Once a year or two, I turn over the wheel to a friend for an hour or so and
sit in the back of my '91 with a notepad, cataloging all the rattles, pops,
squeaks and groans coming out of the old Pokeswagen. I try to do the same
at a self-serve car wash to look for leaks, but have run out of friends
willing to wash that giant blue box anymore...

-MB

On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 7:53 PM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Spent a pleasant afternoon Sunday. In the van, beer, tunes, good weather.
> I was cleaning the interior , tightening screws, adding fresh foam
> “dampeners” to closet doors. Adjusting said doors latch catches etc
>
> Partly because I needed too, and partly because I have this rattle or
> light clunking noise at times.
>
> It’s not, I think , suspension components, but something else... like a
> wrench left in a cavity :-)
>
> Spoiler alert, didn’t find the cause.
>
> But did find that the glove box can be adjusted. Escaped me for many years
> of van ownership. The latch striker plate is adjustable as is the bracket
> that the hinges fit into . You can level the box and get it closing nicely .
>
> Very thin strip of foam rubber along the top edge of box. Did my best to
> cut similar strip and install .
>
> Apart from the elusive clunking, was a very enjoyable couple of hours.
>
> Alistair
>

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