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• FW: Adding Slick50 to engine and transmission of 91 Westy,Opinion?
  Historical mailing list - al jordans
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 14:05:28 -0400
  ...Adding Slick50 to engine and transmission of 91 Westy,Opinion? Larry sez: If a synthetic is thinner, I don't understand how it would...
• Oil in the coolant
  Historical mailing list - Drew Bedford
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 12:56:53 -0700
  For the first time I have an oil slick in my coolant tank. Anybody encountered this symptom before? Drew Bedford 83.5 Westy Park...
• Re: Most miles on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 16:43:14 -0700
  ...Apart from regular >servicing the only other thing I did was to put a can (1 litre) of "SLICK >50" in with the oil...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 3 Nov 2014 20:32:25 -0800
  The reason he could not climb the driveway was, at least according to the wording of the puzzle, due to slick ice and snow...
• Re: Think you know oil, slick 50 and others? A must read...false claims ahead...
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 10:36:07 -1000
  ...Think you know oil, slick 50 and others? A must read...false claims ahead... I ran across the link to some info about oil...
• Re: Vanagon vs Alternative Vehicles
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Wed, 26 May 2004 12:42:45 -0400
  ...A limited-slip diff > > >helps a lot with traction on slick surfaces, > > > > Yup... you lose traction to BOTH wheels! > > Depends on how slick you...
• Re: Flywheel Resurfacing
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone L. Greene
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 09:03:04 +0100
  Slick! ; ) Tyrone Big Pine Key, FL 87 GL Syncro 85 Westy etc..... Randy Huyck wrote: > I am now the greasiest accountant in the free...
• Re: Adding Slick50 to engine and transmission
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 19:51:40 -0400
  So are you folks all implying that a $6 can of Restore won't increase the compression on my air-cooled from 105 to...
• Re: Van tour- any caveats? (hahahaha)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 11:29:02 -0800
  ...Thanks for the Slick 50 warnings, too. One thing I failed to mention in my first posting was the fact that I replaced the...
• Re: Van tour- any caveats? (hahahaha)
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Fri, 6 Mar 1998 18:17:19 -0500
  ...Flush engine, treat with Slick 50. Never tried it in a Volkswagen. > No! No! No! No! Bad! If your motor still seals nice and...
• Re: slick50 - Another Victim
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 29 Aug 2000 03:40:39 PDT
  ...Then he told me to take it home....and put a >bottle of this Slick 50 into it. Said it was like jet fuel...
• Re: Whine during acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 14:42:58 -0400
  ...It was an emergency (on a cross country trip with five folks) and believe it or not, after adding the Slick 50, we were...
• Re: Adding Slick50 to engine and transmission
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 7 Sep 2002 18:06:01 -0700
  ...whether it is a good idea to put a bottle of Slick50 with the engine >oil to make all the internal engine parts super...
• Re: Can I Reach Fuel Level Sender?
  Historical mailing list - TC
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 19:52:15 -0700
  >I thought I was pretty slick, laying on my back under my Vanagon, fuel tank >balanced on my chest. Slipped the front end over...
• Re: Get yer LIST STICKERS here!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Thu, 04 Jan 96 22:05:32 -0500
  Actually, the slickest ones, IMHO, are the magnetic ones. No mess, no damage, mine has been on for six months, and I take if...
• Re: SLICK WILLIE VS MY '85 VANAGON
  Historical mailing list - -Chip
  Mon, 17 Aug 1998 22:36:50 -0500
  I did not subscribe to this list to listen to your political rants. Please keep on topic! Thanks -- Chip...5 kids and counting..... ICQ...
• Re: Oil slick in expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carrington
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 10:57:21 -0400
  ...I then saw a little oil slick in the > expansion tank . What does this mean ? ? -- TomC tcarrington@relitech.com http://www.relitech.com/tomc...
• Re: GL-5 tranny lube
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Wed, 14 Apr 1999 13:36:11 -0700
  ...Therefore, I used Slick 50 synthetic, which is a GL-5. I would never > use a Slick 50 product in an engine, but I...
