If you add the front gaskets, you will also need to add the rear window
exhaust vents, and you should block off the air intake vents at the lower
rear edge of the front doors.   This is because on vans prior to (I think)
90-91, the cabin air exhaust is via those vents in the front doors through
the doors to the front edge of the front doors (there are slots in the
front edge of the door).   Sounds goofy, but that front edge turns out to
be a low pressure zone when the van is moving (just like any other barn
door moving sideways...)

The front gasketing and the blocking of the front air vent does make a big
difference in noise, but I would be tempted to go for the soundproofing
that Bulley and others have done first.

Dave
90 Westfalia (which has one of the new style rear vents almost blocked off
by the Westy cabinet.)

At 07:59 PM 5/22/02 -0700, il cikaspers wrote:
>this is true.  i was looking at don johnson's van (90 or 91 syncro
>westfalia) at syncro de mayo this past weekend and it's a seal in a track,
>which track is bolted to the frame in front of the door.  looks like it
>would come off, or could be retrofitted.  i am going to look into it
>because my front doorgaps are *noisy* (87 syncro westfalia).
>
>bill
>
> >Later year vans (90-91) have additional seals between front of door and body
> >panels.
> >
> >Gary
> >
> >
> >----Original Message Follows----
> >From: John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
> >Reply-To: John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Wind Noise
> >Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 17:45:05 -0500
> >
> >I'm about to begin a campaign to reduce the noise level in my van. First
> >I want to reduce wind noise, and then will go for sound deadening
> >materials applied where necessary.
> >
> >I have a lot of wind noise around the upper parts of my doors, as well
> >as around my sliding door on my 88 GL. It sounds as if the seals are not
> >seated in spots against the body frame when shut.
> >
> >Any suggestions as to how to identify the spots and deal with this?
> >
> >John Rodgers
> >88 GL Driver
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >Gary McEachern, Reading Ma.
> >'90 Westy
> >'87GL Wolfy Weekender SubaVanagon
> >'87 Syncro
> >'91 Subaru Legacy Sedan
> >'93 Subaru Legacy Wagon
> >'76 Camper
> >'75 Spitfire
> >
> >
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