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• Re: Spare tire holder?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Tue, 3 Feb 2004 08:07:19 -0500
  ...of these rods are the hinge pins for the spare >tire skid plate. > >Stan Wilder > >-----Original Message----- >From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry...
• FS: LP Gas Tank for 80-91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gary Buchanan
  Sat, 25 Oct 2003 15:05:05 -0700
  I've got a brand new LP Gas Tank with built-in valve and skid plate. This was given to me by the prior...
• Re: Block heater question
  Historical mailing list - Mark A. Williamson
  Wed, 15 Dec 1999 10:02:04 -0700
  ...fit under the skid plate >> on my Syncro. >> >> >> Alan - It'll fit - and no need to drop the skid plate at all. >> At least...
• Re: engine conversion experiences (long)
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 24 Feb 1999 12:50:47 -0800
  ...The engine skid plate is retained at its previous height and the engine lid also (with a small bulge). The broad smooth power band...
• Re: 2.0L I4 Opportunities
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 15 May 2013 10:45:18 -0700
  ...Syncro bars, lowered engine position with tabs for skid plate I have seen a steel plate mount, aftermarket of some sort. Eurospec? Mark Ben...
• Re: Westy propane tank skidplate prototype
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 2 Dec 2016 19:33:44 -0800
  ...See the half moon cut out on the side plate? I can get my fingers in > and turn off the valve. The valve knob...
• Air flow = Got tools?
  Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
  Thu, 9 Apr 2015 09:31:41 -0400
  ...wrote up a bit of info about the tool box, front skid plate, >> spare tire modification that we made. There are some photos here...
• Fuel tanks & foam pads!? [was: Bus Depot Fuel Tanks]
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 12:44:55 -0700
  ...How important are they? Can't it wait a few months until I fidget with it again to install skid plates? darn.... T. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tobin...
• Re: Protecting the westy propane tank
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Tue, 13 Apr 2004 23:42:25 -0400
  My best thought would be to take a look at the skid plates used on Jeeps and other vehicles created/modified to go offroad...
• Re: Engine Transplant Homework
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Nov 1995 15:37:17 -0500
  ...deck, no re- > duced ground clearance, no elimination of the engine skid plate, heck > you prob'ly still want the exhaust to come out...
• Re: Wanted: Syncro camper body, no rust
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 22:37:05 -0400
  ...Of course the drive shaft, skid plate, front transaxle, etc. Some features (locking differential vacuum lines etc.) are unique to the Syncro. Speedometer and...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 27 May 2017 11:10:02 -0700
  ...I mentioned on > the list a few weeks ago. > Oil change, skid plate mod, shift linkage mod. > > https://shufti.blog/ > > > Alistair -- Neil n Blog...
• Trips not tips
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Sat, 3 Feb 2007 03:35:03 +0000
  ...I need to fix my clutch, get an alignment, reattach my skid plate, fix my shifter, change my thermostat, switch out my muffler mounts...
• Re: re. Syncro front underpanel
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 22:19:11 EDT
  ...I've never seen either cover before, was this a 16" thing? The covers were not what I would call skid plates as they...
• Re: Propane tanks
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 22:39:10 -0400
  ...I'm not aware of anything special. > What capacity do they have? How thick/strong is the skid plate that I > think I see...
• Re: Kelly Park VW show, valuable documents and sheetmetal
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Apr 1995 11:29:29 +0600
  ...Were there "skid plates" or whatever >you want to call them available on post 68' vans (i,e,the pan that bolts >underneath the...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 27 May 2017 20:03:50 -0700
  ...I mentioned on the list a few weeks ago. >> >> Oil change, skid plate mod, shift linkage mod. >> >> >> >> https://shufti.blog/ >> >> >> >> >> >> Alistair >> > >> > Years ago I...
• Update: vibration source found, Syncro 1.9 TD (also found a few more ponies!)
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 21:52:53 -0400
  ...I crawled under the van while pulling the throttle cable to the appropriate rpm, and watched/felt as the skid-plate assembly began to...
• 1995 Eurobago
  Historical mailing list - Stan Dur
  Mon, 29 Sep 1997 06:42:19 +0400
  ...A draw back was difficult access to oil filter (skid plate had to be removed and special tool for removal). Air intake system was...
