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10-30-2002, 04:09 PM
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Noise Supression
There is one thing my old 123 can use - sound dampening.
I removed all of the sound deadener from under my hood when I bought my car because it was all oily and crappy. The noise does not bother me, but now that I work at a GM dealership, I had the embarassing experience of pulling into the lot next to a GMC 1500 Duramax that was idling. My diesel clatter drowned out the Duramax. Then, to add insult to injury, a Dodge Ram that we had taken in on trade on the Duramax drove in and parked beside the both of us. My car's clatter drowned out even the notoriously noisy Cummins. Oh, the humiliation... The sound deadening pad through a MB dealership is scary expensive. Is there some other pad or insulation that I can put up under the hood that will absorb some of the clatter? How would I attach it? (I threw away all the crud encrusted clips that held the original old tarry worn out insulation padding) Any ideas? Regards to all. 
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#2
10-30-2002, 09:40 PM
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FastLane has a hood pad for the 123 for about $60.00.
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Matt ------ 1995 E300 Diesel (Die Blau Frau)
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#3
10-30-2002, 10:50 PM
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At least your car will still be alive when both those trucks have long since been scrapped, well The Cummins may still be going but the truck around it won't.
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1985 300D Turbo ~225k 2000 F350 (Powerstroke) 4X4, SWB, CC, SRW, 6spd ~148k 1999 International 4900, DT466e (250hp/660 ft/lbs), Allison MD3060 ~73k
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#4
10-30-2002, 11:05 PM
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Bose noise cancelling headphones are an alternative approach. I just bought some today in anticipation of a 1000mile trip and they seem to work quite well. The wind noise at 70mph is all but alleviated and the diesel, while still there, is much quieter.
Don't get me wrong, I like hearing the engine, just not for 18h at a time.
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10-31-2002, 08:18 AM
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Just be sure that you use some SERIOUS adhesive...and follow the instructions! I have had my new one fall down more than a handful of times and have attempted to re-attach with increasingly harder substances.
My next step is to rivet the blasted thing to the hood! 
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Current: '91 300TE 4MATIC 317k and climbing... Former: '81 300TD Wagon 168K "Tank" '83 240D 216K 4spd manual "Da Bear" (aka best car ever) "Never sweat the petty things... and never pet the sweaty things."
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#7
10-31-2002, 08:54 AM
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If you get the one through FastLane, don't spend the extra money for the heat pad. It looks kind of neat but it's not worth it. When you get a new hood pad, make sure you use ONLY 3M Super Adhesive. Ask your local parts store about it and I'm sure they either have it or can order it. The hood glue is one place where you don't want to go cheap.
A little while ago, someone insulated their engine compartment very well and detailed the procedure very thoroughly. Unfortunetely I can't tell you who wrote it or what the thread is called, but it's in the archieves somewhere. Alex
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1983 300D (parked for four years) 2012 VW Sportwagen TDI Manual 2001 Miata SE 1962 Chevrolet Corvair Rampside
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#8
10-31-2002, 11:34 AM
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Quote:
http://www.peachparts.com/shopforum/showthread.php?threadid=38297
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