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anyone with a eurovan for a pattern??
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Tue, 19 Oct 2004 21:35:03 -0400
...it is way slick. picks will follow for all years makes and model including colors and fancy prints. dealer inquiry welcome. c-ya Jonce
Re: For the Vanagon Newbies - Oil Filler Neck Secret
Historical mailing list
Thu, 15 Jan 2009 20:38:29 EST
...and it slides right out, The rest is self evident. > > Pretty slick. > just be careful when you use the oil fill cap to prop...
Spiralmax (et al)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 26 Oct 1999 11:31:26 EDT
...Some of these (Slick 50 and motor honey) can actually damage your engine and shorten it's life. So what to do to make...
Re: Peloquin torque biasing differential
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 09:32:14 -0800
...limited slip, but not with a Quaife.� But for general purpose slick or high power low grip conditions, the one's I've had...
Re: 97 EV sightings
Historical mailing list
Mon, 16 Dec 1996 13:22:33 -0800
...I'm not hopeful of seeing the VR6 EV stateside, but I think the TDI EV would be a pretty slick addition to the...
Fwd: Re: Small trailer
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Sun, 7 Aug 2005 12:33:00 -0400
...This little thing was slick, lightweight, and good >looking. Can't afford a $1200 motorcycle trailer, and they're too >small. >Roger Van Till...
Re: Clutch slave r+r from bracket: What Works?
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:11:32 -0400
...I can tell >> you its mostly frustrating. >> >> Does someone have a slick way to get these things off >> and on again, especially working solo...
Showers, was Solar Panel
Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
Mon, 5 May 2008 19:18:53 -0700
I saw a very slick idea for a Vanagon shower recently. The guy had a loose intank Westy pump connected with a hose to...
Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
Historical mailing list - Troy
Sat, 2 May 2009 23:59:26 -0800
...You're on a really slick surface, hit the brakes and the fronts locked up, but the rears do not--they keep pushing the...
Limited Slip Diff. sources?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 5 Mar 2008 17:26:02 -0800
...able to 'self-rescue' when I get stuck going uphill in slick snowy conditions..I'm not wanting to turn into a Jeep or...
New platform-www.vanagon.us.com?
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Tue, 20 May 2008 09:02:36 -0700
...Horror of horrors, we could even post ads! www.advrider.com <http://www.advrider.com/> , is a pretty slick site you can check out...
Re: Grill fix glue?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:06:26 -0400
...Seems almost miraculous sometimes, although I think even it will be defeated on polyethylene and those wonderful waxy-slick-feeling industrial resins used for...
Re: Vanagon vs. Toyota Van
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Tue, 19 Dec 2006 11:34:59 -0800
...Good for driving up to the ski slopes on a slick road, but it's a toy compared to the Steyr-Puch gear in...
Re: Snow newbie needs snow tire recommendation
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:18:02 -0700
...Learn how to drive it in slick conditions, but be very aware that you'll encounter other 'snow-idiots' who have not a clue...
Re: End of the World and Vanagon timetable.
Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
Wed, 30 Jun 1999 08:29:30 -0400
...cooler is fastened on as well as the now common oil slick in the coolant expansion tank (I think) and oh by the way...
Re: Water Wetter
Historical mailing list - k1cajun
Wed, 16 Aug 2000 08:49:17 -0500
...like photoflow - but no one puts > Slick 50 on their negatives... So the point is: a wetting agent is used in > water, and teflon...
Re: New windshield installed
Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
Wed, 23 Jul 2003 13:31:32 -0500
...It was slick. I have pictures somewhere. >>> David Maurio <maurio11@COMCAST.NET> 7/23/2003 1:16:21 PM >>> Hello again list! Hope everyone...
Re: Replace H2O Boxer with E Boxer {:~))
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Wed, 9 Oct 2019 11:40:02 -0300
...Being a retired machinist, I can appreciate that slick CNC setup that person has. Very cool. Future electric engines for our rides?? I wonder...
Re: NVC - Passat Question
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Thu, 13 Mar 2003 07:30:46 +0000
...Worked pretty slick, though I've only done >it once in a pinch. Hopefully that helped---Jon >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jeffrey Schwaia" <jeff@TSSGI...
Re: Texas A/C Questions
Historical mailing list - Donald Welch
Sat, 26 May 2001 18:01:16 -0500
...Worked slick. I would think any good shop could either rebuild or retrofit a new ..non-VW... compressor on your vehicle. BTW... If you...
