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• Re: no men clay ture
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Aug 94 12:52:11 PDT
  ...that doesn't sound right either. > a sucka of buses? an inca of buses? These don't sound right either. -Jim
• re: Chirping -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Tue, 12 Mar 1996 09:26:00 -0800 (PST)
  > Why VW chose to have the bugs make the chirping sound I >don't know, but I like it -- gives the cars some personality...
• Re: Stereo sounds: a little more bass?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 24 Apr 1999 08:14:35 -0400
  ...can find space because they are >non-directional; sounding the same no matter where the sound is coming from. >Dont take my word for...
• Buzzing turn signal light relay
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 23:31:42 -0800
  ...The rest of the time is this constant buzzing sound that sounds like a scratchy phonograph record with a bad needle. Robert 1982 Westfalia...
• Re: Whap Whap Whap Whap WHAM! sound revealed
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 14:58:29 -0600
  On my westy I get that sound from the luggage rack... now I have these lovely folded up pieces of cardboard stuffed in between...
• Re: VW sounds as ring tones
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Fri, 11 Dec 2015 12:34:33 -0500
  ...Since we have been talking starter relays, the sound of a starter just winding comes to mind... ;) Thanks, T On Thu, Dec 10, 2015...
• Re: Sound
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:53:17 -0800
  ...Hineline wrote: > > > Does a WBX engine sound like an AC engine? > > > > Mark > Well then my Jetta Inline vanagon sounds more like a Moog then...
• Re: Stereo speaker bass upgrade
  Historical mailing list - Allison Goodwin
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 19:44:43 -0700
  ...Does a awesome job of clarifying sound.... Nothing comes even close for upgrading your sound for the $$$." I'm interested in improving the sound...
• Re: Motor quieting material stuff thing
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 23:46:28 -0400
  ...I keep these piled up on top of the engine cover and > they do a good job of keeping the sound down. Also handy...
• Rewiring sound system
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 00:03:49 -0500
  Howdy Mates, I recently purchased a nice sound system for ole Bill Bones and had it "professionally installed," but it never really sounded right...
• Whap Whap Whap Whap WHAM! sound revealed
  Historical mailing list - Vernon Craddock
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 08:50:57 -0700
  Well, I found what was causing that frightening sound in semi wakes. It was the bra on the front of the van. Where is...
• Re: Whistle-like sound from front brake (searched)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 12:31:38 -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...
• From KLAAANGG to thump
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 11:23:56 EST
  ...On a few areas that weren't covered in foam, I used some sound-dampening sheets to kill the sound there, too. In addition...
• Re: Moo sound from vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John P. Flaherty
  Sun, 26 Mar 2000 22:31:42 -0500
  ...Moo sound from vanagon >Could your moo noise be a power steering pump? In cars where the power >steering pump is beginning to show...
• Re: speaking of horns...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:39:32 -0800
  ...They're loudish and�sound okay and it's an easy install, but they sound too Caddy-like and not "urgent" enough for those...
• Re: Engine bearing rattle at warm restart
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Mon, 22 May 2006 00:01:33 -0400
  ...Unfourtunately, I'm sure it's not a lifter or rod bearing sound. I know those sounds. Will be running thicker oil when oil...
• Re: Woody Woodpecker Sound.....
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Williams
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 19:23:39 -0800
  ...Woody Woodpecker Sound..... Rod noises I have heard are usually pretty heavy thudding sounds, and more of a knocking as rpms increase. But I...
• Re: strange whirrrrrring sound
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 27 Oct 2012 01:06:12 -0700
  I havn't read yet more details on the whirring soundrecently. I do hear high milage ( 180K or so ) vanagon transaxles being noisy .. usually...
• Re: Sorting out mechanical issues 85
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 4 Sep 2022 09:09:23 -0700
  ...Rob vwrobb@gmail.com On Sun, Sep 4, 2022 at 6:35 AM Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote: > > So, both pumps sound unhappy...
• Sure, we got that, was: Sound proof insulation????
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 2 May 2000 19:56:44 -0400
  ...Sound proof insulation???? Inside the engine compartment there is sound proof material that...well ..sound proofs the cabin area from the engine noise. Mine...
• sound deadener
  Historical mailing list - Bill Berg
  Wed, 10 Mar 2021 06:15:54 -0600
  I have found the Noico brand sound deadener to work very well and be more reasonably priced. Out of Russia I believe with a...
