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• Low RPM High Load Stumble?
  Historical mailing list - Kurt Camealy
  Mon, 1 Nov 2004 13:55:29 -0500
  ...I am leaning towards a spark problem since it is such a harsh sudden stumble when it happens, almost like the engine dies for...
• Re: Can't remove spark plug - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 20:17:42 -0400
  ...http://www.faqfarm.com/Q/How_do_you_remove_a_stuck_spark_plug http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3828/is_200507/ai...
• Re: AC Compressor to inflate tires, etc?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 14:23:14 -0500
  ...tools was an air type hose with an adapter for a sparkplug hole. I would imagine using it would provide more "Bang for the...
• Re: Spark Plug Sockets
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 14:36:20 -0600
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• Re: Finger Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 13:20:54 -0500
  ...useful on distributor end as well as sparkplug end and, of course, coil boot. 2. a good experiment would be to park somewhere realy...
• One more question for the list
  Historical mailing list - Riley Kettner
  Mon, 11 Jun 2001 18:53:16 -0700
  Thanks to the help of list members i have mustered the courage to test my coil for spark. There is no spark at the...
• Re: Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:48:38 -0400
  Looking at only one cyl it get a spark every TWO revolutions. You can do the rest. inker man wrote: >Hello Volks, > >I have...
• Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 3 May 2010 08:02:01 -0500
  Mark, 2 spark plug seal designs exist. The square seal is the one with the crush washer you have to make sure is on...
• Re: Runaway Starter Saga Continues
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 5 Nov 2013 16:49:59 -0800
  ...what you should get for each 1/4 turn is a spark out of the coil wire, and the fuel pump should be triggered...
• Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 3 May 2010 17:23:54 EDT
  ...Only other alternative I thought of is to use one of the old spark plugs and torque it to a higher value to maybe...
• Re: Blue sparks afire
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 8 Apr 1995 10:09:28 -0700 (PDT)
  On Fri, 7 Apr 1995, Matt Bushore wrote: > > I grabbed hold of the wires, and now the little sparks > were jumping to me, but...
• Re: Separating heads from cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 26 Aug 2001 22:42:47 -0500
  ...remove the spark plug and turn the crankshaft pulley until one of the pistons (on the cylinder head you want to remove) is at...
• Re: Cut you sparkplugs
  Historical mailing list - Mike Garske
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 09:50:28 -0800
  ...Cut you sparkplugs > > > Hmmm...'Bosch Triple Electrode' or the 'Splitfire Triple Platinum' would > be > > the ones to try, vs. modified OEM? > > Mike > > ----- Original Message -----
• Re: Running on 3 Cylinders
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:33:31 -0700
  ...so it makes the spark jump up to 3/8ths of an inch .. I have seen that make the spark get a plug firing...
• Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 31 Oct 1994 08:19:39 CST6CDT
  ...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: Latest news on No Spark
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Sun, 17 Jun 2001 11:23:24 -0400
  ...I mentioned before that I had no spark coming off the ignition coil. I purchased and installed a new coil to no improvements. New...
• Air-Cooled Burping Out Spark Plug
  Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
  Wed, 2 Jul 2003 08:07:22 -0700
  I had to cut short a road trip yesterday because my 81 Vanagon has ejected the #3 spark plug twice during my travels, which...
• Re: Which cylinder isn't firing??
  Historical mailing list - Antaki
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 11:06:20 -0800
  The easy one first - I *always* put anti-sieze on my spark plug threads. Besides being kinder to the head threads, it makes torqueing...
• Re: Front Header for Cyls #1 & #3 Wanted - NOT!
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 17 May 2012 07:22:51 -0700
  A spark plug coming�out completely will get your attention.� My only experience with that was riding back from a high school debate tournament...
• Re: No injector spray pattern
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:05:32 -0700
  You don't even have to remove the dizzy to turn it by hand and check hall generation of spark and injector pulses. Just...
• Re: Spark plug gap
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 20:30:26 -0500
  ...Spark plug gap > > Have an 83 1.9L wtb vanagon just seeing what people think is the best spark > plug gap to run. > > Sent...
