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Date:         Sun, 7 Feb 2010 16:53:07 -0800
Reply-To:     Debra Clark <clark10006@COX.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Debra Clark <clark10006@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Buzzing luggage rack on westy need advice
Comments: To: brady <dofunk@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <359176.11982.qm@web54501.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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This happened to me when on the freeway at about 65 mph and up. It sounded like a helicopter about to land on top of my van. I had some flexible black irrigation pipe that I split down one side and tucked/rolled under the front lip. Took care of the problem and is very unobtrusive. I cut the pipe almost as long as the front edge of the luggage rack. Debra 90 Multivan (recently stolen; more recently recovered!)

-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of brady Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 2:56 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Buzzing luggage rack on westy need advice

The seal is bad up there between the plastic top and the roof of the van. This happend to me while going across the Varazano bridge in NYC with some strong cross winds...all of a sudden this horrible very scary very loud buzzing sound from above my head...scared the crap out of me. well I pulled over to check what it was and then with a bit of black duct tape across the edge of the luggage rack and the windshield rubber seal I was good to go for let see at this point another 6 years! Brady

----- Original Message ---- From: Doug Noganav <vanagon@ASTOUND.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Sat, February 6, 2010 3:38:54 PM Subject: Re: Buzzing luggage rack on westy need advice

Nothing up there but the factory westy top. its the luggage rack that is buzzing right above the windshield.

----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Thyer" <matt_thyer@hotmail.com> To: <vanagon@astound.net>; <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> Sent: Saturday, February 06, 2010 12:12 PM Subject: RE: Buzzing luggage rack on westy need advice

The air deflection plates you can buy for most of them help. Also make sure its not a bar end wistle that's causing harmonics in the roof (sounds like a buzz to me). End caps on round bars make the difference there.

-- Matt Thyer

---------------------------------------- > Date: Sat, 6 Feb 2010 12:02:04 -0800 > From: vanagon@ASTOUND.NET > Subject: Buzzing luggage rack on westy need advice > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > Anybody know a surefire way to keep the luggage rack from "buzzing"? =


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