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Re: cheap '89 Bluestar on CL
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:29:21 -0600
...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: Headlights
Historical mailing list - Jason Weisberger
Sat, 20 Apr 2013 13:31:03 -0700
...As the 'lil Boy sez "That works slicker than owl dung!" > > Good luck! > > John > > > > > > On 4/20/2013 9:45 AM, Art A. wrote...
More about tires...somewhat early ..sort of Friday
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:23:20 -0700
...The van tires are a lot easier to change than a 12.5" Goodyear racing slick! I use a simple bubble balancer. I was...
Newbie, hello all and a question(long)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 8 Dec 2006 07:10:41 -0800
...Is it normal that Vanagons have poor traction? I live on a hill, have a gravel road into my house and some slick areas...
rising cost of Vanagon parts...
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 3 Dec 2013 22:01:02 -0800
...anything important, but these are basically trucks or utility vehicles, not slick cars....They should be easier to work on and do the job...
Fram Double-Guard Filters and Steering Wheel Odometer Woes
Historical mailing list - Gary Norris
Tue, 04 Nov 1997 16:00:56 -0500
...Teflon PTFE, the same material used in Slick 50, helps create a lasting, micro-thin coating that prevents potential metal-to-metal contact during...
Re: Recommended Breakin method for new engine
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Thu, 20 May 1999 11:04:32 -0700
...Then you can add exotic treatments like Slick 50 if you want. I have had great success with these methods over the years. -- Stuart...
Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:33:27 -0500
...If I didn't already have this arrangement, I would make and use yours, it's really slick and about the size of my...
re Aerodynamics for MPG
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 13 Jun 2008 06:11:30 -0700
...make it into something resembling a pregnant ant-eater..or something...Slick..Ugly..kinda silly. For a few real world ideas..that chin spoiler...
Re: Vanagon airconditioning hoses
Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
Fri, 8 Aug 1997 22:02:59 -0500 (CDT)
...Hoses were kind of oily (slick). >Lo and behold, the electronic leak detector beeps along the entire length >of the hoses! Apparently the hoses...
Re: Peloquin torque biasing differential
Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
Mon, 2 Nov 2009 19:01:53 -0700
...slip, but not with a Quaife.=A0 But for general purpose slick or high= > power low grip conditions, the one's I've had...
The Bus Stop, torque wrenches, type IV parts, buying a bus
Historical mailing list
Thu, 11 May 1995 19:48:51 -0700
...Ian has one of those super slick spiral spring oil filter removal tools which worked well on my type IV. I bought one of...
Re: New steering rack bushings and Peanut Oil on my pipes...
Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
Thu, 19 May 2011 20:49:44 -0700
...driven about 400 miles, some in the rain...and they look....slick.� Not a hint of new rust....I'm planning on oiling them...
Re: Laugh...its Friday
Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
Thu, 31 Oct 1996 22:37:47 -0800
...The accident > occurred as the two men were returning to Des Arc > after a frog-gigging trip. [Note to city slickers: > frog-gigging, or...
Fwd: Re: Synthetic oil or DINO, thanks
Historical mailing list - Leo Lee
Thu, 2 Jun 2005 06:55:22 -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: Syncro de Moab
Historical mailing list - Randy Charrette
Wed, 14 Apr 2004 02:54:18 +0000
...up in the La Sal <DIV></DIV>>mountains or beyond slickrock or potato bottom or ... <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>In the...
Re: Hitch install
Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:12:52 -0700
...I think a through-bumper install would be slick. I've seen the tow eye mounted hitches and I think I recall that they...
Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Further question on 1.6 TD alternator bracket--ISO parts
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:47:35 -0600
...Very slick, I had > one for a 2.1 and sold it years ago. So I have this spiffy bracket but need > the star...
Re: Traction
Historical mailing list - Raymond Paquette
Wed, 5 Sep 2007 07:23:53 -0400
...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: Empi axle shafts are cool!
Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
Wed, 6 Aug 2008 11:43:47 -0400
...Last Saturday >> I was on >> Canal Street in Manhattan and I could have purchased a real slick >> looking >> "Ferrari" watch for $45.00. I...
Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Sun, 8 Jun 2014 20:34:39 -1000
...If I park on any kind of slick or soft surface that has any slope...I better park headed downhill, or I am > stuck...
