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Re: CV Bolts... clunk, clunk.
Historical mailing list - Albrecht Jander
Mon, 26 Jun 95 10:46:44 PDT
...Clunk...whiirrrr...thump! The "thump" was the sound of my heart impacting my bladder as I thought about my transmission and which component could...
bogging/stumblin after long descents
Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
Wed, 2 Jun 1999 10:59:50 -0400
...When I put my foot back on the thottle the motor feels sluggish, sounds bogged down and stumbles and bucks alot. This bogging etc...
Re: Some points on why the Wasserboxer was the way for me...
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Thu, 13 Jan 2000 12:41:37 EST
In a message dated 1/13/00 9:30:17 AM, palachance@CCAPCABLE.COM writes: << without having to worry, about hearing sounds, different sounds...
Bluestar/Whitestar interior, leather steering wheel, factory subwoofer etc
Historical mailing list - mordo
Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:32:43 -0500
...I used the sound deadeners all around and mounted the table and > side cladding on 1/16" rubber. No annoying rattling going on in...
Re: Sound deadening
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 24 May 2015 11:07:03 -0700
Rough road noise is transmitted by the suspension, but it's the large flat panels that act as sounding boards, amplifying like the back...
Re: inner wall insolation
Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
Tue, 15 May 2018 14:03:09 -0700
I soooo miss having my van having sound deadner and insulation! I spent a lot of time and money setting up The Rastafalia, and...
Re: strange Clicking Noise from engine compartment (??)
Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
Sat, 12 Jun 2010 22:32:44 -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: '82 Diesel -Curious noise
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Sat, 8 Jan 2000 07:36:18 -0500
...Today as i drove my '82 Diesel around, I noticed a noise very similar to the sound disc brakes make when a vehicle has...
Re: Sound improvement success
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Tue, 17 Jun 2014 13:32:15 -0700
...COM Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 1:18 PM Subject: Re: Sound improvement success That squeak might not be the plastic cover rubbing, it...
Re: Temp vs. Backpressure
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Thu, 26 Aug 1999 00:09:34 -0500
...a metal rod, and listen for a rattling "briquettes" type of sound. Marshall Ruskin >After a history of engine temps hovering at the bottom...
Re: Ignition Switch Source & Tips
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Mon, 19 Dec 2005 21:52:08 -0600
...Pacific Standard Time, >> Tom@SALICOS.COM writes: >> >> Last weekend I replaced the starter on my '87 Syncro because of >> occasional >> grinding sound and no...
cleaning carpet in-situ
Historical mailing list
Fri, 30 May 1997 11:44:07 -0500
Greetings and happy friday! Does anyone have experience cleaning antifreeze out of carpet/soundproofing without removing the carpet? My under-the-seat heater core...
Re: busdepot.com Beep ???
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
Mon, 4 Mar 2002 16:35:37 EST
...I know my sound card is working ok I hear > sounds all the time. Does anyone else not hear the > BEEP when they go...
Re: Banging around
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 16 Feb 2003 19:16:40 -0600
Sounds good to me ........... I choose Julia Roberts as my cooking partner. Sorry you got Julia Childs. You'll win the cooking contest but...
Re: About Bazooka subwoofers.
Historical mailing list - Wognacious
Sun, 18 Apr 2004 07:41:53 -0700
I've got an 8" Bazooka with a built in amp that's stuffed in the wardrobe cabinet and it's sounds great. No...
Re: whistling vent window fix?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Sun, 30 Oct 2005 17:48:44 -0600
...Does the whistling stop when you open any other window, or just that one? Jim >> >> Are you sure the sound is coming from the...
Re: Fwd: Re: Knock & Ping?
Historical mailing list - John Brush
Sat, 4 Mar 2006 09:56:26 -0700
...We all know how that sound, I just would have thought piston slap would be a bit more noisy and apparent. Exactly what causes...
Re: Tampa Bay Progreso Ferry Service Update
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Fri, 18 May 2012 05:36:43 -0600
Frank, this is amazing! Sounds like it would complement your yearly migration nicely. I'll fill it in! Miguel
re 'so much love'+dysfunctional emotional attachment...
Historical mailing list - Austin Silvester
Wed, 13 Mar 1996 22:36:30 -0800 (PST)
Sounds to me like a typical marriage....but then again, most people don't marry their vehicles, do they?
Re: Hitches, hitches, hitches!
Historical mailing list - JMatthisen
Sun, 26 Apr 1998 13:48:14 EDT
These sound great -- but I can't seem to get through to Dennis. Is Email at MSN still right? Any help appreciated.
