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• Re: DIY windshield de-icing solution?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 10 Feb 2014 08:48:38 -0600
  ...ice forms overnight on my windshield, it's sometimes as hard and >slick as glass. My handy-dandy ice scraper just slides over it.
• unca Joel speaks !!!
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 18:40:34 -0700
  ...Velcro patches, etc - Nomex no less! Not to mention the very slick Randolph sun glasses which are meant to be used w/helmets so...
• Re: Sure Power 1315 battery separator
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Mon, 13 Mar 2006 13:29:00 -0600
  ...Don't believe every slick sales spiel >you see, even on the web. That is a bunch of BS used to hide the truth...
• source for Audiovox ccs100 cruise control
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 23 Jul 2006 20:36:19 -0400
  ...Their website was not too slick, but I did get the unit in a few days for that price. Free Shipping and no tax...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:07:34 -0800
  Nah, the best yet is, what was it, Slick 50?, that you can put in your engine, drain it back out, and then run...
• Re: My weekend project.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 14:32:51 -0700
  ...http://www.flatsurface.com/vanagon/curtains/index.html > > pretty slick. > > I remain, as always > YrLyl&ObdntSrvnt, > > r
• location of sirius antenna
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Fri, 23 Apr 2004 08:46:05 -0500
  ...s. Ole Billy Bones got himself a new paint job yesterday. Slick as glass! I'll pick him up today. Hope all the masking...
• Re: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 07:48:33 -0700
  The following paragraphs are an excerpt from an interesting article that appeared in Road Rider Magazine (a motorcycle publication) concerning the use of Slick...
• Re: Frequency of Oil Changes
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 04 Jul 94 12:22:40 CDT
  ...i tried Slick 50. $20 for one quart! it's been two years since i tried it and i keep pretty good records of...
• Re: "Emergency Brake Trick" ?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Fri, 28 May 2004 08:55:03 -0600
  ...The "emergency brake trick" helps you get traction if one wheel is on a slick surface. As you may know, on an open-differential...
• Re: What is that Google quick search tip for archives?
  Historical mailing list - Mike South
  Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:41:19 -0600
  ...rjkinpb@sbcglobal.net>wrote: > Months (or years) ago, somebody posted a slick method of searching Vanagon > archives via Google....way faster than the "archive...
• Re: Slick 50 for Manual transmissions
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 08:08:01 -0700
  > of hard to check... the gas tank on the syncro is > extremely hard to fill > completely. After pump clicks off I can add another...
• Re: everything 12 volt site
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Mon, 18 Dec 2006 13:47:21 -0800
  ...Works slick and helps to reduce emissions and make for a smoother idle.. On 12/18/06, Gerald Masar <azsun99@earthlink.net> wrote: > > The...
• Re: Limited slip differential on ice or snow
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sun, 4 Nov 2007 08:53:38 -0500
  ...what are your goals? > > In my case, I was looking for better low speed traction on slick winter > surfaces. Actually, I haven't had...
• Re: CV advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 26 Nov 96 21:32:26 CST
  ...it's black and slick and literally leaps off the cv joint to get on your arms, face, and clothes. but it works goooood...
• Re: Awnings
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Mon, 18 Jun 2001 16:22:23 -0400
  ...Very slick. http://www.fiamma.it/usa/prod_usa/usaframeproduct.html If you have any questions feel free to ask. ------------------------ Blake Heinlein '84 Vanagon...
• Re: NVC - RE: AC compressor Gurus needed!!!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 13:11:58 -0600
  ...Only needed 8 psi for racing slicks, lasted all weekend for that. Stan > Of David Marshall > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2003 7:29 AM...
• Re: Replacing coolant pipes - Drop gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
  Fri, 7 Mar 2003 13:56:39 -0800
  ...wrote: > Are there any other parts I should have for this job besides the 2 pipes, > hose clamps, zip ties and slicker? I might...
• Re: That slick plastic tape to quiet down the slider door?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 27 Nov 2013 05:51:19 -0500
  Main aim is not noise reduction but rust prevention. Noise reduction is EXTRA added attraction. On Nov 27, 2013, at 12:00 AM, Automatic...
• Re: Fwd: Corvair-powered Bay on Virginia CL
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:56:10 -0800
  ...just for 'looks' There was a Big Block Studebaker also.....really slick looking...but not so effective.. I had a pal with one of...
