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• Re: Spark plug wire order
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 16 May 2013 12:34:18 -0700
  Never take plug wires off without marking everything carefully if you're real sure what you are doing. onwire length ..depends on the set...
• Bosch Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Fri, 14 Feb 2020 14:15:12 -0500
  I replaced the spark plugs on my 1985 1.9 liter, torquing them to 14 ft-lb. After that I drove around town a...
• RE: Temp. gage
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 17 Apr 1996 15:12:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...There was no way that that sender, the plug, and my spark plug wrench would all fit into the same space in the cooling...
• Re: Memory refresh request, trans drain/fill plug size
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 14 May 2017 09:11:05 -0700
  ...I can find tapered plugs in online catalogs with with that nominal size. Thanks Alistair > On May 14, 2017, at 9:05 AM, vw...
• Re: Spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 16 May 2011 19:04:25 -0700
  ...They are a multi prong plug, seem to be ok. alistair On 16-May-11, at 3:00 PM, Hector Zapata wrote: > Those of...
• '82 Vanagon Fresh Water Plug
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dierbeck
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:13:34 MDT
  Is there a good replacement to the fresh water resevior plug for an 82 vanagon camper? Or is there a good place to look...
• Re: How do you replace the bumper caps?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 13:58:41 -0600
  Entity ScotiaWesty spoke thus: > Can someone tell what's required to get hte old ones off and the new ones on? The plug that...
• 1985 Digijet misfire
  Historical mailing list - Ignace Speybrouck
  Thu, 30 May 2002 00:06:09 -0400
  ...The rubber insert in the metal shiel on the plug side was sort of welded on the plug. On cylinder # 1 it separated very...
• Re: Weekender refigerator question
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:14:51 -0600
  ...when i want to plug in, run a cord under my van, plug in, and >then plug my space heater, fan, cooler or whatever...
• Stripped oil plug. Helicoil or self-tapping?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Englund
  Fri, 9 Mar 2012 20:32:19 -0800
  ...Well, when I took out the oil drain plug for the first time, threads came out with it. Damn. I had thought enough were...
• Re: spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - William Greenamyer
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 07:50:56 -0400
  Believe it or not, the best plugs I ever used in my 84GL were SplitFires. William
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler / Read Again
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 10:35:09 -0500
  ...Flooding? Pulled the plugs - they > > are BLACK. Changed the plugs, rotor & cap (overdue anyway) > > 2) Engine starts. Runs rough. Exhaust smells like fuel. > > 3...
• Re: 3-prong Spark plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Fri, 24 Nov 2000 06:47:54 -0800
  ...3-prong Spark plugs? > My question is, Are these really the correct plugs for my van? I've > always used Bosch > > technically, no ... that...
• Re: 1.9 wbx aux. air reg and later style throttle switch plug
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Mon, 23 May 2016 16:58:06 -0700
  ...Ironically, the way the wiring harness laid, the air regulator plug wires are shorter than the wires to the throttle switch plug. So it...
• FYI.. oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 30 Aug 2017 19:49:45 -0700
  ...the plug came out good, threads are good... but the head of the plug is quite bad... I went AutoZone to look for another...
• Spark Plug Boots
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 16 Feb 2002 14:47:51 -0600
  I need some high quality spark plug boots. Everything that I've gotten with wire sets : I'm ashamed of. Somebody out there make...
• Re: Deep in the Abyss... a Tranny fill plug!
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Mon, 23 Sep 2002 09:01:22 -0400
  ...Bill ------------------------- Drill a hole through the fill plug large enough to get the tub in which you will use to pump the oil in...
• Re: stripped oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 13:04:55 -0800
  ...Stripping of the oil plug --- is this not caused by over torquing that plug?? Although I have not seen it, there should be be...
• Re Stripped Oil Drain Plug
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 14:58:52 EST
  On the drain plug topic I think Craig asked what Permatex was. I referred to sealing my piggyback plug up with Permatex #2. Permatex...
• now i know how it happened!
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 11:54:41 -0800
  ...essentially i had two of the wires leading to spark plugs going to the wrong places. what it essentially comes down to is that...
• Headlight rewiring
  Historical mailing list - Rodney Woten
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 10:34:42 -0500
  ...However, the back of the plug where the wires enter is encased in epoxy. Is it possible to buy a plug that I can...
• Re: Q: Size of forward Syncro tranny drain plug (fill hole)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 23:44:44 EST
  ...take out the fill plug first. Then, if it is stuck tight you will still be able to use the van until you finally...
• Re: Soo- Oil Pan cracked
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 2 Nov 2012 20:24:13 -0700
  ...As is known, the DV oilpan uses a different drain plug sealing system than conventional drain plugs. The sealing surface is at the bottom...
• Re: Deep in the Abyss... a Tranny fill plug!
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 20:10:00 -0500
  ...It wouldn't matter, since there's no > way I can try to turn the bolt-in-the-plug and apply leverage with a...
• Re: Spark plugs: Gap ?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 23:18:32 -0500
  How long do you think those spark plugs should last? Center electrode erosion is a normal occurrence for these engines and ignition systems. Most...
• 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...
• Re: Lifespan of Platinum plugs in 2.1L?
  Historical mailing list - R. Hotchkiss
  Sun, 29 Jun 2003 10:02:50 -0400
  What's the part number of the Bosch +4 Platinum plugs. My FLAPS always tells me that they don't make them for Vanagons...
• Re: Spark plug gap
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 8 Mar 2012 21:51:00 -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: massive oil leak (77 camper)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Sep 94 14:31:38 EST
  ...He said the sump plug had come out. Furthermore he > said that plug never comes out. He added older engines tend to run hotter...
