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• Re: Put rebuilt 1.9l in,... solved
  Historical mailing list - Matthias Kuster
  Wed, 20 Mar 2002 18:59:11 -0800
  ...Had to grind off those bolts, (EASY with sparks flying and the fuel line 1/4" away from the grinder. Poo! She runs now...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Thu, 9 Oct 2008 08:14:48 -0700
  ...If you get sparks that means the Hall Effect Unit is working in sending the signal to the ECU. If the ECU is not...
• Re: Warning confirmed Re: gfci outlet buzzes with inverter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:39:03 -0400
  ...1) If either phase ("hot" or "neutral") is shorted to the vehicle chassis, sparks will fly and the future of the inverter is in...
• Re: making a little headway but need advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Sat, 7 Dec 2013 12:43:48 -0800
  ...if you see tiny sparks escpaing to the side, instead of firing across the electrodes.. that plug is 'done' and should be removed from...
• Re: 1.9 - not starting
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:03:06 -0500
  ...You want multiple white sparks, not just one or two yellow ones every now and again. Also getting a compression test is a good...
• Re: Battery Woahs Part II
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 3 Jul 2015 15:55:15 -0700
  ...metal frame of the box and there were a lot of sparks, and even scarred my wrench. I aborted pulling the house battery, but...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 21 Feb 2003 07:18:17 -0600
  I'm not picking on you Clive when I say this. Spark plug gaps are recommended. If it says .026 and you are in...
• Re: Canadian Westfalia Shore Power Cord Warning
  Historical mailing list - James
  Tue, 3 Feb 2015 22:15:34 -0500
  ...wall outlets in the house ran warm, and one gave off sparks! You know which ones I opened up immediately for inspection and re...
• Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 20:55:41 -0700
  ...If the machine that was counting "sparks" thinks it's counting coil/cap flashes but it's really counting cap/plug flashes, then it...
• Re: It's time to hit that idle Stabilizer on the head!!!
  Historical mailing list - T.M.
  Tue, 4 Sep 2007 02:39:57 -0400
  ...measure time between coil "sparks" to get idle speed >2. is idle too low? open ISV wider >3. is idle too high? close ISV...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 22:44:08 -0700
  ...From rags to westy in a week. > dear craig > i hope you are storing the propane tank outside and away from errant > sparks > while...
• Re: Generic ignition coil on 1.9?
  Historical mailing list - David
  Mon, 21 Nov 2016 00:46:49 +0000
  ...still create adequate > spark energy at high speeds, (less time between sparks). > > So with the electronic ignitions in our Vans, Both 1.9 and...
• Re: So thar I was (Engine wouldn't start) - Remote Starter Sw. extra wire
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 5 Dec 2007 12:37:53 -0800
  ...don' recommend touching it to things like as a normal procedure - sparks and damage and all that. But then, it's right there to...
• Re: Splitfire plugs
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 6 Oct 95 16:55:34 EDT
  ...surfaces to jump to and from or because sharper surfaces let sparks jump easier (why you should file a plug square when regapping). Now...
• towing VW/VW
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jul 1995 09:39:34 -0400
  ...SingleCab(sold), 66 Deluxe Samba(soon) 67 Panel Bus, 67 Beetle, 69 Beetle Baha, 72 Bus, 74 412 Station waggin -------------****** Sparks through the Rubble ******------------------
• Re: Poptop conversion from a tintop.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 6 Sep 2024 19:07:42 -0700
  ...should have guarded the windows from hot slag - The grinding wheel sparks flew and the glass and created a starburst effect at night from...
• Re: fuel injector hoses, replacing
  Historical mailing list - Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette
  Sun, 9 Dec 2007 09:24:04 -0500
  ...Do it outside, cutting the > clamps > > with a dremel cutoff wheel produces a spray of sparks, and the > opportunity > > to ignite both rubber and...
• Re: Bad Gas...gummed up stuff..
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:30:52 -0500
  ...AND - the stuff is as flammable as all get-out! No sparks, flames or lit cigarettes around this stuff or even close, period. I...
• Re: Help Needed in BC, Westy With Running Problems in Prince George
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 20 Aug 2007 02:16:08 -0700
  ...The sparks and wires were ok, fuel filter was changed, air filter > is fine, compression was *low*. One guy said each cylinder was equal...
• Re: CCC's bay area explosives extravaganza!
