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• Re: HELP in Riverton, WY - Engine Flooding
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 21:23:06 -0700
  ...terminal 15 so you don't have a change of any sparks while fuel is spraying ) ....... and see what the injectors do. You could...
• Re: now 87, was 88 GL - manual tranny - fail to start
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 3 Jun 2014 19:39:02 -0500
  ...Good strong sparks. He said, "put your > spare ECU in and stop messing around". I did so and it started right up. > Great I...
• Re: headlight switch mystery, help!
  Historical mailing list - Noto-Gaudette
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 00:05:09 -0400
  ...If you don't, sparks may very well fly when you're putting the fuse box back up.) Look for corrosion to clean off...
• Engine build, part 5
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 May 1995 15:33:51 -0700
  ...Rip out a plug, it sparks. Rip out left bank injectors, they spray. Try it again, same deal. What the @#$%^&*? Give up. I have...
• Re: More on rods and bolts/2.1 in '83.5-'85
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:11:04 -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...
• Re: Leaky gas tank fix?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Polson
  Sat, 15 Jun 2002 15:25:33 +0100
  ...You must take great care to avoid sparks or naked flames. No-one must smoke anywhere nearby. You should stay safe until either the...
• Lserver requested resend re: looking for parts etc
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:12:35 -0700
  ...some issues protect the glass inside from sparks ... regarding template ... if you get on a ladder and look at your machine from the top...
• Engine Fires: A Professional POV
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 11:07:45 -0400
  ...debris and smoke and sparks may issue forth...not good for your future health. > It might be good to get 2 extinguishers while your...
• Subaru engine swap list??, and FS 1.9l engine complete
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Tue, 10 Mar 1998 16:29:41 -0400
  ...I realize I will have to flip the ignition/coil module to keep the sparks coming in the correct order. An adapter to tilt...
• Re: Fridge again....
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 17:52:04 -0400
  ...Who knows, one of the sparks might light. >>> >>> 3. Try breathing or pushing air into the little metal drainage tube >>> that >>> comes underneath the...
• the brass wrench n tool society adding members daily- ;)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 01:23:51 -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: It's doing it again . . . additional symptom
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:49:30 -0800
  ...Extra pulses mean extra untimed > sparks and extra fuel injector pulses. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• brass crescent wrench society this time with the link intact :)
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 01:25:09 -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: Seem rust restoration, etc
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:10:30 -0500
  ...old hose will start pissing > onto the cables that may jump sparks or the hot exhaust that would start > the > fire. Some of you...
• Re: OT Friday , hard turning on the lathe with ceramic inserts
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 16 Oct 2020 18:39:28 -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...
• The further adventures of Ras Bulli Split [part the fifth].
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 23:25:11 -0300
  ...yard with alot of backfiring [Al said later that there were sparks coming out of the tail pipes [Yes the DPO put a beetle...
• Cairo Report: Pilgrim's Progress #2
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 2 Jul 2001 08:59:55 -0400
  ...As he and I were at the back of the van looking for what he gestured were sparks, he went back up to the...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 11:22:29 -0700
  ...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: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 22:08:36 -0800
  ...hot exhaust will burn. �Under normal circumstances there aren't >>>> any sparks available in the engine room, unless of course the >>>> sparking inside the...
• Re: now 87, was 88 GL - manual tranny - fail to start
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 3 Jun 2014 23:12:58 -0400
  ...Good strong sparks. He said, > "put your spare ECU in and stop messing around". I did so and it started right up. > Great I...
• Re: 87 Lack of power
  Historical mailing list - Bess's Buddies
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 00:46:02 -0800
  ...Assume your timing and >sparks are OK. Do you have a DigiTool? or are you good at >electronics? there is a fellow on the...
• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:28:15 -0700
  ...A bad coil may still produce some sparks but sends noise to the ECU which will be filtered out by the ECU leaving no...