• Re: somthing screwy goin on
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 22 Oct 2002 14:42:49 EDT
  In a message dated 10/22/02 12:07:30 PM, dave172c@YAHOO.COM writes: << does this sound like air still in the system...
• Re: Ordinary sounds of driving
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:50:00 -0800
  ...this will get you aware of what another van sounds like and the other person will get to hear yours and pass judgment on...
• Re: 1800cc type 4 carb adjustment...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 24 Jun 1996 21:48:20 -0700
  ...Unscrewing it (counterclockwise) should increase the sucking sound and speed up the idle. The louder the sucking sound, the higher the idle, in other...
• Re: The Sounds of $$$ ? (longish)
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Thu, 10 Oct 2002 08:41:09 -0400
  ...Now I notice the sound is louder - hard to describe, but reminds me of belts - only much deeper. The sound goes away at ca...
• Re: I can name this sound in...
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 13:15:11 -0400
  ...Passenger side. > * One sound per one wheel rotation, except when it skips a rotation, > or goes away for a while, which it often does...
• Re: Sound system upgrades
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 29 May 2012 02:56:42 -0400
  ...No Radio, no > TV, no music, no sounds of machinery of any kind. I want to just > experience the sounds of silence. Actually pure...
• Re: sound of CV's?
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Fri, 13 Apr 2001 16:34:19 -0500
  That was the sound that one of the new half shafts (two CVs plus the axle replaced as a unity) that I had previously...
• Re: soundproofing
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 31 Oct 2016 15:58:31 +0000
  I began using cheap asphalt based home store stuff for sound deadener ten years ago. It's still there, as is the factory asphalt...
• Sound deadening material
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 9 Mar 2021 13:37:55 -0500
  Hi folks, I’m in the market for Sound deadening material with some water resistance. I’ve used Fat Mat with good success in...
• Sound Deadening a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ray Reinhard
  Mon, 14 Nov 2005 22:37:38 -0800
  I thought about calling this "soundproofing" but realized that that is far too ambitious a term where these vans are concerned, Anyhow, I'd...
• Re: Rear hatch vibration Why all vanagon sound alike
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 13 Apr 2021 16:27:59 -0700
  ...It > dampens sound and vibrations. It’s helped to tone down my buzzy I4 engine. > > > > Chris. > > > > Wysłane z iPhone'a > > > > > Wiadomość napisana przez Bruce...
• Re: free satelite radio?
  Historical mailing list - caverat
  Sat, 28 Jun 2003 12:45:55 -0400
  ...However, the music channels sound very good IMO and I don't have any issues with the sound on the non-music channels. From...
• Re: Syncro Clunk
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sat, 11 Jul 2015 08:27:26 -0700
  From time to time I hear drive shaft rattle or make a sound - which is clunky but then again I don't really know...
• Clicking in Wheels - Ideas of why?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Wed, 8 Feb 1995 15:38:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...This is > not a heavy metal sound, but neither does it sound "tinny". > > An enterprising allignment shop wants me to believe that it is...
• Re: Horn Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 23 May 2002 07:44:09 -0400
  ...Kind of expensive ($75 a pair I think) but they make a piercing sound. Not like s truck air horn but more like the...
• Re: Was Metallic sound when depressing the clutch---Now happens in neutral when depressing accelerator
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 5 Jul 2009 13:15:24 -0700
  HI Harold, it's starting to sound like an engine rattle .......if noise is there with trans in neutral and not touching the clutch...
• Re: sound dampening materials???
  Historical mailing list - Chris Hinkle
  Tue, 8 Jan 2002 09:10:13 -0600
  ...sound dampening materials??? what have people used as sound dampenign materials? Q pads are $$$. Has anybody used b-quiet's products? thanks matthew 86...
• Re: Woody Woodpecker Sound.....
  Historical mailing list - Chris Radcliffe
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 20:37:23 -0800
  ...Is the "pecking" sound accompanied by this -> http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/1406/woody.wav ?? If so, then you have a much more complicated...
• Re: Wimpy, wimpy horns
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 16 Sep 1996 19:26:43 -0400
  In a message dated 96-09-13 22:39:43 EDT, 102660.66@compuserve.com (Turner,Ronald L.) writes: << The sound of a single...