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jul 1996 18:50:09 -0300 (ADT)
  ...The top candle shot its first ball out horizontally, a great show maybe 200 feet up, pinwheel leaving behind a monstrous shower of sparks...
• Re: More on rods and bolts/2.1 in '83.5-'85
  Historical mailing list - MOST,DAVID
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 08:39:31 -0700
  ...According to Jerry, at > high speeds this will generate tremendous heat, even to the point of the > metal becoming red hot with sparks flying...
• a CRAZY story involving my westy
  Historical mailing list - dusty edwards
  Sun, 3 Jul 2005 23:19:11 -0600
  ...we stood on the side of I70 talking to the cop, sobbing, watching the firefighters go the the van checking for any unmanaged sparks...
• Re: Grounds (was Quality Inverters) NVC
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 11:07:01 -0700
  ...Given common conditions such as high fault > > currents, fast rise/fall surges (e.g., sparks), that "ground" is anything > but > > iso-potential. This misunderstanding...
• Re: Battery Woahs Part II
  Historical mailing list - Jeremy Stovin
  Fri, 3 Jul 2015 16:00:19 -0700
  ...metal frame of the box and there were a lot of sparks, and even scarred my wrench. I aborted pulling the house battery, but...
• Re: alternator blues
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Tue, 04 Feb 1997 21:34:35 -0800
  ...Before removing or checking the wire harness at the alternator (or the alternator itself) disconnect the battery ground strap to prevent sparks and shorts...
• Re: seizure
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 16 Sep 2001 23:46:46 EDT
  ...the door-the whole place could have gone up from the sparks-be caefull-high compression blows the gas out a long way, and...
• Brighter Headlight Bulb 86-91
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Thu, 4 Jun 1998 14:18:22 -0700
  ...I'm not sure I'd want sparks from 110VAC that close to the Propane Tank. Although they don't sell cars in their...
• fuel pump, gas fires
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:05:44 -0500
  ...Caution! fuel vapors and sparks = bomb! > big explosion! Fire! WARNING WARNING !!!! > ERic > > jimt wrote: > >> On 10/3/04 11:44 PM, "Al and Sue...
• Re: major fuel leak
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 28 Jan 2008 21:59:37 -0500
  ...if there is even the remotest chance that you will introduce >> sparks or open flame to the work area >> have the tank steam cleaned...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 Jun 2011 22:51:06 -0700
  ...It sparks some when you do that ....so not a good idea to do that very often. But real handly for your remote starter...
• Re: Welding near fuel tank
  Historical mailing list - LarsP
  Tue, 26 Dec 2023 12:51:29 -0700
  ...MsoNormal>My concern?  Hey...that gasoline tank is nearby.  Sparks from angle grinder or Sawsall.  Dang...the whole thing could explode...
• Re: Van won't start with strong gas smell...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 4 Dec 2005 13:45:37 -0600
  ...Gas fumes can ignite with the smallest of sparks If fuel starts running out onto the ground you can probably very quickly tell where...
• Re: Just spent the morning with listmember Gary Bawden
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:10:53 -0400
  Gary sure is a fun guy! Our paths crossed in Sparks Nevada last summer and he sure wasn't sporting a TDI at that...
• Re: Who has the real skinny on R-12?
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sun, 13 Jun 1999 22:10:30 -0400
  ...R-12, even in miniscule quantities (Like a couple molecules) sparks a chain reaction in the upper atmosphere that converts ozone (good stuff, when...
• OT Friday , hard turning on the lathe with ceramic inserts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 16 Oct 2020 07:29:19 -0700
  ...Chips coming off red hot, sparks etc. Oh and either with flood coolant or dry. Intermittent cooling supposedly shocks and cracks insert. The lathe...
• Re: ELECTRICAL: need help diagnosing non-working brake/backup lights
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sun, 12 Oct 2014 15:16:58 -0500
  ...Dug Smith and I went to the same sparks 'n fuses school of diagnosis, though today some of the troubleshooting reading I've been...
• Re: [NVC] Beware of the Skid Demon
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 06:41:02 -0700
  ...of the centerstand (if the bike is so equipped) to throw sparks you can create the effect of catastrophic engine failure.� Said to work...
• Re: Rust Demons
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 Jun 2011 11:15:38 -0700
  ...In a shower of sparks of July 4th proportions I achieved this with the minor comment of, �Instructor Sir, is my hair still smoldering...
• Re: Cut you spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 14:21:27 -0600
  ...INFORMS.COM> writes: > >Multiple electrode spark plugs do not create multiple sparks. The > extra > >electrodes are there just in case the other ones fail...
