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  • Re: Bosch +4
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Sun, 11 Jun 2000 12:45:16 -0700
    >There is no listing in Bosch catalogs for a +4 spark plug in a Vanagon >application. Does anyone know if one will fit and...
  • Agilis/ steel rims FS and Bosch Fuel pump
    Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
    Mon, 20 Dec 2004 10:17:03 -0600
    ...also have a new rebuilt Bosch fuel pump for sale(75-91 bus/vanagon). The old one said Bosch USA on it and I...
  • Re: It's a boy!!!
    Historical mailing list - A & C Grobey
    Sun, 16 May 1999 18:31:32 -0700
    ...Alan Bosch <arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Sunday, May 16, 1999 6:13 PM Subject...
  • Re: Fuel Injection
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:24 -0500
    > If anyone is a real fuel injection nerd, I highly recommend > Bosch Fuel Injection & Engine Management by Charles Probst > (published by Bentley). It covers...
  • L-Jetronic (digijet) information
    Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
    Fri, 25 Jun 2004 19:25:19 -0400
    for those of you that have the bentley and the Bosch Fuel Injection & Engine Management book by bentley, i was wondering if you could...
  • Bosch Service Media
    Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
    Fri, 4 Feb 2000 07:42:45 -0800
    ...http://www.boschservice.com/access/price.html As edited below. The price list. http://www.boschservice.com/access/form.html Order form for printing...
  • stumbling backfiring '91 carat
    Historical mailing list - Rick Koller
    Mon, 10 Jul 2006 08:46:01 -0400
    ...And not an old coil either, it was bosch brazilian red in color, 3 years old, don't bother with them. I also had...
  • Re: What coil part number for my van?
    Historical mailing list - Mike \"Rocket J Squirrel\" Elliott
    Mon, 22 Oct 2007 13:41:14 -0700
    ...being used on 83.5-85 models > > Bosch 00041 - Original for 83.5-84 Models using Bosch 03010 Cap (the > one without the pins...
  • Re: ECU: 022D vs 022X vs 022DX ??
    Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
    Thu, 10 Nov 2005 10:50:38 -0800
    The Bosch number for the "D" ECU is: 0 261 200 284 Just happen to have one sitting on my desk... Cheers, Jeff www...
  • Resoldering PCB on Bosch ECU for 1.9L engine
    Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
    Sat, 18 Jun 2011 13:09:10 -0400
    I plan on resoldering the critical connections on the PCB on Bosch ECU for 1.9L engine. Circuit board has number 2288325840-4/ on...
  • Re: Bosch alternator rebuild
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 25 Mar 1996 21:36:16 -0500
    ...Said it was critically important on these Bosch units to >bring them in BEFORE a failure due to the cost of the housings. If...
  • Re: 85 gl still running rich at vw shop.
    Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
    Sun, 16 Mar 2003 09:40:27 -0800
    Doesn't the Bosch O2 sensor use a coaxial cable, with a ground braid on the outside and the signal wire on the inside...
  • Re: Bosch fog lights. No, no, no.
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Thu, 5 Dec 2002 06:33:43 -0800
    ...No, no, no. > > > Brian, > > Even if I knew where to buy Bosch fog lights, > I wouldn't tell you. I have had Bosch, Hella...
  • Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
    Historical mailing list - Daniel Gary Soiney
    Thu, 3 Nov 1994 10:15:34 -0600 (CST)
    ...Has anybody used these spark plugs in the Vanagons? My '90 > Syncro Westfalia just chews through the stock Bosch Supers (w7cc0). VW > says 48000...
  • Re: alternators-Bosch or otherwise?
    Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
    Mon, 18 Mar 1996 10:02:16 -0800 (PST)
    ...It is not Bosch, though. Another place has a > Bosch one for $131 plus $30 core charge. I then called to get a quote...
  • Bosch #72137 oil filter question (have searched archives....)