• Re: It's doing it again . . . additional symptom
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:18:40 -0800
  ...Extra pulses mean extra untimed sparks and extra fuel injector pulses. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On...
• Re: Electric conversions (Chevy Volt)-some trivia
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Sep 2012 09:51:03 -0400
  ...All the hydrogen piping in the plant was done in brass ensure no sparks. From what I remembered the process worked well but those...
• Re: Seem rust restoration, etc
  Historical mailing list - Brandon Christophel
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 14:10:25 -0700
  ...old hose will start pissing >> onto the cables that may jump sparks or the hot exhaust that would start >> the >> fire. Some of you...
• RE: Hi Again + 1962 timing help
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 10:32:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Set the engine at 7.5deg BTDC (or whatever), >set the distributor at the exact point it sparks as you rotate it. > >What advantages...
• Re: Fridge again....
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 15:12:57 -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: No turn over
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sun, 24 Mar 2019 08:57:57 -0700
  ...I checked everything - fuel pump, ignition switch, sparks, vacuum, ECU etc etc ...but still crank but no start. In despair I walked a couple...
• Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:06:35 -0700
  ...Pulled 2 plugs and cranked: > good sparks. gaps are fine. > > I went thru all the tests on the ECU plug on the Bentley. Everything...
• Re: Right turn into driveway kills engine (1.9L '84 2-WD)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 16 Jul 2011 18:30:35 -0700
  ...if you see tiny sparks...replace spark plug wires. it it's a truly intermittent thing..like ignition .. you just have to stay after...
• Re: Fridge again....
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 16:08:47 -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: Some potentially stupid actions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 5 Nov 2010 08:51:16 -0500
  ...Be sure work areas > are well ventilated and there are no open flames or sparks created > anywhere. And when vehicles are in closed areas...
• Re: 1.9 Stumbles When Damp
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:04:12 -0500
  ...Week 2 - Did the water spray test in the dark, no sparks or missing seen. Checked the inside of distributor - looked nice and clean...
• Re: Seem rust restoration, etc
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 15:41:23 -0500
  ...old hose will start pissing > onto the cables that may jump sparks or the hot exhaust that would start > the > fire. Some of you...
• Re: Head lamp mystery (real questions this time)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Mon, 4 Feb 2008 16:59:46 -0800
  ...or rubbing a hot wire on a ground surface will make sparks, and then you know you have voltage present from that indication. > Scott...
• Re: Seem rust restoration, etc
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Sat, 25 Sep 2010 18:33:05 -0500
  ...old hose will start pissing > >> onto the cables that may jump sparks or the hot exhaust that would start > >> the > >> fire. Some of you...
• Re: Back from walmart...barely...what's wrong now?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:13:27 -0700
  ...If it only sparks sometimes, or does, then quits.............................then you know something is wonky in the distributor. If I had to guess right...
• Re: Grounds (was Quality Inverters)
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 12:22:54 -0400
  ...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: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
  Historical mailing list - David Hardy
  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:29:02 -0600
  ...Pulled 2 plugs and cranked: >> good sparks. gaps are fine. >> >> I went thru all the tests on the ECU plug on the Bentley. Everything...
• Re: From rags to westy in a week.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 12:34:06 -0700
  ...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: Fuel Filters vs Fuel Strainers
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Wed, 6 Oct 2010 19:01:48 -0400
  ...Be careful, no sparks around gas!. Reinstall the wiring properly, the inlet hose and run it to see if the flushing helped any. Mike...
• Re: 1.9 Stumbles When Damp
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 13 Feb 2010 11:00:48 -0800
  ...Van ran great and we had fun. > > Week 2 - Did the water spray test in the dark, no sparks or missing seen. > Checked the...
• LPG Pressure, furnace and fridge observations, Was: Propex heater
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sat, 28 Apr 2007 04:56:54 -0600
  ...On the Truma one can hear the click from the valve, then a series of somewhat different sounding clicks/sparks from the ignition. When...