Re: Coolant Overflowing
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Sun, 28 Dec 2003 12:44:08 -0500
...it's getting steam-cleaned!) And you might have an oil slick floating on your coolant. It's perfectly possible, though, for an engine...
stub axle seal
Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
Wed, 3 Mar 2004 04:59:07 -0800
...Because the stub axle accepts a 10 mm bolt there is a really slick method for pressing in the seals which only requires a...
Re: DIY windshield de-icing solution?
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 9 Feb 2014 17:22:40 -0600
...forms overnight on my windshield, it's sometimes as hard and > >> slick as glass. My handy-dandy ice scraper just slides over it. I...
Re: off with her heads
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 18 Oct 2013 21:35:21 -0500
...I have never been able to get a clamp to compress metal around a piston that was not that slick, blue spring steel that...
Some ride height and suspension observations..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 3 Sep 2007 20:23:09 -0700
...etc..but I recalled last fall, trying to back up on slick grass to get into my shop with the van, and also chaining...
Re: Anyone make the bold caps for the arm rests.
Historical mailing list - Pete Sicilia
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:02:37 -0700
...Looked slick and finished. He said vanagons came with > them. I don’t believe it! But, now I might need to cover mine! I...
Re: Add your van pic to a google map of listmembers
Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
Tue, 25 Oct 2005 22:43:29 +0200
...Doug Alcock wrote: > > >>http://www.frappr.com/vanagonlist >> This is pretty slick --- click on the link to add your van's picture >> >> >(or > > >>your...
Re: Nu-Finish car polish
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Sun, 30 Apr 2023 17:48:27 -0700
...Very slick and shiny, and so easy. I've been a long-time fan of > Carnuba Wax, and use once or twice a year...
Re: vanagons in a rollover accident?
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sat, 1 Jun 2002 09:33:35 -0500
...As a >highschool student in 1967 or 8, I flipped a 61 beetle 5 full >revolutions(175') after losing contol on a snow slick...
hello from brussels
Historical mailing list - Robin Oomkes
Wed, 24 May 2006 00:09:23 +0200
...The newer T4 (Eurovan) and T5 based California models look nice and slick in pictures but are awfully cramped inside - the reason is that...
Re: 1987 Syncro-replace fuel lines
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 19 Nov 2006 23:45:35 -0600
...s never > known anyone to do this successfully. > > Anybody know the slick trick to accomplish this? > > Also, what kind of pressure is the fuel...
Re: Westy fridge in warm climate noisy and hot?
Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
Thu, 11 Dec 2008 08:29:15 -0400
...I've seen his setup and it's pretty slick. "http://www.frankcondelli.com/fridge.htm" Some people replace the noisy fan with muffin...
Re: Slider Quietening
Historical mailing list - George Laubach
Sat, 7 Jul 2012 19:19:47 -0500
...translucent >> appearance, and about 1" wide. >> http://www.eplastics.com/Plastic/Slick_Strips >> < >> http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Manufacturing/Industry...
Re: Looking for a clever adhesive/fastener solution
Historical mailing list - Roland
Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:13:19 -0800
...inside of the car gets warm enough that the glue gets > slick and the velcro might slide. > > I have thought of using shoe goo...
Re: Manifold Destiny in a vanagon?
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:34:15 -0700
...2 hot pockets in there and 2 hrs later...presto..works slick Daryl of AA Transaxle (425) 788-4070 aatransaxle.com ----- Original Message ----- From...
Re: That slick plastic tape to quiet down the slider door?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 25 Nov 2013 10:58:47 -0800
Thanks everyone, On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 10:53 AM, Larry Alofs <lalofs@gmail.com> wrote: > http://shufti.wordpress.com/2012/08/23...
Re: cup holders in my Vanagon needed
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Tue, 19 Oct 2004 23:46:15 -0700
...i picked up at a vw swap meet a slick item that if you take out your ash tray/ change holder and slip in...
Standard Pop Up Alternative
Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:57:41 +0000
...http://www.autohomeus.com/products/overland.php I just think it would be really slick, especially if it was the length of the whole...
Re: Sound deadening and door speakers
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 16 Jan 2011 17:21:58 -0600
...Had to be really careful working on it because it was so slick. But it did the job for the roofs. The smooth version...
Re: GPS
Historical mailing list - Ryan Miller
Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:00:24 -0600
...That said, I've worked with GPS enabled phones and think they're really a slick way to go. Light, mobile, and easy to...
Re: Fixing Water tank..found the stuff..
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 23:29:35 -0700
...Well, it seems > that > > stuff is pretty 'slick' and not much sticks to it or bonds it. > > Traditionally, the only way to fix it...