Re: cheap syncrowesty Re: Buses FS (CT,MA,NY Areas)
Historical mailing list - J. Andersen
Wed, 12 Aug 1998 18:47:39 -0700
Sounds like a candidate for a Subaru or Audi motor to me DrRufo SOCal-81 vanagon
insulation
Historical mailing list - Scott Walker
Wed, 3 Mar 1999 09:56:55 -0500
Another option is Dynamat (sp?), which is the stuff used by professional car stereo types for sound deadening. A bit pricey, but very effective...
Re: Toolkit
Historical mailing list - John Andersen
Tue, 23 Nov 1999 15:41:31 -0800
With all this equipment it sounds like you have been a trips into the Front Range of Colorado in the month of August. John
Re: New sound?
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Thu, 10 Mar 2005 19:02:05 -0500
....rumble in rear, goes away with acceleration..... BTDT, prepare to replace rear wheel bearing. First, check for loose nuts on the rear axles.
Re: hesitation on highway
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Thu, 7 Apr 2005 06:25:53 -0400
Don, Sounds like a variation on the "Vanagon Syndrome". Try the capacitor mod on the AFM. Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
NPG+ waterless coolant?
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Wed, 27 Sep 2006 00:13:05 -0400
http://www.lubricationspecialist.com/product_info.php?cPath=9&products_id=124 Sounds like an amazing product, has anyone here tried it? Karl
Re: Measuring fuel pressure
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Fri, 31 Aug 2007 08:42:26 -0700
Sounds good. Is 7mm the internal or external diamater of the line? > 7mm inside diameter, the same as your fuel lines. Angus
Re: sounds like a go-cart
Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
Wed, 12 Jun 2002 12:42:18 -0700
...sounds like a go-cart > > > > Hello, and what a lovely AM.............well yesterday afternoon my > vanagon began sounding like a go-cart. Make that...
Re: wearing down my westy
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Tue, 4 Nov 2003 06:42:41 -0600
...it sounds like the noise is coming from the left side, but it goes away if i turn right while accelerating. does this sound...
Re: FS: Vanagon Accessories
Historical mailing list - John Scheckel
Wed, 21 Apr 2004 13:12:31 -0400
...Vanagon Accessories The web address listed below for Bulley's sound proofing is not connected...you will find it at: http://www.shagadelic.org...
Re: starter spins, doesn't engage?/Bentley question
Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
Wed, 1 Jun 2005 10:32:45 -0700
...About 2 times out of three, once the key is turned, it sounds like the starter motor is spinning quickly, but the engine doesn...
Re: Sound proofing, was: Muffler question
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Wed, 17 Jul 2013 18:17:20 -0500
...Peel and Seal for Sound Proofing > A warning. If you use Peel and Seal under your carpet in the living area > of a Westy...
Fw: Heeeellllppp!!! (trans/final drive)
Historical mailing list - Jed Thompson
Wed, 15 Apr 2099 14:46:33 -0400
Ok I was drving along today in my 80 westy automatic when I start hearing this clunking sound that is dependant of speed... about...
Re: Water Pump - ?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 28 Oct 2001 23:31:01 -0700
...Water Pump - ? > Sounds like - the one on my 1.9L wasserboxer equipped DoKa sounded like that > since I bought it, I drove it for...
Re: Engine cover, History
Historical mailing list - Neil2
Wed, 2 Jul 2008 22:53:31 -0700
Funny, I thought the rubberized top, fiber innards and metal would be much better for sound absorbtion/deadening than the foam and plastic. Answer...
Stereo/Speakers - review (kind of)
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Sun, 5 Jun 2011 22:14:17 -0400
...They sound simply incredible. I don't have any rear speakers (yet) and even without that it sounds great in my bus. The compontent...
Re: Dang exhaust leak-- any tips?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:52:01 -0700
...pinpoint the leak areas and attack those spots. 'tap sound' sounds odd. often a small leak is more like a click sound, under load...
Re: strange whirrrrrring sound
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 24 Oct 2012 15:33:44 -0700
...1:13 AM, "Steve" <loudmouth_70@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >>> New 'rrrrrrrring' sound in my 82 1.9na diesel 4 speed vanagon. Looked >>> over the...
Re: Misfire when coasting?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 29 Jun 2011 12:21:51 -0700
...Karl Wolz |Sometimes, though, when I'm coasting down a hill, it almost |sounds like I'm misfiring. I can't tell if it...
"Not (with) My Hai ku"
Historical mailing list - John C.
