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• Re: another chain question
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sun, 27 Nov 2016 18:35:34 -0700
  ...together with the Direct Effect of the Chains Bite, in Very Slick > > conditions like Ice & Slush & can provide better You with Much Better Steering...
• Re: pop out on westy
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 20:18:58 -0400
  ...It would be a pretty slick install, > just cut out the side panel between the "B" and "C" pillars and > replace it with a...
• Re: Limited slip differential on ice or snow
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 12:47:50 -0800
  ...Most of the time I don't realize it is slick until I see other vehicles sliding around. I can 'test' the traction at...
• 1985 Transmissin'
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Apr 95 14:35:07 -0500
  ...My trusty mechanic (factory trained) thought the tranny might be going, but decided to change the gear oil, and put in a Slick 50...
• Re: Sad story
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:09:17 -0400
  ...PUT A HAT ON! Plus the orange looks slick. -Craig On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 6:34 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com...
• Re: hello from brussels
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 23 May 2006 16:44:11 -0700
  ...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: GoClaws are awesome! Playing in the snow report.
  Historical mailing list - Todd Olson
  Sun, 3 Feb 2008 22:25:35 -0500
  ...Pretty slick set up. And they are numbered so you can cut them all to the same length. I found on my 185R-14...
• Re: Shocks for 2WD
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 24 Aug 2011 22:47:02 -0700
  ...with all that inertia...not enough traction...even with 12" wide slicks...A Mazdia Miata will lap faster on most tracks...Our vanagons probably...
• Re: LT28 Sighting / TDI Beetle Driving Impressions
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 6 Oct 1998 18:24:12 -0700
  ...Very slick! There was more engine >noise from the TDI than in the Jetta & Passat but it is still quiet for a >diesel. If...
• Re: Oil analysis group purchace
  Historical mailing list - BRENT CHRISTENSEN
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 11:23:14 -0700
  ...They also sell a slick database program for > monitoring fleets that tracks trends. If there is enough > interest I, or > someone, could set up...
• Syncro: To buy or not to buy....
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Mon, 3 Apr 2000 20:42:12 -0700
  ...dash, which appear to be plumbed into the coolant system, very slick. The interior is mostly in quite good shape with the low mileage...
• Re: Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 12:19:21 -0700
  ...This Bostig is a slick setup. I *think* you > have to be > in an install group to get the "kit" for 5K. But > I...
• Re: Engine removal
  Historical mailing list - Michael Jarvis
  Mon, 27 Oct 1997 13:44:15 -0800
  ...It worked slick. Rolled the engine out from underneath, traded the bad engine to the new one bolted on the parts that needed to...
• Re: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 11:35:05 -0400
  ...Sounds pretty slick, but that's all I know about it. I have never seen it done or know about equipment availability. -----Original Message...
• Re: van aerodynamics, was Re: BenT's dream vanagon now for sale
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:56:54 -0800
  ...But what you are looking for in an aerodynamically slicker shape are gentle transitions in air pressure. In the vanagon, if one could colour...
• Aux Battery- Don't feed Fuse Position 3
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Sat, 27 May 2006 09:02:14 -0700
  ...I found somebody's post on doing that and I thought it was really slick, but have since had an experience that caused me...
• SyncroMog Goes to Moab (long)
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Sat, 6 Apr 2002 23:53:15 EST
  ...This was the first time out for the SyncroMog on slick rock and rock crawling. We ran five trails in five days. Most of...
• Re: Power plans and questions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 15:04:24 -0800
  ...It has a pretty slick DC-DC power supply that's tied to ignition. When the ignition is off, a configurable delay sends a...
• Re: Best winter tires for 2wd ?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Sun, 21 Sep 2003 21:38:28 -0800
  ...The 2wd Westy just doesn't have good weight distribution which causes the wheels to spin on slick surfaces. Grant Braddish Peru, VT ----- Original...
• Re: Limited slip options
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 6 Nov 2015 10:13:16 -0800
  ...Those all came VERY much detuned from the factory, having > carbon or brass discs that go slick within a few track hours.) > > Paul > > http...