• Re: Battery Woahs Part II
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 3 Jul 2015 18:25:52 -0700
  ...metal frame of the box and there were a lot of sparks, and even scarred my wrench. I aborted pulling the house battery, but...
• Re: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 4 Dec 2010 17:32:15 -0800
  ...Under normal circumstances there aren't > any sparks available in the engine room, unless of course the > sparking inside the distributor or from the...
• Re: 1987 Westy Fuel Line hoses inside diameters
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:24:09 -0700
  ...safety around gasoline is important lights should be covered and preferably break proof no smoking or sparks ... if you have a small dish to...
• Re: Rear Side window slider now at GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Sat, 11 Jun 2011 14:06:32 -0700
  ...s a treasure trove of short side windows in South > Africa sparks my interest. > Although all in all I think your point is valid...
• quest 1 (longish)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 09:11:54 -0500
  ...Kevin Kevin Murray (cinematographer) -FeetsFirst Films #----------------****** Sparks through the Rubble ******----------------# | 66 21 window deluxe "Claire" 66 Beetle sedan "Black Adder"| | 67 Panel Van "Mojo...
• Re: question before I remove the fridge
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Thu, 19 May 2005 09:55:24 -0400
  ...igniter is the device that causes the flashing bulb (and causes > sparks in the combusion chamber). I had a problem similar to your > (light...
• 21 Win/SingleCab Pt Deux.. (longish)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 28 Jul 1995 22:19:24 -0400
  ...Beetle (daily driver) 67 Panel Bus,(parts) 69 Beetle Baha,(project) 72 Combi Bus,(dead!) 74 412 Station Waggin.(project) -------------****** Sparks through the Rubble ******------------------
• Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 21:05:55 -0700
  ...If the machine that was counting "sparks" thinks it's counting coil/cap flashes but it's really counting cap/plug flashes, then it...
• Re: front seat swivel removal
  Historical mailing list - J. Harvey
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 12:47:27 -0700
  ...Some yards will not allow power tools or anything that produces sparks or >flame. > >A sawzall will work bring a few...
• Fridge again....
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 13:45:29 -0600
  ...Who knows, one of the sparks might light. 3. Try breathing or pushing air into the little metal drainage tube that comes underneath the...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 22:50:58 -0600
  I've been laying out of this because you guys have got the ignition system pretty well down pat. I've had some good...
• Re: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 15:17:03 -0800
  ...Under normal circumstances there aren't >> any sparks available in the engine room, unless of course the >> sparking inside the distributor or from the...
• Re: A bit rough idle, running. Unbalanced injectors?
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 14:22:19 -0600
  ...don't think I have a (completely) failed I checked for sparks on the plugs when I pulled them for the compression test. (plugs...
• Re: Tips on making space under Westfalia swivel seat usable?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:14:15 -0500
  ...The metal is thick and sparks will fly, so take appropriate precautions. Originally I was going to reinstall the cut out material with a...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 08:46:26 -0400
  ...Sun, 3 Aug 2008 22:28:35 -0700 > >dear craig >i hope you are storing the propane tank outside and away from errant sparks...
• Re: Dual-Battery Question
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Mon, 7 Jun 2004 18:39:29 -0800
  ...Do remember that sparks around a charging battery are potentially a *very* bad thing (hydrogen as in Hindenberg). //Jack Date sent: Mon, 7 Jun...
• Re: Tips and Tricks Requested - Starter Change
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 07:27:58 -0400
  ...It sparks some when you do > that ....so not a good idea to do that very often. But real handly for your > remote starter...
• Re: More on rods and bolts/2.1 in '83.5-'85
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 22:54:06 -0000
  ...According to Jerry, at > > high speeds this will generate tremendous heat, even to the point of the > > metal becoming red hot with sparks flying...
• Re: a CRAZY story involving my westy
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 6 Jul 2005 16:53:10 -0400
  ...we stood on the side of I70 talking to the cop, > sobbing, watching the firefighters go the the van checking for any > unmanaged sparks...
• Re: Tires
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 25 May 2013 19:02:38 -0700
  ...The first time I cut some to fit, I discovered, by seeing sparks coming off my band saw blade, it must have ground-up...
• Re: [NVC] Beware of the Skid Demon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:16:02 -0700
  ...of the centerstand (if the bike is so equipped) to throw sparks you can create the effect of catastrophic engine failure. Said to work...