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• Strange new noise - EEEeeerrrrrrr
  Historical mailing list - Frank Miller
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 07:21:13 -0400
  ...Strange new noise - EEEeeerrrrrrr > > > Esteemed Litstees, > I first heard this sound 2 weeks ago. > > SCREEERRRrrrrrrr. Like a heavy desk with legs being > dragged a...
• Re: Squeaky front end parts
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Wed, 20 Sep 2006 22:43:30 -0700
  I have the same problem, squeaking like a mattress sounds, just put in new Koni shocks, so the old shocks weren't the sound...
• Re: speakers for stock enclosures
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 00:20:58 -0800
  ...So some of the midrange would sound like it's coming from the back and some from the front. Odd sound. That's assuming...
• Re: Whistle-like sound from front brake (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:29:50 -0700
  ...pointers where to look first for cause of whistle sound? > >> > >> Could the *slight* grinding sound be due to metallic pads? > >> > >> The brakes are ok...
• Re: Transmission experts?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 1 Apr 2005 19:35:43 -0700
  ...that sounds fairly close to what I had going on and it was the main shaft bearing. mine could be easily heard from under...
• Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:32:41 -0700
  ...Timing sounds wrong even though I have timing marks "correct". When engine turned over, it sounds like this: "whir whir whir" (slight pause) "whir...
• Re: New diesel from VW
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 17 Nov 2014 12:16:58 -0500
  ...Wait, what is that spooling woosh sound? Ah, that's sound of the V8 becoming obsolete. Word is that we will see this engine...
• 76 pop-top canvas
  Historical mailing list
  Thu Jun 1 20:00:02 PDT 1995
  ...Anyway, can anyone give me an idea of what it might cost to get a replacement, mail-order or otherwise? It sounds like a...
• Re: brake system vacuum leak
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Sun, 26 Feb 1995 10:49:50 -0500 (EST)
  ...As for the sound, is it not just the normal power assist hiss? There is supposed to be some noise from your brake booster...
• Re: used parts
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 07 Feb 95 20:59:56 CST
  ...if it works ok, sounds good to me. >fuel guage - 20 ..... if it works ok, ... sounds kinda high, maybe $10? >sliding door lock mechanism...
• Noisy KYB shocks?
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 08:06:22 -0800
  ...When I hit bumps or potholes it almost sounds like loose lumber in the back of a pickup. Sound comes from the front on...
• Re: Silly-sounding question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Sat, 21 Nov 1998 19:44:12 -0500
  ...Silly-sounding question >I'm very curious as to what, if anything, "original miles" means in a >car ad. Are there replacement miles, or...
• Re: whistling when the heat is on???
  Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 20:18:43 -0800
  Hi Paul (and others with a whistling sound from the heater), The whistling sound coming from the heater in my van started about the...
• F.S. 86 Syncro GL (N. Ca.)
  Historical mailing list - Ken Herman
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 16:31:24 EST
  ...engine does not sound good (knocking sound) no smog (registration is paid but no sticker until it passes) Hyd. Leak under dash (clutch or...
• Parts shipping charges
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 07:03:24 -0600
  ...However, I've had lots of things mailed UPS recently, but the difference between $25 shipping and $133 shipping sounds suspicious. I've had...
• few questions
  Historical mailing list - steven brendemuehl
  Sun, 29 Feb 2004 20:46:59 -0500
  Ok I want to finish for the last time, upgrading my sound. First of how could I run wires from the top rear speakers...
• noise from door seals at speed
  Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
  Mon, 13 Dec 2004 13:01:19 -0500
  I have done a lot to insulate my vehicle for sound, and for heat retention. I've added additional undercoating, especially around the underside...
• Re: G-mail (LVC)
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 19 Oct 2005 09:56:32 -0700
  ...It sure sounds like a honk though. > > Maggie > '85 Subaru-Westy "Anne Bonney" > -- Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving...
• Re: Door Insulation Proceedure
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 17 Mar 2006 11:59:14 -0500
  ...On the other , I used a sound proofing material,backed with aluminum foil. Both doors ,when slammed, sound like a heavy,luxury american car...
