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• Re: Alternative Vanagon heaters - Zodi's, Tankless Water Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 12:22:59 -0800
  ...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: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 09:04:58 -0700
  ...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: Question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 19:16:20 -0700
  ...10 minutes of practice before I corded a brand new racing slick, without a replacement available. Race pretty much over (though I did race...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Further question on 1.6 TD alternator bracket--ISO parts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 25 Jan 2022 19:30:16 -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: Trip Photos (Was: Re: Xross country 10,000 miles travel)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Thu, 9 Apr 2009 23:14:49 -0700
  ...down to a safe >> area. �The road was totally a mud slick slide and it was so bad I had all >> out of the...
• Re: Throttle stop switch? Stumbles on resume throttle..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Mar 2013 10:18:51 -0400
  ...This 'delayed throttle response' was particularly un-nerving as I was descending a very slick and windy snow-covered pass recently..."exciting moments" as...
• Re: Front-end workout
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 20 Sep 2013 16:12:12 -0500
  ...That was slick and a nice way to > end a horrible job. > I used OEM Flennor stuff there, but since the old ones lasted...
• Re: Fuel ponderings
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 09:03:27 -0800
  ...if you do a lot of accelerating and decelerating. Reduce friction. Slick 50 in your oil an goose grease in your hair. Streamlining for...
• Re: Aux Battery- Don't feed Fuse Position 3
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 27 May 2006 10:50:28 -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...
• A 72? kombi, i may obtain..
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Tue, 9 Jul 1996 04:53:25 -0400 (EDT)
  ...LITCHEN <sp?> growing on it!! oil was old, but smelt ok, and still slick. 4 flat tires, physically, in much better shape than my...
• Re: Some brake tech/ideas (long)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:04:34 -0700
  ...pumping the brakes as we learn to do on snowy or slick roads..That is where the buzzy or pulsing pedal feel comes when...
• Some POR-15 Info
  Historical mailing list - Jay Goldberg
  Tue, 19 Jul 1994 16:15:38 -0400
  ...or aluminum before using POR-15, as the metal is too slick for the POR-15 to bond; this stuff apparently puts some zinc...
• NuFinish and other waxes/polishes
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 22 May 2023 19:03:55 +0000
  ...impressed.  Super easy to apply, super easy to > wipe off.  Very slick and shiny, and so easy.  I've been a long-time fan...
• Re: Trip Photos (Was: Re: Xross country 10,000 miles travel)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 14:40:12 -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: Additives and Oil
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Wed, 16 Nov 94 10:28:55 PST
  ...I have used Castrol HD > 30 always and a one time treatment of Slick 50. Once I used one of those oil > thickeners, Honey...
• Vanagon Olympics [was: Robbed !]
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 12:15:58 -0800
  ...The track would soon be slick with leaky oil and spilt antifreeze. The American vanagons would be so plastered with American flag bumper stickers...
• Re: DIESEL VANAGON QUESTIONS
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Apr 95 17:50:41 EDT
  ...Free oil slick in your driveway. With synthetic oil mine leaks a bit also. Haven't tracked down the source of the leak yet...
• Re: Limited Slip Diff. sources?
  Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 09:03:42 -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...
• Re: GPS Advice (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Magee
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 18:20:15 -0500
  ...I have the Bluetooth receiver that my ThinkPad communicates with, really slick. I would say it is accurate in routing/re-routing and in...
• Re: Starter Woes - '88GL
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:53:18 -0700
  ...Pretty slick. the cable in that car was only about 4 1/2 feet long, and a straight shot ..so cable drag or getting...
• [Fwd: [Syncro] Dual Syncro Fuel Tanks & Skid Plate]
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Mon, 8 May 2000 11:15:38 -0700
  ...It makes a real slick set up. There is an auxillary pump with a switch on the dash. The pump moves the gas from...
• Re: Question and parts request.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 20:55:42 -0700
  ...10 minutes of practice before I corded a brand new racing slick, > without a replacement available. Race pretty much over (though I did > race...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 10 Dec 2006 Re traction question from newbie
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 10 Dec 2006 22:34:40 -0800
  ...with snow..But, now that I know Vanagons are 'challenged' in slick conditions, I will devise a way to deal with that. The rest...
• Re: sliding door screen
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 09:03:46 -0500
  ...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: Nytrogen and tires
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 18 Oct 2015 07:12:45 -0700
  ...to my notes, my rather large (12.5" of tread width, slick and soft) gained close to 5psi when filled with compressed air...When...
• Another winter's sojourn without any drama....
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 18 Mar 2014 16:08:04 -0700
  ...to save the expensive Nokians I have on the rear for slick conditions...I also replaced my very pitted and cracked windshield this winter...
• Re: ongoing problems please help
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Mon, 24 Dec 2001 11:40:29 -0800
  ...If it is wet with anti-freeze it will be slickery between the fingers. Quite different than just condensed water. That would be empirical...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 09:24:59 -0500
  ...That was on slick, wet clay road, not deep mud, but I was able to extricate myself ok by using the driving tricks my...
• Re: [WetWesties] Is Les Schwab still selling their Jupiter tire?
