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• Re: Start up, back fire?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 21 May 2015 21:35:49 -0400
  There can be 2 issues with spark plugs. The first has to do with contamination. Any of the grease and metallic stuff can short...
• Re: 2.0 ABA inline gas Vanagon. how it works
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 16 Oct 2010 11:16:17 -0700
  ...Thank you, Neil, for mentioning separating the > sensor wires from the spark plug wires. I got some "new" silicone spark > plug wires with the...
• Re: 3-pronged spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - David Katsuki
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 16:11:59 -0400
  ...Dave At 11:43 AM 6/17/98 -0400, Mark Schrope wrote: >I was thinking about putting 3-pronged Bosch plugs in my 89...
• Vacuum question. Another continuing saga.
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Mon, 5 Apr 2010 17:49:46 -0400
  The van still felt like it had less power today and I discovered one the plug wires was corroded and "green" where it plugs...
• Re: 83 AC cali westy need idle stabilizer plugs on harness
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 05:13:38 -0800
  ...83 AC cali westy need idle stabilizer plugs on harness > anyone know where to get the 3 pronged plugs that plug > into the idle...
• Re: Spark plug wires - Embarrasment to follow
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 18:37:00 -0400
  ...Thank you everyone for the plug wire description. Who'd a guessed I would have plugged the #3 cylinder into the coil plug and...
• Spark plug recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - J Roth
  Tue, 24 Jan 2006 22:08:47 -0600
  Before I head off to FLAPS for new spark plugs - and get a 17year old looking at a computer trying to sell me something...
• Re: Plug & Unplug with Dielectric grease a bunch of times
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 23:09:45 -0600
  Most of the connectors were designed to be plugged into only a few times and unplugging & replugging may actually cause problems. Tom Sent from...
• Sparking plugs - 2.1L - Which kind?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 11 Jul 2015 11:41:22 -0500
  Need to install new plugs. Just wondering what type is recommended at this point in time. Anyone? John
• Looking for parts
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sat, 15 Aug 1998 13:52:25 -0600
  I am looking for the following for an 82 Calif. Westy. wiring harness cap rotor plug wires plugs hallsender? distributor? Bill
• Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 9 Aug 2011 10:13:36 -0700
  ...has anyone worked out the torque specs for the various flavors of oil plug gasket/washers? Bentley shows 18 ft/lb for the plug...
• Re: How to remove transmission fill plug?
  Historical mailing list - Various
  Tue, 14 May 2002 23:38:29 -0300
  Try first tightening the plug, to just turn it very slightly (less than 1 degree). Sometimes you will hear a "crack" as it unseizes...
• Re: Spark Plugs: Bosch Single Tip to NGK BP6ET Tri Tip User Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Jun 2012 00:21:55 -0400
  I too have these plugs for many years. They are a favorite. The are a much better choice that the W7DTCas those are really...
• Re: '86 GL stutters, stumbles and dies intermittantly
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
  Fri, 1 Sep 2006 17:48:34 -0400
  ...Be very careful removing the plug, the insulation will be extremely brittle. How old are the spark plugs and associated wires, rotor and cap...
• Re: Bosch or NGK plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 19:59:21 -0600
  ...In reality, most (all?) modern vehicles specify resistor wires, and resistor plugs. Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net
• Re: Orphan Wire Needs Help
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 17:35:42 EST
  Bud this is the plug that hooks into the throttle position switch plug which is supposed to be mounted on your air intake. If...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 23:49:12 -0400
  Sorry the message should read "if the plugs are NOT single electrode" Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA...
• Re: Winter Storage
  Historical mailing list - L&A Johnson
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 17:12:34 -0400
  ...This spring, I removed the plugs, spun the engine, sprayed cleaner on the plugs, reinstalled and away we went. For our MR2, I just...
• Re: need david's input on plugs and coils,bosch plugs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 16:55:15 -0500
  At 11:47 AM 1/17/2003, gary hradek wrote: > I have to agree about the platinum plugs. I would >like David's39;s...