    Historical mailing list - neil
    Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:42:59 -0400
    ...Am changing oil and plan on using Bosch oil filter # 72137 from local Canadian supplier. (Mann/Mahle more$, harder to get plus I will...
  • Re: Need an alternator for a 1.9 AAZ
    Historical mailing list - Jason
    Tue, 11 Jul 2017 23:34:34 -0400
    ...Bosch AL0186X 70A Bosch AL0181X 90A but this one fits too from the AHU: Bosch AL0184X 120A Jason Uberbus On Tue, Jul 11, 2017...
  • Re: Igntion coil failure
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 19 Jul 2000 10:18:53 EDT
    ...However, all the replacement coils I have been able to get from Bosch don't have these pins in the center of the connector...
  • Re: Spark plugs
    Historical mailing list - Mike
    Fri, 7 Sep 2012 08:24:05 -0400
    ...I've used Bosch 4477 plugs for more than 5 years in both 1.9s and my 2.1 (although the 2.1 uses...
  • Re: spark plugs revisited
    Historical mailing list - Austin
    Sun, 25 May 1997 00:24:58 -0700
    At 01:13 PM 5/23/97 -0500, you wrote: >Just thumbing through Bentley I found the spark plug types >recommended there: > >Bosch W...
  • Re: Plugs...Platinums are junk!!!
    Historical mailing list - Modl6971
    Thu, 14 May 1998 02:18:59 EDT
    ...The Bosch Platinum plugs are junk. The are fine for a while, but eventually they start causing the car to miss and lurtch, stumble...
  • Re: GoWesty's Gear Reduction Starter
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:45:19 -0500
    ...It was all BOSCH equipment failures. The 401X failure was an internally malfunctioning "solenoid" right out of the box from "Peggy". BOSCH Customer service...
  • Re: Splitfire Sparkplugs
    Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
    Fri, 08 Dec 95 17:14:57 CST
    ...however, i am currently trying some Bosch triple-prong (electrode) plugs, and they DO seem to be doing very nicely. and at HALF the...
  • Re: Resoldering PCB on Bosch ECU for 1.9L engine
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Sat, 18 Jun 2011 15:59:43 -0700
    ...Resoldering PCB on Bosch ECU for 1.9L engine I don't know about the ECU used in the VW but I repaired Bosch...
  • Re: Digifart MAF question
    Historical mailing list - VW Doka
    Thu, 30 Apr 2009 15:54:10 -0400
    ...13055 (Bosch) � � VW 025 906 301C >> � � � � � � � Bosch 0 280 202 079 >> >> 89-92 Golf � �B3130-24461 (Bosch) � � VW 037 906 301 >> � � � � � � � Bosch 0 280...
  • Re: Better Mileage Anyone? (without going ala Lilley)
    Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
    Sat, 26 Aug 2000 09:38:34 -0700
    > << I wonder why the quad tip is not specified by Bosch for the Vanagon; > whereas > the tri-tip plug is??? >> > > Bill, > > Could it be...
  • Re: Digijet = K-Jetronic?
    Historical mailing list - Brad Snyder
    Thu, 20 Jul 2000 19:12:18 +0000
    On Thu, 20 Jul 2000 16:02:58 -0400, Eric Giroux <eric.giroux@nrc.ca> wrote: >Folks, > >Is Digijet the same as what Bosch...
  • Re: Simpler Alternative to welding body panels?!?!?
    Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
    Sun, 25 Mar 2001 16:06:19 -0800
    ...Vegetables are what food > eats" > > Alan Bosch > & Phred ('88 Wolfsburg) __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal...
  • Re: Buzzing Fuel Pump, Corn Free Fuel... I lied
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Sat, 5 Mar 2016 09:07:00 -0800
    ...I lied The OEM Bosch 69414 pump is on the bottom of that page for $99. Bosch invented the turbine fuel pump, stick with...
