Date:         Wed, 25 Feb 1998 14:06:45 -0800
Reply-To:     Sam Scholten <vwvanagon@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Sam Scholten <vwvanagon@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Westfalia Insulation
Comments: To: Benjita@AOL.COM
Comments: cc: Vanagon@vanagon.com
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Cory,

I suppose insulation may have improved since the mid-'80s, but unless
you are replacing water (or otherwise) damaged stuff, expect the
improvement to be modest. The reason is that insulation is actually a
medium to isolate dead air, which is the actual insulator (air is a
poor conducter of heat.) Therefore, given other factors, more
effective insulation requires a thicker wall. You may, however, want
to consider adding a vapor barrier if none presently exists. This
would hedge against future problems.

My $0.02
Best Regards,
Sam


---Benjita@AOL.COM wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>      Since I've got the interior removed from my nonexistant
"Wolfsburg"
> Syncro Westfalia, I was wonding if anyone out there has replaced the
stock
> yellow insulation with anything better?  I was thinking that I ought
to re-
> insulate it with the top-of-the-line insulation.  But I have no idea
what
> type/brand of insulation would be best.  I also don't know how much
insulation
> costs, or how hard it would be to R&R.
> So if the collective soul could give me some idea of whether or not
it would
> be worth it, and how to go about it, I would appreciate it:)  TIA
>
> Cory
> '86 Syncro Westfalia
> '86 Syncro (parting)
> '88 GTI 16V
>

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