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• Re: spark plugs, etc
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 13:52:23 -0700
  ...peace, but that doesn't happen either.) If you clean the plugs, you'll be OK. Sam __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search Thousands of...
• Re: Ignition wiring plug shield Removal
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 18:03:11 -0700
  ...tricks to get the metal shields off the sparkplugs??? > I need to change the plugs and for the life of me I cannot budge...
• Re: Triple Electrode Spark Plug Available For 1.9L Motor
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 13:33:25 -0800
  > >What I was told by a tech rep for SplitFire plugs: > >The spark develops at all "sharp" edges of the electrode, therefore if you...
• Re: Coolant leak - it was bound to happen
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 1 Aug 2015 09:39:50 -0500
  ...GM Safari AWD) this weekend and I am > going to need to do that for a couple of the spark plugs, I'm sure...
• Re: Dead Cylinder -91 Carat - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:19:40 -0700
  ...From the distributor to the plugs checks good with a strobe >> and I get a good, strong spark at the plugs themselves. Still no...
• Re: Check Compression: Warm or cold engine?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 12 May 2003 19:13:12 -0600
  ...but NEVER REMOVE >spark plugs from a hot Aluminum Head. >So before you do a hot compression check, add thread anti seize to the...
• Re: Check Compression: Warm or cold engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 12 May 2003 13:37:29 -0700
  ...but NEVER REMOVE spark plugs from a hot Aluminum Head. So before you do a hot compression check, add thread anti seize to the...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:26:01 -0600
  ...It used triple-prong Bosch plugs... I finally had to change them out at 109,000 miles. They were clean, clean, clean. Perfect combustion...
• Re: spark plugs, etc
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 10 Aug 2002 06:28:10 EDT
  ...Wh= > ich one is best to get? > The Bosch W7DTC 3 prong plugs are by far the best. Cheers�� Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada...
• Re: spark plug orientation affects performance?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 21:02:37 +0000
  Sami Dakhlia writes: > > I read somewhere that it may be advantageous to install spark plugs > so that their open end faces the intake valve...
• Fwd: no spark
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Thu, 13 Jul 2000 04:43:43 EDT
  ...I checked for fuel at the 'T' connection, it squirted....'checked the plugs... They were wet....checked for spark..NO SPARK!! I swapped the...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 18:56:00 -0700
  ...On 08/21/2012 06:45 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Yes, all the in line 4/Audi 5 engines used the "D" reach plugs. >
• f/ Re: spark plugs and fuel economy ???
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 08:27:07 CST6CDT
  On 2 Apr 96, Joel Walker wrote: > - since i put Bosch triple-prong plugs (into my 88 vanagon), my anal-retentive > recordkeeping :) i thought...
• Re: Bosch 4-pronged spark plug not for Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 00:36:26 -0500
  What plugs did the rep reccomend? I am running Bosch Tri-electrode supers in my 2.1 and it seems to eat the plugs...
• Re: 85 GL No Spark-No Start
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:45:46 -0400
  ...Swap them and see if you have spark. If you so then get a new relay. Also, remove your plugs and see if they...
• Re: Westy ocassional missing & bucking...
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Wed, 25 Jun 2003 19:41:57 -0400
  ...Have you check the obvious? Your hand brake is off? Spark plugs are good and well gapped? Wires are good? Caps and rotor? How...
• Re: Recommended spark plugs for WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 19:18:42 -0500
  ...Recommended spark plugs for WBX? Allan, The Bosch Platinum Plus 4 is a good choice. Bosch p/n 4477 John Meeks '91 Multivan, '85...
• Tech tip:::
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Thu, 26 Jun 1997 12:58:19 -0400 (EDT)
  ...When installing spark plugs into your Vanagon, or any Aluminum head engine, always lubricate the plug threads with anti-seize grease. This will prevent...
• rough pick-up from cold 84
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 20 Nov 1996 21:16:16 -0800
  ...I pulled the plugs, the electrodes looked fine but the little tabs on the other end of the spark were almost burned off. I...
• Re: Heads stuck to piston sleeve
  Historical mailing list - PAT
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 21:25:14 -0400
  ...Heads stuck to piston sleeve >put oil in cylinders,replace spark plugs you now have a hydraulic press >to press the heads off, > >or...
• Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:01:46 -0400
  ...spark plug wires and ground (might see sparks outright, or glow around wires, at night), or, even if not root cause, fouled plugs. O2...
• Pulstar Plugs, was Re: Anyone Tried the Pulstar Spark Plugs?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:00:16 -0500
  ...Here's a less formal unsponsored real-world review that thinks they're perfectly decent spark plugs but no other real benefit. http://www...
• Re: spark plugs, etc
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 13:45:58 -0700
  ...If we're talking about spark plugs, > though, the first path that ionizes the fuel/air mix in the cylinder will > suddenly have a...
• Re: Spark Plugs: Bosch Single TIp to NGK BP6ET Tri Tip User Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 26 Jun 2012 10:32:43 -0700
  ...Chris Corkins, aka "Tencentlife" over on thesamba posted some comments and explanations on why these NGK plugs are a good choice. His comments top...
• Re: Bosch or NGK plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 20:38:41 -0700
  I've been using the Bosch plugs with three electrodes. They are what is called for in my '85, and they have worked very...
• spark plugs
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Aug 94 0:07:47 EDT
  I checked the FAQ's and other related info on the gopher and could not come up with a corresponding number to the plugs...
• Re: 85 vanagon spark plugs : another question
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 11:44:36 -0600
  ...85 vanagon spark plugs > > > stupid question time again... > but, precisely how the hell do you get these things out? they appear to be > the...
• Re: spark plugs and fuel economy ???
  Historical mailing list - A Brandon Smith
  Tue, 2 Apr 1996 13:16:58 -0800 (PST)
  Is the reason they can give better gas mileage, is some are more efficient and burn more of the air/gas mixture? -- \ / A. Brandy...
• Re: Spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 11:20:11 +0000
  I've been running them for a month with no problems! Jeff Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > Awhile back Denis recommended these plugs: Bosch 4477...
• Re: Cut you spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 10:21:49 -0600
  ...Is this true? You get more power with Bosch Plus-4 plugs, same type I have been using for about 15K, because those plugs...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 19 Jun 2004 14:55:10 -0400
  ...the configuration of the electrodes on the spark plug. >BTW, do I use multi electrode plugs? Yes, because they should last a >little longer...
• Re: Tune up time - which plugs?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 15:22:38 EDT
  ...Never, never, never buy champion spark plugs. Just plain junky. Good for the lawn mower, but that is about it. Ironically Champion makes an...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 22:26:02 -0400
  if indeed platinum plugs are especially good in oil burning engines, it is in an indirect way, such as maintaining lower spark-over voltages...
• Electrical problem with new engine
  Historical mailing list - Chris Gkikas
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 16:30:28 -0500
  ...any ideas? I can get the engine to turn, but no spark at the plugs. Thanks, and if indeed this question is pointless, thanks...
• 85 wbx 1.9 miss at idle...more info
  Historical mailing list - Erin Randolph
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 23:31:32 -0800
  ...I pulled the plugs after about 500 miles on a trip (plugs were put in about mid september) and i just recently pulled them...
• Re: Touchy Topics
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:26:09 -0500
  ...Does anyone have any suggestions on what tires, oil, filters, tranny fluid, air cleaner, coolant or spark plugs I should be using? Or should...
• Re: SOMETIMES IT WILL, OTHER TIMES IT WON'T
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:39:23 -0500
  ...filter. > - Clean or replace the air filter. > - Replace the spark plugs and the spark plugs wires. > - Clean the throttle body. > - Adjust the throttle body...
• Re: Coolant Puddle at #4 Spark Plug Well
  Historical mailing list - Walter Stephens
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 17:51:03 -0700
  ...Coolant Puddle at #4 Spark Plug Well > Hi; > Pulled my spark plugs to do a compression test as I've > been having to add...
• Re: still not starting..
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Hecht
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 18:41:11 -0500
  ...The spark plugs are sparking, very nicely I might add, since the addition of a brand new coil. The gap is .027". The compression...
• Re: 3-prong Spark plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 16:23:40 -0700
  ...3-prong Spark plugs? > > > > > > > Some correction/clarification is in order here. > > > > > > First of all, the part numbers for the correct tri-electrode Bosch plugs...
