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• Re: cheap '89 Bluestar on CL
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 22 Jan 2014 20:29:21 -0600
  ...A minor delay as opposed to a major > production getting AAA to come (nearest AAA is over 50 miles away) I also > like being...
• Re: Gear Oil: Opinion/subjective experience..long.
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 19:27:46 -0800
  ...It is a mineral oil and can cause some stiff shifting when cold and is $50/gallon. Redline MT90 seems to be the best...
• More about tires...somewhat early ..sort of Friday
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:23:20 -0700
  ...I know for a fact that Les Schwabb Tires, with their company headquarters just about 50 miles from me in Prineville, Oregon...they load...
• rising cost of Vanagon parts...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 3 Dec 2013 22:01:02 -0800
  ...I took an almost 50lb pod out of my racecar and replaced it with 16lbs of my own design...an aluminum plate and some...
• Re: Vanagon airconditioning hoses
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Fri, 8 Aug 1997 22:02:59 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Hoses were kind of oily (slick). >Lo and behold, the electronic leak detector beeps along the entire length >of the hoses! Apparently the hoses...
• Re: Hitch install
  Historical mailing list - Rich Bennington
  Mon, 11 Sep 2006 21:12:52 -0700
  ...The hitch itself is VERY strong with a 2" receiver -- would easily get a 5000+ lb tow rating (class III-IV) if installed on...
• Re: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 16:12:05 -0500
  ...www.aatransaxle.com He'll send you a box for $50, or you can > often order an off the shelf unit and ship your...
• Engine Costs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
  Fri, 11 May 2001 04:03:56 -0000
  ...slick setup that should outlast the engine. Specialty hose 40 Fill in your local labor rate, add it up, and throw in another $50...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sun, 8 Jun 2014 20:34:39 -1000
  ...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: Front Door Speakers
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Thu, 20 Jul 2006 05:09:27 -0400
  On Wed, 19 Jul 2006 09:09:50 -0600, Jon Kanas <kanas@QADAS.COM> wrote: >Reference: 1987 Syncro Westfalia . I'd appreciate any hints...
• Re: Tires for 91 GL
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 11 May 2008 18:37:23 -0500
  ...Rides like a Cadillac when it has a > 500 lb load in the middle. 2) Not snow or all weather rated. Tires will > slip...
• I'm in Love !!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Kennedy
  Tue, 11 May 2004 16:16:23 -0700
  ...He said he got to choose from about 500 identical white bugs. We were a family of 6, so my spot was the luggage...
• Re: I added a Turbo to improve air flow...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 15:35:20 -0600
  ...Got a LED O2 > mixture indicator from listee Ken Lewis...works slick so far as an indicator > and small enough to be unobtrusive. > Makes...
• 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
  ...with the transmission hanging out behind the rear wheels to achieve a near 50/50 weight distribution... But to explain a little more about...
• Re: spark plugs and fuel economy ???
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 02 Apr 96 14:12:35 CST
  ...versus Slick 50. them's my experiences and opinions, which have no guaranteed relationship to anything in real life. :) joel
• Re: repeatedly blowing head gasket
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 17 Mar 2003 12:04:03 -0800
  ...Went in slick as snot. Pretty clear how a warped head or a poorly torqued head could leak. Some care should be taken to...
• Re: The Answer to the To drive or ship a Westy Question
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:45:59 -0600
  on 4/28/06 7:11 AM, Tim Demarest at tim.demarest@POBOX.COM wrote: > Tom, you slick operator you... sending your wife off...
• Re: 2wd Limited Slip
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Tue, 22 Mar 2011 23:19:45 -0700
  ...The original ZF built style with clutch packs internally that always have about a 40 or 50% going to each wheel, but do wear...
• Re: My weekend project.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 18:39:27 -0700
  ...Jo-Anne Fabrics had a 50% off sale on home furnishing fabrics, so I set upon a project. All new curtains and upholstery for...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 9 Jun 2014 05:56:50 -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...