• Re: Westy Soundproofing
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:55:42 -0400
  ...other than some kind of noise cancellation sound waves --- ;^) Thanks! Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia. http://web.mac.com/tubaneil __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo...
• Re: Rubber Mats
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Thu, 29 May 2008 10:46:18 -0700
  They kill sound great. Probably no more toxic in a fire than the carpet or mattress over the engine compartment already. Don ----- Original Message...
• Re: Sound, vibration, thermal, moisture materials
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 28 Jul 2016 11:16:17 -0700
  not this one but it may help.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyuMUfTjA3g
• Front heater fan motor
  Historical mailing list - Gilles H Turmel
  Tue, 19 Nov 2013 11:26:36 -0500
  Hi, Can that motor be repaired? It’s making a whining sound. Best regards. Gilles Turmel
• Re: Totally NEW Add-A-Room for Vanagons - Answering your Questions
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 20 May 2010 18:08:10 -0700
  David: sounds like some pictures are necessary. Cya, Robert
• New baby
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Sat, 1 Dec 2001 20:35:58 -0800
  Sounds like there are a crop new VW fans that have been brought into this world. Congratulations! Julianna
• Re: Engine removal
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Mon, 18 Mar 2002 15:48:28 EST
  Jack,I've never had to remove the trans too. sounds like too much work to me.
• wheels binding?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Brobst
  Thu, 23 Oct 2003 22:27:35 -0400
  Jason, assuming you replaced the bearing races it sounds like maybe they aren't seated correctly. Tom Brobst
• Re: 28.8 MPG
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 21:05:31 -0400
  Some really nice effects there, Robert. That engine really looks nice and does sound mean. Mike
• Horn
  Historical mailing list - Mark C
  Sun, 5 Nov 2006 13:00:41 -0800
  Have no clue of how to choose between hella double and triple horns... Want something friendly and cool sounding...
• Re: backfireing ---stumbleing,stalling and worse,when cold
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Tue, 8 Aug 2006 17:52:34 -0400
  Roger, Sounds like an exhaust leak. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
• Re: Problem Solved: Was Metallic sound when depressing the clutch---Now happens in neutral when depressing accelerator
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 7 Jul 2009 16:38:36 -0700
  ...The sound (metallic squeal) happens if I accelerate to about 3000 rpms and the sound briefly occurs there and when I release the accelerator...
• Re: Sound deadening Dynamat
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 24 May 2015 14:06:11 +0000
  John,I used the Peel and Seal stuff from Lowe's and/or HoDepot when my real sound deadening material from B-Quiet ran...
• Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
  Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
  Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:58:37 -0400
  ...It's a loud clicking sound, that, as far as we can tell, seems to be > coming from the engine compartment area. > > When you...
• Re: Know any good, fast mechanics in Austin Texas?
  Historical mailing list - Patrick Kreuzer
  Wed, 20 Nov 2002 22:05:32 -0600
  Howdy, Thanks for the offer, and I have done some preliminary diagnosis, so far it doesn't sound as bad as I though, I...
• '87 syncro: driveshaft going?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 11:12:45 -0700
  I've been noticing a clunking sound as I engage the clutch after shifting. Feels like there is some play somewhere in the drivetrain...
• Re: sound dampening materials???
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 12:26:58 +0000
  ...sound dampening materials??? > Tim, > How much B-Quiet did you have to buy, what was the total cost, and how long > did it take...
• Re: Sound, vibration, thermal, moisture materials
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:35:05 -0700
  ...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: Soundproofing pix
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 13:50:59 -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...
• Thermal Insulation;
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 31 Jan 2011 07:06:48 -0700
  Hi All, Got the Sound insulation down pretty well, I'm going to apply 4 coats of Quiet Car. But, I'm wondering what...
• Re: Westie luggage area
  Historical mailing list - Puzerewski
  Thu, 18 May 2000 14:18:08 -0400
  ...Re: [VANAGON] Westie luggage area > <snip> > Surly some soundproofing here and under the rear seat would be highly > beneficial. > <snip> > > It Surly is beneficial...
