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• Re: Van insolation
  Historical mailing list - Pete Sicilia
  Fri, 1 Apr 2022 08:53:50 -0700
  ...https://www.etsy.com/listing/1153635528/vw-vanagon-westfalia-sliding-door-and I purchased this sound dampening material ... does anyone have any experience with...
• Re: Help! Problems on the road.
  Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
  Thu, 2 Jul 2009 13:57:44 -0700
  ...Thursday, July 2, 2009, 1:09 PM My 83.5 has developed some type of squeak sound from the rear. It happens only when...
• FS: 1989 Silver Syncro
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 5 Oct 96 10:10:23 -0500 (CDT)
  ...VDO Cockpit volts and water temp Bently manual and microfitch Tire cable-chains Black snout cover Extinguisher 5-gallon jerry can Sound: Nakamichi TD...
• Stereo status...
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Sat, 15 Jul 2000 19:37:12 -0700
  ...Just finished installing it, and it sounds really good. The weak point is my speakers, which, because I didn't want to modify the...
• Re: lost exhaust pipe
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 12:49:38 -0700
  Kate, Sounds like Stella lost her catalytic converter. That's the piece located on the driver side of the muffler. There might be more...
• Re: Fuel pump noise?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 22 Jul 2013 20:59:26 -0400
  ...When I turn on the key, I hear the normal pump sound, but then once I start the engine the noisy dremel sound starts...
• Sound system upgrade for Eurobago
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Low
  Sat, 27 Sep 1997 11:04:51 EDT
  ...it did) The front speakers in the van have pretty good sound. They, in my opinion, do not need to be changed. Listen for...
• Coolant question...
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 06:50:40 -0800
  ...Last night, after pulling into the drivway and shutting off the engine, I heard what sounded like coolant draining from the radiator. The sound...
• Re: Vanagon sound system question (sorry no discussion of freedom of speech)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 08:41:46 -0500
  ...Or more scientifically, "The power required to reproduce sound of sufficient undistorted volume to allow pleasant auditory reception whilst travelling at highway speeds, window...
• Re: Death Valley Sun VW Gathering early December
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:08:31 -0700
  Sounds like fun. Don't think we can make it, but ... Karl Wolz
• Re: a really cool VW
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 01 Dec 1994 02:53:20 -0400 (EDT)
  The description sounds like the postal vans that VW built for the German Postal system. Ric
• Re: Occasional Rough Running '86
  Historical mailing list - Bill Layton
  Sat, 12 Nov 1994 09:06:05 -0400 (EDT)
  jack, this sounds exactly like the problem for which the auxiliary wiring harness is designed. bill
• 87 Syncro - hydraulic lifters
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Mar 1996 08:52:34 -0500
  Whats the involvement on replacing lifters. I not happy with a slight tapping sound on cold starts.
• subscribe
  Historical mailing list - craig
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 01:37:22 -0500
  not sure of your specific protocol for this, but... i would like to sign up. C Koon soundex@texas.net
• Re: Brown gunk on dipstick!
  Historical mailing list - JAnet Andersen
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 19:18:14 -0800
  Sounds like water to me, how about posting what the van is. DrRufo SOCal-81 vanagon
• Re: RandomBrakeLight
  Historical mailing list - Andreas
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 17:33:19 +0100
  Sounds like the switch on your handbrake lever for sure (But check the fluid too!) DaveP 87Syncro [text/html]
• Re: horns that don't sound so lame
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 23:06:05 -0600
  Tony, You have now lost all your identity. Beep,Beep.:>) ______________ |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ | | | | ||-(())----(())-| Terry 85 GL
• Re: Maco paint job explained...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 24 Nov 2001 15:37:29 +1200
  Hey Zoltan This sounds like the BEST job you can get done here in New Zealand!
• Re: Is it Friday Yet? (Thread over please)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Dec 2004 13:27:21 EST
  sounds good to me.. Tom, thanks for putting a end to this.. chris
• Re: Vanagon stalling problem
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 11:46:03 EDT
  Sam, That mid-life walkabout sounds great! Now what age does that occur? james in Houston, Tx.
• speaking of horns...
