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• RE: Bonehead Newbie has Questions...
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 20:46:38 -0700
  ...Pretty slick... ---------- >From: Mark Pinkstone[SMTP:msp@pinkstone.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 1996 3:57 PM ========================================================================= Date: Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon...
• Re: Digitool building and group entertainment.
  Historical mailing list - Brad Snyder
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 22:42:29 -0500
  ...amp, 200 piv diode in series with the line works pretty slick too. Of course a person may be more likely to have a...
• Clutch slave r+r from bracket: What Works?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
  Wed, 15 Aug 2007 08:32:29 -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: Difficulity Shifting
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 10:55:52 -0800
  ...When I bought the Van with 175,000 miles on it I changed the oil to Slick 50 just because I wanted new oil...
• Re: Propex and Vitrifrigo DIY install info?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 27 Aug 2009 06:15:03 EDT
  ...Very slick! But most put it under the rear seat as Karl's pages show.<<<<< Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy & Lionel...
• Timen zone
  Historical mailing list - Colin A Moran
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 12:20:06 -0500
  ...assure you most of the people are in no way like slick willey. So ya'll come on down, hear! Colin Moran Beebe Ar...
• Re: New EPA rules for gasoline
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Wed, 22 Dec 1999 14:32:12 -0500
  ...Now we add Redline, ATF, or other nice ingredients to diesel to make it real nice and slicky. No more problems, two rebuilt pumps...
• Re: Grease Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 20:05:28 -0800
  ...Pretty SLICK, I'd > say! > > > Scott K. >
• Today the proverbial sh*t hit the fan....
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 18:43:28 -0800
  ...I pulled off the road this morning and smelled smoke...saw "rainbow" puddles in the rain-slick asphalt. Tranny was acting funny...noticed tranny...
• Re: Swivel Mods for 91GL Captain's Chair
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 21 Mar 2009 09:06:49 -0700
  I have a set of these, very slick. dylan ________________________________ From: "steve@eurocampers.com" <steve@EUROCAMPERS.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Sent: Saturday, March...
• Re: cup holders in my vanagon needed
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Oct 2004 22:45:48 EDT
  ...i picked up at a vw swap meet a slick item that if you take out > your ash tray/ change holder and slip in...
• Re: Add your van pic to a google map of listmembers
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 24 Oct 2005 09:19:34 -0700
  ...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: Propex and Vitrifrigo DIY install info?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 26 Aug 2009 12:36:48 -0700
  ...Very > slick! But most put it under the rear seat as Karl's pages show. > > Richard >
• Re: MV
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 9 Mar 2000 22:58:51 +0100
  ...The poptop is very slick, so the seller may not even know it is there! Try to see it at http://www.vw.com...
• Re: VW ETKA cd
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Wed, 17 May 2000 08:56:01 -0700
  ...It has to be loaded onto the hard drive...but it works slick..has German or English choices and will print out parts diagrams...
• Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Wed, 24 Aug 2005 18:09:59 -0700
  ...Is this product on par with Redline synthetic ATF, gear oil, and motor oil; or is it just another Slick-50 or Turbonator? -- John...
• Re: hello from brussels
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Wed, 24 May 2006 22:05:22 +1200
  ...The newer T4 >(Eurovan) and T5 based California models look nice and slick in >pictures but are awfully cramped inside - the reason is that...
• Syncro Safari in Rochester NY - Blizzard of 99
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Sat, 6 Mar 1999 15:39:53 -0800
  ...Already the roads were slick from the previous days rain storm. Going up the slope of one of the many moraine remnants of the...
• Re: Are your kids grown?
  Historical mailing list - Blaine Bachman
  Wed, 14 Jul 1999 19:49:45 EDT
  ...saw one when we last went camping, and thought it was slick. >> unfortunately, they were only usually offered on the '79 down westys. chris...
• Re: Best van ever designed (was: Why do we love that damn van somuch...)
  Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
  Wed, 29 May 2002 00:16:26 -0400
  Hey looks slick and a neat kit. But, where is the engine in this Toy? Between the front seats like the USA Previa, or...
• Re: pop out on westy
  Historical mailing list - John C.