Re: DIY windshield de-icing solution?
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Sun, 9 Feb 2014 16:37:14 -0800
...DIY windshield de-icing solution? > > When ice forms overnight on my windshield, it's sometimes as hard and slick > as glass. My handy-dandy...
Re: Leaking heater control valve
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 19 Sep 2021 18:47:38 -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: pics of victoria area meet
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sun, 20 Nov 2011 16:45:19 -0800
...and departure angle improved over the stock engine.... > It's a slick package. I'm excited to move mine from my 2wd to my...
Re: Tires for 91 GL
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 11 May 2008 18:37:23 -0500
...pattern. > Look at the front tires of big trucks - just grooved slicks basically. > > So point is.........perhaps less real traction in a D load...
Re: Throttle stop switch? Stumbles on resume throttle..
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Sun, 10 Mar 2013 14:18:16 -0700
...response' was particularly un-nerving as I was descending a very slick and windy snow-covered pass recently..."exciting moments" as the engine resumed...
Re: W/B engine speed max. & CHECK THOSE FUEL LINES!
Historical mailing list - Steven J. Hughes
Fri, 28 Jun 96 11:04:39 -0500
...I also use Slick 50; maybe that helps some small iota??? Maybe I'm dreaming???? On the second topic of this post, CHECK YOUR...
Re: Very Interesting Fire Suppression System
Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
Sat, 29 Jun 2013 19:54:09 -0600
...They have the head mounted directly on the bottle and this may be a slicker installation for stockers. I've been driving these things...
I'm in Love !!!
Historical mailing list - Jim Kennedy
Tue, 11 May 2004 16:16:23 -0700
...I painted the rims chrome and the drums black - it was slick! Body work and my brother hand-painted it with marine high gloss...
Tire Report - Summary Conclusion
Historical mailing list - Larry Chase
Thu, 6 Oct 2005 20:45:04 -0700
...As Terry Kay (aka Robert Cardo) stated, "If I was drag racing, I'd have a set of slicks" "If I was ice racing...
Was: Westlake Tires Now Michelin LT MS
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 6 Sep 2010 05:38:18 -0700
...A few years back, didn't they have a fiasco with F-1 tires? I bought some of their racing slick tires a while...
Re: Speaking of dashes...is "Armor All" destructive to vinyl?
Historical mailing list - joe trussell
Fri, 10 Feb 2006 15:34:06 +0000
...to give the interior a natural, flat look as opposed to slick and shiny. I took the advice and use a squirt bottle with...
Re: I added a Turbo to improve air flow...
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 28 Nov 2004 15:35:20 -0600
...Got a LED O2 > mixture indicator from listee Ken Lewis...works slick so far as an indicator > and small enough to be unobtrusive. > Makes...
FS (soon): '85 Vanagon 'GL :{(
Historical mailing list
Fri, 5 Jan 1996 20:50:57 -0500 (EST)
...paid too much for it because their sales people are sleazy-slick and I'm not. I didn't get suckered too badly though...
Re: sliding door screen
Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
Thu, 3 Jun 2010 20:55:07 -0400
...I also have a slick rear hatch screen that will fit ALL vanagons Not just westys. Still in Prototype stage and again more expensive...
Re: Syncro experiences?
Historical mailing list - H YATES
Fri, 2 Dec 94 12:00:35 PST
...Snow/ice travel is unbelievable, and any slick terraint for that matter. The Syncro also comes with a bull low first gear ( a 5...
Re: Coolant part confusion - need some help!
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Tue, 8 Sep 2009 20:33:15 -0400
...I got the multipurpose unit and it mad a slick >> installation. It comes supplied with an extra length of hose and various >> fittings that...
Re: [VWDIESEL] Slow starter(s)...
Historical mailing list - DSTEVENS
Mon, 23 Nov 1998 12:42:33 -0500
just a thought david would be to inspect the starter pilot bushing? they do eventually wear ( some don't diesel oil/fuel is slick...
Clutch Judder Fixed
Historical mailing list - Don Bolt
Wed, 25 Dec 2002 21:52:34 -0500
...Now it's slick as #@*!". Tighten the 19mm nut and leave well enough alone. I believe that I'll grind a flat on the...
