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• Re: Aircooled? - building my own interior heating system!
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Sat, 25 Nov 2006 13:11:39 -0500
  ...controlled glow plug in a metal Tee) > * inline electric carb fuel pump (or 12v water pump - eg early Westy) > * water container (small windshield resevoir...
• Re: Heater booster thoughts?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 5 Aug 2003 12:38:16 -0700
  ...momentarily -a shot of gas will start combustion if the glow/spark plug is working. When you are sure that you have no leaks...
• Re: FS: Westy Eberspacher heater CHEAP!
  Historical mailing list - Pernice, Vincent
  Fri, 10 Jan 2003 11:07:15 -0500
  ...Comes > with the main heater unit (with glow plug and sensor/switch > attached), fuel pump, ducting etc. I believe a blower motor is also...
• Re: It didn't start today. (The van, I mean.)
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 08:42:16 -0700 (MST)
  I had the same problem with my '92 Jetta TurboD--could be a (U.S.) $0.70 in-line glow plug fuse. Same exact...
• Re: Random Compatibility Questions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 20 Nov 2012 17:41:46 -0600
  ...fit or are adaptable. > The instrument cluster won't have a Glow Plug warning light of course .. > wiring to the instrument cluster is slightly...
• 1.9L AAZ Turbo Diesel is now running in my Syncro!
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 23:00:27 -0700
  ...wasserboxer bell housing!!! The kit also ships with a wire harness / glow plug relay system, a throttle cable and cold start cable. Basically everything...
• Re: Hot Cat
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Tue, 1 Feb 2011 09:34:30 -0800
  ...the cat and it's > glowing > red. Next morning I replaced it with a spare and put new plugs in cleaned > the grounds at...
• Re: Debugging air leaks in a Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Mon, 13 Jun 2011 21:28:21 -0700
  ...Very simple - - hold button down for about five seconds to purge air, hold button for glow plugs for a few seconds (I don't...
• Re: Diesel Caveat: Case in point!
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 18:53:04 -0700
  ...Once the compression gets > borderline, they start pretty hard even if the glow plugs work. You notice > it first toward the end of fall...
• Re: starter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 06:25:17 -0500
  ...in way less than a > revolution, since I cleaned all the glow plug connections :) �It just makes > this awful noise for about half a...
• Re: '81.5 Diesel 1.6, Won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:35:43 -0500
  ...I don't know if the VW diesels require valve adjustment but if > so, a "tight" valve could prevent starting. > > Bad glow plugs could...
• Re: 82 Diesel won't start
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 19:37:44 -0700
  ...Verify that glow plugs are heating when activated. They should be noticeably warm to the touch when cycled 2-3 times. 3. Verfiy that...
• Re: New Car Dealers And Parts Prices
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:28:09 -0800
  ...Standard industry practice? Don't know, but > not long after that I went to a Chevy dealer to buy a glow plug controller > for...
• gasline antifreeze...
  Historical mailing list - Pierre A Lachance
  Sun, 30 Jan 2000 13:40:27 -0500
  ...and best of all I had a very good check of my glow plugs in november... for good starts... happy sunday to all and...
• Re: Aircooled? - building my own interior heating system!
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 25 Nov 2006 13:26:31 -0500
  ...12v heater (bought on Ebay for $70 - basically a temp. > controlled glow plug in a metal Tee) > * inline electric carb fuel pump (or 12v...
• Re: They said it couldn't be done....
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 25 Aug 2014 12:40:25 -1000
  ...there are actual glow plugs .. 3 of them, screwed into a flange...where hot coolant comes out of the back end of the cylinder...
• more van stuff today
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 23:42:14 -0800
  ...so another job tomorrow ... ?? but it sure is nice having the glow plug system working ... planning to stop at that junk yard in yeka...
• Re: 82 vanagon - I need a new engine - questions
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 20:07:22 EDT
  ...might -as-well" parts are factored in (new clutch kit, injectors, glow plugs, water pump, radiator, overflow bottle, hoses, heater core, and on and...
• Re: Wonky temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 3 May 2015 23:06:54 -0400
  ...Once you have it working correctly with the sender plug open and jumpered, plug it into the sender. If it now blinks when it...
• Re: Aftermarket gas tank opinions wanted
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 30 Apr 2014 22:07:18 -0500
  ...problems. > > It arrived in a big box with all the holes plugged, and the vent kit, grommets, new fuel sender, etc. arrived in a...
