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• too much NOX
  Historical mailing list - Helge Weissig
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 10:28:21 -0700
  ...Finally checked all spark plugs and plug wires since there seemed to be a spark noise. Found two loose plugs but everything else seemingly...
• 1.9 fuel pump won't work
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Thu, 28 Mar 2019 17:27:58 -0700
  Hi to all, Now, that I somehow managed to get spark, I noticed that the fuel pump is not working. And even when I...
• re:splitfire plugs
  Historical mailing list
  6 Oct 95 21:12:00 +1900
  ...they tend to produce too much heat, due to the excess spark that they produce. The impression I got was to stay away from...
• Cold starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Calhoun
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 08:34:03 -0500
  ...I've put in new spark plugs, cap rotor. Temp 2 sensor. Any help in solving the problem will be greatly appreciated. Thank you
• Re: burred spark plug threads: update
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:46:28 -0600
  > Only > in a Vanagon! You had to drop the engine to change plugs in a lot of American muscle cars, too. Burrs or no...
• Re: Plugs, gas cap, stuff, etc...
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 12:57:11 +0000
  ...Plugs, gas cap, stuff, etc... > > > Hit the FLAPS yesterday, picked up spark plugs, wires, rotor, distro cap, > marvel mystery oil, assorted fuses, hose clamps...
• Re: o2 sensor voltage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 09:21:17 -0700
  ...I have > all new plugs, wires, cap and rotor. The spark seemed strong. > > Do you feel that timing could be a possibility? > > Shawn > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > We...
• Reading Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - J Wagner
  Sat, 22 Mar 1997 21:15:29 -0500
  ...Well, I just checked the plugs and all are nice and tan(insulator) with black around on the metal, except for #3 which has...
• Re: Low Compression after Spark Plug Incident
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 19:06:02 -0500
  ...Spark Plug Incident Recently, I posted regarding a problem where my van suddenly lost power and I found that one of my spark plugs...
• Re: 10/07 TIPS for Passing CA test-only smog? An 1981 air-cooled Vanagon camper
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 7 Oct 2015 14:48:30 -0700
  these are basic steps I do when smog time - fresh spark plugs - new air filter - new fuel filter - new oil change - a bottle of...
• Re: upgrading spark plugs for the 1.9L price for the +4's
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 23:39:09 -0600
  Can I ask how much the unit price for the +4's were?......I thought we couldn't use these...the guy over at...
• Re: Do Westfalia's Hate the Cold?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 10 Apr 2003 18:43:56 -0400
  ...My fix was to change oil to 5/40 and put in platinum plus 4 spark plugs. After that, even when it was MINUS...
• Re: 85 vanagon spark plugs : another question -Remove Carefully
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 09:29:22 -0600
  On 9/28/04 6:00 AM, "Eric Zeno" <vw4x4@FYI.NET> wrote: > To add insault to injury, Bosch has changed there numbering system...
• help. no start after head gaskets replaced
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Chasteen
  Fri, 14 Nov 2008 19:00:55 -0800
  ...there is a lot of fuel dumping and the spark plugs got fouled. it also backfires throught the intake when it tries to start...
• Re: Better Mileage Anyone? (without going ala Lilley)
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 01:04:26 PDT
  Does Bosch make silver spark plugs? Does anyone know anything about these? >From: Robert Lilley <Wolfvan88@aol.com> >In a message dated 8/26...
• Re: Running Trouble
  Historical mailing list - Scott D Foss
  Mon, 19 Mar 2001 17:10:59 -0800
  ...the spark to jump that gap, making it more likely that the ign voltage will leak out somewhere prior to the plugs. But, I...
• Re: good news, I think
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:22:20 -0800
  ...I like Bosch parts for sure ( most spark plugs you buy these days are just fine .. whether Bosch, Champion, NGK, Nippon Denso..........as long...
• Re: Engine power loss (need help)
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 15:43:06 -0700
  ...good) > - Checked fuel pressure at inlet T (good) > - Spark plug wire resistance (good) > - New spark plugs > > Well, those are the clues, now I'm...
• Re: Cold Starts
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Wed, 12 Nov 2003 19:28:54 -0500
  ...The desirability of platinum plugs, generally, is that they wear out at a slower rate, hence their gap increases less for equivalent mileage, (therefore...
• Tune Up Woes
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Sun, 07 Apr 1996 16:03:17 -0700
  ...Set the valves, change the spark plugs (which ARE at insane angles in the Type IV engine)... then to change the point and condenser...