  • Re: spark plugs
    Historical mailing list - Edward Wilson
    Mon, 29 Aug 1994 12:50:18 -0700
    ...Anybody know of the Bosch W7CC plugs and wether a > cooler plug helps? Thanks in advance -- DC I have an '81 Vanagon, and use...
  • Re: GE High output "bulbs"<F>
    Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
    Fri, 26 Feb 1999 12:44:26 -0600
    ...They made that VERY clear the first day of training...) Alan Bosch Phred ('88 Wolfsburg) - with Bosch driving lights JordanVw@AOL.COM on 02...
  • Re: starters-used vs. cheap rebuilt vs. Bosch rebuilt
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Mon, 11 Feb 2008 10:58:46 -0500
    ...Since torque is not usually a problem on Vanagons even with the Bosch starters, and these were reman's just like the Bosch, I...
  • Re: ALTERNATIVE SPARK PLUG WIRES
    Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
    Wed, 25 Feb 2009 06:17:21 -0400
    I had a Bosch plug wire set fail in a Jetta within a week of installation, the Vanagon set lasted a couple weeks more...
  • Re: Bosch +4
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Sun, 11 Jun 2000 13:08:03 -0700
    ...Bosch +4 >There is no listing in Bosch catalogs for a +4 spark plug in a Vanagon >application. Does anyone know if one will...
  • Re: Help-Alternator bad, battery boiling
    Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
    Sat, 11 Oct 2003 07:29:09 -0700
    ...Of the hundreds of Bosch Reman rotating electrical parts I have installed I've replaced 2 defectives. Nobody is perfect and you just got...
  • Re: Wbx 90 Amp alternator fit Jetta ABA engine?
    Historical mailing list - Jason Ellis
    Tue, 2 Feb 2016 18:45:47 -0600
    ...A wbx Bosch reman alt. is much less money than a Jetta Bosch. > > I'm on a road trip but have basic tools and...
  • Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
    Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
    Fri, 12 May 2000 13:36:21 -0300
    ...Now MAYBE new "regular" spark plugs would have also increased the RPMs, but my old Bosch "regular" plugs were not very old and in...
  • Re: FI question
    Historical mailing list
    Sun, 28 Apr 1996 23:37:56 -0400
    ...Is it L-Jetronic or K-Jetronic? >What's the difference? I read this somewhere before (in a Bosch FI >book) but now I...
  • Re: Fuel additives...
    Historical mailing list - Joe L.
    Thu, 4 Feb 1999 01:56:55 -0500
    ...Alan Bosch <arbosch@RA.ROCKWELL.COM> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Date: Tuesday, February 02, 1999 10:45 AM Subject...
  • Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs EAT BABY
    Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
    Sat, 13 May 2000 07:43:39 -0400
    > When I heard about the Bosch Platinum's from someone on this List three years ago, I got a >set at great expense and...
  • Re: fuel pump choice?
    Historical mailing list - dooley
    Sat, 16 Sep 2006 00:25:56 -0400
    ...I won't tell that i can sell you a new BOSCH pump for 119.99 CAD... but i won't, because i don...
  • Re: Bad dream
    Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
    Fri, 8 Jun 2001 14:29:26 -0500
    �� %#$&* cymbals!!! Alan Bosch & Phred ('88 Wolfsburg)
  • Re: 3-prong Spark plugs?
    Historical mailing list - Brian Honan
    Sun, 26 Nov 2000 18:02:03 -0500
    >Ron, >I notice you didn't mention the Bosch Platinum Quad plug below.... >I also seem to remember you don't sell them on...
  • Re: spark plugs
    Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
    Wed, 8 Apr 2009 10:05:10 -0700
    ...anyway, i took the plugs out and they are Bosch W8DC. most > > vendors sell the W7CC or WR7CC. bus-boys.com shows a W7DTC...
  • Re: which windshield wiper to get? (my bosch excels have been disappointing)
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Tue, 29 Nov 2005 21:20:07 EST
    ...They seem to work better than the last Bosch pair I bought. But, your problem might be that the wiper arms are tweaked and...
