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• Re: storage box
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Sat, 28 Feb 2015 22:15:50 -0800
  ...And it's not very slick because you have to pull the bucket out. Strikes me as awkward and inconvenient. Doing large loads with...
• Re: Fiberglass Patch on Bumpers (Part II is long)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:36:22 -0500
  ...For a really slick surface on your external repairs, you can take Saran or Glad Wrap and make a "bag" over the repair and...
• Trip Report: San Juan Island, WA
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 10:40:31 -0700
  ...and a "manure spreader" to a small group of impressed city slickers. "So once you're done with the seed drill, what do you...
• RE: Auxillary Heater (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Clark M. Carr
  18 Apr 97 01:31:33 EDT
  ...The 12 volt connection also powers a microprocessor controlled safety system that is really slick. If the vent is obstructed, there is no gas...
• Re: Rust Rot
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 11:42:52 -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: Vanagon vs Alternative Vehicles
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Fox
  Tue, 25 May 2004 12:44:31 -0600
  ...wheel drive they will spin on even the slightest ice or slick surface as they have no weight on the rear wheels. > A standard...
• Re: Regarding alignment..
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 28 Oct 2008 20:45:38 -0800
  ...charge a couple of hundred...same level, just put into a slick little jig with some screw adjustments rather than wooden blocks. With my...
• Re: Our long and awesome journey!
  Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 03:13:56 -0600
  ...country > without stopping to see and experience the red cliffs and slickrock! Just > fills me up! The canyons there feed my soul! We stayed...
• Re: Are Vanagons pretty?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:40:07 -0800
  ...rear window is nice. > And the slenger-top front fenders are slick too. > > so give all that ... > how a shape grows on you .... > yes...
• Re: stub axle seal
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 4 Mar 2004 05:08:54 -0800
  ...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: storage box
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 1 Mar 2015 10:08:58 -0600
  ...And it's not very slick because you have to pull the bucket out. Strikes me as awkward and inconvenient. > > Doing large loads with...
• Re: Our long and awesome journey!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Engel
  Sun, 29 Sep 2013 11:01:40 -0400
  ...country > without stopping to see and experience the red cliffs and slickrock! Just > fills me up! The canyons there feed my soul! We stayed...
• Re: Whatz a Good price to service CVs?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:29:57 -0700
  ...I lube shift >> linagke with it too. >> sure seems to stay slimey and slick. and doesn't seem sticky like wheel >> bearing grease that...
• Trip Report, long and rambling
  Historical mailing list - Robert Rountree
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:24:43 +0000
  ...and after beating the crap out of my front end on that great slick rock of the Canyonlands.... I got around to doing the...
• Re: Spark plug gap-Tire air!
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 11 Mar 2012 08:01:45 -0700
  ...My car ran on Goodyear racing slicks, usually. I found a source for NASCAR race-tire takeoffs. I used 17" x 12.5" (tread...
• tires wheels and accidents
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 01:10:17 -0800
  ...wet water covered roads are my chief concern 12 months of the year moreover wet roads that are also oil slicked from the hot...
• Re: Drive Flange Seals
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:02:20 -0400
  ...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: Shade tree wiring of a cold start valve on a 2.1?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 13:08:47 -0800
  ...or here's slick one....... assuming you are going to be doing various mods and upgrades over time..........and may want other wires going...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 22:01:24 -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: rear brake shims
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:54:05 -0700
  ...Very slick. I'm sure everyone knows to do only one side at a time. that's so you can look at the other...
• Re: Trip Report, long and rambling
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:26:22 -0700
  ...and after beating the crap out of my front end on that great > slick rock of the Canyonlands.... I got around to doing the...
• Re: tires wheels and accidents
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 7 Jan 2010 05:47:39 -0500
  ...months of the year > moreover wet roads that are also oil slicked from the hot pavement ... > i have found the hydro edge to be...
• Re: Inline Exhaust Theory: part I
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Wed, 20 May 1998 12:08:05 -0400
  ...The Audi 4000 really is a slick dual output manifold and if you go this route, lets get together sometime and race! -- _______________________ Erik O...
• Re: storage box
  Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
  Sun, 1 Mar 2015 16:52:10 -0800
  ...And it's not very slick because you have to pull the bucket out. Strikes me as awkward and inconvenient. >> >> Doing large loads with...
• Re: A 2009 Heads Up
  Historical mailing list - Zolly
  Thu, 1 Jan 2009 15:32:40 -0800
  ...It is something I recommend to aleviate the aluminum chalking and oxide, making the surface slick and easy to wash, having it look new...
• Zoltan says
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Thu, 1 Jan 2009 15:45:02 -0800
  ...It is something I recommend to aleviate the aluminum > chalking and oxide, making the surface slick and easy to wash, having it > look new...
• Re: ECU firmware location
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 14:48:57 -0400
  ...GM PWM idle speed controller. > Like Ford? You can integrate their slick EDIS spark control into the MS > ECU. > > Yes, it is time intensive...
• Re: Oil pressure light and buzzer
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 22 Aug 2012 14:14:38 -0500
  ...The parts were clean and > slick, but the spring was only about 60.8 mm long. > > Could 1.5 mm really make a difference...
• Re: Spark plug gap-Tire air!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Mar 2012 14:14:04 -0400
  ...My car ran on Goodyear racing slicks, usually. I found a source for NASCAR race-tire takeoffs. I used 17" x 12.5" (tread...
• Re: Propane heater question - Portable Buddy Heater
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 16:16:25 -0700
  ...I would like to see a "foul weather" pop top boot design developed, complete with slick attaching hardware of some kind. This would be...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 05:51:36 -0500
  ...If I park on any kind of >> slick or soft surface that has any slope...I better park headed downhill, >> or I am >>>>> stuck...