• Check Compression: Warm or cold engine?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 12 May 2003 11:09:24 -0700
  ...I've changed spark plugs and wires, the distributor is new as is the cap and rotor and still it stumbles. It could be...
• Re: help! vanagon booted
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Tue, 24 Oct 2000 19:35:04 -0400
  ...My compression is okay > now, I am getting spark (new coil, plugs, leads, distributor, cap and rotor), > I am smelling fuel on the plugs...
• 86 Camper Engine Elect Problem..Help
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Feb 1996 18:11:32 -0800
  ...shorting along sparkplug wires. Fix attempts: *steam cleaned engine to eliminate dirt trails *replaced plug wires, distributor cap, rotor *installed std plugs in place...
• Re: 86 Vanagon - Engine won't start
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 18 Apr 2004 21:16:22 -0400
  ...We also replaced the > ignition coil and ignition spark plug wires, including the spark plugs. > The engine cranks fine and spark goes through the...
• Re: 85 wbx 1.9 miss at idle...more info
  Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
  Sat, 17 Jan 2004 02:02:17 -0600
  ...I pulled the plugs after about 500 miles on a >trip (plugs were put in about mid september) and i >just recently pulled them...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 12:46:39 -0500
  ...Spark gap is related to spark kernel size, which is one of the determinants of the size of the primary flame front in the...
• Help....stuck....dead Vanagon.
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Sun, 6 Aug 2017 00:42:22 +0000
  ...Cleaned the plugs and put them back in. Got power to the coil, but no spark of I ground out the coil wire. Got...
• Re: spark plugs N peanuts
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 05:49:17 EDT
  ...Before I get the standard type plugs I wanted to query = > the list and see what type plugs some of you recommended and how...
• Re: Starting question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 26 May 2018 08:47:46 -0500
  ...Starting question > > Hello to all, > > This is interesting to me. > I can make the engine turn over fast without the spark plugs. > But it...
• Re: Bosch +4
  Historical mailing list - t
  Sat, 10 Jun 2000 22:21:12 -0700
  ...a +4 spark plug in a Vanagon > application. Does anyone know if one will fit and how they compare > with other plugs? Are they...
• Re: '84 1.9: 3/4 power and running ugly
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 24 Aug 2004 16:51:31 -0400
  sp, First, in this case, I would remove the spark plugs and inspect them. If one of them looks oily or wet you can...
• Re: A fifth spark plug?
  Historical mailing list - John Andrew
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 21:16:52 -0600
  ...A fifth spark plug? When changing the oil on my 86 Westy, I thought the drain plug seemed odd. It turns out that one...
• Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 3 May 2010 16:39:49 -0700
  ...Let it sit overnight. > > Only other alternative I thought of is to use one of the old spark plugs > and > torque it to a...
• RE: re. Bosch Platinums
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 23 May 1997 07:19:29 -0700
  ...Above, I don't know what corrosion nor wear on a spark plug even means. I just replaced my Bosch Platinum plugs after 50...
• Re: Plugs, what does the colour say?
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Sun, 24 May 1998 20:21:47 -0700
  ...These are the basic rules of thumb.<<snip >> > > Spark plugs? ...decided to go without. Works great. > > gmbulley > cary, nc > Jetta TD
• Re: Plugs, gas cap, stuff, etc...
  Historical mailing list - Keith Pike
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 16:13:36 -0230
  ...Plugs, gas cap, stuff, etc... > > > > > > Hit the FLAPS yesterday, picked up spark plugs, wires, rotor, distro cap, > > marvel mystery oil, assorted fuses, hose clamps...
• Re: Dead? Blue/black smoke, no ext. oil leak, runs bad
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 12 Jun 2000 12:51:10 -0400
  ...Look at spark plugs for wet or gasoline smell... pull injectors and let them squirt into a can one at a time while you...
• Re: Recommended spark plugs for WBX?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 13:06:31 -0500
  ...edu> wrote: > I've gotten some p-mail advising the "stock" plugs which are W7CC or > W7CC0 (not sure what the difference is, the...
• Re: Running on 3 Cylinders
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:49:19 -0400
  The #1 and #3 plugs can suffer corrosion between the ends of the plug wires and the plugs. This phenomenon baffled me until it...
• Re: What spare parts to carry with on trips
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 2 May 2017 12:22:16 -0700
  ...cap and rotor - spark plugs - Temp2 sensor - set of belts - fuel pump relay - coolant - oil - Rescue Tape others will add more stuff for sure
• Re: f/ Re: spark plugs and fuel economy ???