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:04:03 -0500
  The horn on my van sounds really asthmatic. Any recommendations for a good replacement? Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL
• Re: Sound deadening Dynamat
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 24 May 2015 12:57:43 +0000
  ...Dennis is right, stick-on mat sure makes the doors sound better. JIm On Sun, May 24, 2015 at 7:49 AM Dennis Haynes...
• Sounds of dying Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 15:10:28 -0500
  ...I finished the drive over the 8000 ft summit with the (spine chilling) sound occuring off and on. It seems to kick in when...
• Re: Clunking sound
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 23 Dec 2007 15:44:51 -0500
  J- ? Localizing sound can be tricky front to rear. Might help if you have someone else drive while you move around the bus from...
• Re: intermittent fuel pump
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 29 Jul 2009 11:37:43 -0700
  ...If pump sounds normal when running, likely it's fine. Neil. -- Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco" http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ http://groups...
• Horn strangeness ('82 diesel)
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 8 Feb 2000 12:41:22 -0800
  ...I get a sound, but is sounds muffled or strangled. I've already replaced the horn unit itself with a Bosch unit, and no...
• Re: 89 JETTA
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 09:41:28 -0800
  ...It is an automatic convertable, gas (don't know engine size) ~ >150Kmiles. > >He has sounds coming from his front end. I am going to...
• Re: My '86 "Blue Mongrel" - R.I.P.??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 29 Dec 2007 18:56:26 -0800
  I'm thinking maybe something to do with the exhaust, from the pop sound. Usually 02's are rusted in practically though. but that...
• Re: water pump bearing noise
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 22 Dec 2016 18:30:38 -0800
  ...Sounds can sound like they're coming from one spot but turn out to be at another. Not saying the screwdriver method doesn't...
• Floor boards
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 10 Nov 2016 23:49:37 -0600
  ...I think I have some spotted, but wondered if it would me better to level the steel floor with the 3m sound deadening material...
• Re: source for peel-n-stick sound deadening
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 6 Aug 2015 09:21:20 -0700
  ...source for peel-n-stick sound deadening This subject has been brought up a few times. I thought someone mentioned a product from Home...
• syncro mystery noise
  Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 13:36:33 -0400
  Fellow syn-cronies, The noise I'm referring to is a regular fairly loud clicking that sounds like a stone caught in the right...
• Re: FUNKY-SOUNDING VANAGON ENGINES!
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 22:54:02 -0500
  ...I'll have what Bob's drinking!!!! (In all fairness, such a system sounds, um, interesting. I assume that he'll be using the...
• Tranny Problem
  Historical mailing list - Ed Goodrow
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 19:16:26 EST
  ...About the last few days have heard a "dry" sound from the back of the bus. Sound stopped as I stepped on the gas...
• Re: free satelite radio?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 27 Jun 2003 20:05:25 -0400
  Kevin Barry wrote: > From what I have personally heard XM's sound quality is far and away > superior to Sirius. Of course, in this...
• Re: Soundproofing pix
  Historical mailing list - David Etter
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:41:13 -0300
  ...The sound deadening does make some >difference but it is minor, and greatly overpowered by the wind >noise from the front of the van...
• Re: Sound Deadening...here we go :)
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Wed, 20 May 2009 13:03:33 -0400
  ...I have done the sound deadening on my van. I first used fatmat, which is a horrible product that does not stick well and...
• Re: front speakers mounting
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 11 Jan 1999 18:53:41 -0800
  ...They sound OK, they would sound even better if I had ears on my feet! I think installing a 6" woofer in the lower...
• my cat is loosing it's marbles!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Tue, 30 Jan 2001 07:50:43 -0700
  Or that's what it sounds like. For about the past week, I get this bad noise coming from the back of the van...
• Re: Very cold 2.1l groans in complaint
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 5 Feb 2007 15:31:25 +0000
  ...The starter cranks just fine but > upon firing, > something is making a distinctive noise of complaint. > > It sounds sort of like "whoooeeeuuszz." It has...
• Re: WowWowWowWowWow sound when rolling on down
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Oct 2012 17:33:38 -0700
  one very good test for tired/worn wheel bearings is to drive about 35 to 40 mph and sweve gently, listening for the sound...
