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• Re: Sound insulation info and tips
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 15:21:20 -0800
  RE: Sound Deadning Have you done the rear hatch? I noticed the biggest difference when I did the rear hatch and the slider.
• Re: ominous sounds from automatic transmission
  Historical mailing list - john
  Fri, 18 Dec 2009 00:43:17 -0500
  ...ominous sounds from automatic transmission > > > > My '84 7-passenger, which i have owned since 1997, started making some > > strange sounds today. sounds apparently coming...
• VW sounds as ring tones
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:36:40 -0500
  ...attached is a link to a zip file with several VW sounds made into iPhone ring tones. they are all Vanagon sounds from a...
• Re: Cheap front door speakers sound Great!
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 22 Oct 2010 20:22:29 -0400
  ...Much deeper sound and less sustain or "ringing" after it's closed. It seems like most of the remaining rattly sound when closing comes...
• Oh oh....grinding bad???
  Historical mailing list - Lorraine
  Wed, 4 Jan 2006 23:40:05 -0500
  ...I then took his place on hands and knees, and we re-created the sounds by rocking back and forth gently. The noise appeared...
• Re: Anybody use this product?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 6 Jun 2007 13:24:19 -0400
  ...Usually they don't do much else to absorb other sounds. You need additional materials to quiet the other sounds. Mineral wool is an...
• Update: Fuel pump woes
  Historical mailing list - Tim Ness
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 09:03:38 -0400
  ...A test drive found that the sound was still there. The sound isn't there when pump first turns on nor when the engine...
• Re: Sound conundrum - input requested
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:24:35 -0400
  ...that wasn’t the source of the sound (lucky > there). > > It’s a variable knocking sound that happens under load when the > accelerator is...
• Re: EB2007 Vanaru Test Drive/soundtrack/video
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 19 Apr 2007 10:34:29 -0600
  ...http://www.turbovans.com/ ...scroll down to "short cut to 2.5 Subaru ENGINE in a Vanagon SOUND TRACK & movie", click on it, wait...
• Re: What does a failing water pump sound like? (Q 1 of 2)
  Historical mailing list - Stucco
  Tue, 25 May 1999 19:44:40 -0600
  Marshall- Having just replaced mine, the sound is still fresh in my mind. The noise is kind of a rattleing that at idle made...
• Re: Vanagon, Rear speaker enclosures- I have them!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Mon, 6 Oct 2008 12:10:47 -0700
  Neil, Personally, I like the Boston Acoustics both soundwise and for longevity (actually, I'm a B&W guy, and although they now have...
• A strange sound
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Thu, 29 Jun 1995 10:49:36 -0600 (MDT)
  Just for you diesel people out there, My engine made a strange sound this morning after it started. It went away after the engine...
• Re: only 3 pistions are firing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Semyan
  Tue, 7 Oct 1997 10:34:56 -0700
  ...While I don't know what this sounds like, it could be a stuck lifter. The engine sounds horrible until the lifter gets unstuck...
• Re: Was Metallic sound when depressing the clutch---Now happens in neutral when depressing accelerator
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 17:20:18 -0400
  ...Injectors click, distributors make a whirring sound, > alternators make bearing sounds, rocker arms make clicky sounds , etc. etc. > It's worth doing just for...
• Re: [FIX] Sound deadening with B-Quiet products?
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Tue, 11 Jun 2002 00:03:28 -0400
  Hi Brent and sound deadeners Short answer. Get brown bread and JC Whitney NASA insulation. Long answer--read on. I emailed b-quiet and...
• Re: Loud clanking sound from exhaust - pushrod unseated?
  Historical mailing list - BenT
  Tue, 27 Jul 2004 12:32:07 -0700
  Clanking sound sounds like broken pieces in the catalytic converter to me. BenT http://members.aol.com/bentbtstr8/myhomepage/index.html On Tue, 27...
• 85 Auto transmission making strange sounds
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Davis
  Sat, 18 Apr 1998 20:52:54 -0400
  ...My 85 auto makes a strange sound when slowing down. While gliding to a stop and for a short time after coming to rest...
• Re: Whinning noise
  Historical mailing list - Jeff K
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 08:17:48 -0700
  ...It really sounds sort of like badly worn > tires. My tires aren't worn. > Also the sound is clearly coming from the back.
• SoundProofing Materials
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 12:10:20 -0400
  ...http://www.soundsuckers.com/barriers.htm#barriers Tom Salicos '87 Syncro Westy EG-3
• Re: RoadHaus - Escaping Air Sound?
