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• Re: Peloquin torque biasing differential
  Historical mailing list - Daryl of AA Transaxle
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:24:14 -0800
  ...But for general purpose slick or high power low grip conditions, the one's I've had in FWD VWs have been very nice...
• Re: Synthetic oil or DINO
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 1 Jun 2005 18:58:14 -0700
  ...Some said changing to 15/50 significantly reduced oil > consumption, > some reported that synthetic oil is slippery, slick through tiny gap and > consume more...
• Re: VW oil cooler..
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 20 Oct 2017 09:39:09 -0400
  ...into my van... > The floor of my shop has a nice slick oil-shine right now... kerosene > mopping tomorrow. > Ugly mess, but it could...
• Re: Xross country 10,000 miles travel
  Historical mailing list - brady
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 16:27:40 -0700
  ...The road was totally a mud slick slide and it was so bad I had all out of the van and I was driving...
• Re: squeaks
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 16 Jun 1999 15:43:57 -0700
  ...between applications of Slick 50 One Lube with Teflon spray lubricant to the upper bushings. Even easier for the lazy or non-mechanically inclined...
• Re: 10% increase in HP? Yes, chemist says!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 14:48:41 PDT
  ...In contrast Slick 50 isn't mixed in with aluminum to change the behavior of the aluminum - theres not even an assurance that it...
• Re: [Syncro] 1987 Syncro-replace fuel lines
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Sun, 19 Nov 2006 23:35:22 -0500
  ...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: LVC: OPOC engine
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 08:51:26 -0800
  ...OPOC engine That's a slick engine concept. On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 09:54, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote: > Been...
• Re: fixed my seatbelt... lexor et al
  Historical mailing list - Randy Bergum
  Wed, 18 Jun 2003 10:41:41 -0700
  Try Silicone spray on only the parts that don't retract too far into the reel - it will slick it up real good... Randy...
• Re: Kid's hammock (Was Are your kids grown?)
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 10:39:44 -0300
  ...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: Add your van pic to a google map of listmembers
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Tue, 25 Oct 2005 23:01:23 -0500
  ...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: [All] trans 'rinse'
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 4 May 1996 10:49:07 -0400
  ...Finally, any comments on adding MolySlip trans additive? I >trust its molybdenum disulphite to protect the trans (no Slick50 thanks!) >but what about GL...
• Re: New York State Motor Smoker Law
  Historical mailing list - James R. Wetzel
  Thu, 2 Sep 1999 20:49:37 -0400
  ...of limp dick yuppies on their cell phones thinking they are slick by running the stop sign. Watched this the other day as CEO...
• Re: AW: Water deliberately added to gasoline?
  Historical mailing list - H R
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 16:08:10 -0800
  Before the days of slick 50 and tuneup in a bottle, they used to sell water injection kits. You would hook it up to...
• Re: DIY windshield de-icing solution?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 15:56:30 -0800
  ...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: Winterizing for Bend-over..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:27:51 -0700
  ...Yah, the road gets slick, > sometimes. No, it ain't exactly like Escondido or Temecula, (yet) but it > is > more like Ramona...fairly moderate...
• Re: Tweak yer heater output!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 09:57:30 -0600
  ...It's so smooth, slick and polished that a fast landing mosquito has a really hard time coming to a complete stop to grab...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 4 Nov 2014 09:05:40 -0600
  ...at least according to >>>>>> the wording of the puzzle, due to slick ice and snow, not because the >>>>>> engine wasn't running. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Jack "Rocket...
• Re: sunroof replacement ideas
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Tue, 15 Jul 1997 19:53:40 -0400
  ...I believe him! It looked pretty slick :-) The glass was tinted and I believe he also had a bug screen on it. Sean ---------- > From...
• Re: Analog TPS fitted to a WBX throttle body?
  Historical mailing list - Ian Butler
  Wed, 11 Feb 2004 03:48:54 -0500
  ...It was a pretty slick setup, especially with the software the gentleman had on his laptop to control it. Looked like it could be...
• Re: Oh Boy! Tire Thread! (was RE: Michelin LTX/MS 215/75R15 tires...)
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:44:05 -0600
  "A soft slick tire will stick to the road like glue, but might go to pieces the first time you drive over a 2x4...
