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• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 27 May 2017 14:38:51 -0600
  ...I mentioned on the list a few weeks ago. > Oil change, skid plate mod, shift linkage mod. > > https://shufti.blog/ > > > Alistair Years ago I...
• Westy propane tank repair advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Thu, 8 Jul 2004 15:59:56 -0700
  ...I smeared the wimpy little propane tank skid plate quite badly, the also smunched the plumbing outside the tank itself. I now have a...
• Re: Which VW engine fit in the Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Tue, 18 May 1999 00:01:28 EDT
  ...There is no loss of ground clearance, and I can keep the skid plate. I like the extra low end torque of the 5...
• Re: European-only front crash guard?
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 26 Mar 2007 18:59:54 -0700
  ...looks > like something fairly easy to duplicate. > > Karl That looks like Tristar skidplate plate/tire carrier that Eric Abercrombie was looking to replicate. BenT
• Re: Custom license plate
  Historical mailing list - Derek Brown
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 20:30:36 -0400
  I personally like mine, so if you are in Washington you cant have it ;-) BUNKBED 91 Westy Skidad. . . > I am trying to decide a...
• Re: jackstands vs. ramps
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Wed, 8 Nov 2000 12:41:33 -0700
  ...Be advised that the ramps tend to skid on smooth surfaces as you drive on. Larry
• Weight Capacity
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Grotz
  Sun, 14 Nov 2004 08:14:18 -0500
  ...The first shipped was 1600 lbs, so I didn't take it all - haul (according to the skid weight) about 1,200 lbs no...
• Parts price question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:01:07 -0900
  ...I am parting one out and have someone interested the engine/trans skid plate and the front suspension subframe with A-arms. All parts...
• Re: Big battery installed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 25 May 2015 14:43:08 -0700
  ...But the skid plate is made from 3/8" 5052 (I think that's the right alloy number) plate. It is full welded to...
• Re: Crappy traction Van..
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 19:25:57 -0700
  ...I immediately realized that it was the new tires that made it skid. Even today the Westy is still more likely to skid than...
• Re: Roll call list
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 12:36:23 -0500
  OOPS! http://www.skidweeb.com/2004/map.cgi?hide=1 That's more-better. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Brideau" <dan@hobbyetc.com> To: "Bob...
• Re: camping accessories?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 6 Oct 2006 00:42:00 -0600
  ...I tuck it in the hole on the front of the propane tank skid plate, and while down there, turn off the propane. If...
• [NVC] Beware of the Skid Demon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 06:07:55 -0500
  ...Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon. Press the brake foot as you roll around the corners, and save...
• Re: Small tranny leak in front end
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 01:43:17 EDT
  ...Just remove driveline, skid plate & fnt mount bolts and lower the trans enough to get at the 6 bolts. It pops right off - reseal...
• Re: Dual Fuel Tanks in a Syncro!?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Davis
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 02:17:14 -0400
  ...Wow! My Syncro is not a Westy, so the lowest point is the skid bars under the transmission/engine area. I suspect the front...
• Re: Subaru was: 2.1l engine for sale too $900.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 23:32:08 -0600
  ...stuff into the ass end of my Syncro that retains the skid pan, > doesn't weigh too much, isn't too long (height doesn...
• Re: floor mats
  Historical mailing list - Norman Leong
  29 Aug 1994 16:05:45 U
  ...It's clear >(mine also has raised sort of grip lines running across) and >has the small no-skid 'tits' on the bottom. Everyone...
• Re: beer survey
  Historical mailing list - Rik Santos
  Fri, 17 Jul 1998 20:20:15 -0400
  ...mine? 'nine mile skid brown ale' n'er whilst driving tho. natch. Rik
• Re: Diesel mounts
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 4 May 1998 17:33:30 -0700
  ...I have been driving two days on this setup and it is fantastic! I have my Syncro skid plates and there is about 3cm...
• Re: 14" 15" and 16" oh my!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 5 May 2001 22:52:46 +1200
  ...Might require the Russian Nyet-skid radial-ply con... er... rubber.
