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• Re: Final Drive Plug Size--Solved
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Sun, 10 May 1998 11:25:18 -0600
  > > > > Thanks for the overwhelming response to the final drive plug size. It is > > 17mm. The added bonus was from Mark McCulley, in that, I...
• helicoil on oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Sat, 24 Jun 2000 15:13:23 -0700
  Today when I to remove my oil drain plug it felt a little different as it was coming out. The plug felt like it...
• Re: Tune up time - which plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 11:03:06 EDT
  ...And the plug is the style the racers use to get the most power and economy out of their engines. While the plug will...
• Re: Low Compression after Spark Plug Incident
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:30:19 -0500
  ...The van > was > running fine before the spark plug incident. So, strangely to me, it > seems > that the spark plug incident on the #2...
• Re: spark plug orientation affects performance?
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 13:41:15 CST6CDT
  Sami Said: > I read somewhere that it may be advantageous to install spark plugs so > that their open end faces the intake valve. This...
• 2.1l Spark plug wire routing
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Thu, 27 May 2010 23:44:11 -0600
  ...So, I started with rotor, distributor cap, plug wires and spark plugs. I wanted to know the "vintage" of that system and in the...
• Re: 80 air cooled oil galley plugs
  Historical mailing list - Stuart
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 17:35:56 -0700
  I have had these plugs crack and drip, even on my water-cooled 1.9, but never pop out! This is unusual. I would...
• Re: Cold Starts
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 20:35:25 -0500
  By the way, I did not mean that one can go past the normally scheduled maintenance intervals with platinum plugs, they need to be...
• Bosch W7CC vs. W7CCO Spark Plugs - Which is best?
  Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
  Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:16:44 -0400
  Anyone know the difference between the W7CCO and W7CC plugs? The "O" costs me $3 per plug at my FLAPS. Thanks! --tabe johnson xtabe...
• Re: remote mirrow problem
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 11:54:31 EDT
  ...Last time I had this problem come into the shop, the plug that attaches to the power mirror control switch, had come un-plugged...
• Re: 3 pronged spark plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 09:11:56 -0400
  Rob I've tried various kinds of fancy spark plugs (three tip, Splitfire....) and have concluded that stock works the best. As in the...
• cruise control help please
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 28 May 1998 12:18:29 EDT
  ...the reason being that the plug from the wiring loom was the male type and did not plug into the valve. after exhausting all...
• Fuel system...follow up
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 20:19:13 -0500
  ...new spark plugs (platinum) >>4. new oil and filter Ryan, I was having a similar problem with black plugs on our '85 1.9WBX...
• Re: High resistance causing no spark?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 25 Jun 2005 14:36:30 -0700
  Use one of the spark plug wires in the coil, with a spark plug in the end, metal of the plug touching metal on...
• Re: Turn Your Car Into a Plug-In Hybrid
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 7 Oct 2008 12:41:29 -0600
  ...Turn Your Car Into a Plug-In Hybrid - AOL Autos > <http://autos.aol.com/article/general/v2/_a/plug-in-hybrid-conversion-kit/20080729104209990001...
• Re: Leaking Assembly Plug -- 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Fri, 6 Jan 2012 08:21:23 -0500
  what we do is remove all of them and tap the hole and thread a plug into them later mark d In a message...
• Re: Oil Drain Plug Leaking
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 21 Jun 2001 19:51:42 -0500
  Ms P, The best fix is to have the boss for the plug cleaned out and examined for boss thread damage. If it is...
• What about New Bosche Plus 4 Plugs?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 23:25:30 EST
  ...Also any input on the plugs, positive or negative, is welcome. They are Platinum core plugs with 4 electrodes. This does NOT mean that...
• Re: Oil drain plug for '85
  Historical mailing list - Buettner, Peter
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 11:11:11 -0700
  ...According to ETKA 068 103 193 A is a plug in the diesel oil pan (M16). Bus Depot has the right part (M14x1.5...
