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Re: More about tires...somewhat early ..sort of Friday
Historical mailing list - craig cowan
Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:50:48 -0400
...The van tires are a lot easier > to > change than a 12.5" Goodyear racing slick! I use a simple bubble > balancer. I was...
Re: snow tires
Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
Wed, 18 Dec 2013 04:40:34 -0800
...like they are narrow, found narrow > tires work better on hard slick or in deep snow > On Dec 16, 2013 6:44 PM, "Scott...
Re: Anyone make the bold caps for the arm rests.
Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 08:36:36 -0500
...Looked slick and finished. He said vanagons > came with them. I don’t believe it! But, now I might need to cover mine! > I...
Re: rising cost of Vanagon parts...
Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
Wed, 4 Dec 2013 13:02:28 -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...
Re: [syncro.org] RE: Gear Oil: Opinion/subjective experience..long.
Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
Tue, 7 Dec 2010 01:47:47 -0600
...It seems much 'slicker'... > We'll probably have some comments from the Peanut Gallery now, > saying...."Oh, you can't use Swepco..it will...
VW U-Boat (LONG)
Historical mailing list - David Easterwood
Wed, 13 Dec 1995 16:51:19 -0500
...The silt deposited on the bank was so slick he had to pull me to firmer soil. After 15 minutes of WD40 and drying...
Catalytic Heater Review
Historical mailing list - David Garth
Sun, 25 Sep 1994 12:23:39 -0700 (PDT)
...The 12 volt connection also powers a microprocessor controlled safety system that is really slick. If the vent is obstructed, there is no gas...
aerodynamics..NVC
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:44:38 -0700
...Fun stuff and not totally intuitive..Porsches LOOK pretty slick, right? But with what is known now, that is a huge marketing concession..keeping...
Re: sucks in snow!
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 1 Dec 2005 17:44:48 -0600
...If the lid is hinged, then you have plenty of sand for slick spots as well as the weight to help the tires get...
Re: Master Cylinder - Help!
Historical mailing list - Mike
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:48:21 -0400
...I only use my 'Motive' pressure bleeder for this job; it's slicker than anything else you could use. It forces brake fluid, air...
Re: Tranny rebuild/82 air-cooled
Historical mailing list - Vincent Dow
Wed, 23 Jul 2014 16:31:58 -0400
...My van is nice, but it's not like super-slick. Kind of an old-school workhorse. I'm inclining to a rebuilt air...
Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Vanagon
Tue, 10 Jun 2014 17:47:10 -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: Fw: Virus Warning! (YET ANOTHER HOAX)
Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
Wed, 21 Mar 2001 11:43:40 -0600
...ncx.com>Primula ; ><mailto:claudia.campos@prudential.com>Claudia Campos ; ><mailto:slick07@epix.net>Debi & Joe Lick >Sent: Monday, March 19, 2001 11:54...
Re: NVC - Re: ODBII for smartphones
Historical mailing list - tom ring
Thu, 15 Aug 2013 22:30:16 -0500
...I > bought one and it's pretty slick. On my Jetta it can read about 100 real time > values. I've picked up (read...
Re: Dometic, Installing in a non-camper
Historical mailing list - mdrillock
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 09:58:24 -0700
...The stock Westy fridge has a slick flue snorkel setup that safely exhausts combustion gases and supplies new air entirely from outside. I don...
Re: Sound deadening and door speakers
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:31:46 -0800
...The non-granular stuff is pretty slick, especially with a bit of water or snow on it. I would imagine that either would work...
Re: Oh Boy! Tire Thread! (was RE: Michelin LTX/MS 215/75R15 tires...)
Historical mailing list - John Bange
Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:30:41 -0700
...A soft slick tire will stick to the road like glue, but might go to pieces the first time you drive over a 2x4...
Garage Terminology
Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
Fri, 28 Apr 2000 14:59:10 -0600
...1.Hold medium wrench in one hand, Sears wrench preferred for accuracy of test 'cause other smooth wrenches are too slick for throwin'! 2...
Re: Noisy transaxle??
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:12:05 -0500
...in VW Bugs, where it was just a 3 speed. .. > kinda slick though .. > for no electronics, no clutch pedal, but manual shifting. > Trickiest part...