• Re: TV antenna
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 3 Oct 2006 12:50:55 -0400
  ...But when your audience is only one- tenth as large it's difficult to produce a product quite as slick, particularly when the US...
• Re: fuel sender: replace with tank?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 22 Oct 2006 10:19:04 -0400
  ...The old one had worn slick where the wiper rides. > > With the new sender, when I fill up completely, the gauge reads > "Almost" > full...
• Re: What size tire for 16" rim?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 May 2007 21:27:31 -0400
  ...Real grippy on anything slick. Became a bit noisy and less stable on dry pavement as they wore down. At ~50,000Km the tread...
• Hello, Tranny Pro, are you out there?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 21:18:04 -0500
  ...Two of the trannys work and shift smoothly but they feel tight, the third feels like its realy slick in that it shifts very...
• Re: For the Vanagon Newbies - Oil Filler Neck Secret
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 12:51:03 -0600
  ...the edge of the filler tube between >>> finger >>> and thumb and pull and it slides right out, The rest is self evident. >>> Pretty slick. >> > >
• Re: Pop-top shocks for Vanagon Westy roof Price: $90 shipped
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Wed, 26 May 2010 19:26:39 -0600
  ...They are very slick! Miguel I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work. - Thomas A. Edison On...
• Re: Warning against engine additives! was: Strange Noise Fixed,Ithink
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 20:08:28 -0800
  ...They refuse to sell PTFE to Slick50 and others. These companies have to buy PTFE from the secondary market overseas.. Mexico, Malaysia, Taiwan etc...
• Re: gear oil fill bolt in tranny?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 21:01:30 -0600
  ...Works slick. John Rodgers 88 GZL Driver x2 Wil Haslup wrote: > In the course of my recent investigations I thought I should check the...
• Re: Manual Tranny Oil
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 16 Mar 2012 06:23:51 -0700
  ...The Redline is like water, very thin, and not 'slick' at all, between your fingers. You can hear your gears turning back there with...
• Re: Cracked Syncro Clutch Housing
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 11 May 1996 11:32:56 -0700
  ...Next, use the slide hammer and out comes that old seal just as slick as can be. Sorry for adding to the traffic on...
• Re: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and ... questions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sheridan
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 18:11:05 -0400
  ...Snow tire, it works like Shinola in any snowy, icy, or slick situation >> > >In my experience, there is only one tire rated for the...
• Re: Total VW Officially Dead
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 07:54:28 -0500
  They published a slick mag called Vintage Volkswagen about a year ago....it lasted ONE issue and went belly-up as well! I got...
• Re: Blindspots sensors
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Sun, 4 Jun 2017 13:53:06 -0400
  ...I got them, but it'd be something like: > > http://www.slickcar.com/reverse-backup-sensors.asp > > > > On 6/3/2017 22:50, Jared...
• Re: Those undersink hoses!
  Historical mailing list - Troy Delnicki
  Tue, 3 Jul 2007 02:27:13 -0400
  ...Very slick idea. I suspect the decorative piece could be purchased from Go Westy as the stock water inlet. Personally, I would be a...
• Re: Speedo needle removal
  Historical mailing list - David Lockshaw
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 19:47:43 -0700
  ...Cheers, Neil. --- John Rodgers <inua@CHARTER.NET> wrote: > I got a jeweler friend to use a watchmakers gear > puller to pull mine. > Worked slick...
• Helping cool the motor..Redline WaterWetter..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:24:36 -0700
  ...for bigger tires (I ran 12.5 x 17 Goodyear race slicks) so I had a body shop add 5-6" into the front...
• Re: Drivetrain Movement Question. Video.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:40:29 -0700
  ...It's something that may also help the shuddering when tires slip-grab in snow or wet-slick road conditions. When modifying the transmission...
• Warning against engine additives! was: Strange Noise Fixed, I think
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 17 Nov 1998 17:29:38 EST
  ...motor to please not put any oil additives into thier motor (Slick 50, Motor UP, CD-2, motor Honey, any Teflon based additive et...
