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Re: lost exhaust pipe
Historical mailing list - Dave L
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 15:34:27 -0400
...Not sure what you mean by "silencer". The muffler does the silencing, but you may think the catalytic converter is a silencer. To be...
Weird things happen ......
Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
Tue, 28 Nov 2000 10:41:09 +0100
...hours (No it's not the butt mark issue ;) ) But My silencer broke down the other day - one of the endcaps fell off - and...
Sliding Door Silencers!
Historical mailing list - Jack Agnew
Wed, 12 Apr 1995 08:25:58 -0700 (PDT)
<Still grinning> Thanks folks - some good solutions. Will let you know which works well. "Out the vent window"?? Just what position are you IN...
Re: Alternative mufflers in place of OEM etc..
Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
Sat, 6 Jul 2002 01:51:02 -0500
...I cut off the flat connector at the silencer and welded it to the new cheap silencer. I bolted to to the the catistic...
Re: best spotlight for Vanagons
Historical mailing list - Yvonne Reineke
Thu, 02 Nov 1995 20:05:44 +1300
...New Zealand we use such lights for night time bunny shooting. Silencers are legal and advised. Don't shoot out of the windows though...
Re: Webasto noise
Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
Mon, 9 Feb 2015 15:39:18 -0600
...I have a muffle on the exhaust and even a silencer on the intake altough most say the intake silencer is not really needed...
Re: Sliding Door Silencers!
Historical mailing list - Richard Lamoreaux
Wed, 12 Apr 1995 22:24:23 +0000
> > "Out the vent window"?? Just what position are you IN? (Brings a lot of > gymnastics to mind :-) > Maybe that's why the vent windows...
Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list - Jack Agnew
Tue, 11 Apr 1995 09:35:12 -0700 (PDT)
My '86 is a GREAT machine, but when the sliding door is opened at 2AM, everyone in camp knows what YOU are doing. What...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Apr 1995 11:08:31 -0400
>I clean the tracks with Varsol, and then use White Lithium Grease on >all the tracks. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ yeah!!!! a white lithium grease devotee, i could...
Turbo Kits for VW 1.9 and 2.1 Engines
Historical mailing list - Dyen Fred D.
Tue, 30 Apr 1996 12:36:04 -0800 (AKDT)
...Parts which we could supply from here are: * Turbo manifold. * Turbo. * Microfueller system and silencer. Cost would be approximately U.S. $1,824.00...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Apr 95 14:49:30 MST
> >So Tim Smith says: > >> > >> >My '86 is a GREAT machine, but when the sliding door is opened at 2AM, > >> >everyone in camp knows what...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Apr 95 8:58:02 EDT
Have you thought of replacing the nylon block at the top? I have tried wheel bearing grease and it seems to help, the downside...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Apr 1995 16:34:59 -0300
>My '86 is a GREAT machine, but when the sliding door is opened at 2AM, >everyone in camp knows what YOU are doing. HaHa...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
Wed, 12 Apr 1995 07:18:11 +0000
> yeah!!!! a white lithium grease devotee, i could start a whole thread on > white lithium grease, right up there with prune juice. ;) the usefullness...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Apr 95 18:35:06 EDT
I agree on the lithium, better but expensive is cv joint grease as it does not harden and is impervious to water. I use...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Apr 1995 17:50:06 +0600
>lithium. However lithium is available in spray and I must admit even I >use it on hard to reach hinges and such, and the...
Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list - Jack Agnew
Tue, 11 Apr 1995 22:23:54 -0700 (PDT)
I need to redirect this question - I asked about what type of lubricant might make the sliding door quieter and it got focused on...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Tue, 11 Apr 1995 12:42:38 -0700 (PDT)
So Tim Smith says: > > >My '86 is a GREAT machine, but when the sliding door is opened at 2AM, > >everyone in camp knows what...
bus noises: quieting 'road noise'
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 17 May 94 19:13:59 CDT
...the stuff i've used is 3M Silencer Strips, part no. 08585. 1 roll (3" wide by 50' long). about $40. sound-deadens metal...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 11 Apr 1995 10:57:54 -0700 (PDT)
On Tue, 11 Apr 1995, Jack Agnew wrote: > My '86 is a GREAT machine, but when the sliding door is opened at 2AM, > everyone...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
Wed, 12 Apr 1995 06:54:26 +0000
I clean the tracks with Varsol, and then use White Lithium Grease on all the tracks. I do a grease change twice a year...