• Re: FW: Car top carrier?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 17 Apr 2010 09:43:17 -0500
  ...Until Yakima solves the "Teflon-slick" cross bar issues, I'll avoid using them whenever possible. BTW, looks like a wonderfull wekend was about...
• Re: New steering rack bushings and Peanut Oil on my pipes...
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 22 May 2011 13:28:31 -0400
  ...I have driven about 400 miles, some in the > rain...and they look....slick. Not a hint of new rust....I'm planning on...
• Re: limited slip on ice and snow
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 20:00:18 -0800
  ...improvements to the stock open diff...And remember the key to slickery driving is a light right foot above all else....Have a good...
• Re: ebay Vanagon with extra headroom - poptop only - no roof.
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 10:11:56 -0800
  ...good! >>>> If you don't use your top bunks, that looks slick! >>>> >>> >>> BUT it is missing all the sheet metal part of the top...
• Re: Speedo needle removal--accomplished
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:59:53 -0700
  ...friend to use a watchmakers gear > > puller to pull mine. > > Worked slick as a whistle. > > > > Be careful handling the thing - it's easily > > broken...
• Re: Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 22:21:18 -0700
  ...This Bostig is a slick setup. I *think* you have to be >> in an install group to get the "kit" for 5K. But I...
• Re: [T1] A journey of sight and sound, inside the rear hubs...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Mar 1996 12:21:01 -0500
  ...How does the trans sound when you drive? I like that Slick 50 trans stuff :)
• Re: Running without a cat...?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 16:31:50 -0400
  ...a cat. > don't tell anyone I said this ............but a slick thing to do is > weld a > piece of straight pipe into a...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 09:34:38 -0800
  ...mid 90's on vans whoose owners were fiscally challenged...Works slick for long periods of time....One I know of ran another 75K...
• Re: Vanagon Awning
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 10 Jul 2023 17:02:43 -0500
  ...It is a very slick arrangement. I had a lot of trouble getting brackets during the pandemic but likely no problem now. My awning...
• Re: Alternative Vanagon heaters - Zodi's, Tankless Water Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 11:52:00 -0700
  ...It worked mighty > slick. > The owner of the bus had plumbed it with copper tubing, installed heat > coils and thermostatically controlled fans, DC circulating...
• Re: Trip Photos (Was: Re: Xross country 10,000 miles travel)
  Historical mailing list - Doug Noganav
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:51:45 -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: Standard Pop Up Alternative
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 26 Oct 2007 11:39:14 -0400
  ...com/products/overland.php > > I just think it would be really slick, especially if it was the length of > the whole roof, and not...
• Re: another chain question
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Sun, 27 Nov 2016 17:53:35 -0800
  ...together with the Direct Effect of the Chains Bite, in >> Very Slick >> >> conditions like Ice & Slush & can provide better You with Much Better >> Steering...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 8 Jun 2014 21:18:41 -0400
  ...If I park on any kind of slick or soft surface that has any slope...I better park headed downhill, or I am stuck...
• The Ulimate How to Mount Racks on Westies
  Historical mailing list - Kevin J. Turinsky
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 09:38:57 -0800
  ...This is a slick setup! I urge all you rack Volks to explore this option. It'll make you happier, younger, richer, thinner, and...
• Re: Powder coating door handles
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Wed, 29 Oct 2003 04:30:41 -0800
  ...I just convinced myself that my downrigger and trolling rods with have slick butts powder coated. You can slide them in and out of...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 14:33:12 -0700
  ...not 'slick and easy' say, like the 85 and later sliding door handle is. same with 5 speed shift linkage.. it works, it's...
• Re: westy roof cargo bag, might want to check out the one from GW's site.
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 12:00:57 -0400
  ...fits slick too. (at least in my 1980 Riviera top which has slightly deeper cargo well then a westy) also if you'd note...
• Re: Trip Photos (Was: Re: Xross country 10,000 miles travel)
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:47:32 -0400
  ...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: Whereabouts of "Faster German Auto"?
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 19:57:20 -0800
  ...still around? I > > never ordered from them, but I enjoyed the slick online catalog. I can't > > seem to find the web-site anywhere...
• Re: Windage, Ullage, Oil Temps
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 28 Mar 2002 10:27:19 -0600
  ...You have to remember that when you spin the slicks in bleach at 7000 rpm, all that stuff comes to a abrupt deceleration when...