• Re: Tufoil
  Historical mailing list - CARVER, JEFFREY D
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 05:10:54 -0800
  ...Nothing spectacular, perhaps even detrimental if previous posts on Slick 50 and other teflon additives are (probably) correct. Just change your oil frequently and...
• Re: Slick sick?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Sassone
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 09:07:15 -0700
  ...This has nothing to do with my VW or slick, but I tried a similar oil enhancement product (can't remember which - but it...
• Oil slick in expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - James Morris
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 09:09:49 -0500
  ...I then saw a little oil slick in the expansion tank . What does this mean ? I turned off the engine and removed the t...
• Fw: Re: Van tour- any caveats? (hahahaha)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Sanford
  Sat, 14 Mar 1998 11:33:35 -0800
  ...Thanks for the Slick 50 warnings, too. > >One thing I failed to mention in my first posting was the fact that I >replaced the...
• Re: VVLVC Snake Snot
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 23:51:01 -0400
  ...famous banana slug slime as a chaser...Daryl > > .....snip snip... >>>>works slicker than fried snake snot >> Daryl of AA Trans >> >> Now I've used...
• Starter bushing removal
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 13:10:02 CST6CDT
  ...it will back the bushing out slicker than deer guts on a door knob. -dan
• Re: "Emergency Brake Trick" ?
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 27 May 2004 09:33:53 -0400
  ...The "emergency brake trick" helps you get traction if one wheel is on a slick surface. As you may know, on an open-differential...
• Friday: Forget the van, get a camper shell for your Jetta pickup
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 8 Apr 2016 22:39:19 +0000
  This Jetta conversion is way slick and just $3,500. Highly recommended from what I can tell. < http://www.trucktrend.com/news/1408-smyth...
• Re: one less Vanagon in the world<F>
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Sat, 8 May 1999 13:22:13 -0400
  ...I slept better at night when Slick was playing "sex" rather than playing "war"!!! :)
• Re: VW books
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Thu, 26 Mar 1998 16:19:07 EST
  ...what we call a new-fangled "affilate" of Amazon -- he gets 5% of each sale that goes through his website. >> slick. gmbulley cary, nc
• Re: looking for a tool to pressure test my coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 17:42:34 -0400
  ...I bet no one calls you late for dinner,but always call you slick! I almost cant wait till I have a cooling system...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - Erin Daniels
  Mon, 3 Nov 2014 18:29:58 -0800
  ...VW Bus that won't climb up his driveway > due to slick ice and snow conditions. He opens up the hood in the back....
• Re: Shoddy German Memory or Heart?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 12:21:39 -0600
  ...Alexander" wrote: > > Matthew - Yup, almost reminds me of the terror Der Slick is carrying on > in Serbia/Yugoslavia! > > BOB Awww, JEEZ, now here's...
• Re: What do you call this piece???
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 6 Oct 2008 09:15:22 -0600
  ...Very slick and it feels so good............ Gracias, Miguel
• Re: VVLVC Snake Snot
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 12:44:43 -0700
  ...westy and it is a far better setup > >>....... > .....snip snip... > >>works slicker than fried snake snot > Daryl of AA Trans > > Now I've used...
• Re: Homemade Soda Blaster - link :-/
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 15:24:56 -0300
  Courtney, that's pretty slick. Thanks for sharing the link. Cheers, Sudhir On Sun, Jun 3, 2012 at 3:24 PM, Courtney Hook <courtneyhook...
• 83 Westie/84 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Harold Jaynes
  Tue, 26 Oct 1999 19:28:56 EDT
  Do you guys know anything good to use on a stuck/sluggish valve on an 83 Westie? Would Slick50 do any good? Also, recently...
• Re: Gettin twitchy - almost friday
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 22:15:04 -0600
  Mark Mages wrote: > > Takin the Westy to Moab for some slickrock biking this > weekend... > > It'll be so nice to start off another year...
• Grease Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Kraning
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 20:59:14 EST
  ...Pretty SLICK, I'd say! Scott K.
• Re: Slick 50
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 11:11:25 -0500
  ...I used Slick 50 oil treatment >twice on my 90 vanagon that now has 181,000 miles on it's original engine >and still...
• Whereabouts of "Faster German Auto"?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Capra
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 14:09:50 -0800
  Anyone have any info as to whether "Faster German Auto" is still around? I never ordered from them, but I enjoyed the slick online...