• Re: Step to access upper bunk
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 3 Apr 2002 20:07:25 -0800
  No, its the tougher outdoor anti-skid stuff (for metal stair etc) Alistair (proud to contribute to another esoteric vanagon thread) -- '82 Westy -> diesel...
• Re: Update, vibration source found
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 09:09:06 -0400
  ...way to get it to work)? I plan to redesign the skid plate assembly, this time attaching it at the rear to the ' frame...
• Looking for directions oil cooler gasket on syncro
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Mon, 12 Dec 2005 19:11:04 -0800
  ...the coolant lines attached? Do I have to pull the syncro skid plate? I'd rather leave it on if possible. PS. I may...
• Re: [NVC] Beware of the Skid Demon
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:41:02 -0700
  ...Re: [NVC] Beware of the Skid Demon To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Thursday, September 18, 2008, 6:58 PM re "Do not explode...
• Diesel mounts
  Historical mailing list - David Bayer
  Mon, 4 May 1998 10:03:28 -0700
  Hello- For a while now, I have been trying to figure out how to retain my syncro skid plate if I change the engine...
• Re: This is why I drive a Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 12:07:16 -0400
  ...There was about 30 feet on skid > marks from my vanagon before and after the impact! > > april fools was 6 days ago!!!! ;<) > > chris I...
• Re: Syncro Transmission Oil Drain Under Skid Plate
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 18:26:02 -0700
  From memory ---- My mechanic got to the drain plug by having a cut off allen key that he then put a spanner on to...
• Re: Clunk
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 18 Apr 2021 11:21:03 -0400
  ...But, FAS had a Syncro skid plate for sale some years ago on their web site. Heck, I don’t even really know what...
• Re: junkyard tales, change those fuel lines!
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 05:49:29 -0700
  ...The butchers that got the kitchen stuff somehow left behind part of the exhaust from the propane fridge as well as the skid plate...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 27 May 2017 11:37:00 -0700
  ...shift linkage fix I mentioned on the list a few weeks ago. >> Oil change, skid plate mod, shift linkage mod. >> >> https://shufti.blog/ >> >> >> Alistair
• Diesel Doka, Lesotho pics, middle bearing propshaft
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Wed, 25 Nov 2015 09:30:25 -0800
  ...Middle bearing support by skid rails I've been doing some work on the dash of my neighbours diesel Doka Posts are in reverse...
• Re: beemer van
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 26 May 2006 07:17:28 -0700
  ...That shot of the exhaust and skid plate. You can see a bit of the "custom engine mount" there. What is that, like 4...
• EXTRA GAS TANK INFO?
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Mon, 24 Nov 2008 14:10:10 +0000
  ...for fuel, but maybe no? It would need a bullet proof skid plate, for sure. But, looks like it would hold a lot of...
• Re: [NVC] Beware of the Skid Demon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 08:14:38 -0500
  ...Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon. > Press the brake foot as you roll around the corners, and save...
• Re: [NVC] Beware of the Skid Demon
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir H Desai
  Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:54:18 -0400
  ...Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon. > Press the brake foot as you roll around the corners, and save...
• Re: Exhaust Pipes 2.1 86and up!
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Fri, 22 Nov 1996 23:20:38 -0600
  ...It needs to hug the motor a little closer so as to cleat the skid bars/plates/etc. The pipe for #2 and 4...
• what's in your tape deck?
  Historical mailing list - Bassim Dowidar
  Fri, 4 Jan 2002 19:06:31 -0800
  I've been listening to a recent album by SCOTS (which stands for Southern Culture on the Skids if you hadn't heard) Album...
• Re: Vibrations: the usual suspects
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 23 Apr 1999 21:21:38 -0700
  Take your rear skid plate off and see of the problem goes asway. I had a horrible vibration at about 3000 RPM when I...
• Re: Block heater question
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 16:46:27 -0500
  ...will fit under the skid plate > on my Syncro. >> > > Alan - It'll fit - and no need to drop the skid plate at all. > At...