• trip report
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 13:09:40 -0700
  ...In some spots very slick red mud. Onto Jesmond (no town, just a couple of farms) where 10 years ago wife and I turned...
• Re: Coolant Hoses, Complete Set -- Remove and Replace
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Thu, 11 Jun 2020 07:36:13 -0400
  ...These manufacturers are getting slick with the China made stuff under German names. On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 7:34 AM Thomas Casal...
• Re: Zoltan says
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 5 Jan 2009 08:55:22 -0800
  ...It is something I recommend to aleviate the aluminum >> chalking and oxide, making the surface slick and easy to wash, having it >> look new...
• Re: Stereo / CD Issues, improvement suggestions
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Tue, 26 Aug 1997 12:15:56 -0400
  ...reach beneath my seat and remove the CD's magzine--very slick. The battery compartment has the sub firing up, the rear seat sub...
• Re: How my engine rebuild is going
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 17 May 2004 08:42:34 -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: A 2009 Heads Up
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 1 Jan 2009 18:29:19 -0600
  ...It is something I recommend to aleviate the aluminum > chalking and oxide, making the surface slick and easy to wash, having it > look new...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - Ford Focus Engine alternative
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 11 Jan 2008 12:18:07 -0800
  ...bro ! I'm sure you have it dialed so it's slick and clean to work on, and you always sound like Focus engines...
• Trip report (summary and longer version) was:URGENT HELP NEEDED in Iowa (around Davenport area)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 09:05:00 -0700
  ...But, as be were driving along shortly after the restaurant stop, a minivan in front of us hit a slick spot and careened off...
• Re: Improving the "Package" with motors and Aero..
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 28 Jul 2007 16:15:00 -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: Opinions-More Thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:23:30 -0700
  ...kinda slick actually. the other is a Porsche 911 ( about 1969 or 70 ) autostick trans ..same exact technology ..but 4 forward gears, and I...
• Re: How my engine rebuild is going
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 17 May 2004 10:45:03 -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: novice seeking enlightenment
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Tue, 26 Dec 2000 09:36:20 -0800
  ...And no matter what those other slick "minivan" vehicles equip themselves with, you know damn good and well that it's just fluff on...
• Buses On The Blue Ridge
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Sun, 01 Jun 1997 18:43:05 -0400
  ...It's a slick-looking conversion. I hadn't met Richard before either, and he was also a nice guy (still is, I'm...
• Re: Fwd: Stranded - my first heartbreak
  Historical mailing list - dan kapeller
  Thu, 7 Dec 2006 07:42:55 -0700
  ...in the<BR>corner of the top ofthe can allows a slick way to get ALL $4 worth in<BR>the tank and not...
• Re: How my engine rebuild is going
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Sun, 16 May 2004 17:58:56 -0700
  ...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: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 14:37:28 -0800
  ...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: Comments on plastic repair/Epoxies in General(a little long)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:24:15 -0600
  ...It doesn't hurt to sand slick surfaces and clean foreign material from the bonding surfaces as well. My guess is that the methacrolate...
• A weekend in Leavenworth....wow! what a visit!
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Mon, 10 Dec 2001 15:27:33 -0800
  ...I figured this choice was because plowing could increase the slickness of the road surfaces, but I'm not too savvy on these subjects...
• Re: rear brake shims
  Historical mailing list - Warren Lail
  Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:06:11 -0600
  ...Very slick. > > I'm sure everyone knows to do only one side at a time. > that's so you can look at the other...
• Re: Lubing CV Joints, Struck Oil... more questions
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 17:44:13 -0800
  ...washer and a pipe coupling to "press" the seal into place. Slick!! Reassembly is, as they say, the reverse of assembly. The drive flange...
• instructions for making Vanagon curtains--long
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 10 Jan 2007 08:28:31 -0700
  ...I still think that is a slick way to go. Check the photos for details. Vanagon ('81 7-passenger) window curtain sizes: (I assume...
• Ultimate Fix #2
  Historical mailing list - Alpha Auto Sales
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 15:26:33 -0700
  ...I remain puzzled as to why VW decided to abandon the slick brake bleeder type bleed screw found on the diesels if favor of...
• A 91 Carat Super decoder-ring!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 May 1997 08:32:14 -0400
  ...of Helicopter flight training and all of us were buying cars. Slick, woman-hunting, testosterone charging machines. I already owned the envy the the...
• Re: More about tires...somewhat early ..sort of Friday
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:26:54 -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...
• Locked rear axles...
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 13 Apr 96 00:42 CDT
  ...Do NOT install an automatic locking diff and go tearing off on a slick surfaced road at speed. If you enter an iced-over...
• CONFIRM vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Alfonso
  Mon, 22 May 2023 13:35:44 -0700
  ...to apply, su= > per easy to >> wipe off.=C2=A0 Very slick and shiny, and so easy.=C2=A0 I've been a long...
• Re: Ultimate Fix #2
  Historical mailing list - Matt F
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 21:38:49 -0400
  ...I remain puzzled as to why VW decided to abandon the slick brake bleeder > type bleed screw found on the diesels if favor of...
• Re: Comments on plastic repair/Epoxies in General(a little long)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:46:02 -0600
  ...It doesn't hurt to sand slick surfaces and > clean foreign material from the bonding surfaces as well. My guess > is that the methacrolate...
• Re: Ultimate Fix #2
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 15:45:09 -0700
  ...I remain puzzled as to why VW decided to abandon the slick brake >bleeder >type bleed screw found on the diesels if favor of...