• Re: Best winter tires for 2wd ?
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Tue, 23 Sep 2003 12:08:59 -0600
  wet = slick > > >> If you intend to throw the cat litter under your drive wheels on ice, >> then >> make sure it doesn't contain clay...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 3 Nov 2014 20:40:28 -0800
  ...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 Slick 50
  Historical mailing list - Douglas Watkins
  Sat, 2 May 1998 07:47:04 -0600
  > G'day, > In the interests of continuing to keep my '89 syncro in top condition, I > thought I might use the oil additive Slick...
• Re: trans maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Thu, 20 May 1999 14:11:09 -0400
  I used Slick 50, which is a GL-5 synthetic. Is this bad? Thanks, Michael Townsend >Hello, > >While I agree with switching to a...
• Re: tip on taking dents out of pushrod tubes
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 9 Jul 2007 20:49:30 -0400
  That is slick. I did it with the tube installed. Sand the dent up real good and apply good ole JB WELD over the...
• Re: Oil in the coolant
  Historical mailing list - Chris Tucci
  Wed, 21 Mar 2001 00:38:25 -0500
  For the first time I have an oil slick in my coolant tank. Anybody encountered this symptom before? Not in Fritz, my '85 GL...
• Re: Adding Slick50 to engine and transmission
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 17:54:54 +1200
  >So are you folks all implying that a $6 can of Restore won't increase the >compression on my air-cooled from 105 to...
• Re: GPS in WESTY
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:48:52 -0600
  ...Slick, very slick : http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=396998&highlight=gps+herman Miguel I have not failed. I've just...
• Re: Friday - yes, another camper option
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:21:33 -0700
  ...Hineline wrote: > Slick. I built a camper interior in a Saab 900, so this makes me > feel like I'm more practical. > > Mark
• Think you know oil, slick 50 and others? A must read...false claims ahead...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 12 Aug 2000 01:53:53 EDT
  I ran across the link to some info about oil and additives and false claims really informative... http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/2195/engineoil...
• Re: Cable Shift Linkage? (tranny)
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:28:04 -0700
  Super slick! I'm just waiting for list wisdom that will pop this balloon. Looks like there may be some clearance issues on a...
• Re: Adding Slick50 to engine and transmission of 91 Westy, Opinion?
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 8 Sep 2002 12:31:33 +1200
  ...After all these is done, I >wonder whether it is a good idea to put a bottle of Slick50 with the engine >oil to...
• Re: Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:27:10 -0600
  ...Is this product on par with > Redline synthetic ATF, gear oil, and motor oil; or is it just another > Slick-50 or Turbonator?
• Topcar: magazine of South African motoring
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 6 Nov 1995 16:25:15 CST6CDT
  ...the below-listed web site is for a slick looking car magazine from SA. maybe it can give you some leads. it is also...
• Re: Oil slick in expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - DAVID MOST
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 12:12:56 -0700
  ...I topped off the main tank (never really figured out why this was a littlw low) and saw the oil slick in the expansion...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 3 Nov 2014 23:47:18 -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: Vanagon vs Alternative Vehicles
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Tue, 25 May 2004 14:11:57 -0400
  ...A limited-slip diff helps a lot with traction on slick surfaces, and if you do a camper conversion you *will* be adding weight...
• Make your own soda blaster.
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 3 Jun 2012 11:23:14 -0700
  Don't know if anyone has already posted this, but it's slick and it's cheap. You probably already have all the stuff...
• Re: vanagon springs - my only rebuttal
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 10:23:28 -0500
  ...This is why i say you are >slick slimy snake. You deny in one post what you said in your prior post >and hope...
• RE: Crazy Winnebago/Eurovan Motorhome.
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  21 Jun 1995 08:52:54 -0800
  _______________________________________________________________________________ It looks like Winnebago has created a really slick motorhome with the Eurovan's front end on it. Has anyone seen or heard about...
• Re: Oil in the coolant
  Historical mailing list - Scott D Foss
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 16:41:21 -0800
  ...just joking ! ! they have all kinds of coolant problems, but have not heard of that one specifically, oil slick in the coolant tank. are...