• Re: Squeaky sliding windows
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:43:53 -0500
  ...It comes in a spray can and is not an oil it's designed to makes carpited and fabric slick. It's sold at...
• Re: Add your van pic to a google map of listmembers
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 08:36:38 -0700
  ...http://www.frappr.com/vanagonlist This is pretty slick --- click on the link to add your van's picture (or your picture) by location...
• ALLRIGHT CHILDREN!! enuf of this sh*t! Re: vanagon springs - my only rebuttal
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Feb 2002 12:31:04 EST
  ...This is why i say you are > slick slimy snake. You deny in one post what you said in your prior > post and hope...
• Re: I'm back, fire extinguishers, tents, and....
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Mon, 4 May 1998 19:50:17 -0700
  ...Now I'm looking for a slick place/method for mounting it >somewhere where it's not in the way, but not buried either...
• Re: Squeak, rattle, and roll
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 20 Apr 1999 08:24:42 -0700
  ...I have found Slick 50 One Lube spray with Teflon gives the longest lasting relief, and I have tried several other sprays. Just spray...
• Re: removing snow from van
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 12:51:09 -0500
  ...to make a tonnau cover for it. ;) That *would* look pretty slick, though, done right. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic...
• Re: Most miles on Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - ron
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 14:36:06 +1000
  ...Apart from regular servicing the only other thing I did was to put a can (1 litre) of "SLICK 50" in with the oil...
• Re: RIP Click (or was he Clack?)
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 4 Nov 2014 09:52:15 -0500
  ...at least according to >> >>> the wording of the puzzle, due to slick ice and snow, not because the >> >>> engine wasn't running. >> >>> >> >>> -- >> >>> Jack "Rocket...
• Re: ebay Vanagon with extra headroom - poptop only - no roof.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 27 Dec 2010 22:30:09 -0500
  ...So, "YES"? It looks good! If you don't use your top bunks, that looks slick! -Craig On Mon, Dec 27, 2010 at 10...
• Additives...
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 9 May 1996 16:18:20 -0700
  ...What can you tell me about the value of the different brands/types? I have had positive experiences with Slick 50, Engine Armor, Motor...
• Speedometer has started failing intermittently. Where to start troubleshooting?
  Historical mailing list - K. Taylor
  Mon, 28 Aug 2000 19:40:37 -0700
  ...vanagon Digest - 28 Aug 2000 - Special issue (#2000-7) > > slick50
• Re: Grease Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Sylvain B
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 08:57:09 -0500
  ...Pretty SLICK, >I'd >say! > > >Scott K. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com
• Gettin twitchy - almost friday
  Historical mailing list - Mark Mages
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 21:03:13 -0700
  Takin the Westy to Moab for some slickrock biking this weekend... It'll be so nice to start off another year of campin The...
• Re: Add your van pic to a google map of listmembers
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 10:57:06 -0600
  ...Add your van pic to a google map of listmembers http://www.frappr.com/vanagonlist This is pretty slick --- click on the link to...
• Re: source found for rubber rear cargo floor mat
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Tue, 4 Dec 2001 21:05:29 EST
  ...They become much more slick when they are wet to the point of being dangerous. Steve Lashley SKL Enterprises Inc. http://EuroCampers.com 636...
• Re: NJ Boneyards
  Historical mailing list - Rob Infante
  Thu, 9 Jun 2005 09:04:38 EDT
  ...regards rob infante 87 syncro westy (wearing a slick new coat of paint and looking pretty as can be!) boonton nj In a message...
• Re: Clutch slave r+r from bracket: What Works?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 17 Aug 2007 07:24:21 -0700
  ...Next time I'll lower the engine... > > Does someone have a slick way to get these things off > > and on again, especially working solo?
• FI Cleaners (survey)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Jul 95 14:15:27 EDT
  Someone on the list recently posted a message on the good results obtained from Slick 50 FI/fuel cleaner. I'd like to get...
• Re: Oil slick in expansion tank
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Tue, 29 Jun 1999 17:32:16 -0400
  Second, my temp. gauge stays below the mid point now >almost all the time. I think,however, that this is due to the improper...
• Re: Oil hocus pocus
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 20:30:17 PDT
  ...From what I've read on this >board it might be in the same category as slick 50 and such. I still >continue to...
• rear heater hose plug suggestion
  Historical mailing list - Gregory Smith
  Sat, 11 Feb 2012 09:59:12 -0700
  Just a suggestion for a really slick way to plug off the rear heater lines. I had a baypass loop in place but have...
