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Re: Body insulation idea
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Fri, 12 Sep 2014 10:33:14 +0000
...bet others have done it too ( not the > > stealing, but the idea) > > > > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2014/09/11/vanagon-body-insulation-idea/ > > > > Alistair
Re: How Hot Behind Dometic Fridge On 100+F Day? (insulation clearances)
Historical mailing list - neil n
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:38:24 -0700
...The insulation should aid in this regard. i.e. instead of hot air billowing up behind the cabinetry, it is directed more so to...
Brake Fluid Cleanup?
Historical mailing list - David Bogle / Architecture
Sun, 15 Nov 1998 17:04:08 -0500
...I peeled back the carpet, cut the pad/insulation to remove from driver's side and found paint peeling off of the thin sheet...
Re: East coast rust
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Sat, 10 Feb 2007 22:36:05 -0500
...I replaced mine with some > aluminized bubble wrap type insulation available at Home Depot. BTW I too > use Krown or Rust Check very liberally...
Re: How Hot Behind Dometic Fridge On 100+F Day? (insulation clearances)
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 08:54:50 -0500
...Will the reduced clearance offset the advantage of the insulation? I have the Dometic installation manual. I f you don't have it, let...
Re: Van insolation
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:00:45 -0600
...Westy & He Loves it ~ https://havelockwool.com/van-insulation-products/ <https://havelockwool.com/van-insulation-products/> > On 30 Mar , 2022, at 7:09 AM...
61 Westy interior
Historical mailing list - Songie
Sat, 10 Feb 1996 00:35:27 -0500 (EST)
...Should I put insulation along the sides too? What kind of screws should I use for the panels? The interior looks just like Allen...
Re: Spay expandable foam insulation in Westy?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 23 Jan 2006 12:46:08 -0800
...Spay expandable foam insulation in Westy? > > > > > > In removing the interior from my "new to me" van, I notice that in > some > > > places (in behind...
back to fuel injection
Historical mailing list - Angela & Will
Tue, 26 Dec 1995 18:58:17 -0500
...an honest opinion) with converting back into fuel injection? Also, are there any opinions about the 4 inch house insulation? Will & Angela '77 Bus
Radiator cost and new insulation?
Historical mailing list - Fafa Nugon
Tue, 26 Dec 2000 07:06:54 -1000
How much for a new Radiator and how hard is the job to install a new one? Farfanugon _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN...
Re: sound and insulation material site
Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
Sun, 14 Oct 2001 16:57:58 -0600
Entity Joel Walker spoke thus: > anybody up near Walla Walla, Wa that wants to check these folks out > ... > > http://www.freezonerb276.com/Noise.html...
Re: Vanagon insulation - the modern solution
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Tue, 7 Feb 2006 14:10:24 -0800
On 2/7/06, Alistair Bell <albell@uvic.ca> wrote: > > thanks for that, you the penulmtimate vanagon smarty pants! > > :) > > ab I thought that was...
pulling the interior
Historical mailing list - Dana Showers
Mon, 3 Apr 2006 00:30:30 -0400
...Remove the insulation and replace with sealed foam insulation or some other kind of insulation that will not trap water internally to it. I...
Re: FYI - Venting for mobile refrigerators
Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
Fri, 6 Jul 2007 11:48:17 -0700
...Or you can just leave the existing thinnish insulation in place. Or forget the new wall and build in baffles per Good Venting 3...
Re: Campers noisier than hardtops?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Mon, 13 Dec 2004 14:12:45 EST
...I wrapped the cross bar with some plumbing pipe insulation--the black styrofoam insulation cover you get at a hardware store. The fiberglass top...
Re: New fuel tank
Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
Wed, 22 May 2002 23:42:42 +0100
Hi Darren, The material is there for noise insulation. It helps reduce the resonant 'drumming' noise of a near-empty tank. You can buy...
Couple of minor propane fridge mods
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 19 Jun 2017 13:01:35 -0700
Nothing super earth shaking, just exhaust insulation and a bank of three wee squirrel cage fans. https://shufti.blog/2017/06/19/vanagon-a...
Re: Cleaning pop top flocking?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sun, 7 Jun 2015 20:36:35 -0700
Insulation and sound deadening. Karl Wolz Sent from my electronic umbilicus > On Jun 7, 2015, at 8:10 PM, PB <pbrattan@GMAIL.COM> wrote...
insulation
Historical mailing list - Pollard, Matthew
Wed, 3 Mar 1999 07:35:24 -0800
Has anybody mentioned that spray-in type of foam? pros: easy to apply. cons: more/less permanent. is it hydrophilic or -phobic (for the...
