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• Front Skid Plate Design -Reply
  Historical mailing list - Jimmy Sanby
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 07:58:28 +0200
  Hi, The skid plate fitted standard to my Syncro definitely does not have holes in it. It is different to the skid plate/spare...
• FS: Syncro Rear Skid Plate
  Historical mailing list - David Wilhite
  Fri, 21 Apr 2006 01:54:15 +0000
  Would anybody be interested in a skid plate for $150.00 shipped in the continental U.S.? Just wondering. I see someone on ebay...
• Re: retrofit syncro skid plate on 2wd?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 20 May 2004 18:23:29 -0600
  ...retrofit syncro skid plate on 2wd? > Howdy, > > I'm curious if it's possible to install the rear syncro skid plate on a > 2wd...
• Re: removing syncro tranny drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Thu, 05 Jun 1997 13:21:20 -0700
  ...Then, you could turn that >allen head with a wrench that just might fit in the space between the skid >plate and the tranny...
• retrofit syncro skid plate on 2wd?
  Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
  Thu, 20 May 2004 10:43:02 -0700
  Howdy, I'm curious if it's possible to install the rear syncro skid plate on a 2wd. I do a lot of off...
• Re: Syncho Skid Plates on 2WD?
  Historical mailing list - Brad Anderson
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 13:56:43 -0700
  ...The syncro header has a bend in it to go up and over the frame of the skid plates, if I remember correctly. BTW...
• Re: Part #/plans for front end skid plates?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jul 1995 10:36:19 -0400
  ...I prefer working with aluminum alloy material for skid plates (3/8ths inch thick T-6 6061 alloy) rather than fabricating skid plates out...
• syncro skid plate on a 2wd?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Sun, 8 Oct 2006 17:56:03 -0700
  ...Included in that is a skid plate. I happen to have a few extra. Has anybody put a syncro skid plate on a 2wd...
• Re: transmission/clutch noise
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 26 May 2015 10:52:40 -0700
  The skid plate and bars are not currently mounted on the van but I'll look for other tight clearances that could be vibrating...
• Re: why...vibration @ idle only when skidplate is installed -- turbodiesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 14:10:11 -0400
  ...With the skid plate attached, you are tying into the frame in another location beyond the engine compartment. If your body is wracked (from...
• Syncro Tranny Drain
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 28 Sep 2002 14:20:33 -0600
  ...My skid plate sits 1/2" from the bottom-middle of the plug. Even if I could get a hex wrench on it I...
• FS: Syncro 16" front skid plate
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Thu, 16 Oct 2008 06:15:39 -0700
  This is the skid plate that goes where the spare tire carrier is on most vans. It's in Halifax, Nova Scotia (B3M 1P5...
• Syncro Transmission Oil Drain Under Skid Plate
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin E. Beasley
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 18:10:52 -0400
  ...Then I slid further back, when to my dismay, I noticed that the drain plug was underneath the skid plate protecting the engine case...
• Re: transmission/clutch noise
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 26 May 2015 08:45:22 -0700
  ...bit which bring the exhaust pipes closer to the skid plate - the 2 skid plate bars - these could be bent up on mine I...
• pseudo-Syncro's (2WD skid plate plans)
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Mon, 11 May 1998 14:37:43 -0300
  Hi, Scanned in some drawings of 2WD vanagon skid plates, bumper to bumper protection, wasserboxer/diesel. Some stuff will fit Syncros too. From a...
• Dual Syncro Fuel Tanks & Skid Plate
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Sun, 7 May 2000 21:03:24 -0700
  ...miles, dual fuel tanks, dual propane tanks, and a full-length skid plate. Karyn and Adam Grove of Anchorage are the owners...are you...
• Re: Syncro Tranny Drain
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 11:46:54 -0700
  Just undo the bolts at the back of the skid plate and let it drop a little. This is what I do. David Marshall...
• Re: draining
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 25 Apr 1999 22:53:04 -0700
  The rear skid plate has to be removed when servicing the transmission. Word to the wise - wash your van's underside before you start...
• POR-15 [was: Rust Inhibit Kit (WAXOYL)]
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 14:15:53 -0800
  ...I washed off the truck, wiped down the skid plate--and the "scratches" wiped right off! The marks I'd seen on the skid...
• Syncho Skid Plates on 2WD?
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, Darrell
  Tue, 7 Sep 1999 13:20:28 -0700
  ...Any chance of the rear skid on the Synchro fitting the 2WD?
