Date:         Thu, 10 Oct 1996 07:27:29 -0400 (EDT)
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         ERIC ZENO <emz@viper.nauticom.net>
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?
> 
> 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