• Re: French Syncro Club
  Historical mailing list - Philippe Oudot
  Sat, 14 Dec 1996 11:17:00 +0100
  ...5 cm on front under the skid plate and 26.5 cm under the engine protection plate. I don't know about 14"er...
• Re: Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 27 May 2017 11:33:29 -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
• Re: Seem time
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 18 Aug 2006 09:24:38 -0700
  ...Syncro suspension and skid plates are POR15 black The first van has been exposed to New England winters with plenty of salt added for...
• Re: Syncro Tranny Drain
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 22:49:31 -0600
  ...or at the back skid plate? (I was just under there today but my memory is the s---s.) Since this is done so...
• Free seats and parts. Some Syncro.
  Historical mailing list - Will Morris
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 12:19:36 -0500
  ...Good shape, clean, no tears - Syncro skid plate. All parts are there, minus bolts. One of the rails has a dent, but it's...
• Re: Bostig Bumper Project
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Wed, 31 Aug 2011 23:04:24 -0700
  dear bumper very cool I like the olde style bottom combined with tube cow catcher and a skid plate angled lower section looks like...
• scrapyards as resource
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 24 May 2002 08:48:17 -0700
  ...Very similar to the perf plate described in the plans for skid plates etc on the VW bulletin dealing with travelling in difficult conditions...
• SURVEY - I need a metal fab. project
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 17:53:45 -0700
  ...I've thought of under_body_saddle_bag_storage_compartments, skid plates, aluminum fender liners for the off road crowd, inexpensive fiberglass bumpers, simple...
• Friday: Dumb way to start a fire, Friday or any day
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 25 Oct 2013 16:42:19 -0500
  ...After I dressed it out like I wanted it, I started in on my next project, a skid plate to go under my propane...
• Junkyard finds
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Apr 96 22:23 PDT
  ...in my Westy, and the propane tank with all the hardware, skid plates etc...for a whopping 7.00$! Yes that's right 7bucks...
• Re: 87 syncro: replacing exhaust components
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 10 May 1997 23:20:07 -0400 (EDT)
  ...What Bently also doesn't tell you is that you have to drop the skid plates to get the old pipe off and the...
• Re: Westy propane tank repair advice needed � � � �� � � � � � � � � � � � � �
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 06:10:44 EDT
  ...Now remove all valves and plug the holes, sandblast it and the skid plate and apply a good coat of POR-15 following the...
• Re: Gearbox drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 23:41:57 +0100
  ...Gearbox drain plug > the syncro drain plug is behind the skid plate facing towards the rear of > the engine. it points down at 45...
• plastic coolant return line reroute
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 22:14:56 -0800
  ...2wd really shouldn't go, and am considering fabricating a shield/skid plate for that area. It occurred to me today that the coolant...
• Re: Propane tank replacement
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 17 Jul 2008 06:44:34 EDT
  ...with two coats of POR-15. $350 CND for tank and skid plate, without any valves. S&H may be expensive ! I offer $50...
• Give me a long enough fulcrum and I'll move the...
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Wed, 21 May 2003 01:29:19 -0400
  ...I've a skid plate that goes under the engine, this interferes with getting a ratchet socket onto the other nuts. So, off comes...
• Re: Yes!5 Cyl into 87 Syncro Camper
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 12 Jan 1999 19:34:12 -0800
  ...is no way it will fit without removing your skid plate - the skid plate depends on the factory cross member which will interfer with...
• Re: Any Used Valagon 2.1L engines available
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 22:11:52 -0800
  Exhaust pipes are different to clear the skid plate. David Marshall Fast Forward Automotive Inc. 4356 Quesnel-Hixon Road Quesnel BC Canada V2J 6Z3...
• Re: 5 cyl engine clearance follow up, long
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 27 Feb 1999 19:12:41 -0800
  ...The pulley will be protected by an extension of the skid plate when the new skid plate design is complete. Mark Drillock Bj�rn...
• Subaru install prob/warning
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Mon, 4 Jan 1999 12:57:05 -0400
  ...4) Oilpan required cutting of Syncro skid plates, and is too low as we know. 5) Tach signal won't run VW tach, need...
• German Do it Yourself Vanagon Camper books are in.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 7 Dec 1999 00:24:11 EST
  ...The book also includes information on how to set up your Vanagon for off road use, showing how to build skid plates and reinforce...