• Re: Tom Hanks and his syncro Westy on Letterman
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:28:49 -0700
  ...don't really need a syncro to > get > > from LA to SlickCity > > and he probably would have made the remaining miles without running dry...
• Re: Tires for 91 GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:37 -0700
  ...Look at the front tires of big trucks - just grooved slicks basically. So point is.........perhaps less real traction in a D load rated...
• Re: Traction
  Historical mailing list - Reinhard Vehring
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 21:28:39 -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: ebay Vanagon with extra headroom - poptop only - no roof.
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 11:17:03 -0700
  ...good! >>>>> If you don't use your top bunks, that looks slick! >>>>> >>>> >>>> BUT it is missing all the sheet metal part of the top...
• Re: Leaking heater control valve
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Todd
  Sun, 19 Sep 2021 18:28:08 -0700
  ...The trails slick or mostly > broken rock? > > On Sep 19, 2021, at 5:57 PM, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote: > > Sorry I have...
• Re: Roof rack suitable (low profile) gas can?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 9 Aug 2008 13:53:18 -0400
  ...net/fuel_pack.htm >>>> >>>> They ain't cheap but should work slick. >>>> >>>> YMMV, >>>> >>>> Mr. BZ-will use on my next trip to Africa? >>>> >>>> >>>> On...
• Re: Diesel Folks: Machine Intermediate Shaft?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 10 Oct 2016 18:53:47 +0000
  ...I have never had a > > problem with anything that slicked up pretty well. Put it on a buffing > > wheel and see what happens. If...
• Re: EV top on Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 28 Oct 2013 14:10:38 -0700
  ...was curious if anyone has found the rough dimensions to be workable for a possible Vanagon conversion.� The EV Westfalia tops are very slick.
• Re: 1986 Vanagon GL Auto - Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Matthew C. Huntley
  Tue, 3 May 2005 10:05:08 -0700
  ...out of any of them was 15.62. > > Maybe your running Slick 50 or some other miracle in a can in your van, > that...
• Re: Coolant part confusion - need some help!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 8 Sep 2009 19:27:08 -0500
  ...I got the multipurpose unit and it mad a slick > installation. It comes supplied with an extra length of hose and various > fittings that...
• Vanagon 5 Cylinder Engine Carrier
  Historical mailing list - Tom Sinclair
  Wed, 22 Sep 2004 19:21:14 -0700
  ...carrier to support the modified factory skidplate-which will be pretty slick after some work and two custom brackets are welded to the carrier...
• Re: Sad story
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Thu, 14 Apr 2011 16:43:32 -0700
  ...PUT A HAT ON! Plus the orange looks slick. -Craig On Thu, Apr 14, 2011 at 6:34 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com...
• Westy in the snow & ice
  Historical mailing list - lbart
  Thu, 19 Dec 1996 23:37:02 -0500
  ...The steering and braking action of the Westy was good -- the non-power steering gives you a good feel for how slick the road...
• Re: Mrs. Squirrel gets nice (NOT) floors in Mellow Yellow.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 16 Jun 2005 11:46:48 -0500
  ...tried a machinist's mat with a spongy underside and a slick, marbley looking top surface. Didn't like it either. Best, Jim On...
• Re: Anyone make the bold caps for the arm rests.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 00:24:31 +0000
  ...seatbelt bold on the driver and passenger seat floor bold.  Looked slick and finished.  He said vanagons came with them.  I don’t believe...
• Re: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 01:44:15 PDT
  Put your teflon coated frypan on a burner with water or oil or food in it and turn the burner on full blast and...
• Re: Gear Oil: Opinion/subjective experience..long.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 11:27:22 -0500
  ...The Redline feels like what it is....much thinner than the Swepco, not so "slick" feeling. So I drained it again (into a nice...
• I want to crush it and see it bleed dot-3 - vanagon yer gonna die
  Historical mailing list - Aurora Laing
  Fri, 24 Mar 2006 21:52:04 -0800
  ...Not so fast there slick, some lunkhead converted it to a 1.8 engine. Pretty torqueilious with the 4 speed MANUAL transmission. It's...