Re: Brocken wires
Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
Fri, 9 Oct 2009 08:06:31 -0400
...I suspect that VW installs wires with same insulation for hot and cold climates. In the North, at sub-zero temperatures the insulation will...
Re: insulating against road noise
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Thu, 3 Apr 2008 01:14:56 -0400
...On Apr 2, 2008, at 9:03 PM, Woody Halsey wrote: > Dear All, > > > > Yesterday Ken Wilford recommended against using recycled cotton fiber > home insulation...
Re: Insulation
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Wed, 3 Mar 1999 18:13:51 -0600
My experience with spray foam insulation is not good. I suggest that before you try it on your van, try it on someone elses...
Re: [FIX] Sound deadening with B-Quiet products?
Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
Tue, 11 Jun 2002 00:03:28 -0400
...I purchased the NASA insulation from JC Whitney as well, and feel that it will provide better thermal insulation and probably not be far...
Re: "Permanent" poptop insulation
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:52:11 -0500
Hi David and Troy The Thermal insulation is easy to put up and take down. You will want to take down any or all...
Re: Odor removal (A refreshing topic)....
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 28 Jul 2000 15:05:58 -0700
...I > suspect that the insulation pad underneath the carpeting is holding the > odor in. > > Does anyone have any suggestions for permanently getting rid of...
Has anyone refinished the inside of their Westfalia's poptop
Historical mailing list - Brett Baer
Mon, 4 Aug 2003 14:02:49 -0500
...I also considered scraping the rest of the old "fuzzy stuff" off and refinishing it with Temp-Coat spray-on insulation ( http://www.temp...
Re: Body work in SE PA
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sat, 10 Feb 2007 11:53:03 -0800
Jason, that fibreglass insulation is bad for human lungs and neither you or your daughter should be exposed to it. Jake On 2/10...
Re: Refrigerator gasket and flame goes out remedies
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 6 Aug 2012 17:26:12 -0400
Thermocouple wire doesn't have insulation on it. It's a plain copper wire that goes up to the valve on the top of...
Re: experience with Rubber Molded for engine insulation
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Wed, 28 Mar 2018 02:06:58 +0000
...experience with Rubber Molded for engine insulation Hi , I have a 2l air-cooled and would like to optimized the thermal isolation of the...
Re: whats the most stuff youve ever fit in your vanagon??
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sun, 13 Feb 2005 03:45:46 -0600
...18 rolls of R-19 insulation(I can't remember the last time I had the middle seat in my van, maybe when I...
Re: insulation for vanagon engine cover?
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Mon, 9 May 2005 22:13:24 -0400
...the van to me....oil is all > over everything, including the insulation in the > engine lid, plus the foam on the lic plate cover...
Re: insulation
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 11 Oct 2020 14:27:25 +0000
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Re: Insulated pop top sleeve / cold weather boot/ heating/insulation
Historical mailing list - -- Dan Roberts
Sun, 24 Oct 2004 00:12:33 -0400
Could anyone provide a photo demonstrating what this inside option looks like. All of the links provided to do not show a photo despite...
Engine Lid Rehab
Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 23:37:05 -0400
I redid the insulation in my vans engine lid this week using dynamat hoodliner. Here's a before and after picture if you're...
Re: removing insulation adhesive
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Tue, 1 Nov 2005 10:55:09 -0500
...In my vanagon, I have removed the insulation directly behind the frig. I get too much interior heat from the frig and believe that...
undercoating body work
Historical mailing list - William Wedenoja
Mon, 1 Oct 2007 14:22:05 -0700
...Any suggestions on new insulation? I was looking at Reflectix (sp?) Bill 1988 Westy
Re: Pop top insulation
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:29:54 -0500
When it comes to temperature extremes insulation only delays the inevitable. They most gain will come from covering the windows and light colored paint...
Rodents
Historical mailing list - David Boan
Sat, 23 May 2020 19:30:32 +0000
...They got into the insulation, among many other things, and made such a mess that I had to replace all the insulation. I am...
Re: 60,000 volt coil?
Historical mailing list - Michael Perry
Tue, 20 Aug 1996 18:03:54 -0700
...The insulation breaks down with age due to heat and oil. I'm not sure what current practice is, but we used to put...
pop top insulation
Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
Sun, 12 Oct 1997 00:57:20 -0700
I heard that in europe you can buy insulated fabric inserts for the pop top for the new eurovan campers....has anyone else heard...