• Re: Second Request for Help - Throttle Valve Switch
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Mon, 6 Jan 2003 20:07:41 -0600
  ...If you plugged into a similar plug (auxiliary air valve?) the wires may have gotten more than their prescribed 5 volts. I can remember...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 12:43:48 -0800
  If I have a doubt about a spark plug .. I like to watch if fire outside the engine (crank in the starter, not running...
• Re: Manual transmission lesson request
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 22 Jun 2022 12:56:14 -0400
  ...I have found that grinding the tip rounded edges flat will give a better bite on the plug for removal. >> Remove the fill plug...
• Coils and Platinum Plugs!
  Historical mailing list - YauMan Chan
  Fri, 8 Jan 1999 20:10:27 -0800
  >>> EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET> 01/08 10:50 AM >>> My bet is that you have platimun plug in the engine. They killed coil after...
• Re: 1986 syncro westy stuck transmission drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 2 May 2012 15:18:58 -0700
  ...make darn sure you can get the filler plug out before you remove the drain plug. a cut-off section of 17mm allen wrench...
• Oil temp. gauge - leaks
  Historical mailing list - Tonks D
  Wed, 29 May 96 11:10:00 BST
  ...You receive a replacement sump plug and the sender unit screws into the centre of the plug. The first plug/sender unit combination had...
• Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 12 May 2000 05:54:36 -0700
  ...They >perform flawlessly and are the best spark plug for the Vanagon with the 2.1 >litre gasoline engine, hands down ! Guranteed by your...
• Re: Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size??
  Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 14:57:47 -0800
  ...Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size?? > Anyone know offhand what the manual tranny drain plug Hex size is? > > Also, can anyone point me to...
• DC party lights
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Sun, 3 Apr 2005 20:00:28 -0400
  ...Is it possible to just cut off the AC plug and splice on a cig lighter DC style plug? thanks JFF
• Re: Manual transmission lesson request
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:04:56 -0600
  Fill Plug Location > Locate the Horizontal Shift Rod Support that is attached to the Tranny, Feel above that Shift Rod & Ahead of that Support...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 03:44:37 +0000
  Did you know that the factory put in NGK plugs on that car? Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.522.5503 www.finetuningperformance.com Seattle...
• Re: Sparking plugs - 2.1L - Which kind?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 06:15:22 -0700
  The Boys at Techtonic's Tuning, a VW performance specialty supplier of great reputation, recommenced the Iridium Bosch plugs..Relatively expensive, compared to other...
• Re: Battery Blankets for Cold Climes?
  Historical mailing list - George Hahn
  Fri, 1 Jan 1999 15:32:05 -0700
  Marshall Ruskin wrote: > Finally, I plugged the blanket into the internal outlet, and plugged > the Westy electrical hookup through an extension cord directly to...
• Re: Cold start problem-87 Diesel 1.6L
  Historical mailing list - Martin
  Thu, 29 Apr 1999 18:19:54 +0000
  ...Its okay to change all 4 plugs anyway, once you do this job you will not want to do it again, ever. Replacement plugs...
• Re: resistor platinum plugs...
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Tue, 23 Apr 1996 19:14:27 +0000
  ...I've been running on these same plugs in my '90 for the past 12 months now, with *fantastic* results. I would keep them...
• Re: 87' Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Thu, 9 Oct 1997 21:50:28 -0700
  ...In the years that I've been servicing VW's I've Always stayed away >from those plugs. I like the Bosch Supers. They...
• Christmas lights??
  Historical mailing list - Troy Crivellone
  Sun, 28 Nov 1999 21:33:18 PST
  ...The outlets only work if the external plug is pluged in to my house. I would like to put christmas lights inside my car...
• Re: Oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 18:40:55 -0400
  Go to good auto parts store and get an oversized plug. They make 2 oversize choices. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: headlight relay problem?
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:12:02 +0000
  Check the plug at the headlight. My harness/plug seems to burn out periodically, like it's a poor ground problem, but I've...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 00:20:36 -0700
  ...In a short while they came and told me that when they went to >>> replace the oil plug, the plug stripped out in the...
• Re: Oil Drain plug is stripped
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:35:41 -0800
  ...Well, then I couldn't get the >plug snug because more threads came out. So I tried the longer drain plug my >local mechanic...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 15:08:31 -0500
  ---- Frank Romano <fromano99@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > My 1.9 plug is completely deformed. Instead of using vise grips our other > methods, I siphon the...