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 20:27:29 EDT
  ...It would be a pretty slick install, just cut out the side panel between the "B" and "C" pillars and replace it with a...
• Re: Power loss with 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 5 Mar 2006 09:53:52 -0600
  ...So, a bit larger in diameter than stock. >>Why Starwagon out-coasts mine down hill? Loren is just allot "slicker". Hey Phil, That makes...
• leaks leaks and more leaks -
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 07:59:35 +0000
  ...ALSO - is it common to leak power steering fluid? And does that fluid make a rainbow slick on the wet pavement like oil does...
• Re: Gas Brand Preferences?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 6 Feb 2012 10:20:09 -0700
  ...And unlike Slick 50, it doesn't hurt! >> >> Richard >>
• Rotator Rachet Tool for the Vanagon Mechanic in your life
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 15:47:44 -0800
  ...Pretty slick tool. http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00910203000P
• Re: What are your thoughts on Rebuilding an auto trans at home?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 18 Jan 2004 13:44:07 -0600
  One of the slickest setups I have seen was a mechanic who had made his own jigs. He used various tranny gears and parts...
• Re: Healthiest way to lead an UnHealthy Vanagon lifestyle? (a long attempt at Phrydey humour)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 13 Apr 2007 23:22:13 -0400
  ...Mmm-mmm good!! We pop-started my bus and drove a mile down the shoulder of the road on our new racing slick to...
• Re: Survey: Fuel Mileage? (min., max., average...?) Re: Survey: Fuel Mileage? (min., max., average...?) Re: Survey: Fuel Mileage? (min., max., average...?) Re: Survey: Fuel
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 7 Aug 1998 16:25:55 CDT
  ...the only real complaint against him that i have is he recommends using these Slick 50 additives ... and i think they are snake oil...
• Re: Question to a diesel expert... :o)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Oct 1999 09:53:27 EDT
  ...If they are and there is no large oil slick under the motor, then I would say that the turbo has to be the...
• List server address? HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Rusty Johnson
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 14:20:02 EST
  ...Eric (Rusty) Ogden, Utah The '80 Westy Formerly Known as The Vanagon Valdiz (now sans oil slick)
• Re: 14" or 15" wheels?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 19:30:11 -0500
  ...this is why racing cars use slicks. In fact a well worn tire will give you better braking and handling than the same tire...
• Re: (no subject) Bike hauler/Hitch
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Aug 1996 20:20:46 -0400
  ...I bought a hitch from him and it went in "slick as a whistle" _No_ problems at all mounting it up. Excellent quality, service...
• Re: Coolant Temps
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 10 Apr 2001 21:04:40 -0500
  ...but says who? the manufacturers? if you read the Dura-Lube site or the Slick 50 site, they are just as "scientifically engineered" against...
• Re: New tires
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 11 Oct 2011 06:14:58 -0700
  ...I will probably get two more Hakkapelittas when I can afford them and put the harder slicker Hankooks away for high summer use. I...
• Re: Oil is Killing our Cars? PTFE
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Fri, 23 Feb 2007 14:27:58 -0500
  <Slick 50 is BAD stuff, with PTFE or Teflon , a solid that accumulates in oil passageways.> Don't tell that to Mike Benthin (on...
• For the Vanagon Newbies - Oil Filler Neck Secret
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:31:59 -0600
  ...Pretty slick. Enjoy your cleaner rear. John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
• Re: Looking for a clever adhesive/fastener solution
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 20:01:09 -0500
  ...inside of the car gets warm >enough that the glue gets slick and the velcro might slide. > >I have thought of using shoe goo...
• Portable Toilets - Which chemicals do you use?
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Fri, 28 Jan 2011 10:19:21 -0800
  ...freshwater container that scents the water, but more importantly, puts a slick coating on the plastic of the bowl to increase the ease of...
• Re: LOUD Engine
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 00:16:14 -0400
  ...He says to > fix it I should change the oil and add some Slick 50, then let the motor > run for a while revving...
• Fire extinguisher
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Tue, 5 May 1998 12:28:57 +0300
  ...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: DIY windshield de-icing solution?
  Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 13:14:45 -0800
  ...forms overnight on my windshield, it's sometimes as hard and > slick as glass. My handy-dandy ice scraper just slides over it. I...
• Re: Slider Quietening
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 15:16:45 -0600
  ...http://www.eplastics.com/Plastic/Slick_Strips <http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_US/Manufacturing/Industry/Product-Catalog/Online-Catalog/?PC_7...
• Re: "Axle" wheel nut removal..now how to pull drum
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 30 Jan 2009 05:37:26 -0800
  ...the bolts down they will push on the hub and pop the drum off.� Slick trick somebody posted on the list eons ago. jake
• Syncro front diff.
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Phillips
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 21:03:31 -0800
  ...It recently snowed here and I was backing into a parking place that was rather slick. The rear wheels were spinning but I wasn...
• Re: The Vanagon Wave
  Historical mailing list - Mark G
  Tue, 28 Jan 2003 14:13:06 -0500
  ...the center console button...the lights would raise but not illuminate. Slick. (Or maybe just cheesy...but fun nonetheless.) Mark Garcia Alhambra, CA 1987...
• Was Techron, now Teflon
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:33:04 -0500
  ...The statement that Teflon coats your friction surfaces why SLICK-50 lost their lawsuit & is why Dupont tried to have them remove the Dupont...
• Re: Bike Rack @ Misc.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 15 Jun 1997 08:01:03 -0500
  ...In case you are contemplating it, I found the Slick Rock Trail in Moab Utah breathtakingly beautiful but -no-place-! for a fifty year...
• Re: DIY windshield de-icing solution?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 16:17:07 -0500
  ...forms overnight on my windshield, it's sometimes as hard and >> slick as glass. My handy-dandy ice scraper just slides over it. I...
• JCW oil cooler
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 21:57:30 -0400
  ...Too bad really since the cooler itself is a slick item and fit the space perfectly. Weston
• Re: Passenger Car Tire Example
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 6 Oct 2005 13:23:08 -0500
  ...If I was drag racing, I'd have a set of slicks. If I was ice racing I'd have a set of studded...
• Re: Aux Battery
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:03:47 -0600
  ...It is very small, very slick. The wires that connect the two batteries are not huge, so it limits the charge that crosses through...
• Re: For the stove, I promised Mrs Squirrel . . .
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 21:01:01 -0700
  Mike, even though I've only seen a picture of this one it looked and sounded slick. Get ohold of some metal (steel, brass...
• Re: Come out of the closet, all (absolutely NVC!)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 15:03:51 -0800
  ...They is too slick to burn good but the pictures is nice. Mike On 12/24/06 2:29 PM, "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL...
• Objet : Redline MTL
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Gallant
  Wed, 24 Mar 1999 17:45:03 -0500
  ...Can anyone tell me if this product is similar to the Slick 50 >> products. Does the Slick 50 transmission treatment give you the same...
• Re: Use for the key left in buzzer
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:05:56 -0600
  Ok, I'm going to say that's pretty slick! Now I'm standing by, awaiting the inevitable post, explaining how that will melt...
• Re: Engine Swap
  Historical mailing list - Randolph Feuerriegel
  Thu, 10 Jun 1999 20:00:41 -0700
  ...Robert Lilley, he has done > his homework and apparently has a slick, strong motor that will not > corrode head gaskets. And all for $3K...
• Re: Coolant draining strategy? MY WAY ...
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sat, 23 Oct 2004 12:26:17 -0600
  ...The oil slick is very visible from what is washed off of the roads. One of the reasons I fix drips when I find...
• Re: Speedo needle removal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 06:25:13 -0500
  ...Worked slick as a whistle. Be careful handling the thing - it's easily broken......... don't ask! John Rodgers 88 GL Driver Stephen Grisanti...
• Re: Window tinting
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 12:38:29 -0400
  ...On my van it would be six inches, > but on a slick racy looking hot car with an extreme sloping windshield > it would be...
• Re: 30mm factory lowering springs
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:12:55 -0400
  lowered look is slick, and ground clearance is good. i would worry about them being tired springs, and making your ride list to port...