• Re: Help the chimp avoid getting crushed
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 4 Jun 2011 19:53:04 -0400
  ...Two more pins in each one to keep the plate in place and the steel ramps from skidding. *Now* when you drive down onto...
• Re: 16" Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Philippe Oudot
  Thu, 27 Mar 1997 09:03:03 +0100
  ...used to compete in rallies and was >factory prepared-ie full skid plate protection and no wax protection so >you could weld repairs when...
• Re: Greenish Puddle Under My Van
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 3 Jan 2004 15:45:39 -0800
  ...Drips onto the Syncro skid plate, then onto the ground. My reservoir under the dash hood is at max and was just above that...
• Re: Need a shower? Got tools?
  Historical mailing list - Ralph Meyermann
  Thu, 9 Apr 2015 04:24:53 -0500
  ...wrote up a bit of info about the tool box, front skid plate, > spare tire modification that we made. There are some photos here...
• Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:57:31 -0400
  ...As a result, the stock t-adapter protrudes from the skid plate as I currently have it. Thanks very much for any help, Wes
• Re: FS: syncro vanagon for $500 bucks Re: Price cut on parts Syncro in VA CL
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 3 Feb 2010 09:59:19 -0800
  ...are worth more than that...syncro trailing arms, syncro gas tank, skid plates, front diff, CVs, driveshaft, maybe diff lock, �bla, bla.....� if i...
• Re: European-only front crash guard?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Tue, 27 Mar 2007 07:18:34 -0700
  ...the bull bumper will not allow me to install the OE >skid plate up front. > >David Marshall > >http://www.hasenwerk.ca >http://www.fastforward...
• Re:locking diffs
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 May 1995 10:42:49 -0400
  ...But there is a special manual telling you how to fabricate your own front skid plate and still keep the spare tire up there...
• Re: Air flow = Got tools?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 Apr 2015 09:35:42 -0400
  ...wrote up a bit of info about the tool box, front skid plate, >> spare tire modification that we made. There are some photos here...
• syncro buy ...
  Historical mailing list - Eren Berberoglu
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 22:01:21 GMT
  ...rear (why the hell it has duals per one wheel ??) has skid plates and an extra frame (as he told me) , has 1.9TD...
• Re: Clunk
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:13:00 +0000
  ...I mean using the spare tire carrier as a skid plate. Genius! On Sunday, April 18, 2021, 8:10:34 AM PDT, Eric Caron...
• Re: Replacing copper propane lines
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:47:35 -0400
  ...I guess I'll look for good ways to extend the skid plate instead. > If using a hose it has to designed and listed...
• Re: Oil Filters-Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 10 Jul 2003 10:39:53 -0600
  ...The later model Syncro > skid plate has a small cover to help protect the filter. > Eric > > > David Brodbeck wrote: > > >I always run the OEM...
• syncro vc install ques
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 14:54:41 -0400
  ...real PITA to get out of the rear housing with all skid plates in the way. so, how do i get the vc to...
• Re: Wanted: Syncro camper body, no rust
  Historical mailing list - zolo
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 23:18:03 -0700
  ...Of course the drive shaft, skid plate, > front transaxle, etc. > > Some features (locking differential vacuum lines etc.) are unique to > the Syncro. Speedometer and...
• Re: Leaky windshield washer fluid reservoir
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 25 Apr 2021 16:33:00 -0700
  ...Wasnt there someone making a skid plate to protect the tank, and hold the tank up if your tabs are broken? Alistair > On Apr...
• update on oil spray problem
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Sep 1994 09:55:43 -0600
  ...The oil come out onto my engine and then drips down my flywheel into my skid plate where the wind is kind enough to...
• Re: The curse of the Syncro....
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 06:05:44 -0800
  ...Yes that engine > rust level is normal! Yes the Syncro skid plate adds to the level of > fun removing the engine and pretty much...
• Re: FRIDAY for sure: Fried wire--the possible Vanagon recipes don't stop there
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Fri, 1 Nov 2013 08:37:46 -0700
  ...Twice Baked Heads Chopped Lifter with Marvel Mystery Grits Stuffed Cat Skid Plate Special (Syncro only) Rum-Soaked Mechanic Mongolian Heater Valves Lithium Grease...
• Re: differential nut
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 14:18:32 -0500
  ...My "Cut off" Allen and gear wrench allows the drain plug to be removed from Syncros without having to completely remove the skid plate...