Date:         Thu, 21 Oct 2004 15:45:23 -0600
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From:         jimt <wetwesty@TACTICAL-BUS.INFO>
Subject:      Re: noise reduction
Comments: To: Robin Oomkes <roomkes@ZONNET.NL>
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On 10/21/04 2:23 PM, "Robin Oomkes" <roomkes@ZONNET.NL> wrote:

> Eric,
> 
> Yes, I'm sure they're vents. There's blue levers, and there's a draft...
> What I'm not sure about is the rubber seal. Mine has a normal looking rubber
> seal all around the 'inside' of the driver and passenger doors. But there
> are two facing holes in the door jamb (aimed roughly at the headlight) and
> the leading edge of the door which align when the door is closed. Maybe the
> air goes through there?
> 
> Robin
> '88 Westy Joker TD
> '03 R1150GS
> 
Air goes in through the vent in the center of the top grill, down through a
ducting system around to the cold air vents on the left and right dash as
well as to the holes that should have rubber seals around them in the doors
and on into the ducting system above the sliding door and the opposite side
if not a westy.  My van came with a couple of block off plates for the hole
on the drivers side (westy so the rear vents are covered up anyway.) and the
PO duct taped the passenger side hole.  Probably to keep the van warmer in
the winter. Blocking that hole on the passenger and drivers side to keep the
air flow from the rear does have a slight quieting effect as air is no
longer flowing through the doors.

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