Re: spark plugs and fuel economy ???
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Tue, 02 Apr 96 14:12:35 CST
...versus Slick 50. them's my experiences and opinions, which have no guaranteed relationship to anything in real life. :) joel
Maybe this is the cause of poor shifting in my air-cooled Westy?
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Wed, 1 Oct 2014 21:41:20 -0700
...It's slick as snot now (to use the technical term) and I'll re-install it later, but I know that's not...
Re: Hydraulic Lifter Week*
Historical mailing list - stephen steele
Tue, 7 Jun 2005 16:09:49 -0700
...It's dang near patented (I heard on the QT that someone's been talking to some city slickers about a new realty show...
Re: FW: Car top carrier?
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Sat, 17 Apr 2010 16:28:42 -0700
...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: anti-sway bar
Historical mailing list - Rubatoguy
Fri, 17 May 2002 22:47:37 -0700
...There are ruts a foot deep and mud and it is slick in spots. I straddled the ruts -to slip sideways was to get...
Improving the "Package" with motors and Aero..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:08:04 -0700
...A slick belly pan on the bottom, faired in mirrors and best of all? All windsurfers have to carry a bunch of gear, so...
Re: Roof rack suitable (low profile) gas can?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:54:12 -0700
...net/fuel_pack.htm >>> >>> They ain't cheap but should work slick. >>> >>> YMMV, >>> >>> Mr. BZ-will use on my next trip to Africa? >>> >>> >>> On...
Rare Occurance, Bulley on the roadside.
Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
Fri, 11 Oct 2002 16:44:44 -0400
...So, with rain slicker on, out into the deluge I pottered. I checked everything, and everything checked out. This was tight, and so was...
Re: repeatedly blowing head gasket
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Mon, 17 Mar 2003 12:04:03 -0800
...Went in slick as snot. Pretty clear how a warped head or a poorly torqued head could leak. Some care should be taken to...
Re: The Answer to the To drive or ship a Westy Question
Historical mailing list - bueses
Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:45:59 -0600
on 4/28/06 7:11 AM, Tim Demarest at tim.demarest@POBOX.COM wrote: > Tom, you slick operator you... sending your wife off...
Re: Newbie, hello all and a question(long)
Historical mailing list - -------------
Fri, 8 Dec 2006 10:26:40 -0500
...Is it normal that Vanagons have poor traction? I live on a hill, have a gravel road into my house and some slick areas...
Re: 2wd Limited Slip
Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:19:45 -0700
...a few 2wd lockers thru the years and they work pretty slick. >> With a locker LSD, they will go just about anywhere a Syncro...
Re: My weekend project.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:39:27 -0700
...http://www.flatsurface.com/vanagon/curtains/index.html pretty slick. I remain, as always YrLyl&ObdntSrvnt, r -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender...
Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What ...
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Tue, 5 Sep 2000 20:25:50 EDT
...I have tried too many HP parts that did not work (many are still being used today to unknowing people, slick advertising) in my...
Re: vanagon Digest - 15 Jan 2009 (#2009-55)
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:52:28 -0800
...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: Snow tires for westy?
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Tue, 6 Oct 1998 02:26:21 -0700
...You don't see INDY cars on BFG A/Ts and you don't use slicks for offroad driving. I am looking forward for...
Re: Standard Pop Up Alternative
Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:57:42 -0400
...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: I rather drive the Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Mon, 9 Jun 2014 05:56:50 -0700
...If I park on any kind of slick or soft surface that has any slope...I better park headed downhill, or I am >> stuck...
Re: ebay Vanagon with extra headroom - poptop only - no roof.
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Tue, 28 Dec 2010 12:52:55 -0500
...good! > >>>> If you don't use your top bunks, that looks slick! > >>>> > >>> > >>> BUT it is missing all the sheet metal part of the top...
Gotta lead on Syncro drive train and V6
Historical mailing list - rusty vanbondo
Sat, 6 Jul 1996 10:33:20 -0700 (MST)
...My engineering buddies and I installed it slick/trick/clean as hell. It has a bad old reciever hitch. I've done every thing...
Trip report Busses By the Bridge
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Fri, 20 Jan 2023 22:02:37 -0500
...A very slick way to lock the slider and no key needed. I came back with many great memories, stories, and new bus friends...