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• Re: Custom license plate
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Sun, 18 Jun 2000 11:12:06 -0400
  ...Custom license plate > I personally like mine, so if you are in Washington you cant have it ;-) > > BUNKBED > > 91 Westy > Skidad. . . > > > I am trying...
• 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: [NVC] Digital Camera
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Tue, 5 Jul 2005 18:19:34 -0700
  ...images I took with my Canon here: > >http://www.limbobus.org/copper/thumbnails.php?album=lastupby&uid=20 > > > >Dan Brideau >http://www.skidweeb.com/
• Re: 77 Westy - Uneven brakes on front end after sitting a year.
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:46:56 -0700
  ...my foot on the brakes, the front passenger side disc brake skidded the tire when I applied the brakes, while the driver side one...
• Ugly Driveshaft Noise: Solved
  Historical mailing list - Jon Kanas
  Sun, 28 Oct 2007 22:07:44 -0600
  ...filings on a small piece of the skid plate which is fastened between the main skid plate rails, immediately above the rear U-joint...
• Weekender Sunroof Lube
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Sat, 12 Jul 1997 16:13:10 -0700
  ...Who needs a sudden broken cable with the roof open miles from shelter?! Mark Skidmore, a former Audi technician responded with a recommendation of...
• It's not Friday, but I don't care
  Historical mailing list - Dave Rodriguez
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 00:50:34 EST
  ...Accident...................................Der Bledinmess Garage...................................Der heiway Robberung Cyclist...................................Der pedallpushinink Pillocken Skid.....................................Der Banannan Waltzen Double White Lines Overtaken.................... und Krunchen Near Accident........................ Der...
• 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: Where is my ABS light?
  Historical mailing list - Raimund Feussner
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 10:14:26 +0200
  ...ABS , now I know it doesn't work (50 foot long skidmarks tell me that!!) But I dont appear to have an ABS warning...
• Why am I getting two copies of every message suddenly?
  Historical mailing list - Katherine J. Maas
  Sat, 4 Dec 2004 08:43:47 -0800
  ...safely in an attractive and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways,�champagne in one hand - strawberries in the other, body thoroughly...
• ok, stretched beetle limo!
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
  Tue, 22 Feb 2005 10:55:42 -0800
  ...when one end of the car locked up and sent him skidding. http://www.mibv.com/Mini/Misc/TwiniMini/ Jeffrey Earl 1983 diesel Westfalia...
• Re: Driving from FL to CO, any tips?
  Historical mailing list - Jennifer Sarantites
  Sun, 2 Feb 1997 23:46:13 -0600 (CST)
  ...If you find yourself sliding and/or skidding, turn the wheel into the direction of the skid, not against it, which will just make...
• Re: Photo Calendar Now Ready
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 11:46:28 -0500
  ...Dan Brideau http://www.skidweeb.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Chase" <roadguy@ROADHAUS.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Wednesday, December 29, 2004...
• Re: Westy propane tank skidplate prototype
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Fri, 2 Dec 2016 19:33:44 -0800
  Ah, ok. I wasn't sure if that 1/2 moon cut out was for shut off valve access. But I mean really; why...
• 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...
• Re: Stereo/Speakers - review (kind of)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 6 Jun 2011 09:49:42 -0400
  ...music from my youth - have to admit I did crank a Skid Row song on my way to work this morning - then switched to...
• Re: Stranded in Portland
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Sun, 27 Jun 2010 19:01:10 -0700
  ...It was the left inner which dropped down on the skid rail, so I did not see anything wrong at first. Once I did...
• 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: Home Made Bull Bars- Now step bumpers
  Historical mailing list - Woodrose Dawn
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 18:32:43 -0700
  --- Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote: > Why not just glue some non-skid to the top of the > bumpers where you step? > You know...
• Rear coilovers & Procomp shock mounts at BurleyMS
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sat, 7 Aug 2010 17:57:10 -0700
  ...Took my Syncro (14) Doka to the scales last week and it only tipped the scales at 3440 lbs sans skidplate. I don't...
• 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...
• Fwd: Re: [Vwdiesel] rare turbo kit
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sun, 10 Nov 2013 11:06:36 -0600
  ...Re: [Vwdiesel] rare turbo kit To: <vwdiesel@vwfans.com> Sitting on a skid in Ohio, I have the entire engine and tranny pulled from...
• 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: Pics of the Extend-A-Stay valve
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 15:35:58 +0000
  <How about a "Hole saw" to make an access in the skid plate? If you're anal about having a hole there, you could...
• 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...
• Re: tubas???