• 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...
• Re: Amateur questions: Wrong spark plugs? Coolant corrosion?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 1 Aug 2011 06:05:36 -0400
  You should be able to unscrew the barrel nut from the top of the spark plug. For the coolant leak look for a hose...
• Which cylinder isn't firing??
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Sat, 4 Nov 2000 03:51:39 MST
  ...has anyone found a dirty spark plug just by measuring resistance from tip to ground (without removing the plug)? Last question: does anyone really...
• Part Number for 1.9 TDI Glow Plug?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Mar 2000 08:16:29 EST
  A friend of mine is looking for the part number for the glow plugs for a 97 Jetta TDI. I wouldn't think a...
• Re: 3 probe plugs
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Mon, 3 Jun 2002 09:35:21 -0700
  ...On a 3,100+ mile trip, I changed to the 4-prong > plugs and K&N filter half way in the trip. Gas milage...
• Re: stripped oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Sun, 29 Jan 2006 07:21:32 -0500
  ...the boat? >Stripping the oil plug seems to be a common >problem so I stopped removing the plug all together. > Pumping the oil out...
• Re: Oil drain plug problems-Help!
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sun, 3 May 2015 21:45:26 -0400
  ...I bought a lovely 84 Westi years ago and when I got it home I found the oil plug was missing and a rubber...
• Re: Why don't AT's have a drain plug?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 03 Mar 95 08:29:42 CST
  ...just to give some threads for the plug to grip. i.e., so the threads are in the washer as well as the thin...
• Re: stripped oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 20:24:05 -0800
  No joking Jordan, Just replaced my defunked VCR with a DVDR and the oil plug will never be removed again from my Westy. Pumping...
• Re: Subject: Oil gallery plugs poping
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 20:57:59 -0700
  If you blow an oil galley plug be certain to check your oil over-pressure relief valve for proper operation. If it is stuck...
• Re: Oil Drain Plug, 1.9 vs. 2.1 ?? Plug removal Success !!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Wed, 7 May 2003 09:21:00 -0330
  ...Instead I bought an "Oil-Tite" brand drain plug from Canadian Tire. It's a M14-1.50 Standard. Oil-Tite's model number...
• Re: oil change monkeys or am i the monkey?
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 21:23:53 -0400
  ...Get a qualified VW guy/gal/monkey to deal with drain plug if your scenario is as mine. (allen head plug threaded into helicoil...
• Fwd: help powered trailer converter
  Historical mailing list - Spencer Allen
  Sat, 11 Jul 2015 13:28:00 -0400
  ...I want to wire up a flat 4 plug pig tail for towing a trailer on my 85 Westy. Should I use a powered...
• Re: Westy Electrical Outlet on Dash ??
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 12 Oct 1998 15:38:14 EDT
  ...its a small plug made by Hella. you can wire whatever you want into the plug, and plug it into that socket to use...
• Re: Plug wires
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:32:32 -0800
  ...If you put a new plug wire on a plug that has >corrosive residue, it comes back due to humidity alone. There is no...
• Spark Plugs: Bosch Single TIp to NGK BP6ET Tri Tip User Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:33:17 -0700
  ...Saw a few posts in archives about these plugs. Over on thesamba, some think they make a big difference (lots of factors involved I...
• Re: inverter lighter plug cable?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 29 Aug 2006 22:06:21 -0700
  RE: Replacement Cigar Lighter Plugs Try Radion Shack or you FLAPS, most carry replacements, some fused internaly, some without fuses.
• oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 6 Jun 2007 17:35:12 -0700
  could someone please send me a link/where to buy, a kit that will insert a striped or worse drain plug. thanks.
• Silver socket plug
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:13:51 -0700
  Just want to get this into the archives: Plug for Westy silver socket: John Deere part number RE11344 Price $16.25. Jim
• Re: 2.1l Spark plug wire routing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 28 May 2010 10:52:06 -0500
  ...So, I > started with rotor, distributor cap, plug wires and spark plugs. I > wanted to know the "vintage" of that system and in the...
