Get the Westy up on stands or a lift and start whacking things underneath
with a rubber mallet (lightly!).  When you nail the culprit, you'll hear the
same rattle.

Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Baker" <abusguy2@SPRINGMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 9:32 AM
Subject: Rattle is Killing Me!!!!!!

> My 83.5 Water cooled westy has a problem.  At cruising speed or when the
engine is under a load there is this EXTREMELY annoying rattle that seems to
be coming from under the rear bench.  I have had a friend go back there
while I was driving to try to pin point it, but could not. So it seems to be
outside of the passenger compartment.  The sound definitely travels up from
under the rear bench because it is much louder when I leave that cabinet
door under the seat open.  It sound like a vibration caused rattle,
definitely not an engine noise.  Can anybody give me a few suggestions about
how to find my culprit.  PLEASE! HELP! THIS RATTLE IS DRIVING ME F**KING
NUTS!!!!!!!
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> Peace, JB
> '66 Split Window Camper
> '83 H20 Vanagon
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> "You cannot simultaneously work for peace and prepare for war..."