The additional weather stripping in the later model vanagons "fills" in
the leading edge door gap. The earlier vans used that gap to create the
low pressure are to draw air out of the vents in the door. I can
believe that this is source of wind noise.

So the additional door weather stripping and the rear side window flow
through vents go hand in hand.

Alistair

'82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94

http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/

On 21-Oct-04, at 1:29 AM, Al and Sue Brase wrote:

> Actually, the door weather strip is the same; it's just that there is
> also an auxiliary wetherstrip as well. I've checked on it at the dealer
> and it's not too bad. seems like about $40 each.  I'm not sure what it
> takes to install, but I should find out. All of my earlier Vanagons
> could use help.
> Another thing, the later Vanagons changed the interior air exhaust vent
> from the rear of the front door to the rear of the rear side window.
> this might reduce the noise up front.
> Do all the  late European diesels have Kat's or are those just retro
> fi?
> A Katalysator (catalytic converter, for you Engisch sprechers out ther)
> will make it a little quieter..
> Al Brase
>