Mon, 4 Sep 2006 20:20:25 -0700
  ...There isn't anything behind the passenger side except > insulation. The driver side does have water and electrical, but it is > nowhere near the...
• Re: Blinker Relay
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Fri, 14 Jun 1996 15:26:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I had broken the wire inside its insulation. =:-O But it basically happens when one corner's worth of turn signal, decides not to...