• Re: the Vixen"non VW"
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth L. Winter
  Tue, 2 Dec 1997 09:31:30 -0500
  ...a 21' vehicle either! > Very unusual looking though, and with a slick poptop too. > > -rick > > Rick Gordon > Bainbridge Island, WA, USA > ------------------------------------- > rickgo@halcyon.com...
• Re: snowhite, opening email, anti virus, etc.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:15:37 EST
  ...I have only seen one fellow have a slick trick to beat spamers; his email service allowed him to have a different "reply to...
• Re: cup holders in my vanagon needed
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Wed, 20 Oct 2004 06:56:43 -0400
  ...i picked up at a vw swap meet a slick item that if you take out > your ash tray/ change holder and slip in...
• Re: Sure Power 1315 battery separator
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 11:03:36 -0800
  ...Don't believe every slick sales spiel you see, even on the web. That is a bunch of BS used to hide the truth...
• Re: cheap '89 Bluestar on CL
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 22 Jan 2014 16:35:20 -0800
  ...mess up....like an un-asked for > shift when cornering on slick roads, or trying to rock out of a semi-stuck > situation. > So...
• Re: Tires in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 13 May 2010 11:18:13 -0700
  ...They replaced Continentals that came with the van when i > bought it, which were like > slicks in the snow. > > > > > From: David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal...
• Re: Replacing coolant pipes - Drop gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - James V.
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 11:41:11 -0800
  ...Are there any other parts I should have for this job besides the 2 pipes, hose clamps, zip ties and slicker? Thanks, James 90...
• Re: 5-seater Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Sat, 24 Sep 94 8:30:44 PDT
  ...But, they also love the legroom and proximity to the wine in the fridge:-) One of the slick features of the Canadian Eurovan Westphalia...
• Syncro de Moab
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 17:47:03 -0700
  ...If not then perhaps at the Lazy Lizard or up in the La Sal mountains or beyond slickrock or potato bottom or ... In the...
• Re: Anyone ever tried this on their vanagon??????????????
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 19:45:50 +1200
  ...Hear hear! Same goes for slick 50 and Motor Up. Remember the Swarup? Andrew Grebneff 165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand <andrew.grebneff@stonebow...
• Re: windshield replacement
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 18 May 2004 17:10:35 -0500
  ...I't's a Dow-Corning Silicone dielectric paste used heavily in the aircraft industry and it works slicker than owl dung. Ask for...
• Re: Limited slip differential on ice or snow
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 10:06:01 -0800
  ...what are your >> goals? > > In my case, I was looking for better low speed traction on slick winter > surfaces. Actually, I haven't had...
• Re: Crumbling Flue Vent Cover
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:05:56 -0600
  ...Pretty slick. I've lurked around> his van at night, thinking of stealing it, but he> stays up later than I can, listening to...
• Re: Limited slip diff..comments.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 23:25:52 -0600
  ...Get a run at" steep hills or driveways with snow or slick mud..Or drive > my big fuel hog diesel 4x4 truck.. > Don Hanson > > >
• Re: 85 Westy skylight screen - how to best to affix.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 16 Oct 2000 08:54:25 -0700
  ...coat the spot you want it to stick to with contact cement (if it is a slick surface you will get better results by...
• Re: That slick plastic tape to quiet down the slider door?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 26 Nov 2013 19:05:09 -0800
  To add to the conversation: this stuff worked for me too. By "worked" I mean that there was a noticeable reduction in slider noise...
• Re: New Head Gasket Stud Kit From Raceware
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 09:31:40 -0400
  ...Snake oil I say, at ten times the price of Slick-50 no less. Tim Smith
• Re: Smoking 2.1 troubleshoot--> Help!
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 02:02:43 -0500
  ...White, stinky and slick. The exhaust pipe is slimed with it. > It takes a couple of minutes for it to show up. > It increases...
• Re: Some ride height and suspension observations..
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 3 Sep 2007 21:23:29 -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: Best color to paint my GL - Group Results
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:58:38 -0500
  ...I've seen a new beetle colored pastacio paint on a vanagon and it looked slick! However, Especially if your bus is already white...
• Oil Additive (Press DEL if you are sick of this)
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Thu, 19 Nov 1998 16:22:08 -0800
  I was very intriqued by the recent postings about oil additive like Slick 50. So today at lunch at the faculty club, I set...