• Re: Replacing Propane Regulator
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Apr 1995 09:54:28 -0400
  ...1:30 remove skid plate and regulator, replace regulator, reinstall skid plate 2:00 add Gasglow gague (drill new holes in skid plate) 5...
• Re: transmission/clutch noise
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 30 May 2015 06:32:10 -0700
  ...bit which bring the exhaust pipes closer to the skid plate >> >> - the 2 skid plate bars - these could be bent up >> >> on mine I...
• Journeys under difficult conditions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 23 May 1997 15:56:09 -0700
  ...BTW, I have nothing for syncros. :( Guess with AWD one doesn't need skid plates. Jim Arnott Union, OR
• Re: Journeys under difficult conditions
  Historical mailing list - John Welsh
  Thu, 26 Jun 1997 22:17:12 +0000
  ...Still need to do a little more > research. > > BTW, I have nothing for syncros. :( Guess with AWD one doesn't need > skid plates. > > Jim...
• Re: draining
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 07:11:24 PDT
  You can remove the drain plug without dropping the skid plate. I use a 17mm allen "socket" that I fit into the drain plug...
• Re: $100k Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 10 Oct 2017 11:15:33 -0700
  I too noticed the rusty propane tank skid plate. But I don't think it takes too much to cause the paint to start...
• Re: Westy propane tank fill valve fix
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:50:32 -0700
  I had high the early and later model westy tank and skid plate in my workshop for a while. The later model skid plate...
• Re: why...vibration @ idle only when skidplate is installed -- turbodiesel engine
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 10:50:51 -0700
  On Apr 4, 2005 7:34 AM, Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@mac.com> wrote: > Which portion of the skid plate, Ben? That around the engine...
• Westy propane tank skidplate prototype
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 2 Dec 2016 08:20:37 -0800
  ...But I have posted a very short bit on an aluminum skid plate for the westy tank. What's shown is actually the second...
• Re: why...vibration @ idle only when skidplate is installed -- turbodiesel engine
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 10:34:01 -0400
  Which portion of the skid plate, Ben? That around the engine, that between the front and rear diffs? Or the front section? (note to...
• Re: Diesel Syncro Question: RE: Skidplate
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 17:09:25 EST
  ...However, it would appear that the 16" Syncro has an actual skidplate on the bottom portion. It is a formed steel plate several times...
• Re: draining
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm White
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 00:07:27 GMT
  ...past the skid plate! > >Joel >'87 Syncro My local mechanic (ex-VW) cut a small U-section out of the skid plate which makes...
• Re: Syncro Tranny Drain
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 29 Sep 2002 00:02:24 EDT
  In a message dated 9/28/02 4:21:02 PM, mtbiker62@HOTMAIL.COM writes: << My skid plate sits 1/2" from the bottom...
• Re: Westy propane tank fill valve fix
  Historical mailing list - Roman Haag
  Wed, 22 Mar 2017 18:38:44 -0400
  ...The later model skid plate did not fit on the tabs of the early model tank. Ti be honest on both tanks the tabs...
• Re: Zetec Syncro Westy Skid Plates Coming Soon
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:57:11 -0700
  ...Zetec Syncro Westy Skid Plates Coming Soon Hi Dylan, Just want to let you know that Bostig V2.0 conversion will shortly have bolt...
• Re: Journeys under difficult conditions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 23 May 1997 17:21:45 -0700
  ...BTW, I have nothing for syncros. :( Guess with AWD one doesn't need skid plates. Jim Arnott Union, OR Oh yeah, you might let...
• why...vibration @ idle only when skidplate is installed -- turbodiesel engine
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Mon, 4 Apr 2005 03:27:11 -0700
  ...Can anyone help? Or am I stuck keeping my foot on the throttle? BTW, my skidbars actually have a big plate welded to it...
• Syncro skid plate and longitudinal bars needed
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 25 Feb 1999 21:52:44 -0500
  Anyone have a complete extra set lying around? Email me if you do. Karl Mullendore
• Part #/plans for front end skid plates?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin T. Copley
  Tue, 4 Jul 1995 12:51:25 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Journeys under difficult conditions" for the VW Transporter/Caravelle and LT, but they only show plans for skid plates for the motor, transmission, and...