• Re: Wiring questions for tach/dash pod from 88-89 into 82 aircooled [LONG]
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 16 Oct 1999 23:05:35 -0400
  ...You can splice in your tach wire and use this female terminal to go into pin 9 (it was the glow plug indicator for...
• Re: HELP WATER IN MY TANK!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 4 Aug 2002 14:52:06 -0700
  ...Of course I tried starting it till my battery almost went dead, > I replaced 2 glow plugs (#1 and #4) also tired starting with...
• Re: the case of the curious blinking LED
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 1 Sep 2009 19:42:10 -0700
  ...you turn the key on to energize the glow plugs, and naturally, turning the key on makes the temp gauge LED flash a few...
• Re: A/C Relay
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 28 Sep 1998 13:34:16 -0700
  ...I've yet to find a Bosch relay on these (with exception to the Glow Plug Relay on Diesels and the Combi-Relay on...
• Re: Slightly OT - B-2 gas heater not shutting off fan after turned off
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 11 Jan 2007 12:02:54 -0800
  ...If adjusting doesn't work, whacking it may break the quartz rod which expands with heat to turn off the glow plug, and contracts...
• more electrical stuff
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 08 Jul 94 10:25:26 CDT
  ...100W 100W - Auxiliary Driving Lamps 55W each - - Supplementary Brake Lights 21W each - - Glow Plugs for Starting 100W each 100W each - (for Diesel cars only)
• Re: Westy fridge won't light
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 21:14:57 -0500
  ...9) If it starts to glow, stop clicking but start to move the left knob very slowly in and out until the light gets...
• I'm not a happy Bushrat.
  Historical mailing list - P.J. Kenny
  Mon, 13 Feb 1995 23:36:31 GMT
  ...Secondly, the glow plug installation of last week was a complete success thank-you-for-asking and the blue thing starts flawlessly again. Thanks...
• Re: Help for a guy in Belgium
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Wed, 17 Jan 2001 21:21:55 -0800
  But what about the glowing exhaust pipe? Unrelated? Coincidence? Brent Christensen '89 GL Syncro Westy Santa Barbara, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Marshall" <vanagon...
• Re: Diesel fuel lines and air leaks = nostart
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Mon, 24 Nov 2008 09:11:28 -0500
  ...Also, have you checked the glow plugs? My 1.6 Jetta had similar starting issues, and it turned out to be the glow plug...
• Re: Single battery setup using a marine battery
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 31 May 2009 19:43:57 -0700
  ...i do know that electricity will arch when given the opportunity not to mention over powering spark plugs .. or in your case glow plugs...
• Re: Question about Diesel Westies...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 20:44:38 -0500
  ...The complications have to do with transmission and shifting, plus a glow plug relay and dash light for the glow plug operation and the...
• Re: Diesel - too much oil saga
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 09:36:44 -0600
  ...Mike said he > will start with a compression test. > > I suspect the glow plugs are fouled, and some piston ring damage. > > As a side...
• RE: Why didn't that VW use his signal?!
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 09:11:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...When >activated the indicator on the dash just glows and doesn't blink. >Bad relay? Bad switch? The signals don't work up front...
• Re: need info on plastic oil filler on diesel
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 1 Mar 1999 22:06:21 -0700
  ...It starts a little slow >however, which I hope to remedy with a new set of glow plugs. I have put >several hundred miles...
• For sale: 1982 Vanagon diesel
  Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
  Fri, 18 May 2001 09:18:26 -0400
  ...Gabriel gas shocks Toyo 100,000 mile all season radials starter glow plugs fuel injectors water pump oil filler tube exhaust system Blauplunct stereo...
• Re: junk yards for Vanagon parts.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Sun, 7 Dec 2008 00:53:47 -0800
  ...is different in some way now where did i put that glow plug ... for my 89 OEM 5 Speed Diesel hmmmm yours On Sun...
• TDI or TDD? (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 19:35:14 -0800
  ...I presume you wire up a glow plug light for the dash too, right? kevin "Doing the work VW's engineering department wouldn't...
• Re: White Westy convoy, I-4 gasser advice
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:14:47 -0700
  ...A short jumper wire from a good battery to operate > the glow plugs at start-up would be helpful, but even this can be...