Re: sound and insulation material site
Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
Mon, 15 Oct 2001 00:05:08 -0700
The Washington State Pen.??? Onions? Get real people.....THINK! The ACME Co. of Walla Walla, Washington......made famous by Bugs Bunny and friends. Mark...
Re: Don't let this happen to you!
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Wed, 16 Jun 2010 10:34:31 -0700
...Could an animal have > chewed through the insulation? > > -Peter > mmmm, insulation pie. > > On Wed, Jun 16, 2010 at 9:21 AM, John Reynolds <transporterjr...
Re: Insulation behind Dometic fridge?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:25:24 -0700
...VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 10:39 AM Subject: Insulation behind Dometic fridge? > ...But later, when sun at kitchen side, Dometic interior...
Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
Wed, 11 Dec 2002 09:00:23 -0800
...Do you have an older Vanagon with the single wire OXS? Regardless, the insulation on the wires off the OXS look intact, and I...
idiot fixed the lights
Historical mailing list - radish
Tue, 21 Jan 2003 18:30:59 -0800
...Basically, when I looked at that wire before, I foolishly thought that since the pretty blue insulation was all soft and pliable and... intact...
Was Fridge Insulation Redo?-now how about insulation for the top of the engine hatch area
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 08:36:55 -0400
...Fridge Insulation Redo? On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 4:23 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, Aug...
Re: Dometic Frig - Realistic Cooling
Historical mailing list - Poppie Jagersand
Thu, 4 Jun 2009 13:50:07 -0700
On my '82 Westy in North America, I pulled out the insulation behind the fridge because it was wet. This however made the fridge...
Re: pop top painting finished
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 7 Jun 2011 08:58:50 -0700
On Mon, 2011-06-06 at 20:55 -0700, Alistair Bell wrote: > I'm wondering about the insulation too. I have some foam, but...
Re: Fw: Vanagon oil pressure switches,or the lack thereof!!
Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
Tue, 5 Oct 1999 16:29:00 -0600
Lance, Look for a bare spot in the oil pressure lead insulation. Slight changes in the position of the engine may allow the lead...
Re: wire splicing
Historical mailing list - sg
Fri, 30 Nov 2001 17:58:19 -0800
...Strip at least 1/2" of the insulation of each wire (longer for thicker wire). > 4. (This is hard to describe without a diagram...
Re: Puzzling water drip
Historical mailing list - neil N
Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:05:55 -0700
...Could one also access (feel) the insulation via the little grill on LH end of sink/stove cabinet? Just in case MISTER Squirrel doesn...
Re: paint&seam rust
Historical mailing list
Sun, 14 Mar 1999 12:17:46 EST
...ive seen buses rot out so fast because all this insulation soaks up water, and never dries out.. chris
insulating against road noise
Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
Wed, 2 Apr 2008 21:03:55 -0400
Dear All, Yesterday Ken Wilford recommended against using recycled cotton fiber home insulation bats to soundproof to my 83.5 V'gon. He warned...
heater tube
Historical mailing list
Fri, 17 Nov 1995 16:56:33 -0500
...In any event it might be safer than the original >>rusted out pipe with asbestos fibers leaking in from the gaskets/insulation. > > >my friend...
Re: Joker accessories for Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
Thu, 7 Feb 2002 00:52:37 EST
...I offer the following items for Vanagon: (available on our website) sliding door screen kits rear hatch lock extension window insulation kits cab window...
Re: Vehicle insulation for sound and temperature
Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
Wed, 11 Jun 2014 23:19:52 -0400
I'm using this water-based sound deadener: http://acousticalsolutions.com/31~vbd-10-damping-compound Previously used QuietCoat, this is very similar at...
Re: How Hot Behind Dometic Fridge On 100+F Day? (insulation clearances)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 22 Aug 2010 16:32:59 -0400
I wrote: >Foams like that are typically blown with ethane, which isn't toxic. I was wrong about the rigid styrofoam -- it's blown...
Re: Road Noise (Don't use fiberglass)
Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
Mon, 1 Mar 1999 19:13:50 -0500
Will - Are we about to get a "politically correct" lecture on how fiberglas insulation causes lung cancer??? Please don't. It can't. Fibres...
Re: Soundproofing / Insulation and rust
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sat, 15 Feb 2003 19:41:38 +1300
>John Rodgers wrote: >>It'like the seal has shrunk or something. The seals >>are in good shape, just noisy. Any suggestions as how to...
Re: van noise
Historical mailing list - Bren Smith
Tue, 11 Jun 1996 17:20:42 -0700
...I first started using the >insulation when I found out that my noticeably quieter 88 Wolfsburg had >similar insulation installed at the factory. The...