• Re: New Body Panels
  Historical mailing list - Dan Brideau
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 17:58:47 -0400
  http://www.oeveedub.com/vasm.html Dan Brideau http://www.skidweeb.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Knight" <vwdormer@HOTMAIL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: Oil leak between engine and tranny
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Wed, 2 Dec 1998 22:28:28 -0600
  ...the opposite ditch! >No visable damage except deep gouges in my skid bars. Could this incident >have stressed my oil seal out? It's...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 27 May 2017 14:06:17 -0400
  ...shift linkage fix I mentioned on the list a few weeks ago. >> Oil change, skid plate mod, shift linkage mod. >> >> https://shufti.blog/ >> >> >> Alistair
• Re: Westy propane tank skidplate prototype
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 2 Dec 2016 10:32:04 -0800
  On 12/2/16, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: >.....Securing it would be > another matter I guess, sans welder. securing the front plate...
• Re: Need engine courier
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 14 Apr 2009 22:19:50 -0400
  Greg Potts <greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA> writes: > One of the heapest commercial shipping options I would explore would be > to strap it to a skid...
• Just my luck :-(
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 09:37:18 -0700
  Hi, I haven't had to skid to a stop in decades. Why is it the one day I leave my tool box open...
• Re: pics of Audi A4 Turbo V5 install
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 14 Jul 2005 16:43:48 -0400
  ...I'm a little bit concerned by the skid plate/carrier(?) attached to the eyebolt tow hitch. On Jul 14, 2005, at 4:24...
• Re: Crappy traction Van..
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 20:39:08 -0700
  ...I immediately realized that it > was the > new tires that made it skid. Even today the Westy is still more > likely to > skid than...
• Re: syncro transmission bash plate project finished
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:34:28 -0700
  ...I assume the skid plate is usually steel? > > Why add more weight right? >
• maxiwesty -- I've seen one
  Historical mailing list - Brian T.
  Fri, 23 Jul 2004 10:35:41 -0700
  ...From what I could see the install was pretty sanitary & the sump had a skid plate too. Brian from Salem, Or
• black exhaust residue
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Mon, 9 Nov 1998 11:02:42 -0500
  Friends, We are leaving a skid, but not with our tires... From the seat of your pants, our 1982 Westy runs great. Gets 20mpg...
• Re: in defense of grits!
  Historical mailing list - P.J. Kenny
  Sun, 4 Dec 1994 00:07:59 GMT
  ...In this part of the VWorld, grits are spread on the road by the County Council to stop you from skidding on ice... What...
• Re: 86' temp gauge light flashing...
  Historical mailing list - Vance
  Wed, 17 Jul 1996 21:56:33 +0000
  I am reeeaallly skiddish about this light flashing. I've lost one engine because of my overconfidence. I have, however, found two occasions where...
• Re: Tranny bearing
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Apr 1995 17:13:01 -0300
  ...No room for more than an open end wrench if you leave the Syncro skid plate on, hence the cheap fix I used. Fill...
• Re: Fly that funky Syncro, white boy!
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 Jan 2003 11:04:37 EST
  ...it had the full skid railing protecting the driveshaft like the vanagon syncros do too. i have pics somewhere.. most likely a prototype or...
• Re: Trans Fluid Change questions
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Nov 1995 09:15:17 -0800
  ...The drain plug is at the bottom back end of the tranny and is obscured by some of the syncro's skid plate. Use...
• Re: Engine Transplant Homework
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Fri, 3 Nov 95 15:06:39 EST
  ...deck, no re- duced ground clearance, no elimination of the engine skid plate, heck you prob'ly still want the exhaust to come out...
• SYNCRO AUX FUEL TANK
  Historical mailing list - adam grove
  Mon, 3 Nov 1997 10:46:48 PST
  ...Peeking around the skid plate from the right front fender I could see that indeed the tank does not straddle the front axle but...
• Block heater question
  Historical mailing list - Alan J. Flint
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 13:14:04 -0800
  ...I want to install the Autobahn block heater ZVP 289 104, but I need to be sure it will fit under the skid palte...
• Re: Clunk
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:32:56 +0000
  ...But, FAS had a Syncro skid plate for sale some years ago on their web site. Heck, I don’t even really know what...
• Re: WINTER DRIVING
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 15:23:06 EST
  ...Although slow steady > pedal pressure will prevent skidding, if you are in a situation when you > have to stop under control as quickly as...