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Wed, 2 Nov 1994 11:40:37 -0600 (CST)
  ...84 vanagons -- two of them are the same color even! 23-skidoo! -- Gerry Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@med.umn.edu> U of MN Med School...
• Re: petrol consumption
  Historical mailing list - David Del Ben
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 10:58:21 +1100
  ...Dan Landry [SMTP:landry_skidd@hotmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 7:24 AM To: ddelben@airinter.com.au Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• again with "exhaust rattle"
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:56:50 -0700
  ...So today I took off the muffler, dropped the skid bars, and removed the engine mount carrier. I found a loose bolt, the centre...
• Re: topping off the gas tank
  Historical mailing list - Tom Smith
  Wed, 6 Sep 2000 18:23:37 EDT
  In a message dated 9/6/00 7:20:28 AM, landry_skidd@HOTMAIL.COM writes: <<Why is it when I top off my...
• Re: grey water tank ideas - now porta-potti
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Tue, 23 May 2006 20:08:53 -0400
  ...put it on a small stool with a sheet of non-skid rubber between them. Much more comfortable than just setting it on the...
• 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: parking brake adjustment frozen
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 27 May 2011 01:11:02 -0400
  ...Any suggestions? This is on an '87 Syncro, so the skid rails and prop shaft are in the way. Richard
• Beer Alley
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Jan 95 10:36:33 MST
  ...and caps > > EVERYWHERE - that alley between our vans looked worse than skid row. > > Disgusting! ;) Since when is policing the area women's work? And...
• Syncro Fuel Tank Straps
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Fri, 31 Jul 1998 00:35:03 -0700
  ...Space looks fairly tight, at least when you are lying on your back with your nose on the skid rails. Got my speedo back...
• Re: Brake pedal pumping/master cyl Q
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 07:50:03 -0600
  ...By checking the skid marks, you can tell which wheels are locking up first. I may be wrong, but I believe that the "zones...
• 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: Syncro Driving / Salt Kills
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 17 Dec 2003 10:38:40 -0500
  ...Our > DOT-heads in Harrisburg seem to think that the only time to resort to > anti-skid is after they have mucked up the...
• 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: WINTER DRIVING
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 11 Nov 1997 12:09:15 -0500
  ...and drive around crazily, slamming on the brakes to make it skid, flooring it around a corner to make the back end swing out...
• 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
  ...It might work for one vehicle in one situation in one type of skid...but there are thousands of variables to consider... The traditional...
• 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...
• Re: For Canucks Only -what kind of battery?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 12:47:48 -0500
  Hi Nathan, A couple of years back a local scrapyard had a skidload of golf-cart batteries for $20 each. My VW friends and...
• Re: engine conversion experiences (long)
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 11:42:14 +0100
  ...Right, but the problem is the gas tank on Westies and skid rails which crosses the exhaust pipes on Syncros. But this can be...
• Re: Thoughts on the coming rear disc brakes from GW?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 1 Feb 2016 20:30:55 -0500
  ...So the harder you brake, the less work the rears can do without starting to skid and trying to get the van to spin...
• 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: [syncro.org] GPS units
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Wed, 18 May 2005 00:16:56 -0400
  ...Dan Brideau http://www.skidweeb.com/
• 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: Radiator install time
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 13 Sep 2005 19:50:43 -0600
  ...is leaky. > > What's a realistic time for replacing it? Few hours? Afternoon? Whole > Saturday? > > Thanks in advance, > > Dan Brideau > http://www.skidweeb.com/ > >
• 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: Big battery installed
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 26 May 2015 07:48:17 -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: Oil Pressure Relief Valve Divot???? 85 GL 1.9
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 16 Jul 2016 21:00:33 +0000
  ...valve, > spring, etc... > > To my surprise (and dismay) there’s a skid mark shaped divot taken out of > the top center of the valve...
• Re: parking brake adjustment frozen
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Thu, 26 May 2011 19:25:10 -0700
  ...Any suggestions? This is on an '87 Syncro, so the skid rails and prop shaft are in the way. Richard ----------- Richard, Sorry to hear...
• 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...
• Re: Crappy traction Van..
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 09:22:24 -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 Binding in Tight Turns
  Historical mailing list - Jim Woods
  Sat, 30 May 1998 23:48:28 EDT
  ...During the summertime when temperatures get above the mid 70s it can get quite bad (skidding tires turning into diagonal parking spaces on clean...
• Re: Very dangerous braking problem
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 09:42:26 -0700
  ...If it sat for a few days, the first time i went to stop it would skid one wheel. Then it would be fine...
• 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...
• Re: junkyard tales
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 18 Oct 2004 00:50:48 -0500
  ...After as many years as I've practiced getting out of skids, when I hit the last deer, I skidded maybe 75 feet before...