Engine Costs
Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
Fri, 11 May 2001 04:03:56 -0000
...Regular hydraulic line would have been about half this price, as would pipe, but this is a slick setup that should outlast the engine...
Re: Alternative Vanagon heaters - Zodi's, Tankless Water Heaters
Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
Fri, 2 Mar 2007 13:49:10 -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: Anyone make the bold caps for the arm rests.
Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 07:55:55 -0700
...Looked slick and finished. He said vanagons > > came with them. I don’t believe it! But, now I might need to cover > mine! > > I...
Re: 87 Westy overheating after coolant change
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 21 Dec 2014 21:16:13 -0500
...This gowesty pump is pretty slick, seems much easier than the bong and crazy jacking methods Ive read about. Now the new observations: when...
Travel Report: Oregon to California Via I-5 mostly (long post)
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 26 Dec 2010 13:42:33 -0800
...Every road showed slick, snowy or icy except Interstate 5, which I find very boring to drive...but I was all packed and ready...
fridge fan report
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Tue, 5 Oct 2004 21:31:10 -0600
...I thought that it was a pretty slick configuration on my part. On reinstallation, I noticed two big differences: (1) the fans came on...
Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:08:08 -0800
...And the slenger-top front fenders are slick too. so give all that ... how a shape grows on you .... yes, vanagons are very , very...
Re: Whatz a Good price to service CVs?
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 18 Jun 2010 16:38:54 -0500
...I lube shift > linagke with it too. > sure seems to stay slimey and slick. and doesn't seem sticky like wheel > bearing grease that...
Re: good ole' Chevron Techron
Historical mailing list
Mon, 27 May 1996 10:17:23 -0700
...I'm vexed by not being able to go back to an assured "pre treatment condition" on some of the "slick" products, but I...
Re: rising cost of Vanagon parts...
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Wed, 4 Dec 2013 20:04:03 -0700
...anything important, but >> these are basically trucks or utility vehicles, not slick >> cars....They should be easier to work on and do the job...
Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:50:39 -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: Anyone make the bold caps for the arm rests.
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:15:46 -0700
...Looked slick and finished. He said vanagons >> came with them. I don’t believe it! But, now I might need to cover mine! >> I...
Re: Portable Air Conditioner
Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
Thu, 21 Apr 2016 19:43:46 -0500
...It was very slick. I<br />> just found my pictures of it, it's called ClimateRight<br />> climeaterightair.com 800-7-climate...
Re: Vanagon Olympics [was: Robbed !]
Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
Tue, 12 Feb 2002 16:25:34 -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: [Syncro] Nokian Hakkapeliitta CS will be discounted
Historical mailing list - Thomas Buese
Mon, 5 Jan 2009 22:24:27 -0700
I just completed my 1st serious steep mountain/snow/slick roads drive today w/ my Haaka CS's & they were fantastic. I have never...
Re: Vanagon vs Alternative Vehicles
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Tue, 25 May 2004 10:49:44 -0700
...if they are rear wheel drive they will spin on even the slightest ice or slick surface as they have no weight on the...
Re: Those undersink hoses!
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Tue, 3 Jul 2007 06:46:45 -0700
...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: German Engineering
Historical mailing list - Scott
Tue, 16 Aug 2016 15:09:38 -1000
...one tap of a hammer after the bolt is removed ..very slick. additionally ...with no splines or a key ..the sprocket fits on the...
Re: Oily Oily Clutch. FW O Ring Failure? and: Problem Solved? ( clutch disk hanging up )
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Tue, 29 Mar 2016 18:19:07 -0700
...removed to > surface the flywheel, then they get forgotten about. > > a slick upgrade is use the 82 diesel vanagon pilot bearing .. > which as a...
Re: I added a Turbo to improve air flow...
Historical mailing list - jimt
Sun, 28 Nov 2004 14:47:47 -0700
...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: sucks in snow!
Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
Thu, 1 Dec 2005 18:58:43 -0500
...If the lid is hinged, then you have plenty of > sand for slick spots as well as the weight to help the tires get...
Re: NVC - Re: ODBII for smartphones
Historical mailing list - tom ring
Thu, 15 Aug 2013 22:32:58 -0500
...I > > bought one and it's pretty slick. On my Jetta it can read about 100 real time > > values. I've picked up (read...