• Re: Queer Diesel Glow Plug/Lift Pump Behavior
  Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 11:23:21 -0800
  Hi All, That's right, pulling the head heat sensor wire leaves the glow plugs on with no time out. I'm assuming you...
• 83.5 injector on a 84?
  Historical mailing list - J. Eric Pitman
  Mon, 6 Dec 1999 18:47:23 -0500
  Will the fuel injector off of my 83.5 Van fit my 84 Westy? The plug on the 84 was yellow till it shorted...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:24:29 -0400
  <snip> What was the model of the +4 plugs you used in yours? <snip> I have Bosch platinum 4 plus plugs ( # 4477) in both...
• Leaking Assembly Plug -- 81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Gary Meier
  Fri, 6 Jan 2012 02:16:11 -0500
  I've got problem with a leaking assembly plug in the pan of an 81 Westy. Had it in the shop for a new...
• Re: Wrench Size Inquiry
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 11:43:00 -0600
  ...It's a good idea to remove the filler plug before the drain plug > in case you run into trouble... > > JN > > Chad wrote: > > > > What...
• Re: Oil Drain Plug, 1.9 vs. 2.1 ??
  Historical mailing list - populuxe
  Tue, 6 May 2003 21:25:40 -0500
  When I finally changed the oil on my van myself, Got that sick feeling when I torqued the plug. I would love one of...
• Re: Plugs...Platinums are junk!!!
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Thu, 14 May 1998 09:20:44 -0700
  ...Plugs...Platinums are junk!!! > > In a message dated 98-05-13 17:22:38 EDT, off_white@OLYWA.NET writes: > > << My Volvo mechanic swears...
• Re: My brain is shrinking -- water tank drain cap?
  Historical mailing list - Dusty Edwards
  Fri, 20 May 2005 16:09:08 -0700
  yeah, a bilge plug - it's almost to your description, but it's not quite a wingnut, but a single lever that locks the...
• Re: Low Compression after Spark Plug Incident
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 19:06:02 -0500
  ...The van was running fine before the spark plug incident. So, strangely to me, it seems that the spark plug incident on the #2...
• Black wire by water tank...
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:45:13 -0400
  ...There is a plug that comes out of the rear wall and there are 3 plugs. The first 2 go into the water pump...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 19 Jun 2004 14:55:10 -0400
  ...first, the resistance of a fouled plug is SMALLER, because of the parallel path across the gap provided by the contaminants. the voltage drop...
• Re: Spark Plug & Wire problems
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 11 Jul 2004 15:05:01 -0400
  ...there is simply no mechanism for 3 prong vs 1 prong plugs to damage plug wires or coil. dan On Sun, 11 Jul 2004...
• Re: 3-pronged spark plugs
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 19:35:02 EDT
  ...Anybody have the straight skinny on the Arian spark plug conspiricy? gmbulley cary, nc
• Oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Joel D Shortlidge
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 16:59:21 -0500
  The PO of my '87 Syncro modified the drain plug! It now has a threadless shank welded on it! It does not fit flush...
• Re: Vanagon Replacement Radios: Data Requested
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 01:51:32 +0200
  ...It is one plug for power, and another for speakers. Some head unit manufacturers also have one plug for line out plugs, like Blaupunkt...
• Re: Bosch Quad 4 Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 20:40:21 -0600
  ...Drag racers, among others, are known to "index" their spark plugs so that when installed, the gap in the plug is always located for...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:35:02 -0700
  ...On 08/21/2012 04:28 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Those are simply the wrong spark plugs. The standard plug is a W7C. The...
• Re: Oil drain plug problems-Help!
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 3 May 2015 20:24:07 -0600
  It sounds like you have a 3/8 pipe plug in there. I have used them before to replace a stripped plug. They work...
• Re: HELP!My vanagon is missing OS sensor switch and trans fill plug
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 10:40:52 -0400
  The fill plug is on the side! The drain plug is towards the engine, at the bottom. On my '85, I can not easily...