Re: tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions
Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
Wed, 2 Jan 2002 11:41:13 EST
...I suspect some of the power gain is offset by having to haul that huge silencer around... Steve "Hey! nice Jeep, Mister! " "Look kid...
Re: Curious location change of water, electric vents 85 to 86
Historical mailing list - TC
Mon, 1 May 2006 20:16:33 -0700
...the way to go are we talking http://www.shurflo.com/pages/Marine/marine_product_sum/marine_sum_docs/potab le/Silencer-pump.html
lost exhaust pipe
Historical mailing list - Kate McLaughlin
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 09:37:46 -0400
...If you were looking from underneath, it is the pipe that is supposed to be leading into the silencer from the left. All that...
Need muffler and tire advice for Eurospec Westy
Historical mailing list - Hermann the German
Tue, 16 Oct 2001 15:50:46 +0000
I lost my muffler/silencer yesterday. The Eurospec produces a bit of vibration plus the corrosion after 3years/65000 miles, it just fell off...
Re: Curious location change of water, electric vents 85 to 86
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Mon, 1 May 2006 20:44:36 -0700
...the way to go are we talking >http://www.shurflo.com/pages/Marine/marine_product_sum/marine_sum_docs/potab >le/Silencer-pump.html > > > >
Re: tiico conversion vs. other I4 conversions
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Wed, 2 Jan 2002 12:03:34 EST
...I suspect some of the power gain is offset by having to haul that huge silencer around... >> Well, since the SA vans don't...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list - Martin Garramone
Wed, 12 Apr 1995 07:37:47 -0500 (CDT)
On Wed, 12 Apr 1995, Jack Agnew wrote: > I need to redirect this question - I asked about what type of lubricant > might make the...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list - sstones
Wed, 12 Apr 1995 13:31:51 -0400 (EDT)
On Tue, 11 Apr 1995, Steve Johnson wrote: > So Tim Smith says: > > > > HaHa, so you pee'd out of the vent windows yet? The...
Re: Poll: How many miles on yours?
Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
Fri, 12 May 2000 09:22:31 +0200
...BTW I�m just on my way to change the original silencer ( the little short one on the cat. model ) , I hope this isn...
re:heating ideas
Historical mailing list - Ed.
Tue, 3 Oct 1995 09:59:20 EDT
why not just wrap the silencer and tail pipe in small internal diameter copper tubing, run the pipe through your existing ducts to the...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list
Thu, 13 Apr 95 12:58:12 EDT
> > I agree on the lithium, better but expensive is cv joint grease as it > does not harden and is impervious to water. I use...
Re: Tii Trading Co. 2.0 South African conversion kit
Historical mailing list - Conradie Johan
Mon, 7 Feb 2000 14:25:05 +0200
...new silencer should start, then a 420mm Stainless Steel Through-Flow silencer, followed by 120mm pipe, followed by another 420mm S/S silencer and...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
Thu, 13 Apr 1995 07:29:59 -0700 (PDT)
So Bradley says: > > > HaHa, so you pee'd out of the vent windows yet? The only solution to your > > > problem that I've found...
Re: MIME avoidance
Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
Thu, 9 Mar 2000 12:45:25 -0800
Steven Wright saw a mime on the street and shot him...but he had to use a silencer.. He went to the stereo store...
Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used- to cone or no!
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 20 Jan 2009 11:38:22 -0800
...I removed the silencer when I installed the box so the flow may be "ok". I have to "Air Care" (emissions testing) my VanaJetta...
WTB: 81 Federal Emissions Parts
Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
Tue, 7 Aug 2001 08:51:55 -0400
...Catalytic Converter Silencer(muffler) Tailpipe Crossover Pipe EGR Valve Pipe(connects to heat exchanger on driver's side) EGR Filter EGR Valve Threaded Adjuster...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Apr 1995 16:41:58 +0600
>So Tim Smith says: >> >> >My '86 is a GREAT machine, but when the sliding door is opened at 2AM, >> >everyone in camp knows what...
Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used- to cone or no!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:32:51 -0800
...makes a nigh perfect air filter and air intake noise silencer set up. I have one btw......or very similar, round can style......... just...
Re: leaks leaks and more leaks - another source for high pressure power steering hoses
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:57:08 -0800
...I really like the fact that Bostig has the silencer option for engine swaps. My SVX Syncros' PS lines and pump make a little...