Fri, 30 Jun 2006 15:49:15 EDT
flute song in the night a distant train sounds of loneliness their all the same... She camped alone, In forest sharp Pasted a sign...
Re: compression & advance
Historical mailing list - Tyrone & Marilyn Greene
Thu, 4 Jun 1998 21:41:37 -0400
...If you hear a high wispy sound instead of what you know to be normal, then that is an indicatore you're dealing with...
"Whining" noise
Historical mailing list - John Smith
Tue, 3 Jul 2001 20:03:55 -0400
...I'm hearing a subtle "whining" sound coming from the rear right area of my 83.5 Westy. It happens from a dead stop...
Re: Rogue Horn
Historical mailing list - Dave Woolridge
Fri, 21 Mar 2003 13:38:39 -0330
Not the same problem but sounds, no pun, related. My horn works intermittently. I used to think it was the rain but is happens...
Re: Horn
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Sun, 9 Apr 2006 04:56:08 -0400
...very... > LOUD! > Personally, I like Chris Gronski's 7 Parallel Horns solution to retaining > that quaint VW "eeep" horn sound while increasing the volume...
Kool Patch
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Tue, 2 Jan 2007 19:35:58 -0500
At 02:56 PM 1/2/2007, Roger Sisler wrote... >One product that will not work on the exterior for sound deadening, is >Kool...
Re: Anyone tried quiet car?
Historical mailing list - -------------
Thu, 21 Dec 2006 12:15:32 -0500
...Or should I say >sounds less? > >http://www.quietcar.net/ > >If this stuff is any good, I could see lot's of folks on...
Re: Soundproofing pix
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:11:07 -0400
>> > How much of a sound deadening/proofing difference >> does this stuff make? I put it along the wall behind the fridge/sink/etc and...
Re: 83.5 Runs for about 4 seconds
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Mon, 1 May 2006 19:24:50 -0400
...The sound from the pump is in the same one second >>intervals and sounds like it could be the sound of the pump normally...
Re: Random Oil Buzzer
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 2 Apr 2004 17:41:00 -0500
...A poor or open connection will sound the buzzer so I doubt dampness is a problem here. If the buzzer is actually sounding much...
Re: Stereo weirdness, electrical gremlins...
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 11 Jun 2017 14:10:26 -0400
...I installed them, and some > extended window cranks, and they sounded GREAT. Then I had engine trouble > and my van wound up in a...
Re: Hydraulic Lifter noise ?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 11 Sep 2012 09:37:45 -0500
The noise sounds like the noise common to waterboxers. The lifters drain when the engine sets without running. The longer it sets, the more...
Re: Sound Insulation
Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
Thu, 4 Jan 2001 14:00:38 -0800
...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: noise from door seals at speed
Historical mailing list - Calle
Mon, 13 Dec 2004 19:29:47 +0100
...noise from door seals at speed >I have done a lot to insulate my vehicle for sound, and for heat retention. > I've added...
Re: Calculate fuel consumption when idling?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:37:43 -0800
...A real he-man loves the sound and smell of a noisy diesel engine. It's a real harsh sharp sound to me too...
Re: Engine rebuild startup
Historical mailing list - Edward Wilson
Thu, 25 Apr 1996 13:46:26 -0700
...Does it sound like it gets any worse the longer you run it? Good luck, Ed Wilson >What does an engine sound like and...
Re: Using FM stereo for film soundtrack
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Sat, 4 Sep 2004 09:38:37 -0700
...Suddenly we had great sound: almost like surround sound when seated on the rear seat with the Westy's cabinet speakers behind us; and...
Re: Funky-sounding Vanagon engines
Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
Thu, 3 Dec 1998 13:23:10 -0500
...It didn't muffle much as the glass packing was never inserted so it definitely sounded very much like a Harley! VERY LOUD! Very...
Re: Can a whining speedometer be fixed?
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Tue, 8 Aug 2000 19:20:39 -0700
...In addition to the sound, the >needle fluctuates. Both the sound and the fluctuation slow down as the >speed increases. Does this also sound...
Re: Sound Deadener Installation Concerns
Historical mailing list - James V
Thu, 25 Mar 2004 12:56:00 -0800
Okay, it sounds like my concern about the complications with future body work on sound-deadened panels is legitimate. I think, as some have...
Re: Knocking sound
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Mon, 25 Jun 2018 13:34:07 -0400
...Knocking sound > > > > > If I shake the cv back and forth it goes away. > > > If you can inject some CV joint grease in there and...