  Historical mailing list - Westyman
  Sun, 15 Feb 2004 11:31:48 -0800
  Maybe a sea lion with gas? Mermaid? Roadguy? Bullet the road dog? -----Original Message----- When all of a sudden I hear "Push" the sound...
• Re: Sound proofing, was: Muffler question
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 18 Jul 2013 11:20:43 -0400
  Jeff, The point I was trying to make is that you don't need to get into the crevices for sound-deadening; you only...
• Re: Scraping sound from rear
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:55:07 -0800
  Those don't make a scraping sound usually, or ever. But brake drums do. Scott www.turbovans.com or sticks in the wheels, or...
• Re: Metalic Chirping Sound ~More Details
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 09:14:41 -0500
  Phaedra, this chirp sound could be your alternator or water pump belt. Try a little (really very little) spray on belt dressing and hear...
• More 'orrible gbox noises - any advice
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 02:06:25 +0100
  Following the saga of dry, orrible sounds from my Syncro transaxle, I'd just got a couple of miles up the road when 'something...
• Woody Woodpecker Sound.....
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Williams
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 18:32:23 -0800
  Hello, Yesterday, while driving I started hearing a "Woody Woodpecker" sound coming from the Engine. After having the Van towed home and Starting the...
• Re: Friday's Badd A$$ Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:52:12 -0700
  ...Those engines sure sound good! > > > Yeah, it definitely had that boxer sound, like an old Baja Bug, sorta... > > I could swear I head a...
• funky sound from front heater?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:06:49 -0500
  is this the motor going? or a plenum problem? sound doesn't change much if I move heater levers. http://www.youtube.com/watch...
• Re: VW sounds as ring tones
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Thu, 10 Dec 2015 19:13:00 -0500
  ...I could do that if I > hear it is wanted. > > > > That is the one stock sound I’d love to replace with a nice...
• Re: was solar panels, now gen. noise
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 12:19:02 -0700
  ...Calif., where they had major sound > systems set up along the boardwalk. The generators were enclosed in sound-deadening > boxes. > Jerry in AZ (too...
• I can name this sound in...
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:11:16 -0400
  I think I have a bad CV joint, but since I've only experienced this in front-wheel drive cars, it doesn't sound...
• Re: Ignition Switch Source & Tips
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:49:01 -0500
  ...Is the starter making "Grinding" noises or "Cranking" noises? If Grinding noises, then, again, the ignition switch doesn't sound suspect. If it's...
• BUS DIED!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 2 Nov 2006 08:39:20 -0500
  ...When suddenly it sounded like/seemed to "backfire" and was dead. It wont start again, though it does turn over fine and it sounds...
• Re: Odd sound from rear end...(not Friday and no smart 'subject' remarks please)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Jan 2011 14:56:09 -0800
  ...I still hear this sound > every > so often, without any perceivable change in the way it presents itself or > in > the sound itself...at...
• What does the oil pressure warning buzzer sound like?
  Historical mailing list - mordo
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 08:15:35 -0500
  ...What does the oil pressure warning buzzer sound like? To: mordo <helmut.blong@gmail.com>, vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com Hi, Sounds like the oil...
• 139297.4 miles -> BOOM!
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Aug 94 17:50:29 PDT
  ...They all sound the same, to me. No black smoke, just a terrible clanking sound from the right side. It sounds like a rebuilt...
• Re: The Mystery Machine Lives..but costs
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Jun 1996 20:03:42 -0400
  ...new brake pads will be $40/pair, Sounds a little high. >rotors will be $200/pair, Sounds quite high. >and $100 in labor. I...
• Re: SoundProofing Materials
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Fri, 6 Jan 2006 16:41:22 -0500
  ...You can get FatMat, Elemental sounds edead, or Rattle trap for about half the price. Of course many people have had good luck using...
• Ticking sound from rear wheel
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Tue, 14 May 2013 18:34:35 -0600
  I think it is there all the time, but the sound can be heard at low speeds. It is a rhythmic ticking noise. Any...
• Re: Educate Me Please - Vanagon Shifter Operation
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 14:24:32 -0700
  "'Bink, bink' sound is optional.� ;)" � Unless your van actually sounds like that when shifting. � Stephen --- On Thu, 4/9/09, neil N <musomuso@GMAIL...
• Friday: Vanagon Sound System? My Splittie IS a Sound System!!