• Re: Spark Plugs---Help
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 07:07:00 EDT
  In a message dated 10/8/00 11:55:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > Spark Plugs---Help The stripped...
• re: SPARK PLUG WIRES
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Jun 1995 16:06:09 GMT
  ...I need a set of spark plug wires that are good > performers, stand the heat, priced decently (unlike those $100 or so > sets), and...
• Re: broken spark plug removal?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Mon, 20 Jul 1998 23:43:55 -0400
  ...Jul 1998, Dave Bayer wrote: > Hello- > I happened to shear a spark plug off its threads over the weekend. > Does anyone know if there...
• Quantum no-start problem solved( no Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer 19618-5th Ave so Seattle WA 98148
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 03:44:27 EST
  ...My neighbor's brother-in-law also gets the credit for knowing why the fuel pump wasn't working-there was no spark. The...
• Re: proper dist cap for 85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 24 May 2007 19:01:39 -0400
  ...proper dist cap for 85 1.9 hi, my cap has sockets for normal spark plug wire ends and the wires have threaded ends...
• Got skunked yesterday by 2.1L NoStart
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:20:17 -0600
  ...verified via timing light Cyl 1 was getting spark at TDC. Temp 2 - tried unplugged and shorted tried starting with fuel relay removed quick...
• Re: Bosch Three Pronged Spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Mon, 13 Jan 1997 19:12:56 -0500
  ...Not having owned an >gasoline powered car since 1980, its been a while since I purchased >spark plugs! Now that we own a wasserboxer...
• Re: Help w/2.1 What am i missing?
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:16:41 -0400
  ...I also replaced the cap and rotor and checked for spark and that looked good I can normally figure this stuff out, But this...
• Re: Triple Electrode Spark Plug Available For 1.9L Motor
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 10:12:27 -0800
  ...The spark is going to take the path of least resistance. Does anyone know if this is just subjective or is there any real...
• Another Crank but No Start/No Spark
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 20 Jul 2021 18:47:47 -0600
  1986 Westy Weekender 2WD+AT ~ Owner reports 2 very minor Sputters while on errand drive, shut down @ errand loc’ & then No Start ~ No Spark...
• Re: Spark plugs - 2.l L
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 27 Sep 2014 17:55:49 -0400
  ...To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM<mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Subject: Spark plugs - 2.l L Can Bosch plugs number W7DTC be safely use...
• Touchy Topics
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:15:50 -0800
  ...I'll also be putting in new spark plugs. This is to get ready to take the van in for new tires. Does anyone...
• Re: What Sparkplugs
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 15:14:36 -0500
  on 1/17/2001 10:37 AM, Chad at groch@WORLDCHAT.COM wrote: > I'm about to replace the sparkplugs on my '85GL. Any...
• Re: No Start after alternator failure and replacement..TESTING RELAYS
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Sat, 22 Jun 2002 14:27:52 -0500
  ...type that clamps over the spark plug wire) would at least let him know he's getting spark. On the models with the tach...
• Re: In vehicle head gasket fix!!!!
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 1 Mar 2003 17:58:39 EST
  ...Why would you do such a numbnuts repair when spark plug thread repair inserts are just about available in all night drugstores? Now, everybody...
• Re: Engine power loss (need help)
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Fri, 18 Oct 2002 10:55:15 -0400
  ...have performed: >- Compression test on all cylinders (good) >- Removed sparkplugs and checked for spark (good) >- Removed fuel injectors and checked for spray (good) >- Checked...
• Re: Gathering consensus 2.1 won't run when hot: tests
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 30 Sep 2004 10:11:58 EDT
  ...Test for spark by pulling the high tension coil wire from the distributor and connecting it to a grounded spark plug. Then you will...