  • Re: spark plug upgrades.....3 electrode for 1.9L and 4 electrode for 2.1L
    Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
    Thu, 27 Dec 2001 15:08:02 -0800
    ok all, I have the Bosch plug wires and the 3 prong plugs, QUESTION: Do you find installing the extra tip that comes with...
  • Re: 3 probe plugs
    Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
    Wed, 15 May 2002 22:36:15 -0400
    ...I used to use them, but couldn't see any mileage/performance increase (same with the Bosch Platinum's) so I use the regular...
  • Re: Bosch 4 Tip Plugs
    Historical mailing list - Jason
    Sun, 15 Jul 2012 10:50:55 -0400
    That would be the Bosch short code. Some untrained parts people don't recognize it . According to a google search WGR7DQP comes up as...
  • FS: Large Bosch Driving lights $75
    Historical mailing list - Ben T
    Fri, 15 Jun 2012 11:17:23 -0700
    ...https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-mRBKDnEVXVI/T74M38GTlDI/AAAAAAAAB_s/CxpRcbeGP70/s512/Bosch%2520Driving%2520Lights.JPG Please pmail if you are interested. -- BenT
  • Looking for a Late Model Vanagon ECU
    Historical mailing list - Mike Finkbiner
    Fri, 6 Oct 2006 03:08:52 +0000
    ...The late production Bosch I borrowed works OK, so I want to get another 022D, either Bosch or TA. Thanks! - Mike Mike Finkbiner mike...
  • Re: Bosch #72137 oil filter question (have searched archives....)
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Wed, 23 Aug 2006 14:28:17 -0700
    ...It is very CHEEPLY made by Champion Labs for Bosch. Champion Labs make a lot of aftermarket names like Lee, STP, etc. I like...
  • Re: Bosch "premium" rebuilt starter appears to be built from non-Bosch parts!?!
    Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
    Mon, 3 Jul 2017 12:46:46 +0000
    I presume you guys are talking about your experiences with gas-engine rebuilt Bosch starters, but it was the same with the diesel type...
  • Re: Plugs...
    Historical mailing list - GMBulley
    Wed, 13 May 1998 08:38:43 EDT
    In a message dated 98-05-12 20:15:32 EDT, jim@OLDVOLKSHOME.COM writes: << Bosch W7DTC or WR7DTC (Suppressed). I prefer the WR7DTC...
  • Re: distributor cap tolerances
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 11 Mar 1999 19:59:55 EST
    I also think Bosch is the way to go. I installed a "cheap" cap on a customer's Jetta because they were tight on...
  • Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
    Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
    Fri, 12 May 2000 15:37:46 -0700
    ...When I put in the Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs >(single pole) the RPMs went up 500 with NO other changes to the engine. >just...
  • bosch plugs
    Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
    Fri, 17 Jan 2003 02:28:44 -0500
    I have been using Bosch platinum plugs since the first tune up at about 15,000 miles. I change them every 30,000 miles...
  • Re: Coil killer found! vanagon single electrode plugs
    Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
    Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:25:00 -0700
    ...I ran just about ONLY Bosch Platinum single tip plugs in my 73 modified 2L VW Bus and a I used a Crane Red...
  • Re: Bosch Service Media
    Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
    Tue, 8 Feb 2000 12:22:10 -0800
    ...Bosch Service Media >> >> >> Alas, cannot order on-line, must call 800 # or shoot a fax to order. >> >> http://www.boschservice.com/access/price.html...
  • Re: What coil part number for my van?
    Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
    Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:19:51 -0700
    ...Your coil for your 84 should be Bosch 00041 though. -- Jim Thompson 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria" 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt" 73...
  • Re: Friday: Bosch MAF (mass air flow meter)
    Historical mailing list - David Beierl
    Fri, 30 Jun 2017 19:36:39 -0400
    I see three completely different Bosch MAF sensors for Volvo 850. I expect you will have to be a great deal more specific. Yrs...