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• Re: Travel Report: Oregon to California Via I-5 mostly (long post)
  Historical mailing list - brett rueff
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 04:39:37 +0000
  ...Every road > showed slick, snowy or icy except Interstate 5, which I find very boring to > drive...but I was all packed and ready...
• Re: Whatz a Good price to service CVs?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:56:09 -0500
  ...shift >> linagke with it too. >> sure seems to stay slimey and slick. �and doesn't seem sticky like wheel >> bearing grease that attracts and...
• Re: Removed the front fan/heater core assembly.
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 18:38:40 -0500
  ...one up yet so I can't > help. �someone had a slick idea for the foam replacement, but I don't > remember what that...
• 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 15:41:08 -1000
  ...removed to >> surface the flywheel, then they get forgotten about. >> >> a slick upgrade is use the 82 diesel vanagon pilot bearing .. >> which as a...
• A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
  Historical mailing list - Steve Sullivan
  Sat, 5 Jan 2002 21:26:09 -0800
  ...Snow tire, it works like Shinola in any snowy, icy, or slick situation (except rain, where they excel). 2) Hills with any amount of...
• Re: Snow newbie needs snow tire recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:25:38 -0400
  ...Learn how to drive it in slick conditions, but be very aware that you'll encounter other 'snow-idiots' who have not a clue...
• Re: Dash wierdness, was- Aux Battery.....
  Historical mailing list - David Gunning
  Sat, 27 May 2006 17:29:43 -0400
  ...I found somebody's post on doing that and I thought it >> was really slick, but have since had an experience that caused me...
• Re: Walker Super Turbo Muffler
  Historical mailing list - James Cohen
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 01:26:44 -0600
  ...Why don't you also buy some Slick 50 and some "fuel magnets" while you're at it? Gee, they must work, the sell...
• short trip report - Van. Island
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 27 Jun 2005 09:59:34 -0700
  ...The kind of clay at that spot fills the treads of the tires and is very slick. I think a syncro may have been...
• Re: Peloquin experience?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 16:54:27 -0900
  ...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: GPS in a Westy?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 14:08:45 -0800
  ...Very slick and fast. It even has a small phone book for searching for gas stations, restaurants and ATMs. Also comes with a GPS...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 19:55:36 -0600
  ...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: Tranny rebuild/82 air-cooled
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 23 Jul 2014 10:54:46 -1000
  ...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: Are Vanagons pretty?
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Sat, 27 Feb 2010 13:29:45 -0800
  ...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: Temperature Sensative Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - tonyd
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 08:50:41 +0000
  ...I used two applications of Slick-50 Teflon spray, > allowed this to dry for a day, then followed with a Lithium grease spray > which...
• Re: Anyone make the bold caps for the arm rests.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 25 Aug 2021 11:29:08 -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: Power plans and questions
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 18:14:23 -0600
  ...Most are now using 16 volt supplies. > > It has a pretty slick DC-DC power supply that's tied to ignition. > When > the ignition...
• Re: another chain question
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:20:36 -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: Was... Why new tires should go on the rear. now: Some thoughts on car control and traction..LVC..little van content
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 11:47:23 -0700
  ...into the skid) when you are trying to go uphill on slick surface, or if you have a big motor, giving it too much...
• Re: Correct Air Pressure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 23:24:25 -0400
  ...But in this case, how does one know?? And so far as traction goes, dragsters use slicks to do thir job. The tires, though...
• Re: Power loss with 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 12:50:42 -0600
  ...So, a bit larger in diameter than stock. >>Why Starwagon out-coasts mine down hill? Loren is just allot "slicker". Hey Phil, I wonder...
• Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:26:16 -0800
  ...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: '84 Westy Oil Press Problem/ Beaver Road Kill?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 13 Jul 2001 18:44:33 -0500
  ...depending > upon oncoming traffic and whether you get behind a "city slicker" > unaccustomed to the road. > > Anyway, the van pulled away at 25-30...
• DIY alignments
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 8 May 2008 22:38:35 -0700
  ...most equal tire temps across the whole 12.5" wide soft slick Goodyear race tire, and fairly equal temps front compared to rear. My...
• Re: Oily Oily Clutch. FW O Ring Failure? and: Problem Solved? ( clutch disk hanging up )
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 29 Mar 2016 18:46:32 -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: Removed the front fan/heater core assembly.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 19:46:56 -0500
  ...one up yet so I can't >> help. �someone had a slick idea for the foam replacement, but I don't >> remember what that...
• Re: German Engineering
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 16 Aug 2016 20:14:13 -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: snow tires
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Wed, 18 Dec 2013 15:04:01 -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: Stupid Sexist Friday Quasi-Humor.
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 13:48:43 EST
  ...Feels great to slick my hair back withthe stuff. << 12) Clean up mess. >> Duh? Hello??? That's the girlie thing to do. Just call...
• Re: Rust Rot
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 2 Aug 2009 09:06:36 -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: Whole Pop top conversion
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sun, 9 Apr 2006 12:48:57 -0700
  ...Just like middle seats and even the slick optional Westy single center seats tend to be. The poptop is a great addition, even without...
