Thank you guys for the rubber mat idea... I will do that....

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On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 3:44 PM Jim. Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

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> > On Apr 13, 2021 at 12:30 PM,  <Chris S (mailto:szpejankowski@gmail.com)>
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> >  X2 on vibration dampening material. I use a grey rubber mat, the soft,
> heavy, pliable kind for long hours on your feet. I’ve cut it to shape and
> placed it under the seat against the metal and over rear cargo area. It
> dampens sound and vibrations. It’s helped to tone down my buzzy I4 engine.
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> > >  Wiadomość napisana przez Bruce Todd  <beeceetee@gmail.com>  w dniu
> 4/13/21, o godz. 12:37:
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> > >  Hi Eric -
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> > >  I have a rubberized outdoor carpet that sits flat between the rear
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> > >  and the hatch. It covers most of the steel area of the rear hatch and
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> > >  to work fairly well at reducing vibration noise and engine
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> > >  sounds. I often wonder if it adds any heat increase to the engine
> > >  compartment.
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> > >  The carpet can also be used for laying out in front of the sliding
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> > >  when stopped and in the camping set-up.
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> > >  Bruce
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> > >>  On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 7:59 AM Eric Caron  <ericcaron96@comcast.net>
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> > >>  Hi list,
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> > >>  Has anyone out there with the camper covered the hatch with beutel
> > >>  adhesive sound proofing? What was the result on vibration?
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> > >>  The other day I was looking at the engine hatch area contemplating
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> > >>  proofing when I took my fist and gently struck the lid. I quickly
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> > >>  that if I did a Vanagon engine tempo it sounded as if my engine was
> > >>  actually running. I always wondered why no matter what engine was in
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> > >>  vanagon I heard something similar in the sound. I now think it is
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> > >>  those engine lids acting like a deep drum.
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> > >>  No matter what engine some part of the vibration will make that
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> > >>  lid drum sound!
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> > >>  Except mine once I figure it out.
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> > >>  Still looking at the decoupled mass loaded vinyl but I have a lot to
> learn.
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> > >>  Eric Caron
> > >>  85 GL Auto
> > >>  Boom, boom, boom, boom.
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> > >>  Eric
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