NW WA Meet / BS Thread

Does yours have that silly vent thing on the back wall of the cab? Thats where most of the sound came from when I had my interior stripped in the back.

 

SURE DOES. I was thinking about capping it to see the difference

 

Thats what I did while I was doing all the electrical stuff there. Stuck a microfiber towel in it and it was amazing how much more quiet it was just from that. Once I put the interior pieces back in place i took the towel out and its back to normal though

 

Sweet, I’ll shove a rag in there and put some sound deadening mat over the top

 

pic sent to me by BIL in Texas it’s a home grown shorty

 

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Those vents have a purpose

“One of the reasons that these exhausters exist is to relieve pressure that builds when someone closes a door, as high pressure can cause discomfort to occupants, increase door closing efforts, and even put undue strain on windows and closures, possibly causing them to unseat from their seals and make noises as air leaks out.”

It also helps with air circulation

also this

“Perhaps most importantly, it reduces the back pressure against which the heater blower has to work, thereby appreciably improving heater performance and efficiency. Also, in vehicles of the hardtop type, it precludes the understrained upper edges of the windows from being pushed outwardly away from their seating surfaces by excess interior pressure, thereby precluding the noise and promiscuous air flow that would attend such outward movement of the window upper edges.”

 

Foam roll stuffed between cab and bed. Below vents. Heard that cuts noise.

 

I know, i value lessened road noise over my ear drums though.

That and all i think i have enough unintentional vents as it is, found two of the floor plugs popped out and allowed mud to get in beneath my carpet

 

So for those that don’t know, I’m a mechanic. I will be working from home two days a week

 

So making you work Saturday and Sunday too now?

 

I "work from home" on Mo and Thu, in the shop Tue, Wed and Fri.

There minimizing the risk of exposure, and some of the stuff i work on could be directly contaminated.

 

Well least it's two days. The government (least DoN) doesn't overly care as of yet on the civilian side. Once it breaks out it's going to be a shit show for management though

 

A little info announcement
Of your co has short term disability insurance and you have to quarantine, the ins will only pay what the state doesn’t. The wait for state benefits is 10WEEKS!!!!!!! Be prepared folks!

 

I'm betting it's even longer. It was a 10 week wait like mid Feb so only getting worse. Not even including the virus stuff added on top

 

there’s been talks of putting people on admin leave but I’m “essential personnel” so i dont Know what that means for me

 

Any fellow wrenchers or taco owners with tools free right now or today?

 

im looking for help too brother. front suspension swap. help fully compensated here.

 

wrong post highlights. im looking for wrench help too. financial compensation there.

 

if you were down in yelm id help. or wanted to come down here. but this weekend would be a no go. got stuff i need to do to mine. possibly picking up a camper shell for it on sunday