• Re: Re; Who Cares
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 22 Sep 2000 10:06:30 -0600
  ...Your post sounded like it came from some remote cabin in the backwoods of MT or ID. How not nice. Larry
• Re: Nit Picking Solar Systems
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 10:45:08 -0700
  ...where I go > I don't hear even the sound of another engine in the distance for weeks at a > time.... Bill, Where do...
• Thump, Thump, Thump when turning????
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 11:06:51 -0500
  My 82 has developed a strange tapping thumping sound that only happens when going around curves at low speeds and seems to go away...
• Re: Jiffy Lube weirdness...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 09:24:35 -0600
  ...They'd probably have a heart attack over the nearly opaque black oil that comes out of the diesel. ;) -------------------- Clip --------------------------- Sounds like they listened...
• Re: rear lock question
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Wed, 5 May 2004 18:40:15 -0700
  ...When I > use the key to unlock, they all unlock, except of course for the hatch which > locks. > > Sounds confusing? It is, and I...
• Re: Afternoon of progress
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Fri, 6 Apr 2012 03:09:44 -0600
  ...It definitely sounds better than before just tapping ot shutting rear hatch and slider due to no panels or insulation at all!! Im thinking...
• Re: [WetWesties] westie sighting on TV tonight
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Wed, 17 Dec 2008 07:54:15 -0800
  Saw the same segment Roger just not sure where around Puget Sound it was. The rig looked familiar. On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at...
• Re: Air bubbles in coolant 2.1 wbx
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Jun 2016 01:54:44 -0400
  ...I'd heard this gurgling sound before but assumed it was the sound of coolant passing from the fill tank to expansion tank. Before...
• Re: Bzzzzzst! Intermittent sound from right rear...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 22:39:47 -0700
  ...Bzzzzzst! Intermittent sound from right rear... I was having similar sounding noises on turns R & L from back there and it turned out to...
• Re: Radio Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 13 May 2010 11:29:28 -0700
  ...I still have a Nak deck from the 80s, built like a tank, and still would sound great I'm sure, but it needs...
• Re: 88 Westie Front End Noise?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 8 Feb 1996 11:58:36 -0800 (PST)
  ...Now the sound is more of a 'klunk'. > > The sound I hear/feel is at speeds under 20mph on fairly bumpy surfaces. I can...
• CV advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Ian Webb
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 14:18:47 -0800
  ...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: Why no bolt-on HP upgrades to the 2.1 WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Sat, 26 May 2012 22:57:31 -0400
  Not to bash the vendor, but it sounds a little flakey to reuse the airflow meter with the door blocked open. Maybe that's...
• Re: sound proofing showdown
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 11:43:23 -0700
  ...Someday I will do the > back of the westy too. > > AMAZING! It sounds like a very quiet high end car. > > Ri > > > > > On Apr 2...
• Re: Sound System Suggestions needed
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Fri, 30 Dec 2005 09:22:58 -0800
  ...The all-in-one sub woofers are often shunned by purists, but, again, to my unpure ear the bazooka sounds very good, adding more...
• Re: Sound system upgrades
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 27 May 2012 20:49:29 -0700
  ...On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 7:28 PM, Tom Boldway <jboldway@hotmail.com> wrote: > I've finally reached the sound system level of...
• Re: Sorting out mechanical issues 85
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 4 Sep 2022 21:08:54 -0400
  ...Every time I hear that sound as we come to a stop my heart skips a beat. After loosing three differentials all starting with...
• Re: Sound Deadening...here we go :)
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Wed, 20 May 2009 12:10:07 -0400
  ...The biggest thing you can do to deaden sound in a vanagon is reduce vibration and reverberation through the metal panels. Any material that...
• Re: 2.1L engine failure?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 24 May 2010 17:35:10 -0500
  ...a tapping sound upon acceleration, but that went away, and didn't > make the sound when in Park with engine rev. > > > > Sounds like a...
• Don't Ignore Clutch Sounds
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 1995 21:15:59 -0500
  Learned an expensive lesson about ignoring clutch sounds on Vanagons. Thought it might be useful to others: My 86 GL Syncro was making squealing...