Re: Stainless Steel exhaust
Historical mailing list
Wed, 2 Nov 94 15:05:34 gmt
...A silencer and tailpipe for a 2-litre motor cost about 150 pounds. I don't know about the other bits. They have agents...
Re: lost exhaust pipe
Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 12:49:38 -0700
...If you were looking from underneath, it is the > pipe that is supposed to be leading into the silencer from the left. > All that...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 11 Apr 1995 22:48:11 -0700 (PDT)
On Wed, 12 Apr 1995, Jack Agnew wrote: > I need to redirect this question - I asked about what type of lubricant > might make the...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Wed, 12 Apr 1995 07:20:15 -0500 (CDT)
On Wed, 12 Apr 1995, Jack Agnew wrote: > One more time folks - what kind of lube works best to quiet the sliding > door? One...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Apr 1995 09:44:39 -0300
> > >On Wed, 12 Apr 1995, Jack Agnew wrote: > >> I need to redirect this question - I asked about what type of lubricant >> might make the...
Re: Sliding Door Silencer?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 12 Apr 95 17:09:25 EDT
> > > yeah!!!! a white lithium grease devotee, i could start a whole thread on > > white lithium grease, right up there with prune juice. ;) the usefullness...
RE: generator article (another viewpoint on electricity :)
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Tue, 01 Nov 94 08:35:53 CST
...i'd bet there is a 'silencer' kit you can order for it. joel
Vanagon Cargo conversion
Historical mailing list - David Bingham
Wed, 31 Oct 2001 08:46:09 -0800
...I just need a little more room and I could get my dirt bike in without bending the fender or having the silencer bang...
Re: Sticking front calipers
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Tue, 3 Apr 2007 19:37:18 -0700
...They are not terribly expensive for what they are. > > "Loaded" units come complete with pads and all the shims, silencers, etc. to > > do the...
Re: Curious location change of water, electric vents 85 to 86
Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
Tue, 2 May 2006 07:50:09 -0400
...the way to go are we talking >>http://www.shurflo.com/pages/Marine/marine_product_sum/marine_sum_docs/potab >>le/Silencer-pump.html >> >> >> >>
Projektzwo console and other purchases...
Historical mailing list - richard lumb
Mon, 9 Mar 1998 06:29:39 +0200
...I bought their exhaust silencer (muffler in US?), which is manufactured by Sebring and had a good drool around/over some of their vehicles...
Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used- to cone or no!
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:06:39 -0800
...Caravan box > looked compared to the Jetta box. > > I removed the silencer when I installed the box so the flow may be "ok". > > I...
Re: Metalic brakes / Brake Squeal
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Thu, 5 Feb 2004 02:49:16 EST
...Better brake pads will now often have a silencer shim built in. If not, replace it. Also, brake silencing goo will help applied to...
Re: Metalic brakes
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 2 Feb 2004 19:47:35 -0500
...Better brake pads will now often have a silencer shim built in. If not, replace it. Also, brake silencing goo will help applied to...
Re: noise reduction
Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
Mon, 18 Oct 2004 22:16:11 -0700
...can cut down a lot of 'road noise' by putting > some Silencer Strips > (by 3M) or some Rubberized Undercoating by 3M inside > the doors...
Re: Sticking front calipers
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Mon, 2 Apr 2007 08:04:16 -0700
...They are not terribly expensive for what they are. > "Loaded" units come complete with pads and all the shims, silencers, etc. to do > the...
Re: Need AFM adapter so different aircleaner or cold air intake can be used- to cone or no!
Historical mailing list - David Marshall
Mon, 19 Jan 2009 20:07:47 -0800
...The most restructive part of the system is the silencer for the air box - remove this and you will have lots more flow. I...
Re: 1981 Brake Caliper Decision
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Thu, 23 Jul 2015 08:52:46 -0700
...accelerated rotor wear are not a concern for me. - install the silencer shims I found at van-cafe. These may help the pads wear...
Re: burning smell - brakes or tire?
Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
Tue, 9 Jul 2013 15:31:15 -0700
...What I presume is the silencer plate was pretty torn up - much of which probably happened as I was pulling it out. It was...
Ultra-Quiet, Solid 1976 For Sale
Historical mailing list
Tue, 1 Sep 1998 23:27:22 EDT
...including 65 square feet of Evercoat Q-pad asphalt/rubber sound deadening tile, two rolls of 3-M Silencer strips, 4 gallons of Kool...