• Zetec Syncro Westy Skid Plates Coming Soon
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Mon, 18 Aug 2008 11:15:54 -0700
  Hi Dylan, Just want to let you know that Bostig V2.0 conversion will shortly have bolt on skid plates that will be able...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Diesel Syncro Question: RE: Skidplate
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 21:09:41 -0800
  In about three weeks I will have a 01/88 Syncro 16" TD and a 05/92 Syncro 14" TD skid plate to do...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Diesel Syncro Question: RE: Skidplate
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 5 Mar 2001 21:09:41 -0800
  In about three weeks I will have a 01/88 Syncro 16" TD and a 05/92 Syncro 14" TD skid plate to do...
• Re: Block heater question
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Tue, 14 Dec 1999 16:24:02 -0500
  << I want to install the Autobahn block heater ZVP 289 104, but I need to be sure it will fit under the skid plate...
• Re: Syncro Transmission Oil Drain Under Skid Plate
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 26 Jun 2003 18:22:49 -0700
  I don't have a Syncro, so can't help on the skid plate, but I would *not* use MTL - use MT90 instead. Although...
• WESTY: Anybody have for sale...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 15 Jan 2004 21:52:36 -0600
  Anybody have a front table and arm (brown) or a skid plate/cover thing for the LP tank on a westy? Thanks, Jim
• Re: Syncro Aux. fuel tank.
  Historical mailing list - John P. Stoneback
  Wed, 22 Oct 1997 15:01:10 -0400
  ...Besides, I'll bet he can't get the WEBASCO in with that huge skid plate :) . John
• Re: [Syncro] Skid plate mods
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 12 Apr 1999 11:40:34 -0400
  The factory skid plates require four piece of metal to be bolted to them and then bolted up the the frame above. Two of...
• Re: POR-15 [was: Rust Inhibit Kit (WAXOYL)]
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Tue, 5 Mar 2002 23:39:57 +0100
  ...I washed > off the truck, wiped down the skid plate--and the "scratches" wiped > right off! The marks I'd seen on the skid...
• Re: re. Syncro front underpanel
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 01:59:25 +0100
  Yes, that front one sounds like it, they're not real rally style skid plates, but about 20 swg pressings with considerable reinforcing ribs...
• Some minor transmission related work
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 27 May 2017 09:13:26 -0700
  ...Oil change, skid plate mod, shift linkage mod. https://shufti.blog/ Alistair
• draining
  Historical mailing list - Joel Shortlidge
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 12:15:28 -0500
  ...A even better question is how you get to the drain plug??????????? I can't get anything past the skid plate! Joel '87 Syncro
• Re: Pics of the Extend-A-Stay valve
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 13 Apr 2008 11:25:53 -0400
  ...access in the skid plate? If you're anal about having a hole there, you could always fabricate a plate that swivels to cover...
• Re: Redline MTL... I dig it! (long)
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Thu, 05 Jun 1997 15:31:05 -0400
  ...Then, you could turn that allen head with a wrench that just might fit in the space between the skid plate and the tranny...
• Re: Custom license plate
  Historical mailing list - Derek Brown
  Thu, 15 Jun 2000 20:30:36 -0400
  ...you cant have it ;-) BUNKBED 91 Westy Skidad. . . > I am trying to decide a custom plate for my Vanagon Westfalia. > > Here are some that...
• re. Syncro front underpanel
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Mon, 26 Aug 2002 18:55:00 -0700
  ...This van had skid plates/pans at the front where the spare would be and a pan which covers the underside of the engine...
• Re: syncro transmission bash plate project finished
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 24 Jun 2012 22:34:28 -0700
  ...I assume the skid plate is usually steel? > > Why add more weight right? >
• Swivel seat friction pads
  Historical mailing list - Tom L. Neal
  Mon, 5 Jul 1999 18:27:29 -0700
  I was looking at a swivel plate and it has four skid pads that have grease and provide the actual friction surface. Is there...
• Re: Simple hello--Derek Drew to Dennis Haynes
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 30 Nov 1998 14:05:36 -0500
  ...The transmission plate (six little bolts) got a leak as a result of my skid plates being bashed up and hitting the skid plate...
• Re: CV removal tips?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 14 May 2006 15:53:49 -0400
  ...I use it when I need to tap my skid plate in to place (note my skid plate is modified to accomodate the SVX...
• Syncro drive shaft seal & motor mounts
  Historical mailing list - Chris Wyatt
  Mon, 4 May 1998 15:48:33 -0800
  ...I dropped the skid plate, and tried to add some tranny fluid (Redline MTL), but it took less than a cup to overfill it...