• Re: van aerodynamics, was Re: BenT's dream vanagon now for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 21 Jan 2010 09:10:03 -0600
  ...But what you are looking >> for in an aerodynamically slicker shape are gentle transitions in air >> pressure. In the vanagon, if one could colour...
• Re: Tire Choice Question (long piggy-back question)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 21 Mar 2007 08:10:48 -0400
  ...My rear tires were getting worn and not behaving in my slick driveway in >late Dec. so I had to get some replacments quickly...
• Re: Top Overhauls
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 15 Dec 2002 23:24:44 -0600
  ...I though that was a really slick thing to be able to do. While they were out , new valve seats were installed, and when...
• Re: Fw: '86 Westy Oil light flickers briefly...other basic ?'s
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sun, 10 Oct 2004 08:04:21 -0700
  ...oil pressure, but for the effort, the VolksCafe kit is pretty slick and does the job. Additionally from BusBoys, I was able to purchase...
• Re: Seeking advice for installing poptop seal
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 16 Apr 2014 08:28:56 -0700
  ...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: Stupid Sexist Friday Quasi-Humor.
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 13:04:03 -0600
  ...Feels great to slick my hair back withthe stuff. << 12) Clean up mess. >> Duh? Hello??? That's the girlie thing to do. Just call...
• Re: another chain question
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:24:17 -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: How my engine rebuild is going
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 16 May 2004 17:38:11 -0400
  ...I would occasionally go out and sit in it on nice mornings and have a cup on the very slick flip out table, listen...
• Re: Transmission or clutch gone
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 16 Aug 2009 23:22:47 -0500
  ...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: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 01:33:09 +0200
  ...GM PWM idle speed controller. > Like Ford? You can integrate their slick EDIS spark control into the MS > ECU. > > Yes, it is time intensive...
• Trip Report: Snowbird NW>desert SW>NW (long)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 11 Mar 2011 09:52:47 -0800
  ...Shasta and some slick roads, but with new inexpensive (Monroe/NAPA) shocks and excellent power from my "new" engine configuration, nothing too tough. I...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Steven Sittser
  Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:21:36 -0400
  ...The parts were clean and slick, but the spring was only about 60.8 mm long. Could 1.5 mm really make a difference...
• Moose Turd Pie & WTB Rear Shoulder Belt
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Tue, 19 Jun 2001 20:42:25 -0700
  ...And I baked that moose turd in as slick as you please. And I cribbed it with my thumbs, and laid strips of dough...
• Re: Traction? Not very much
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:15:30 -0800
  Yes, I am in the Northwest. Wet snow. Slick. We usually head out south for winter, but are late this season and I have...
• Re: Cellular Phones
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Wed, 28 Sep 94 13:04:21 PDT
  ...Now, in the category of toys and slick features, here are some tricks I use that are handy, but can give one a reputation...
• Re: Bit o' stopped Rust
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:59:28 -0500
  ...Now sand, no need to get slicker than 220 grit or so if you are going to use high-build primer that fills scratched...
• Back in Virginia from Baja trip
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:45:02 -0400
  ...it was dry, you could tell it would be really, really slick when wet. From there, we drove to Capital Reef National Park where...
• Re: rising cost of Vanagon parts...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 12:03:34 -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: Fwd: Stranded - my first heartbreak
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 7 Dec 2006 08:26:05 -0600
  ...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: A Snow Story (Whoa-vanagon!!!) and Lessons Learned
  Historical mailing list - John Klun
  Sun, 6 Jan 2002 19:30:07 -0700
  ...Snow tire, it works like Shinola in any snowy, icy, or slick situation > (except rain, where they excel). > > 2) Hills with any amount of...
• Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 28 Feb 2010 06:58:22 -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...
• Procedure: Replacing Trans Final Drive Seals
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 2 Jul 1999 22:11:18 -0700
  ...washer and a pipe coupling to "press" the seal into place. Slick!! Reassembly is, as they say, the reverse of assembly. The drive flange...
• Re: Writers aren't artists
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 14:54:49 -0800
  ...There wasn't much distinction between day an night in the interior atrium that bottomed out in an alley slick with grease from the...
• Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 14:42:51 -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: DIY alignments
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 9 May 2008 05:51:09 -0700
  ...most equal tire temps across the whole 12.5" wide soft slick Goodyear race tire, and fairly equal temps front compared to rear. My...
• Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
  Historical mailing list - Annie
  Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:41:36 -0800
  ...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: Writers aren't artists
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 13:05:38 -0800
  ...There wasn't much distinction > between day an night in the interior atrium that bottomed out in an > alley slick with grease from the...
• Our long and awesome journey!
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 03:50:42 -0500
  ...country without stopping to see and experience the red cliffs and slickrock! Just fills me up! The canyons there feed my soul! We stayed...
• Our long and awesome journey!!!
  Historical mailing list - Julianna Thoennes
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 04:00:49 -0500
  ...country without stopping to see and experience the red cliffs and slickrock! Just fills me up! The canyons there feed my soul! We stayed...