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 03 Apr 1996 08:33:00 -0800 (PST)
  >i thought this list determined that "Obsessive/Compulsive" was the >correct diagnosis? Which is it? I mean, we can't be using the >incorrect...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Chayan Srisawat
  Fri, 4 Feb 2000 08:36:29 +0700
  ...I changed all of ignition cables(coil to distributor and distributor to spark plugs) and finally obtained pretty good consumption rate. Before leak test...
• Weekend from hell 3
  Historical mailing list - John M. Moore
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 18:21:29 EST
  ...Had fuel at injectors, spark at the plugs, and no obvious disconnects (wires, vacuum, etc.). What it does have is a dead ECU. Everything...
• AC Compressor to inflate tires, etc?
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 14:16:35 -0400
  ...attachment for old army Jeeps that allowed you to inflate tires by disconnecting one of the spark plugs. Thanks, Doug Fitz-Randolph Freeport, ME
• Re: DITRIBUTOR/NO START
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 6 Jan 2007 09:06:38 -0600
  Try connecting the high voltage wire from the coil directly to ground so that no spark goes to the plugs. If this allows it...
• 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 18:03:30 -0600
  ...We can smell gas and the spark plugs are wet after we've been trying to start her. We have replaced and gapped the...
• Re: Air-Fuel Ratio fluctuation
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Thu, 27 Oct 2005 14:12:48 -0600
  ...After weeks of futzing with it, it turned out it was the plug gap; it had grown as the plugs wore and ended up...
• No spark in the Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Kevin McCaig
  Tue, 12 Aug 1997 20:04:31 -0300
  ...I found there was no spark. I replaced the spark plugs, rotor, dist cap and one spark plug wire. then the was no fuel...
• Re: start - won't sart - solution
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sat, 23 Aug 2003 03:34:22 +0000
  ...new plugs wires and plugs since mine were a bit used. 6. looked at ECU for burnt parts found nothing. ( but maybe it would...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 Feb 2016 00:55:31 -0500
  ...The spark jump easiest from sharp corners. Plugs can also fail with cracked insulators along with carbon fouling and tracking. Platinum tip plugs tend...
• Re: your mail
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 10 Jul 1995 21:38:27 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I too, found that K-mart had the wrong listing for spark plugs on my 73 bus. I bought a set on the way...
• Re: Help--- stuck in Redding Followup and conclusion
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:56:31 -0700
  ...conclusion- blew a spark plug out. It was > > not stripped though. 116$ for new wires (had to get > > all 4), new plugs (replaced all...
• Re: Build your OWN FI replacement for the digixxx system
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 27 Feb 2003 15:20:10 -0500
  ...It has dual coils to give the plugs a hotter spark. It would simply replace the current distributor cap. The rotor is replaced with...
• Re: exhaust gas into coolant system
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 16:11:00 -0500
  ...Then I pulled the spark plugs, which is This may be a silly question, but on in inline engine what difference does it make...
• Re: Smoking Transmission?
  Historical mailing list - Erik W. Burtis
  Thu, 28 Sep 1995 11:28:15 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Well the oil in the trans has no way of being ignited (no spark plugs) and if it reached temps high enough to smoke...
• Injector Wiring Order?
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Mon, 6 Oct 1997 13:22:27 -0400
  ...that they needed to be wired in an orderly fashion like spark plugs. However, they all have the same color wires and, other than...
• Re: Oil Pressure Gremlins
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Fri, 3 Mar 2000 11:39:55 -0500
  ...It seems they routed the wire (yellow?) too close to the spark plug wires. After I routed them away from the plugs, the trouble...
• Emmision test fail
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
  Tue, 26 Jun 2001 10:06:07 -0400
  ...Spark plugs, Air filter, Cap/rotor, oil change. ________Limit____Reading___Result___ HC ppm 122 162 FAIL CO% 0.87 0.73 PASS NO ppm...
• Flames!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Thu, 9 May 2002 13:53:35 -0700
  ...this...yet. > When I was in highschool we used to mount spark plugs in our exhaust pipe and light off the vapors at car...
• Re: Engine power loss (need help)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 17:01:47 -0500
  ...good) > - Checked fuel pressure at inlet T (good) > - Spark plug wire resistance (good) > - New spark plugs > > Well, those are the clues, now I'm...