• Purloined Oil Drain Plug
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 9 Apr 2002 20:30:34 -0500
  Purloined Oil Drain Plug. While working around to my decision of whether to start using Mobil 1 Synthetic or stick with my Penzoil 20...
• 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: 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...
• Re: Plug wires
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Wed, 30 Oct 2002 02:06:29 -0000
  ...If you put a new plug wire on a plug that has > >corrosive residue, it comes back due to humidity alone. There is no...
• Re: Aux 12V Socket
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:36:04 -0400
  ...One in the wall over the engine hatch to plug your 12V cooler in to with a constantly hot connection... And to use for...
• Silver Socket male plug
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 30 Oct 1998 14:46:27 -0800
  Just got back from my local John Deere dealership where I purchased a male plug to fit the Vanagon's legendary silver socket. The...
• Ignition wiring plug shield Removal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:54:21 -0500
  Anyone know of any tricks to get the metal shields off the sparkplugs??? I need to change the plugs and for the life of...
• Spark plugs - 2.l L
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 27 Sep 2014 16:49:53 -0500
  Can Bosch plugs number W7DTC be safely use in the 2.1 L wasserboxer? John
• Quad tip plug number
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 12 May 2000 13:53:07 EDT
  For those that want the plug number for T4 and WBX engines, it is: 4477 Robert
• Re: Oil Drain Hole Stripped: 91 Westy: Solutions Needed
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Mon, 11 May 1998 14:39:27 -0400
  ...A Piloted plug will greatly reduce this cross threading problem. The drain plug repair had three options for my situation. A stripped out drain...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 00:23:10 -0700
  I also don't strip out the plug. On the equipment I do tighten steel into aluminum ($350K robotic systems), damned straight we use...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 11:26:07 EST
  In a message dated 12/11/02 9:21:33 AM, drillock@earthlink.net writes: << George, he said to swap the 2 plug wires...
• Re: Anyone Install a Drain Plug on a Vanagon Auto-Tranny
  Historical mailing list - Bo Kersey
  Thu, 23 Jan 1997 12:28:19 -0600
  I can't imagine why you would want to install the drain plug. You don't need to change the fluid that often. When...
• Re: plug heat ranges?
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 15:18:35 -0500
  ...What > > >>does this effect? What are the consequences of > > >>running "too hot" or "too cold" of a plug? > > > > Damon: > > > > I am no expert but...
• Re: Spark plug wire and rubber ring
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 00:37:24 -0400
  ...Spark plug wire and rubber ring hi all, there's a large rubber ring on the spark plug wire... that's that for? Should...
• Re: Heads
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 21 Feb 2005 19:48:05 -0600
  ...Injectors hooked up correctly? All sensors hooked up correctly? Plug wires hooked up correctly? Grounds to the head REALLY good? I spent two days...
• Re: My poor MPG, compression tests results
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:28:14 -0700
  ...front) compression > 120, plug looks normal. > # 2 (right rear) compression > 120, plug also looks normal. > # 3 (left front) compression > 120, plug indicates mixture is...
• Re: Manual transmission lesson request
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Wed, 22 Jun 2022 18:11:02 -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...
• Re: Another Exhausting Question!
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 17:38:21 -0700
  Tom, check and see if your FLAPS has any spark plug "anti foulers" It's funky little thing that screws into the cylinder (where...
• Which Bosch 4-pronged spark plug?
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 02:25:52 EDT
  I want to try the new Bosch plug that has 4 seperate electrodes. My rebuilt engine will have 1.9 heads on a 2...
• Re: silver socket - another source for plug
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Nov 2000 00:38:11 EST
  In a message dated 11/15/00 1:37:49 PM Eastern Standard Time, albell@UVIC.CA writes: << Another source for a plug for...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 09:42:50 -0800
  Mark Dorm wrote: > I thought Bosch plugs were preset to gap no problem... > I have used Bosch Platinum plugs for about 15 years and...
• Re: Oil Drain Hole Stripped: 91 Westy: Solutions Found!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Mon, 11 May 1998 08:14:36 -0500
  ...I went to "normal" FLAPS and they sold me a 1/2" "Number 2 oversize" self tapping plug with a smaller inner plug that...
• Re: plug heat ranges?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 08:32:38 -0700
  ...Thanks -Damon --- George Thorburn <thorgk@ACCESSCOMM.CA> wrote: > Damon wrote: > > >>I've seen a few mentions of plug heat ranges. What > >>does this effect...
• Re: removing recalcitrant gearbox drain plug.
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Fri, 22 Dec 2000 09:59:04 -0500
  ...Transaxle drain plug socket, 3/8 $3.50 part # 5773 BTW, it's 17mm. Now you'll have the right tool for the job...
• Re: Tranny Oil Check
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 12:27:43 -0700
  And last year I reported about my seized plug, which required about 1/2 hour of pounding with a hammer and cold chisel to...
• Lifespan of Platinum plugs in 2.1L?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sat, 28 Jun 2003 10:59:42 -0700
  ...So then I decided to pull the plugs, just to see how they were doing after approx 50k kms and 7 years or so...
• Re: spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 10:05:10 -0700
  +1 on the Plus 4 Platinum Plugs - the best idle I've had on the grey van. The NGKs sound interesting too... On Wed...
• Engine Sealant and Oil Galley Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Thu, 19 Mar 1998 15:45:12 -0500
  ...And is it used on the head nuts as well? Also the recent talk about oil galley plugs failing makes me wonder if while...
• Spark plugs looking pretty carbon-y
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 16:17:40 -0500
  ...The closest picture to my spark plug is the one indicative of rich running - it has black sooty deposits, and so does my plug...
• Re: Amateur questions: Wrong spark plugs? Coolant corrosion?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 03:54:20 -0600
  Hi take a close look at the tip of the terminal on the new plugs, the larger terminal may unscrew. I've used b6es...