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Subject:Re: Wind Noises 'round the doors
From:David Bohannan
Date:Mon, 5 Jun 2006 13:20:22 -0400

I get noise from the vent windows (front wing) if the latch isn't tight...I
also get a lot of noise from the fresh air system...

Not sure about adjustments to anything else...

Dave

On 6/5/06, Mike Elliott <j.michael.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I'll be taking Mellow Yellow's driver and passenger doors apart to
> replace corroded window rubbers and scrapers, and to install sound
> dampening material to the metal panels. While I'm working on them, I'm
> trying come up with a fix for this air leakage that causes wind noises
> up in the rear upper corner area of each door when I'm driving at
> freeway speeds. Which seems to be around 58 mph the way I drive. Anyway,
> the Factory Repair Manual describes several fixes for whistling noises,
> but none of them seem to apply to where I'm hearing them.
>
> I have no problem replacing the door seals, but visual inspection
> doesn't indicate any problem there -- they seem to be fully "inflated"
> (seem to be nice and fat), and the thinner black trim around the rear of
> the door openings also appears to be in good condition. It's possible
> that new seals are thicker -- can't tell without measuring one. I also
> wonder if there isn't some hidden adjustment that would cinch the door
> tighter into the opening?
>
> --
>
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> KG6RCR
>

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