• Left Front Chirp
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Gilbert
  Sat, 25 Feb 2006 22:09:11 -0500
  My '84 Westy has a left-side front wheel chirping sound, usually heard in warmer weather (heard because the window is open). Closing the...
• Re: Peel and Seal Complete-Pics
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Sun, 25 Apr 2010 11:55:03 -0500
  ...It is a mechanical means of transmission where the > panel vibrates in reponse to sound pressure waves thereby creating > like sound waves on the...
• Re: Whinning noise
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 10:28:54 -0500
  ...It really sounds sort of like badly worn > tires. My tires aren't worn. > Also the sound is clearly coming from the back.
• Re: Diagnosing those strange sounds
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 29 Dec 2002 20:55:48 -0600
  Stan Wilder wrote: >Diagnosing those strange sounds from the driver seat is often more >difficult than one might expect. >\ > > Stan, doing all that unscheduled...
• Re: Westfalia Noise
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jun 1996 15:41:45 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I am thinking of putting some >sound insulation in the wheel wells since alot of sound is coming from the >tires. Any more ideas...
• Re: carpet alternatives
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Wed, 1 Oct 2008 12:28:30 -0700
  ...3.� Re-install factory sound deadening material. 4.� Put down the wood floor on top of the sound deadening material. 5.� Install a Westy...
• Re: Screeming sound
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 11 Nov 2015 17:24:42 -0800
  ...Screeming sound Hi to all, I have just put an older engine in with new water pump, into a 1.9 van. Although not...
• Re: window sliders - '91 Westfalia
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 09 Jun 97 14:24:21 CDT
  ...I'm betting that wear of the Nylon slides is the reason my windows >> sound like the dreaded "fingernails-on-chalkboard" when I open...
• loud engine noise/water in the tail pipe
  Historical mailing list - Chad Lyles
  Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:15:12 -0700
  ...still running but sounds horrible ... i checked the oil ... looks good ... doesnt sound like lifters... why is my van crapping out all of the...
• RE: '87 syncro: driveshaft going?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 4 May 1996 09:25:24 -0700
  ...The sound is >like a metal-on-metal clunk, not unlike the sound I remember from shifting >an American car with auto tranny into...
• Re: Propane tank concern
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 9 Jul 2013 05:49:49 -0400
  ...I turned the valve all the way to open = > and as I turned the sound got louder. at the full open position the = > sound...
• Re: I can name this sound in...
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Tue, 31 Jul 2012 14:54:55 -0400
  ...The sound can happen while braking. -George On Tue, Jul 31, 2012 at 1:41 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote: > Have...
• Clunks, not squeeks
  Historical mailing list - Tom Moritz
  Fri, 10 Mar 2000 17:47:46 -0500
  ...Our 1990 Westy generates a clunking sound when we drive over rough roads. The sound is very audible from the drivers seat, slightly audible...
• Re: sound dampening materials???
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Mon, 7 Jan 2002 17:39:21 -0800
  ...sound dampening materials??? > what have people used as sound dampenign materials? Q pads are $$$. Has > anybody used b-quiet's products? > thanks > matthew > 86...
• Re: Metalic Chirping Sound ~More Details
  Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
  Fri, 17 Nov 2000 11:24:54 -0400
  ...I already had a similar (?) sound that I traced to the air filter housing attachment, the one that ties it to the passenger side...
• Re: Front wheel thumping sound
  Historical mailing list - A. Schnickelgruber
  Fri, 1 Jun 2001 21:59:42 -0500
  Might be, sounds like, could be, a shifting belt in your tires. Go have them balanced. Nine out of ten times it will turn...
• Noisy lifter??
  Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 21:09:29 -0500
  Started my van today and I suddenly have a tapping sound that sounds like a sticky lifter. Are there any fixes for this, the...
• Re: speaking of horns...
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 01:14:50 +0000
  ...http://secure.mycart.net/catalogs/catalog.asp?prodid=4757885&showprevnext=1 bob The horn on my van sounds really asthmatic. Any recommendations for a...
• Re: Metallic sound when depressing the clutch
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 Jul 2009 17:05:40 -0700
  Could you describe the noise please ! a whining sound, a crunch. a pop, a clunk...........etc. more than 'metallic sound' if you can. do...
• Re: Unidentifiable sound
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Sun, 26 Nov 2006 10:42:49 -0500
  I have not seen mentioned the rear wheel bearings they can be noisy as well starting at 30 MPH and the sound changes as...