'84 Westy Oil Press Problem/ Beaver Road Kill?
Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
Fri, 13 Jul 2001 19:15:27 -0400
...depending upon oncoming traffic and whether you get behind a "city slicker" unaccustomed to the road. Anyway, the van pulled away at 25-30...
Re: Tranny rebuild/82 air-cooled
Historical mailing list - Ben
Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:52:20 -0700
...My van is nice, > but it's not like super-slick. Kind of an old-school workhorse. I'm > inclining to a rebuilt air...
Re: Anyone make the bold caps for the arm rests.
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Wed, 25 Aug 2021 09:16:44 -0700
...Looked slick and finished. He said vanagons >>> came with them. I don’t believe it! But, now I might need to cover >> mine! >>> I...
fridge fan report
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 6 Oct 2004 08:10:11 -0700
...I thought that it was a pretty slick configuration on my part. On reinstallation, I noticed two big differences: (1) the fans came on...
Re: Throttle stop switch? Stumbles on resume throttle..
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 10 Mar 2013 15:27:36 -0700
...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: Peloquin experience?
Historical mailing list - aatransaxle
Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:58:20 -0800
...excursions and sand and snow, the Torsed works well...(maybe even slicker than snake snot).....Its what my Quantum syncro and most Audi's...
Re: Rust Rot
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 1 Aug 2009 14:08:33 -0700
...As my ol' Granny > used to say " it's slick'r than owl dung!" > > While under there, I looked at the spot right under...
Re: Possible Distributor Drive Shaft issue - Timing
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 4 Jun 2012 19:49:56 -0700
...I've seen new engines with a heavy wire bolted in place to hold that drive gear down the really slick way to assemble...
Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
Historical mailing list - Donald Thomas
Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:41:10 -0500
...The flat > small rear window is nice. > And the slenger-top front fenders are slick too. > > so give all that ... > how a shape grows...
Re: Towing a Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Tue, 18 May 2004 13:33:11 -0400
Jonathan, Slick move. I have been working with the 1 ton Ford truck the last few years. For what ever reason the Vans are...
Re: Nytrogen and tires
Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
Sun, 18 Oct 2015 09:31:56 -0500
...to my notes, my rather large (12.5" of tread width, slick and soft) gained close to 5psi when filled with compressed air...When...
Article: Vanagon Hop Ups
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Dove - VAX Master
Mon, 5 Dec 1994 9:56:57 -0500 (EST)
...For off-road, a UMP power steering unit is added, mounting to a slick Mark Niver built bracket. As we mentioned, Zenith 32 NDIX...
Re: snow tires
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 18 Dec 2013 17:25:33 -0500
...I like they are narrow, found narrow > > tires work better on hard slick or in deep snow > > On Dec 16, 2013 6:44 PM...
Re: German Engineering
Historical mailing list - Edward V Barger
Tue, 16 Aug 2016 18:33:47 -0700
...one tap of a hammer after the bolt is removed ..very slick. > > additionally ...with no splines or a key ..the sprocket fits on the...
Re: Seeking advice for installing poptop seal
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Wed, 16 Apr 2014 10:33:10 -0400
...You can always trim it if too long, but > not if you pulled it too tight & it isn't long enough. > Worked slick w...
Re: Oily Oily Clutch. FW O Ring Failure? and: Problem Solved? ( clutch disk hanging up )
Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
Tue, 29 Mar 2016 14:55:18 -1000
...a slick upgrade is use the 82 diesel vanagon pilot bearing .. which as a 'real' rubber lip seal. The flywheel needs to be modified...
Re: Transmission or clutch gone
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 16 Aug 2009 18:46:24 -0700
...Do it in this order above, and it's slick and easy. On a syncro, it's worth 800 labor easily. such fun. I...
Re: Trickle charging battery with something other than solar?
Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:08:07 -0500
...used as boom box while cleaning the garage? High-class city slicker squirrels surrepetitiously using your fridge to keep their beverages cold? Lots of...
Re: Engine parts source
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Tue, 6 May 2014 21:16:40 -0700
...throttle if the car ever got airborne...12.5" of soft slick road race tires were capable of a lot of grip when up...