I thought perhaps to keep an air gap between the tar boards and the firewall to avoid some heat transfer?
-----Original Message----- From: Chuck Kuecker <[email protected]> To: vintagvw <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, May 15, 2015 5:38 pm Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Padding strips in engine compartment I always thought they were sound-related. Not enough material to do much insulating, Maybe to keep the tar board from rattling somehow? Chuck Kuecker On 5/14/2015 5:21 PM, Bert Knupp wrote: Volks, Behind the tarboard liner for the engine compartment (in a ’72 Super Beetle) there are strips of jute carpet padding glued to each of the 10 vertical “ribs” in the sheet metal. I’m replacing the old liner and am curious: What is the function of these strips of carpet padding? Better sound insulation? Heat insulation? Air channeling? I am cutting some new strips (from an old polyolefin carpet) to glue back in, but I’d feel better if I knew their purpose. Bert Knupp in Music City USA -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2250 / Virus Database: 4311/9279 - Release Date: 05/15/15 -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