• Re: Grinding sound when rounding corners
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Press
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 07:04:22 -0800
  ...Made a >> THWUNK >> sound when you put it in gear and going down hills. Never made a grindy >> sound though. >> >> Can I check the...
• Re: Possible soundproofing alternative? (was: Seek and Ye Sh
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 15 Nov 1995 09:37:24 -0800
  I have been looking through some of my design magazines trying to locate the source for sound deadening material. I've seen what looks...
• Re: Sound deadening Dynamat
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 24 May 2015 08:37:34 -0500
  ...Or you could do both as I did. > The first choice really changes the sound and feel of the doors when > opening-closing. Instant...
• Sound Deadening - how much to buy?
  Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 02:02:19 -0500
  Now that my van is completely in pieces and freshly painted, I am more than considering installing sound deadening in my 85 Westy. I...
• Fuel pump warning signs
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Overmyer
  Thu, 18 Apr 2002 16:57:05 +1000
  Hi Guys, I may be paranoid and the little voices in my head getting too loud but it sounds to me as if the...
• Re: Aerodynamics?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 1 Nov 2018 10:46:01 -0700
  ...When I remove the dash to replace the heater blower I put FatMat sound deadener on the nose panel, I reseal all the fresh...
• thoughts on a late model TDI engine into a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 10 Feb 2018 11:48:27 -0500
  ...So, When I’m sitting around the table or camp fire trying to sound knowledgable and all informed what are some of the advantages...
• Re: beeper for hand brake
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 23 Oct 2014 17:59:45 -0400
  ...I only want the alarm to sound if the engine is running and > the parking brake is on. That could still be bothersome at...
• Now what? Engine idles then revs up
  Historical mailing list - A PETER MARSH
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 16:29:05 -0500
  Learned Brethren, When we first started the "new" engine upon installation, there was no cat or muffler installed so it sounded a little loud...
• Re: '84 Vanagon Valve problem?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Tue, 18 Sep 2007 14:36:53 -0400
  This sounds more like an exhaust problem than anything to do with internal engine components. Check the exhaust flanges where they meet the cylinder...
• NW Camping at Fort Flagler this Weekend
  Historical mailing list - J. Stutsman
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 12:05:55 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Yes we are expecting rain, but there is a chance of sun breaks, sound like spring on the Puget Sound. Hope to see you...
• foamy green stuff
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Apr 1996 21:30:05 -0400
  ...Also is there any way to tell if you have a collapsed lifter (hyd) ? I have this very light, erratic qlick sound, that almost...
• Buzzing in dash
  Historical mailing list - Grant Holst
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 08:20:44 -0700
  ...It's actually not in the dash, just sounded like it was coming from the center of the dash. It's the rear-view...
• Fw: Re: Westie luggage area
  Historical mailing list - Roy O.
  Thu, 18 May 2000 18:57:31 -0500
  ----- > Surly some soundproofing here and under the rear seat would be highly > beneficial. Under the rear mattress I have a 1/2 inch thick...
• Re: Cdn Tire Mufflers....
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 23:05:26 EDT
  ...I like the sound from the muffler and monza tip. Out side you hear it, not too loud but a nice throaty sound. Inside...
• Stebro SS muffler
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 30 Jul 2001 13:30:05 -0700
  ...impressed! Very high quality, as expected, but the sound was completely unexpected! It actually sounds like the finely tuned German machine that it is...
• Has anyone seen or driven...
  Historical mailing list - Herb Mooney
  Thu, 23 May 2002 10:05:07 -0400
  ...Or has anyone seen a V8 Vanagon using just the Kennedy V8 kits? How'd it look, sound, and drive? It's not for...
• Re: Knocking sound
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Wed, 24 Jul 2002 18:39:20 +0100
  ...Knocking sound > Nobody knows what a knocking from the wheel well while coasting could be? > > -eric > > ---------------------- > '85 GL Camper (Moby) > San Francisco, CA >
• Re: VENT
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Mar 2004 13:06:59 EST
  ...I am wondering if this is for the > heater booster or? Can I civer it up? > Patrick 85 westy > sounds like its for the...