Stuffing the cavities full of insulation may trap unwanted condensation =
which leads to our number one enemy...... rust!  (This also happens when =
you insulate old houses and they end up with dry rot instead of rust).
Try some of the newer sound deadening insulations that are designed to =
do what you want.  It's more expensive in the short term but worth it.

Dave

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>From: 	ERIC ZENO[SMTP:emz@viper.nauticom.net]
Sent: 	Thursday, October 10, 1996 4:39 AM
To: 	Multiple recipients of list
Subject: 	SOund insulation

On Thu, 10 Oct 1996, Donald Baxter wrote:

> I finally have all the parts required to reassemble my rear heater--a =
new
> valve, new heater core and O-ring gasket.  My question is, should I =
use the
> RTV sealant/gasket (the blue stuff in a tube) in addition to the =
O-ring?
>=20
> Since I took both of the rear seats out and cleaned the cork sound
> insulation and the carpet, I also decided to remove the interior =
panels and
> stuff the cavities of the van with R-11 insulation. Even with the =
interior
> parts removed back there, the van is much quieter and solid sounding =
with
> the addition of this insulation.  Cheap solution to sound control.

     I did the same thing. The only thing I thought of later is will
     the insulation settle? But in the mean time it works great!

                                        Eric Zeno