Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:23:24 -0400
Reply-To: "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
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From: "Jack R." <jack007@COMCAST.NET>
Subject: Re: ventilators in front doors
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Woody,
From a file I saved... not my words, but should answer you question...
BOTTOM LEVER: This is the rear passenger fresh air control lever. This lever
operates a cable that moves flaps in the air distribution box under the
dashboard that increases or decreases fresh airflow to the rear passenger
area. Fresh air that enters the air distribution box is diverted to metal
ducts under the dashboard which conduct air to the right and left front door
jams. In the front left and right forward door jams there are rectangular
gaskets that connect the doors to these ducts. There are still more ducts
welded inside each front door through which air flows and exits out of the
rear door jam, through a funny looking plastic oval grill thingy with a
furry seal around it. You can see this when you open the door and look just
under the door latch. Then the air flows up inside the body section behind
the front doors, and then rearward into the fresh air ducts along roof in
the rear passenger area. On camper models, the left steel duct under the
dashboard is plugged so air can't flow through the left door. This is
because, on campers, there are no air vents in the rear passenger area above
the stove and frig galley. You will find the oval grill thingy missing on
the left door. (see pic #1) I wish I had a dollar for every time a camper
owner insisted on buying an oval furry vent thingy for the left door because
it was "missing". IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE MISSING!
Jack
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Woody Halsey
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 4:02 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: ventilators in front doors
Thanks, Jake. That does look pretty awesome. It turns out that the
original pad is not that bad, after all; so I think I am not going to
mess with it for now.
Here is another question: Where does the air that allegedly flows
through the vents at the bottom corner of the from doors come from? I
always thought those vents were somehow connected to the ventilation and
heating system somehow; but now that I have the interior panels off
finally (unbelievably easy when you know what to remove to reveal the
one screw) I cannot figure out how they work at all. There is an air
channel that runs through the door, so air gets to the back (and the
rubber gasket that seals the passage from the door to the door post is
readily visible) but the little slider vent and the trailing back corner
of the door just seems to open randomly into the door cavity. Weird.
Back to applying "Peel and Seal," cracking open roll #5.
Woody
83.5 V'gon
Haverhill, MA
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From: Jake de Villiers [mailto:crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, April 08, 2008 2:35 PM
To: Woody Halsey
Subject: Re: insulating against road noise
Hey Woody, this stuff looks like it might work on your engine lid.
http://www.earsc.com/HOME/what'snew/index.asp?SID=3&news_id=42
On Sun, Apr 6, 2008 at 1:22 PM, Woody Halsey <WHalsey@sya.org> wrote:
The "peel and Seal" flashing product I am using looks exactly like "Fat
Mat." It cost $10 for 12.5 sq ft. I am hoping for the best.
Woody
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Mister Tom
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 3:24 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: insulating against road noise
What kind of noise are we talking about here? I have used FatMat to
cover
the front floor, rear deck, inside front doors, slider and under the
seats.
Double thick in places. The cargo area has the original rubber mat plus
a
thick rug. New shocks, new Michelin LTX tires, etc. I have also
coated
inside the wheel wells pretty heavy.
My Syncro Westy is pretty heavy and on freshly-paved roads it's almost
as
quiet as a new car. But, if the asphalt has worn down to expose the
aggregate, I get lots of what I call "tire roar".
I don't think the FatMat treatment has done much if anything to quiet
that
noise.
So, does anything *really* get rid of the noise created by rough
pavement?
Tom Salicos
'87 Syncro Westy EG-33
--
Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
Crescent Beach, BC
www.crescentbeachguitar.com
http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27
