Date:         Mon, 19 Oct 1998 07:26:16 -0400
Reply-To:     EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
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From:         EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: Is there such a thing a Syncro snow guards?
Comments: To: David Marshall <vanagon@VOLKSWAGEN.ORG>
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   Yuow will find as you drive the snow will start to form around
the cables. The worst that I have had happen is the throttle and
emergancy  brake cable have problems. Clumps of snow end up
hanging from the throttle causing it to stay on, and the emergency
brake may stick on. My solution is to grease up the cables real
well. I intend someday to relocate the throttle higher, just on the
bottom of the floor, but have not had a chance to do this.

            Eric                   86-VW4x4
            vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
            Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler


On Sun, 18 Oct 1998, David Marshall wrote:

> I was out driving on the logging roads today where we had our first real
> dump of snow.  The ground isn't frozen yet so the snow was very wet and
> heavy.  I noticed that under my Syncro the snow was clinging to the drive
> shaft assembly and it was just PACKED between my engine and skid plate?  Is
> there any thing I can do to prevent this from happening?
>
> -- David Marshall  Quesnel BC Canada  mailto:david@volkswagen.org --
> --       73 Audi 100LS, 78 1.8L VW Rabbit, 80 2.0L VW Caddy       --
> -- 87 Audi 5KQ, 85 1.8L VW Cabrio, 88 2.0L VW Syncro Double Cab   --
> --         Volkswagen Homepage http://www.volkswagen.org          --
>