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• Re: problems with bosch platinum spark plugs
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Apr 1996 07:04:59 -0400
  ...i understand the platinums tend to run a little richer..what should >i do, go back to regular bosch plugs...adjust the carb? what...
• Tune up time - which plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 08:54:19 -0700
  Getting ready to do a Tune up on the Syncro, and I am curious about people's opinions of spark plugs. I have always...
• Help No Power 1.9L HELP REQUESTED!!!
  Historical mailing list - Hans Lindemulder
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 00:02:12 -0400
  ...cap and spark plugs. too no avail. Hans Lindemulder
• FS 2.1L VW WaterBoxer in Quebec
  Historical mailing list - Denis-F. Bastien
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 09:53:26 -0400
  ...The fuel hoses, the Spark plugs, and other thing are new and the compression showed good results too (within the specified range) but YES...
• Re: Odd engine smell?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:50:50 -0500
  ...A quick check would be to pull all the spark plugs and inspect them for any abnormal coloration. I am told the catalytic converter...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 16:56:11 -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: Aluminum in the threads
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 25 May 2002 16:07:19 -0700
  ...I can't find anything in the Bentley manual that addresses > proper torque for spark plugs. What do you use? > > Dave in KC > 85...
• Re: Vanagon vs Element..from digest mode..
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:28:01 -0700
  ...Her husband (a mechanic by trade) was telling me about changing the spark plugs. Surely some here have heard about the old Jaguar inline...
• Re: Coolant Loss- is it that time again?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 22:59:00 -0400
  ...Pull all four spark plugs, in order and compare their electrodes. A clean electrode, if present, will show itself compared to the normal grey...
• Re: Touchy Topics
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:15:45 -0800
  ...Does anyone have any suggestions on what tires, oil, > filters, tranny fluid, air cleaner, coolant or spark plugs I should be > using? Or should...
• Canadian Tire Fyer for those interested (No Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 11 May 2000 19:59:48 -0500
  ...As was mentioned earlier today, spark plugs etc are on sale. http://www.canadiantire.ca/~e-flyer/html/10/620.20344514110.html Marshall Ruskin...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 09:53:38 +0200
  ...vanagon single electrode plugs > how in the world could a spark plug be hard on the transmission? > especially one that supposedly works so well...
• Re: spark plug threads
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 14:00:42 -0700
  ...spark plug threads Hi All, So, I started to tune up my vanagon but replacing the spark plugs. I took the second plug out...
• Buying a Used Van
  Historical mailing list - Pilgrim
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 12:58:10 -0800
  ...all leaks out "rebuilt engine" cleaned the spark plugs "completely gone over" cleaned the spark plugs. "Drive it away" parked on a hill. "Drive...
• digifant spark plugs, tornado air system
  Historical mailing list - Marilyn Nelson-Ehret
  Thu, 6 Nov 1997 20:40:40 -0800
  have heard some positive comments on the 3 prong spark plug, (w7dtc) for the waterboxer digifant. i have a 90 syncro with the digifant...
• Re: Bosch 4-pronged spark plug not for Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 10:24:04 -0300
  ...I'm running carbs( so no brains in the engine) and when I switched to 'regular' Bosch platinum plugs the idle revs went up...
• Re: Spark Plugs -Tri Electrode / Factory Alloy (just one) wanted
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 11 May 97 00:32:42 CDT
  On Sat, 10 May 1997 14:51:24 -0500 you said: >Is there any one out there using Bosch tri - electrode plugs in their...
• HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - mike and shari
  Wed, 20 Sep 2000 18:06:53 -0700
  ...I took out the spark plugs and they were all burned, gray ashy. I wanted to replace them, (Bosch) but all my local auto...
• Re: Scrambling for an answer ~ bear with me didn't search archives... sticky injector issues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 Dec 2010 18:26:24 -0500
  ...Also check the spark plugs. A plug can sometimes get carbon fouled (shorted) and not make enough spark to ignite the mixture and keep...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Thu, 17 Jun 2004 05:10:03 -0700
  ...The quad-tip spark fires only ONE spark at ONE time. ===== Chris S.'85 Westy Camel -> http://www.knology.net/~vw/dadada.jpg'84...