• Re: Toolkit
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 23 Nov 1999 07:39:26 -0700
  ...speedwrench") > RoboGrips (gift from wife) > digital muliti-meter > continuity probe > 12V glow probe > wire stripper/crimper > soldering iron > spare tips > thin razor knife w...
• Re: Stop the Urban Folk Myth: The IGNITION LIGHT
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Fri, 8 May 1998 10:52:24 -0700
  ...Unless you drive a diesel, and are waiting for the yellow glow plug > light > (non-flashing) to extinguish, the rest of you are sitting...
• Re: '88 GL - Gradual Power Loss
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Tue, 27 Mar 2012 05:24:34 -0700
  ...Muffler, cat, manifold fuel pump, fuel filter, Fuel pressure regulator plugs, wires, cap, ECU� o2 sensor, temp 2 sensor, air filter, AFM etc. � AND...
• Re: Tach Cluster in early van
  Historical mailing list - David Ricketts
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 13:43:15 -0400
  ...You can splice in your tach wire and use this female terminal to go into pin 9 (it was the glow plug indicator for...
• Subject: Re: Engine Heaters
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 22:57:57 -0600
  ...Gary Lee Calgary, Canada BTW, I have an extra BA6 heater for sale, and several BN4s, BN2s, glow plugs etc. also.
• Diesel Vanagon L FS or swap for PU NYC area
  Historical mailing list - Keith Olsen
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 22:01:34 EST
  ...I put in new glow plugs at the beginning of the winter and this van started on the coldest morning we had (2F with...
• Re: Dash multi-pin wiring
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Oct 2000 11:28:09 -0400
  ...You can splice >in >your tach wire and use this female terminal to go into pin 9 (it was the > >glow plug indicator for...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:48:29 -0600
  ...My Vanagon is a diesel, and I have to wait 5 to 15 seconds for the glow plug light to go out before I...
• Re: Instrument Cluster Ribbon Repair
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Wed, 27 Mar 2013 00:01:42 -0500
  ...there's a > diesel glow plug I'll now not easily be able to use as a CEL light. > > > > On Tue, Mar 26, 2013...
• The TriStar TDI Syncro lives! :-)
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 1 Apr 2004 18:55:52 -0800
  ...I may just leave it with no muffler! Left to do is the brake and clutch switches and the glow plug and malfunction indicator...
• Re: Dash Noise - Buzzing
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:50:13 -0700
  ...but I have heard many buzzing glow plug relays on diesel vanagons. Ever seen that thing about ordering parts .. 'just give me year, make...
• whining turbo
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Sun, 8 Apr 2001 12:10:26 -0700
  ...Ther reason it > wasn't running was just the glow plug relay. That was the good news. The > > bad news was there was no...
• Re: Putting a tach into non-tach Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 11:54:28 -0400
  ...You can splice in your tach wire and use this female terminal to go into pin 9 (it was the glow plug indicator for...
• Re: starter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:56:16 -0800
  ...in way less than a > revolution, since I cleaned all the glow plug connections :) It just > makes > this awful noise for about half a...
• Fridge matters
  Historical mailing list - Alain Pierre Hovasse
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 21:09:31 -0400
  ...A knob, I just happened to notice a bit of a glow as the flame turned orange. But the normal "on" light, a tiny...
• Re: Van stories Compilation
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 8 Oct 2011 17:38:28 -0600
  ...After replacing a bunch of burnt up wires due to a poor stereo install and finding a broken off glow plug and and easy...
• Re: Rough Idle after replaced heads/piston rings... 91 Carrat
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Mon, 1 Jul 2002 22:52:54 +0200
  ...to glow red... and I turned things off and began troubleshooting. Of course, your mechanic is more qualified than to switch the plug wires...
• Re: Sticky diesel starter motor
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Lee Harrison
  Tue, 16 Oct 2001 20:42:16 +0100
  ...t turn<br> on the first twist of the key, following glow plug warm up. After subsequent<br> rattling of the gear shift and...
• Re: reset? OS2 indicator light
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 15:16:39 -0500
  ...Is it a fuel pump indicator? The only light i'm familiar with like that is the glow plug on the deisel engines, of...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 9 Dec 2002 08:21:54 -0500
  ...No power and the cat would be glowing red hot. Tried all kinds of things until I just changed the oil. I was using...
• diesel head identification
  Historical mailing list - bertschi
  Mon, 25 May 1998 09:55:06 -0400
  ...the heat shields are removed, and one is corroded above the glow plug. Bottom line if you're still here......can I use the...