• Trip report Busses By the Bridge
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Fri, 20 Jan 2023 22:02:37 -0500
  ...Sure there were folks older 50 to upper 70s. But also many younger folks and young families. This event had many more older air...
• Re: 1991 Carat - the drama continues
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 22 Jul 2016 00:33:56 -0500
  ...Drained it out today, > dragged out my bong filling devise, and proceeded to fill the system with > 50/50 mix of glycol and water...
• Re: Fuel ponderings
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 09:03:27 -0800
  ...Slick 50 in your oil an goose grease in your hair. Streamlining for the vehicle. If we set the front seats back a bit...
• Some POR-15 Info
  Historical mailing list - Jay Goldberg
  Tue, 19 Jul 1994 16:15:38 -0400
  ...or aluminum before using POR-15, as the metal is too slick for the POR-15 to bond; this stuff apparently puts some zinc...
• Re: DIESEL VANAGON QUESTIONS
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 3 Apr 95 17:50:41 EDT
  ...Free oil slick in your driveway. With synthetic oil mine leaks a bit also. Haven't tracked down the source of the leak yet...
• Re: Temperature Sensative Sliding Door
  Historical mailing list - tonyd
  Thu, 8 Oct 1998 08:50:41 +0000
  ...I used two applications of Slick-50 Teflon spray, > allowed this to dry for a day, then followed with a Lithium grease spray > which...
• [Fwd: [Syncro] Dual Syncro Fuel Tanks & Skid Plate]
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Mon, 8 May 2000 11:15:38 -0700
  ...Sun, 7 May 2000 21:37:50 -0700 From: adam f grove <roverini@juno.com> To: Syncro@egroups.com Greetings all, Steve, thanks so...
• Re: Gear Oil: Opinion/subjective experience..long.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 12 Dec 2010 11:27:22 -0500
  ...It is a mineral oil and can cause some stiff shifting when cold and is $50/gallon. Redline MT90 seems to be the best...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 09:24:59 -0500
  ...That was on slick, wet clay road, not deep mud, but I was able to extricate myself ok by using the driving tricks my...
• Re: 2wd Limited Slip
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:48:03 -0500
  ...with clutch packs internally that always have > about a 40 or 50% going to each wheel, but do wear out and then...These are...
• Re: Trip report Busses By the Bridge
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 20 Jan 2023 19:46:27 -0800
  ...Sure there were folks older 50 to upper 70s. But also many younger folks and young families. > > This event had many more older air...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 01:25:10 -0400
  ...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: I added a Turbo to improve air flow...
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 15:06:03 -0800
  ...Got a LED O2 > mixture indicator from listee Ken Lewis...works slick so far as an indicator > and small enough to be unobtrusive. > Makes...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 13:14:05 -0600
  ...Monday, January 17, 2005 7:50 AM > > Subject: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique > > > > > >> I'm slogging through head replacement and have tried a...
• Locks and Keys
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Aug 1998 16:22:37 EDT
  ...Once cleaned up the locks will just need a occasional squirt with the dry graphite to keep them slick as new. The key code...
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What ...
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 18:08:38 -0700
  When you get 50 of these out there with 100 k on each one of them then you'll know what you have as...
• Re: Whatz a Good price to service CVs?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 12:27:38 -0700
  ...sure seems to stay slimey and slick. and doesn't seem sticky like wheel bearing grease that attracts and holds grit if exposed like...
• Re: Draggin caliper, bad bearing job, or paranoia? - workmanship
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:03:06 -0700
  ...If you really want to be slick, weld a little metal handle on it . Then you know the race is properly seated, like really...
• Re: Trip report Busses By the Bridge
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Sat, 21 Jan 2023 10:44:48 -0700
  ...Sure there were folks older 50 to upper 70s. But also many younger folks and young families. >> >> This event had many more older air...
• Re: Hitch install
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 06:41:45 -0400
  ...The hitch itself is VERY strong with a 2" receiver -- would easily get a 5000+ lb tow rating (class III-IV) if installed on...
