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Sweetbabyjane1
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Joined: September 06, 2021
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Location: Windsor, Ontario
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 Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2022 2:36 pm Post subject: cloth bags found in car??? |
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Upon removing the firewall tar board in the engine bay, looking for bad areas that need attention, we found cloth bags that look like bean bags, but no beans in them. Stuffed up in hollow areas above the engine compartment on either side. What are they for?
I swear as you take these babies apart, it's like an archaeological dig, trying to figure out what was done and what was original. Are these bags beneficial to the rebuild, or are they not needed? |
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Sweetbabyjane1
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Joined: September 06, 2021
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Location: Windsor, Ontario
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2022 2:40 pm Post subject: Re: cloth bags found in car??? |
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this is what we found |
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Zwitterkafer
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Joined: November 17, 2007
Posts: 879
Location: Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2022 2:44 pm Post subject: Re: cloth bags found in car??? |
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They are for sound insulation. They also block a potential pathway for dust and engine fumes.
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Sweetbabyjane1
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Location: Windsor, Ontario
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2022 2:45 pm Post subject: Re: cloth bags found in car??? |
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| They are for sound insulation. They also block a potential pathway for dust and engine fumes. |
So should I reuse them? |
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Zwitterkafer
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Location: Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2022 3:01 pm Post subject: Re: cloth bags found in car??? |
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Sure, as long as they are intact. Otherwise, make new ones as other people on The Samba have done. In my experience the bags also help keep the old style cloth headliners cleaner in the back.
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Sweetbabyjane1
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Joined: September 06, 2021
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Location: Windsor, Ontario
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2022 4:55 pm Post subject: Re: cloth bags found in car??? |
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| You all have been great resources. I do appreciate your wisdom! You are all making this restoration easier. |
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Busstom
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Joined: November 23, 2014
Posts: 3851
Location: San Jose, CA
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2022 10:53 pm Post subject: Re: cloth bags found in car??? |
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Hi,
We typically refer to them as the "pillows," I ran a search herein and you can read a bit more on them: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/search.php?searc...=titleonly
You can do the same search in the 58-67 forum and find more discussion.
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