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 20:24:08 -0800
  The subject says it all... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3087624872&category=3283 ChrisR '90 Westy Auto "Blue Whale"
• Re: funky sound from front heater?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:58:29 EST
  ...is this the motor going? sounds like it
• Re: Chopper on hot pursuit - or weird sound from rear-wheel
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 18 Apr 2005 22:57:12 -0500
  ...Chopper on hot pursuit - or weird sound from rear-wheel > Date: Mon, 18 Apr 2005 22:14:48 +0200 > > Hi > > It sound like I...
• Re: Rear hatch vibration Why all vanagon sound alike
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 13 Apr 2021 13:32:08 -0400
  ...I quickly realized >> that if I did a Vanagon engine tempo it sounded as if my engine was >> actually running. I always wondered why...
• Air-Cooled 2 liter noise--throwout bearing?
  Historical mailing list - puzerewski
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 15:47:09 -0400
  Volks, My 2 liter just started a new (scary sound) I started hearing a rattling (loud) sound that goes along with engine RPMS. Sort...
• Re: Woody Woodpecker Sound.....
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 22:11:10 -0500
  Rod noises I have heard are usually pretty heavy thudding sounds, and more of a knocking as rpms increase. But I have not heard...
• 88 TD Syncro caravelle grinding sound when backing off
  Historical mailing list - ANDREW WILLIAMS
  Sat, 2 Dec 2000 14:51:00 +0100
  My van is making a wicked grinding sound when I back off.The sound dissapears as soon as I hit the gas or drive...
• Fuel Pump Noise
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Fri, 12 Feb 2016 13:44:56 -0800
  Aside from the normal startup sound, every once in awhile I hear a noise that sounds like cavitation noises? Like what I'd expect...
• Re: Engine bay sound dampening
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 2 May 2007 14:21:06 -0400
  ...I got one a few months ago from Bus Depot and it actually made the sound louder than before. Not a complaint, though, as...
• Re: FUNKY-SOUNDING VANAGON ENGINES!
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone Greene
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 16:54:05 -0500
  ...FUNKY-SOUNDING VANAGON ENGINES! Yes but what would Peter Fonda say?... Tyrone Big Pine Key, FL 87 GL Syncro 85 Westy etc....
• Whats that sound? My fuel pump!!!
  Historical mailing list - Brush, John
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 13:45:05 -0600
  ...I changed the filter, and the sound went away. Now when I hear it, I change the filter and it sure as heck seems...
• Re: pwr steering pump noise
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 31 Jan 2002 07:04:09 EST
  In a message dated 1/30/02 11:09:42 PM, azsun99@EARTHLINK.NET writes: << except the power steering pump, which sounds like a...
• 2.1 WBX Noise Is?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 20 Oct 2014 23:15:33 -0700
  ...AFAIK, it doesn't sound like a rod or main bearing gone bad. I've heard those sounds before. The oil light goes out...
• Re: Exhaust Leak? '90 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Chris & Aimee
  Sun, 14 Sep 1997 15:30:41 -0700
  Hello Folks, Well , looks like I fell for the oldest Westy joke in the book! Turns out the "sound" was simply a stuck lifter...
• Re: Strange Static Buzzing Noise Coming From The Dash?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 03:52:06 -0500
  ...alarm sound. Which relay is the Turn signal unit? How might I test to see if a relay has gone bad? The weird sound...
• Re: What does the oil pressure warning buzzer sound like?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 07:49:53 -0500
  Hi, Sounds like the oil pressure buzzer. It is an annoying "high C" sound and starts when the engine hits 2500 rpm. The buzzer...
• Re: WowWowWowWowWow sound when rolling on down
  Historical mailing list - Pat
  Sun, 14 Oct 2012 20:30:08 -0400
  Usually bearings will just drone, but I do believe once or twice I have heard that oscillating sound with a bad one. -----Original Message...
• Soundproofing '85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:32:07 -0700
  ...Where do indeed to add sound deadening (and what type/brand) material to limit the noise transmitted to the body by the suspension? Is...
• Metalic Chirping Sound ~More Details
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 22:04:00 -0800
  I can see I did not offer enough good clues re this new sound in my van since it returned from the shop. Here...
• Re: Sound Deadener Installation Concerns
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 13:20:53 -0800
  On 3/25/04 13:13, "David Brodbeck" <gull@gull.us> wrote: >> Okay, it sounds like my concern about the complications with future body...
• Re: Cheap front door speakers sound Great!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 22 Oct 2010 18:15:11 -0700
  Edward,� I've been waiting to get your review of the cheap front door speakers.� Yes, they do sound pretty good!� But it's...