Date:         Mon, 5 Jun 2006 13:50:00 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Wind Noises 'round the doors
Comments: To: Mike Elliott <j.michael.elliott@gmail.com>
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Make that " I have FOUND that"

Sorry Jake

On 6/5/06, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I have that opening that slidey vent at the back of the driver's door
> makes my vent whistle back way off or stop, depending on the amount of wind
> I'm driving in. It seems to cure a pressure differential that makes the
> noise.
>
> Jake
>
> On 6/5/06, Mike Elliott <j.michael.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > On 6/5/2006 11:21 AM Jake de Villiers wrote:
> > > My pal Pete the bodyman will sometimes adjust mis-shaping doors by
> > > bending them slightly. He puts an obstruction in the middle of the
> > > door ( sneaker ) and VERY GENTLY pushes on the top and bottom at the
> > > same time, so as to make the door more convex. He did this on my 70
> > > Nova and it worked perfectly from then on.  Solutions don't have to be
> > > high tech and spendy to be effective.
> > Excellent use of brute force to solve a problem. But here, I grow more
> > puzzled. I just finished poking around the door with my calipers to see
> > if the rubber seals were too thin to close the gap between the door and
> > the inside of the door opening. Nope, plenty of thickness. Maybe the air
> >
> > is leaking out around the rear edge of the glass. I've got new rubber
> > seals all 'round the glass  to put in, maybe that'll take care of it.
> >
> > --
> >
> > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> > KG6RCR
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>



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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com