• Re: Compression Test on Aircooled 1600
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 4 Dec 1999 06:59:01 -0800
  ...1 - Should the >engine be hot or cold when you test ? spark plugs in or take them all >out ? 3 - Anything else I should...
• Re: start - won't sart - solution
  Historical mailing list - Joe Glisson
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 09:53:31 -0400
  ...either hot or cold operating temp - I had plenty of spark but the plugs were being flooded by gas due to the bad sensor...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 11:06:33 -0800
  ...This turned out to be a red herring. >> >> Afterwards, still no spark on the #1 plug (as measured by a timing >> light on the...
• Help!! Ignition problem!
  Historical mailing list - J McCavitt
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 15:12:31 -0700
  ...After that, no sound, and no spark at the plugs. Bad coil, bad Hall sender, ECU getting senile? Any suggestions welcome, thanks very much...
• Gas Milage problem(?)
  Historical mailing list
  11 Mar 96 21:49:00 +1800
  ...Is this normal or would I be correct in thinking that one or more spark plugs did not survive the cold snap? Or maybe...
• Compression Test on Aircooled 1600
  Historical mailing list - Phil Marston
  Fri, 14 Jan 2000 08:05:50 -0000
  ...1 - Should the engine be hot or cold when you test ? 2 - Should you keep the remaining spark plugs in or take them all...
• Rough Idle and Rich running ('84)
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 13:01:37 -0500 (CDT)
  ...My clues as to the rich running are black smoke out the exhaust and black deposits on the spark plugs. The running symptoms are...
• Re: Spark Plugs: Bosch Single TIp to NGK BP6ET Tri Tip User Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:56:14 -0700
  my sex life has improved 400% since I started using those plugs. Yes, hard to believe by those that know my suave good looks...
• Re: K&N air filters worth the extra money?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 14:28:48 -0600
  ...and i did NOT change anything else (i had been using Champion spark plugs). and i haven't changed my style or amount of...
• Re: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 20:32:36 -0500
  At 08:25 PM 12/5/2010, Mike wrote: >Bottom line; NEVER re-use a dropped sparkplug. These (in the story) were young kids...
• 86 Vanagon - Engine won't start
  Historical mailing list - Stylianides, Georgios
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 20:44:24 -0400
  ...We also replaced the ignition coil and ignition spark plug wires, including the spark plugs. The engine cranks fine and spark goes through the...
• Re: Spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Mon, 13 Feb 2006 05:02:44 -0800
  ...Has anyone used Bosch W8CCO plugs. My engine is getting older, just removed the head and it has some significant carbon buildup. I was...
• Re: 87 GL wont start and run
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 9 Feb 1999 22:57:35 EST
  ...seems to be running very >rich?? >I have spark of course at the distributor and plugs. Ox sensor light >and >Battery light stayed on...
• Re: Transmission Noise ?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 14 Feb 2009 03:44:56 -0800
  ...2008, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >you know.......flywheels not tight enough, spark plugs not tight enough, cam Heh. Funny you should say that. I...
• Wont start. need help
  Historical mailing list - Earl Smith
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 18:11:03 -0700
  ...Nada Pulled plugs on 3 and 4. Great spark. Both plugs wet. Checked rotor position. Right on TDC for 1 and 3 ( Or is...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 23:14:31 +0200
  ...multipoints are that they have lots of contactareas to > build the spark but the singelpoint has only one which makes the size of the...
• Re: Stripped drain plug solution?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 12:18:03 -0500
  ...In looking for the correct HeliCoil, I came across a lot of much > cheaper kits for spark plugs. These are the same diameter, but...
• Re: Spark Plug Failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 21:01:17 -0400
  ...Removed spark plugs to have a look see and found plugs at # 2 and # 3 cylinders had cracked and missing porcelain. What's that...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 20 Feb 2016 17:53:35 -0800
  ...com> wrote: > I would say that on a waterboxer engine, the spark plugs barely wear *at > all* ~! > > Like 'maybe' the gaps will expand and...
• Re Turbo Muffler, Jacobs ignition, don't work
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 02:12:43 EDT
  ...Gary >> New Bosch plug wires, cap and rotor, 3 prong (part #W7DTC) Bosch spark plugs will perform just as good or better than Jacobs...