• Joel made an attempt, but this one didn't _quite_ make it to the list, so
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 12 Sep 1994 17:29:32 -0500 (CDT)
  ...or aluminum before using POR-15, as the metal is too slick for the POR-15 to bond; this stuff apparently puts some zinc...
• Re: 5 speeds, was: Noisy transaxle??
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 22 Oct 2013 19:57:35 -0500
  ...82 1.9L AAZ td westy On Oct 22, 2013 7:50 PM, "Don Hanson" <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote: > That's not the case...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 11 Jun 2014 08:41:42 -0600
  ...That was on slick, wet clay road, not deep mud, but I was > able to extricate myself ok by using the driving tricks my...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 19:55:36 -0600
  ...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: exaust removal woes
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Sat, 14 Jul 2007 12:04:05 -0700
  ...engine exchange how can I help you Bob Donalds Boston engine 508 358 6264 in the shop today and tomorrow afternoon working on my...
• Re: Empi axle shafts are cool!
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Thu, 7 Aug 2008 08:34:53 -0700
  ...Each of them cost me about $50. Honestly I wasn't impressed by the look of the Leobro CV joints. They reminded me the...
• Re: Tire Choice Question (long piggy-back question)
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:51:19 -0400
  ...My rear tires were getting worn and not behaving in my slick driveway in late Dec. so I had to get some replacments quickly...
• Re: Trip report Busses By the Bridge
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 21 Jan 2023 16:38:39 -0800
  ...Sure there were folks older 50 to upper 70s. But also many younger folks and young families. >>> >>> This event had many more older air...
• Re: More about tires...somewhat early ..sort of Friday
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 06:12:44 -0400
  ...I know for a fact that Les Schwabb Tires, with their company headquarters just about 50 miles from me in Prineville, Oregon...they load...
• Re: Snow newbie needs snow tire recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:34:36 -0700
  ...Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:50 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Snow newbie needs snow tire recommendation So I hear. Just...
• Re: Whatz a Good price to service CVs?
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 18 Jun 2010 13:43:09 -0600
  ...shift > linagke with it too. > sure seems to stay slimey and slick.  and doesn't seem sticky like wheel > bearing grease that attracts and...
• Re: 2wd Limited Slip
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 23 Mar 2011 09:53:48 -0700
  ...with clutch packs internally that always have > about a 40 or 50% going to each wheel, but do wear out and then...These are...
• Re: I added a Turbo to improve air flow...
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 28 Nov 2004 13:26:30 -0800
  ...Got a LED > O2 > mixture indicator from listee Ken Lewis...works slick so far as an > indicator > and small enough to be unobtrusive. > Makes...
• Re: Any way to transfer LP from gas grill tanks into the vanagon LP
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 12 Oct 2005 11:50:04 -0400
  Also FWIW ---- Ontario Provincial Parks are now begging campers to take those disposable propane containers home for local disposal --- because it costs $2.50...
• Ultimate Fix #2
  Historical mailing list - Alpha Auto Sales
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 15:26:33 -0700
  ...My guess is that diluted coolant weaker than 50/50 may actually cool better than a correct mix, so the stuff you dumped cooled...
• Re: More about tires...somewhat early ..sort of Friday
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 09:50:48 -0400
  ...I know for a fact that Les Schwabb Tires, > with their company headquarters just about 50 miles from me in Prineville, > Oregon...they load...
• Re: rising cost of Vanagon parts...
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Wed, 4 Dec 2013 13:02:28 -0800
  ...I took an > almost 50lb pod out of my racecar and replaced it with 16lbs of my own > design...an aluminum plate and some...
• aerodynamics..NVC
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:44:38 -0700
  ...Fun stuff and not totally intuitive..Porsches LOOK pretty slick, right? But with what is known now, that is a huge marketing concession..keeping...
• Re: I rather drive the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon
  Tue, 10 Jun 2014 17:47:10 -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...
• Garage Terminology
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 14:59:10 -0600
  ...Pressure is 30-50 psi VACUUM TEST "Rule of Thumb" Put thumb on vacuum hose leading to direct engine vacuum. Don't feel anything...