• Re: Oil Filter Tube Mount Removal?
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Mon, 10 May 2010 09:49:50 -0700
  An internal pipe wrench is the slickest method of removing this tube. 3/8" if my memory is correct. Angus Angus Gordon Bainbridge Island...
• [All] trans 'rinse'
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 May 1996 10:58:30 -0300 (ADT)
  ...Finally, any comments on adding MolySlip trans additive? I trust its molybdenum disulphite to protect the trans (no Slick50 thanks!) but what about GL...
• Re: chuckboxes
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Sun, 9 Aug 1998 15:20:06 -0500
  ...I've > seen one in person, and they look slick. And don't listen the the > "Get a Westy" crap - although I have a...
• Re: Redline MTL--important!
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 12:40:28 -0800
  ...Be careful with additives, some can be too slick for proper syncro ring friction, resulting in grinding shifts. -- Stuart MacMillan Manager, Case Program 800...
• Re: Cool Tools for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 5 Jun 2012 20:36:18 -0500
  ...http://www.harborfreight.com/4-piece-fluid-line-clamp-set-65116.html Works slick. John On 6/5/2012 7:54 PM, Stuart MacMillan...
• Re: That slick plastic tape to quiet down the slider door?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 26 Nov 2013 05:42:21 -0500
  Here is the link again <http://www.cshyde.com> Now it�s in the archives a couple of times. On Nov 26, 2013, at...
• Re: Trip: A photo Gallery of New Zealand Buses
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:36:48 -0700
  ...That pop top on the air cooled vanagon looked pretty slick for sleeping 3. Wife and I did a similar trip (minus the rental...
• Clutch slave r+r from bracket: What Works?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:30:11 -0700
  ...Does someone have a slick way to get these things off and on again, especially working solo? Please be specific about the tools you...
• Re: Portable Air Conditioner
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 21 Apr 2016 16:58:47 +0000
  ...It was very slick. I just found my pictures of it, it's called ClimateRight climeaterightair.com 800-7-climate. Jim On Thu, Apr...
• Re: ebay Vanagon with extra headroom - poptop only - no roof.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 28 Dec 2010 09:40:22 -0500
  ...good! >> If you don't use your top bunks, that looks slick! >> > > BUT it is missing all the sheet metal part of the top...
• Tar Removal Update
  Historical mailing list - Kirk van Druten
  11 Jul 1996 09:50:32 U
  ...Kirk out 88 Westie 'Bart' and Murphy (a.k.a 'Slick') the BorderCollie P.S. No animals were harmed during tar removal or composition...
• Re: Oil hocus pocus
  Historical mailing list - george c caldwell
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 20:26:30 -0400
  ...Can't easily find it now, since Slick 50 did the Bill Gates type marketing move on K-Mart. george 87 syncro 88 qsw...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 20:17:24 -0700
  ...I have never > been able to get a clamp to compress metal around a piston that was not > that slick, blue spring steel that...
• Re: Add your van pic to a google map of listmembers
  Historical mailing list - Keith Pike
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 16:42:02 -0230
  ...Add your van pic to a google map of listmembers http://www.frappr.com/vanagonlist This is pretty slick --- click on the link to...
• Re: unca Joel speaks !!!
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 19:57:08 -0600
  ...Velcro patches, etc - > Nomex no less! Not to mention the very slick Randolph > sun glasses which are meant to be used w/helmets so...
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 13:23:14 +1300
  ...Teflon oil-additives* eg Slick 50. Fuel additives. Armor All*. Silicone wiper blades. The list is endless... and some of these products(*) are guaranteed...
• Re: My weekend project.
  Historical mailing list - Danny
  Sun, 7 Jun 2009 19:41:16 -0700
  ...http://www.flatsurface.com/vanagon/curtains/index.html pretty slick. I remain, as always YrLyl&ObdntSrvnt, r
• 1990 Syncro West for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Ryan London
  Wed, 14 Dec 2005 18:04:22 -0600
  ...interior Everything works DVD based Alpine Navigation System in Dash (looks slick) � this is the same one put in new Aston Martins Located outside...
• Re: Bolt extraction (with lasers)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 13:59:15 -0600 (CST)
  > > >Does anyone have ANY success stories involving an "easy-out" that's actually > >WORKED? Or are these gadgets the mechanical equivalent of Slick-50...