• Re: No start/no spark (fixed)
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Sun, 30 Oct 2011 19:18:08 -0400
  ...No start/no spark > > > > All, >> Is there an easy way (e.g. side of the road/limited tools) to check if >> the Hall Effect...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:28:54 -0400
  Those are simply the wrong spark plugs. The standard plug is a W7C. The "D" is a longer reach plug used in the inline...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:34:50 -0500
  ...Points have a dwell angle, which is the amount of time >(in degrees) they are close enough together to arc and send spark out...
• Re: No Spark '90 2.1 UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 07:37:02 -0600
  ...I still > didn't have any spark - or fuel pump either now. > > So I checked all conjnections again - crawled under and checked the starter...
• Re: spark plug wires...sort of long
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 10:42:31 EST
  Hi All, A cure for all that ails ya, new spark plug wires aint, but I looked high & low for no start, die'n...
• Re: removing Westy stove face plate
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 01:26:58 +0000
  Here's the yard sale sparker I found years ago that we use for the Westy stove.  Doesn't help much for campfires. It...
• No spark -- Ignition Control Unit?
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 9 May 2007 10:34:17 -0400
  Hi folks, I just changed the wiring harness on my 1.9 and now there isn't any spark. All the pins in the...
• Re: Cause of weak spark?
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Sat, 19 Sep 2015 22:29:22 -0400
  ...Cause of weak spark? Thanks David, but it's not the ECU. I have a spare which I tried. I'm almost out of...
• Re: Spark Plugs-EV
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 Apr 1996 12:58:08 -0500 (EST)
  I got mine at the VW dealer. Ric
• Re: Bucking Engine
  Historical mailing list - Bill H.
  Sat, 1 May 2004 09:18:49 -0700
  Changed the spark plugs, spark plug wires, distributor cap, rotor, air filter and fuel filter 13,000 miles ago. I think the O2 sensor...
• Today's odd repair
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 17:47:35 -0400
  ...I had previously (couple of years ago) replaced the sparker, after the wire to the sparker had frayed and allowed it to catch on...
• Re: New fuel pump and filter - still noisy!
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Mon, 12 Apr 2010 09:10:24 +0300
  ...I have seen some airplane engines that had this and double spark, all the way from plugs to battery. 2 spark plugs per cylinder...
• Re: sparking of big engines...
  Historical mailing list - dneu
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 17:46:46 -0700
  ...Nice power, but "lights out- nobody home" in the low revs. ~Dan ----- Original Message ----- From: "dave bowers" <dave@SPARKPLUG.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: oil drain threads stripped
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:21:55 -0500
  A spark plug is the right diameter but the thread pitch is a little finer -- 1.25 vs. 1.50 for the original drain...
• Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 3 May 2010 22:22:38 -0500
  ...Found a timesert in the spark plug hole In a message dated 5/3/2010 5:20:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, syncronicity1...
• Re: Flames!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 9 May 2002 16:05:33 -0500
  The best way to test the potential power of the exhaust pipe flame thrower is to install the spark plug in your tail pipe...
• Re: Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Fri, 8 May 2009 07:06:45 -0400
  At 11:19 PM 5/7/2009, Brenton Tait wrote... >Jst a stupid question, went to buy some spark plugs today and asked >the...
• Rocks in the Spark Plug Holes!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Tue, 28 May 2002 14:11:29 -0500
  Hi, While changing my plugs today I happened to shine a trouble light down on the spark plug holes and was surprised by the...
• Re: How hard to swap distrubuter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:10:02 -0700
  if your only goal is to basically test if your new used distributor works, you can test that just by - rig up a spark...
• Re: Engine power loss (need help)
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 17:23:25 -0700
  ...have performed: > > - Compression test on all cylinders (good) > > - Removed sparkplugs and checked for spark (good) > > - Removed fuel injectors and checked for spray > (good) > > - Checked...
• Fixed: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 15:51:46 -0800
  In the end, the shop installed new Bosch 7998 spark plugs, and it starts and runs fine now. So, yeah, I could have done...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:31:11 -0400
  ...New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect "Let the piston meltdowns and broken rings begin." Dennis, who's had that happen to them? -- Jack "Rocket j Squirrel...