• Re: 87 Lack of power
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 09:45:15 -0800
  ...Assume your timing and >> sparks are OK. Do you have a DigiTool? or are you good at >> electronics? there is a fellow on the...
• Re: New Tech. in Old Applications.
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 14 May 2000 00:17:43 -0400
  ...load up the coil with energy for the next set of sparks. And if you jack up the current so it works well at...
• Re: Van won't run right - troubleshooting help, more
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Fri, 30 Sep 2011 21:00:55 -0700
  ...Pulled 2 plugs and cranked: >> good sparks. gaps are fine. >> >> I went thru all the tests on the ECU plug on the Bentley. Everything...
• Re: brass crescent wrench society this time with the link intact :)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 4 Aug 2008 02:34:25 -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: refrigerator failure, '91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 11:36:13 -0600
  ...Each time the > igniter reigniter system sparks, a light will > illuminate on the lower left front corner of the > refrigerator. > If the electrode does...
• Re: Writers aren't artists
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 15:16:51 -0800
  ...Got some bright sparks down there, fer sure.� �I don�t believe it. What does a dumpster know.� �Why? �Just �cause he�s not...
• Re: refrigerator failure, '91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 11:53:56 -0600
  ...Each time the > > igniter reigniter system sparks, a light will > > illuminate on the lower left front corner of the > > refrigerator. > > If the electrode does...
• (long!) non-forking family trees.
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 10 Aug 1994 17:52:03 +0800
  ...You have ever driven down the road with your seat belt hanging out of the door making sparks. You have ever spray-painted your...
• Becketts Tome on Dual Batt.s, Relays, Saftey, and charging (Very Long)
  Historical mailing list - Beckett Cantrell
  Fri, 16 Jun 2000 13:15:38 EDT
  ...If some pissy little 18ga wire under your dash shorts out, you'll see some sparks, and think"...Well, rat poop. There goes the...
• Pop-top transplant report/procedural
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexander Palmer
  Mon, 28 Apr 1997 13:12:13 -0400
  ...I do mean everything, because it's going to get really messy back there, and any seats or carpets will be ruined by sparks...
• Pop-top transplant report/procedural
  Historical mailing list - Richard Alexander Palmer
  Mon, 28 Apr 1997 16:30:05 -0400
  ...I do mean everything, because it's going to get really messy back there, and any seats or carpets will be ruined by sparks...
• Re: 91 Vanagon will not start..?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 30 May 2004 14:26:11 EDT
  ...A battery gives off flammable gases so sparks at the battery during installation, removal, and attaching or removing jumper cables can cause an explosion...
• Re: refrigerator failure, '91 VW Vanagon GL Campmobile
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 3 Feb 2012 12:10:42 -0600
  ...Each time the > > > igniter reigniter system sparks, a light will > > > illuminate on the lower left front corner of the > > > refrigerator. > > > If the electrode does...
• Re: Writers aren't artists
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 21:32:59 -0500
  ...Got some bright sparks down there, fer :::sure.² :::³I don¹t believe it. What does a dumpster know.² :::³Why? ³Just Œcause he¹s not...
• Re: Carat - Fair price?/ Carat History
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 16:58:34 -0800
  ...oil, filters, atf, atf screen, coolant, sparks, leads rotor, cap, light bulbs, shocks (bilsteins), tires (used cheaps), o-ring on the oil cooler, gasket...
• Re: MONSTER AWNING Prototype Pics on Flickr
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 4 Jan 2009 14:46:46 -0500
  ...Most of the time you would get a Burn hole in it from sparks/ fire crackers. and such. As with any material you can...
• Re: 91 Vanagon will not start..? FIXED
  Historical mailing list - Shannon Mitchell
  Tue, 1 Jun 2004 05:56:02 -0400
  ...A battery gives off flammable gases so sparks at the battery during installation, removal, and attaching or removing jumper cables can cause an explosion...