• Re: Running Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Scott D Foss
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 17:10:59 -0800
  ...Here's a simple little spark plug wire test. find some total darkenss and watch the plug wires while the engine is running, looking...
• 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...
• Modifying the drain plug tool, Was:what is a 17mm "socket tool"???
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Tue, 16 Mar 1999 09:14:18 EST
  ...It now clears the pipes at the drain plug end, still works fine at the fill plug end. The surface of the key is...
• Re: Aluminum in the threads
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 25 May 2002 14:49:40 -0500
  Mike Finkbiner wrote: > Two or three of the threads near the tip of the spark plug are filled with > shiny material, presumably aluminum. I...
• Re: spark plugs and fuel economy ???
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 02 Apr 96 14:12:35 CST
  ...so WHY? well, "they" tell me that the Platinum plugs don't "round off" as quickly as the old metal/material plugs. that is...
• Re: 2.1l Spark plug wire routing
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 28 May 2010 12:34:01 -0400
  ...So, I started with rotor, distributor cap, plug wires and spark plugs. I wanted to know the "vintage" of that system and in the...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:12:17 -0700
  ...I doubt this ..but say one spark plug type cost VW 25 cents less than the other .. times hundreds of thousands of spark plugs...
• Test plug on the alternator - 88 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Sun, 20 Jul 1997 22:07:58 -0400
  Can anyone tell me what the little round test plug with a rubber cap on it attached to the back side of my alternator...
• Need stock power/speaker plugs for Heidelburg radio/cassette
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 08:14:41 -0800
  Hi all, Does anyone out there have a spare plug-in pair for the power and speakers on the Heidelburg radio/ cassette? I'd...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:45:56 -0400
  ...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: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Simon Reinhardt
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:26:01 -0600
  ...Never a plug-related problem, and usually they run cleaner than the plugs they replaced. -Simon On Jun 11, 2004, at 1:44 PM...
• one more radio installing question!
  Historical mailing list - THE BUSLADY
  Fri, 10 Oct 1997 21:06:58 -0500
  Just one more, i promise! ok, I checked out the wires...there's 2 plugs, I figured out the speaker wires(the brown plug...
• Re: How MUCH tranny gear oil
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  3 Jan 1996 18:46:24 -0800
  ...1) remove filler plug, 2) remove drain plug and drain old fluid, 3) replace drain plug, 4) fill, 5) replace fill plug. The reason...
• Re: OIL PRESSURE RELIEF PLUG
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Mon, 29 Jan 2001 19:43:23 -0500
  Does anyone have a "gentle" way of removing the slotted plug from the bottom of my 2.1 L 87 Synchro? I want to...
• Re: Lighter plug in dash a big joke...
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:33:19 +1300
  >Interesting! >The lighter socket in my '88 Westy was missing the lighter, but when >I tried to plug >in the lighter from my '90...
• Re: Proper gap for spark plug 85 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 11 Jul 2004 13:47:39 -0400
  ...2 mm is about .08" - an >> extra wide gap - there are plugs manufactured for that, but if due to >> excessive wear, then plugs should...
• Re: Spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 07:13:30 -0400
  ...Spark plugs Awhile back Denis recommended these plugs: Bosch 4477. Upon this recommendation I ordered some from my Bosch supplier. They arrived yesterday and...
• Re: spark plug upgrades.....3 electrode for 1.9L and 4 electrode for 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 15:08:02 -0800
  ok all, I have the Bosch plug wires and the 3 prong plugs, QUESTION: Do you find installing the extra tip that comes with...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 08:23:57 -0400
  ...The power required from the coil equals V^2/R where R is the impedance of the plug. Scenario 2(quad tip). To me...
• Re: Spark plugs - 2.l L
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Sun, 28 Sep 2014 12:51:28 -0400
  I can vouch for 4477 plugs- butt dyno approved. Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia Sep 27, 2014 o godz. 17:55 Dennis Haynes...
• Re: Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 7 May 2009 23:50:33 -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...