• Re: REQ: "Idiot's Guide to Changing Spark Plugs"
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 03:04:40 -0500
  ...REQ: "Idiot's Guide to Changing Spark Plugs" > > I'm a bumbling, certified NON-mechanic. > > well .. that's better than being a bumbling, certified...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 08:45:21 EST
  ...spark plug wires on the most perfectly tuned engine and it is going to run like a pig. Why swap the injector plugs since...
• Re: Start up, back fire?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 21 May 2015 20:00:44 -0700
  Dennis, I'm no pro, but I've installed and re-installed a few hundred spark plugs over the last few decades (several decades...
• Re: '86 GL stutters, stumbles and dies intermittantly
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 17:48:34 -0400
  ...How old are the spark plugs and associated wires, rotor and cap? I had a plug wire fail inside the metal boot that covers...
• FIXED: Slow Throttle response on 90 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Atkinson
  Wed, 26 Mar 1997 06:57:44 +0800
  ...The prize goes to Dan! I know your not going to believe me....but I was trying to get new spark plugs last weekend...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Sat, 20 Feb 2016 16:35:58 -1000
  ...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: Pulstar Pulse Plugs???
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Thu, 21 Jun 2007 20:02:31 -0500
  ...Well, I'd never seen spark plugs with "Scientifically Irradiated Electrodes!" at the parts store, but I'd seen most of the rest of...
• Starting question
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Fri, 25 May 2018 20:01:05 -0700
  ...I can make the engine turn over fast without the spark plugs. But it barely turns over with them in, and I disconnected the...
• No Start - Vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jul 1995 17:11:25 -0700
  ...Has spark. Wait 15 or 20 minutes, and it starts and runs fine. Recent plugs, cap, rotor, air and fuel filters. Any ideas?? jim...
• ATF
  Historical mailing list - Joel D Shortlidge
  Sun, 10 Oct 1999 10:20:14 -0500
  ...really tune-up a WB or do you just change the spark plugs and clean the rotor? ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you...
• Parts suppliers for "Half Liley"?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Sell
  Thu, 25 Oct 2001 21:33:55 -0700
  ...Ratio rocker arms? Chromoly pushrods? Bosh Platinum 4 spark plugs? Please help. Joel
• Re: something to look at on your down time
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 4 Sep 2003 20:45:32 -0400
  ...You should replace the missing spark plug wire seals. The area where the spark plugs thread in is one of the hottest parts of...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:03:02 -0700
  ...New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect >> >> I have to assume that the VW engineers picked plugs with a certain >> reach as appropriate for the engine (1...
• Re: Please help, installed new quad spark plugs now it will not start.
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 14:48:51 -0700
  Perhaps the spark plug wires are not going to the correct places. They do not go in what could be described as the logical...
• Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Mon, 3 May 2010 14:16:47 -0700
  ...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: Rich Running Chilly 1.9l WBX
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:44:53 -0700
  ...I used to just use a little engine oil on my spark plugs, this is with my air-cooled 1600dp in a previous NVC...
• Re: WHAT JUST HAPPENED???
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:42:39 -0800
  ...What are your spark plugs and gaps like ? it's not that hard to wet-foul plugs that are an off brand, or pretty...
• Vanagon: Bosch Platinums?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Jul 1995 16:29:07 -0300
  Can someone tell me the model # of Bosch Platinum spark plugs for my '87 2.1litre Syncro. The dealer can't, can you? Our...
• Re: Cut you spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 16:46:41 -0500
  > Recently I had a friend tell >me that on an old engine, it's not a good idea to run them because they >cause...
• Does anyone have the 5 way coolant plastic coupler? Broke mine.
  Historical mailing list - John Hawk
  Mon, 14 Jan 2002 15:49:41 -0600
  I was changing the spark plugs in my 84 Vanagon and bumped the small hose connecting to the big 4 way large hose coupler...