Hey, put some lube on your suspension and steering...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:22:02 -0700
...Today after my suspension/steering "lube-job", the van was much easier to drive..And "men oh men" is the gearshifting slick now.. Don...
Re: Kid's hammock (Was Are your kids grown?)
Historical mailing list - Houston Bolles
Wed, 14 Jul 1999 09:58:18 -0700
...saw one when we last went camping, and thought it was > > slick. >> > > > > unfortunately, they were only usually offered on the '79 down westys. > > > > chris > > > > ------------------------------
Re: VW ETKA cd
Historical mailing list - Dominique Cormann
Wed, 17 May 2000 12:48:02 -0400
...It has to be loaded onto the hard drive...but it works > slick..has German or English choices and will print out parts diagrams...
'82 Vanagon 1.6L Diesel Head Bolt Size????
Historical mailing list - jmileham
Wed, 12 Sep 2001 10:51:48 -0500
...m at a relative's place, so this will be pretty slick compared to some of the on the road adjustments of the last...
frosted windows at the edges in -15 to -5C real hard to see in blowing snow
Historical mailing list - TC
Wed, 10 Jan 2007 15:04:21 -0800
...any body else who uses the van in winter prolly you other dot ca'sers do you have slick set up to get heat...
Re: Redline MTL--important!
Historical mailing list - BILL
Wed, 24 Mar 1999 17:17:27 -0700
...I still change it every 50,000 miles. > >Be careful with additives, some can be too slick for proper syncro ring >friction, resulting in...
Re: Weekender vs. Rear Seat
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Tue, 14 Aug 2001 08:58:58 -0700
...It is a very slick set-up. The difference between this seat and other non-bed seats is that the cushions don't have...
Re: Hats off to the finder of the Sherwin-Williams pop-top paint!
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Tue, 4 Jun 2002 14:48:04 -0700
...Oh, BTW, I will post my mileage gains from this new slick covering as well as my decreased interior temps in the near future...
Re: Buying Vans on e-Bay
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Mon, 3 Dec 2007 10:47:04 -0800
...I don't know how it is being done but I ran into a real slick one last week that even had eBay fooled...
EV top on Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 27 Oct 2013 07:41:31 -0700
...The EV Westfalia tops are very slick.
Re: aggressive tires needed (LOOKY HERE!)
Historical mailing list - Isaac Taylor
Mon, 27 Aug 2001 23:46:10 -0400
...http://www.rallyplanet.com/index.php?&pid=545 For those of you in the sunny southwest, there's 5 slicks available too . I know...
Re: How is the Westy water tank inlet routed?
Historical mailing list - Troy Delnicki
Wed, 18 Apr 2007 22:07:53 -0400
...Now, that's just cheating! It's a pretty slick little system, but I probably would not spend the $200 or so they want...
Re: Notes on traveling, internet access and rv parks
Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
Tue, 30 Oct 2012 16:07:34 -0700
...If > you can plug that into your city-slicker GPS and have it show you nearby > Sand Springs Road/NF-23 then you got...
Re: 300 spots of lubrication
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 4 Nov 2010 07:33:57 -0700
...Leaves a sticky high temp grease behind that really 'slicks' things up. My shift linkage espesially likes it. You can squirt it, up to...
Re: NVC - Passat Question
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Thu, 13 Mar 2003 11:07:34 -0800
...Worked pretty slick, though I've only done >it once in a pinch. Hopefully that helped---Jon >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Jeffrey Schwaia" <jeff@TSSGI...
Re: For the Vanagon Newbies - Oil Filler Neck Secret
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:49:03 -0500
...and it slides right out, The rest is self evident. > > Pretty slick. > > > > just be careful when you use the oil fill cap to prop...
Re: Friday Question: What's Your "Dream Dash???"
Historical mailing list - Jorge Osorio
Fri, 4 Apr 2003 14:45:49 -0500
...cheap little cars with 1000 watt > stereos, smoke-screen switch, oil-slick switch, rocket launcher switch, > invisibility cloak controls . . . can't tell I've...
Re: Synthetic oil or DINO
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 1 Jun 2005 19:44:53 -0400
...Some said changing to 15/50 significantly reduced oil consumption, some reported that synthetic oil is slippery, slick through tiny gap and consume more...
Fixing Water tank..found the stuff..
Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
Sat, 27 Oct 2007 07:15:41 -0700
...Well, it seems that > stuff is pretty 'slick' and not much sticks to it or bonds it. > Traditionally, the only way to fix it...