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 16:52:11 -0800
  ...I got bogged down at Sammamish State Park in slick grass and mud this past May coming back from the Cruise for the Cure...
• Re: 2wd Limited Slip
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:48:03 -0500
  ...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: Anyone make the bold caps for the arm rests.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 00:45:21 +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: A Little Help with Rims
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 19 May 2011 07:17:27 -0700
  ...based racecar with really weird offsets and 12.5" x 18" slick racing tires. They will make up your wheels to any specs you...
• Re: Setting E-brake causes adjuster to adjust? Hot Drums.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 20 May 2016 12:00:26 -0700
  ...Porsche Big Red Brembos on the rear and 12" NASCAR > racing slick tires, you wouldn't stop much shorter than with stock drum > brakes...
• Re: Trip report Busses By the Bridge
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 20 Jan 2023 19:46:27 -0800
  ...A very slick way to lock the slider and no key needed. > I came back with many great memories, stories, and new bus friends...
• Re: Limited slip diff..comments.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 21:57:17 -0800
  ...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: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 01:25:10 -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...
• Re: Plastic cooling pipes damaged...
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 09:28:46 -0700
  ...it blew out after short while due to pressure and how slick the plastic pipe is. Second attempt: I took 400 grit wet/dry...
• Re: Maybe this is the cause of poor shifting in my air-cooled Westy?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 1 Oct 2014 22:04:40 -1000
  ...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: I added a Turbo to improve air flow...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 15:06:03 -0800
  ...Got a LED O2 > mixture indicator from listee Ken Lewis...works slick so far as an indicator > and small enough to be unobtrusive. > Makes...
• Re: Limited Slip Diff. sources?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 11:36:50 -0600
  ...able to 'self-rescue' when I get stuck going > >>> uphill > >>> in slick snowy > >>> conditions..I'm not wanting to turn into a Jeep or...
• Re: Fuses-last response blocked.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Mon, 12 Dec 2022 00:31:59 +0000
  ...disconnecting Negative Terminal on Battery of course before proceeding) and a slick wipe of Petroleum Jelly at connections points to dissuade corrosion is my...
• Friday musing on Saturday (and some Hwy 395 trip stuff)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:06:44 -0700
  ...Since it was slick and dark, I decided to use a Forest Service campground...but rather than going up into the high country, I...
• Re: Fwd: Stranded - my first heartbreak
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 7 Dec 2006 11:05:11 -0500
  ...breathing in the > > corner of the top ofthe can allows a slick way to > > get ALL $4 worth in > > the tank and not dumped...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 13:14:05 -0600
  ...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: Trip Photos (Was: Re: Xross country 10,000 miles travel)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 12:33:52 -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...
• Locks and Keys
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 16:22:37 EDT
  ...Once cleaned up the locks will just need a occasional squirt with the dry graphite to keep them slick as new. The key code...
• Re: Snow newbie needs snow tire recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:42:57 -0700
  ...I'd say on average we have slick snowy roads for a solid month in January and late into February. Then, some winters we...
• Re: Starter Bushing Blues
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 16:41:28 -0500
  ...Once I understood to drive that tap all the way down and keep turning, it worked slick as a whistle. Pulled that bushing right...
• Re: Vanagon Olympics [was: Robbed !]
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 13 Feb 2002 02:45:01 -0600
  ...The track would >soon be slick with leaky oil and spilt antifreeze. The American >vanagons would be so plastered with American flag bumper stickers...
• Re: Trans. Oil filler plug?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 18:07:07 -0700
  ...but after the penetrating carrier solvent > evaporates, it's a sticky slick very light coat that lasts on the moving > parts for at least...
• Re: Alternative Vanagon heaters - Zodi's, Tankless Water Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 20:55:31 +0000
  ...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: Vanagon airconditioning hoses
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Fri, 08 Aug 1997 11:25:18 -0400
  ...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: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What ...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 18:08:38 -0700
  ...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: Whatz a Good price to service CVs?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:27:38 -0700
  ...sure seems to stay slimey and slick. and doesn't seem sticky like wheel bearing grease that attracts and holds grit if exposed like...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 7 Dec 2008 to 8 Dec 2008 - Special issue (#2008-1266)
  Historical mailing list - sam mccarthy
  Tue, 9 Dec 2008 18:55:49 -0800
  ...after those cool adjustable armrests I'd see in others' newer slick vans. Little did I know I had the best all the time...
• Re: Selling 2 Custom Carbon Fiber Composite Vanagon Gauge/Instrument Consoles
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sat, 12 Nov 2011 16:31:49 +0000
  ...console, the one that wraps around the auto shifter, is pretty slick. Years ago in a junk yard I came across a Mark III...
• Re: Roof rack suitable (low profile) gas can?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Hersh
  Sun, 10 Aug 2008 13:15:44 -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...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 17:50:41 -0700
  ...Mine shifts slick as any vehicle I have driven...but I do have to lube the linkage regularly to keep things smooth....there are...
• Cream Puff 81 Westfalia Found (long)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 09:39:16 -0500
  ...The transmission shifts slick as butter but I had to install a new clutch kit (had the OEM clutch that slipped at about 3500...
• Dash wierdness, was- Aux Battery.....
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 27 May 2006 11:32:57 -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...