• Re: Caught offside! - no Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 17 Jul 2002 21:52:44 -0700
  ...Sparking plugs, Dynamos, Bonnets, Boots, Dampers and Cubby boxes over on this side of the pond, just to name a few. For those interested...
• speaking of lowering ...
  Historical mailing list - Dan Barrett
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 23:22:02 -0500
  ...The spark plugs are what, twenty inches off the ground? Best, d. 1990 GL -- "Mudskipper"
• Vanagon Still Won't A Go-Go!!
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Hayden
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 12:51:49 -0500
  ...m not getting any spark or gas into the cylinder. I've tried to flood it and the plugs are still dry. LIke I...
• Re: Thread pitch / hole size for Digijet 1.9 WBX O2 sensor / oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:03:07 -0500
  ...searchers.) Eric also noted that this is the same as many spark plugs which I had seen in the archives, but importantly he pointed...
• Re: spark plug threads
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 14:36:34 -0700
  ...spark plug threads | |Hi All, | |So, I started to tune up my vanagon but replacing the spark plugs. I took |the second plug out...
• Re: Bosch Quad 4 Plugs
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 21:11:39 -0500
  On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, Jason Denton wrote: > Anyone use Bosch Quad 4 plugs in their van? The local stores > (autozone/pep boys) dont...
• Re: Engine Reliability
  Historical mailing list - Joe
  Tue, 13 Mar 2001 21:21:24 -0500
  ...Upon replacing the spark plugs I noticed that the colour of the ends looked good (according to the Haynes manual, the spark plugs are...
• Heads stuck to piston sleeves
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 08:31:50 -0700
  ...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: VANAGON digest 429
  Historical mailing list - Chris Venema
  Fri, 21 Apr 1995 16:33:27 -0500 (CDT)
  ...Upon returning I found a troubleshooting table that pointed to spark plugs. As a result of using chrome- molybdenum rings (I think), it has...
• New iginition coil behavior
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 30 Aug 2021 09:31:03 -0700
  hi all, My son's 1988 GL doesn't run well (lack of power, lack of response) despite a full tuneup (spark plugs, dist...
• Maintainance: Good Advice
  Historical mailing list - Howard G. Bernier
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 17:21:57 -0500
  ...Spark Plugs - Your car's spark plugs are good indicators of engine condition. Removing and inspecting the spark plugs can tell you a lot...
• Need help ... on lazy van
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Mon, 19 Apr 2021 10:12:23 -0700
  ...I did the followings: - check vacuum - no leak - check TPS - it clicks well as it should - new spark plugs NGK BP6ET - new dist. cap...
• Re: Drain plugs
  Historical mailing list - madsen
  Sun, 5 Dec 1999 02:35:29 -0500
  ...I recall that a sparkplug makes a good temporary solution as the size and thread are the same. Good luck. Ken Madsen Ontario, Canada...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 07:34:10 -0700
  ...vanagon single electrode plugs how in the world could a spark plug be hard on the transmission? especially one that supposedly works so well...
• Re: Spark Plugs---Help
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Sun, 8 Oct 2000 23:11:56 EDT
  In a message dated 10/8/00 9:22:38 PM Central Daylight Time, RaverZ4lifE@AOL.COM writes: << The hole where the spark plug...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 03:13:44 -0400
  how in the world could a spark plug be hard on the transmission? especially one that supposedly works so well. dan On Fri, 11...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 20 Feb 2016 21:21:03 -0500
  ...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: 84 Westy Gas Mileage?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 18 Sep 1996 00:31:15 -0400
  In a message dated 96-09-17 21:38:12 EDT, you write: << Platinum Spark Plugs??????$#%#$%^ In a matter of time your Vanagon will...
• Spark Plug Failure
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 06:32:28 EDT
  ...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: f/ Re: spark plugs and fuel economy ???
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 03 Apr 1996 09:37:36 -0500 (EST)
  ...Apr 96, Joel Walker wrote: > > > > - since i put Bosch triple-prong plugs (into my 88 vanagon), my anal-retentive > > recordkeeping :) > > i thought this list...