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• Re: Oil drain plug for '85
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 15:25:20 -0400
  ...Oil drain plug for '85 Your parts guy must be a complete moron. According to ETKA 068 103 193 A is a plug in...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Mon, 7 Nov 2005 13:56:43 -0500
  Mike, I have had the situation where the wires to #1 and #3 plugs were toast at the connection to the plugs, but the...
• Re: FYI.. oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Richard Smith (Smirby)
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 09:17:16 -0700
  ...a friend bough a westy and the oil drain plug, he discovered, was a sawed off spark plug. Ew. --- Richard Smith, Ph.D. Director...
• Re: Final Drive Allen Size
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:38:04 -0700
  for your auto trans ? filler plug is the standard 17mm allen. There isn't a drain plug though, on the Differential Section of a...
• Re: Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size??
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 17:56:27 -0500
  ...Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size?? Anyone know offhand what the manual tranny drain plug Hex size is? Also, can anyone point me to...
• SyncroBeast - she runs - the reason why
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Sun, 18 Mar 2001 22:56:08 -0500
  When we got SyncroBeast back together, I either checked the compression or looked at the plugs to see what they looked like. That meant...
• Re: Oil drain problem
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 21 Feb 2007 20:33:46 -0600
  ...The drain plug is so tight in the helicoil that I can't > separate the two. > The helicoil with the drain plug and washer...
• electric plug in engine block
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 20:52:33 -0400
  Hi All - What's that electric plug going into the engine block? It's near the coolant drain plug on the left head. Mine...
• Re: Fuel Pump Swap/Oil Plug timesert prob./f-wheel resurface?
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Thu, 7 Oct 1999 08:39:50 -0600
  ...After successfully instaling a Time Sert(tm) steel insert to replace stripped threads on my oil drain plug, the next oil draining the threaded...
• Re: silver socket plug..Re: missing a hole in my vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 03:30:10 EST
  ...it was on all 74-84 westfalias. ..... >> Chris, I had this very same plug in my 1986 Westy Weekender (Base Camper). Same thing in...
• Re: Tips on bringing a stored engine back into service?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Norville
  Sat, 31 Jul 2004 08:49:07 -0400
  With everything still plugged clean the engine real good. Change the oil. Then take out the plugs, and put no more than 5cc (one...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:25:21 -0500
  Bruce, I used to buy three sets of spark plugs and use a permanent marker to mark the opposite side of the gap. Tighten...
• Re: introduction, story, questions about new '82 diesel westy[longish]
  Historical mailing list - Maynard Southard
  Fri, 29 Mar 2002 06:55:34 -0500
  ...Spewing oil and burned out glow plug? ... hmm, not sure I see the relationship there. I wouldn't think the engine oil would be...
• Re: anyone added a tach/digi clock cluster to a '85 Non-GL or Transporter????
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 25 Feb 2006 19:45:08 EST
  ...one connector plug has a small green wire going to it, but the joining plug that plugs into it has a blue wire mating...
• Re: 3-pronged spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - David Ohlemacher
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 19:12:50 -0400
  ...3-pronged spark plugs Anyone have a part number for the NGK equivalent to the Bosch W7DTC? Thanks Justin Jensen SLC Utah -----Original Message...
• 84 Tranny questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Chen
  Fri, 28 Mar 1997 11:55:25 -0600 (CST)
  ...Any technique on loosening the fill plug and locating the drain plug? I want to make sure I can loosen the fill plug before...
• Re: Spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 16 Jul 2000 06:46:23 EDT
  In a message dated 7/16/00 12:02:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: << Spark plugs >> The Bosch W7DTC...
• Re: Stripped oil plug. Helicoil or self-tapping?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sun, 11 Mar 2012 17:04:31 -0400
  ...Over sized causes problems with bigger head on drain plug having less clearance in recessed hole. Had to service a few of these and...
• Re: Mysterious Oil Drain Plug Leak
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 14 Apr 2018 08:01:11 -0500
  ...The surface for the OEM drain plug will be restored with the Time-Sert thereby allowing the use of the OEM drain plug and...
• Re: Generic Stereo Question
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:05:54 +0000
  ...Is the connector (plug) and wiring for a stereo head unit (receiver/CD player, etc) standardized between different brands? In other words, if I...
• Re: GoWesty 2.4 L Engine
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 09:41:45 EDT
  ...Mixing and matching components is not plug-and-play going between digifant and digijet. hey Greg It depends. I put a 92 jetta motor...
• Re: Tune Up Advice Needed
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 16 Jul 97 20:44:36 CDT
  On Wed, 16 Jul 1997 02:47:18 -0500 Jim Thompson said: >Joel Walker and John Hathaway recommend upgrading the spark plugs to a...
• Re: Bosch 4-pronged spark plug not for Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 23:33:36 EDT
  << Thanks Ken, but after talking to the Bosch tech rep, I am staying away from the 4-pronged plug. Bosch tested the plug in...
• Re: SPARK PLUG WIRE PLACEMENT?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
  Thu, 2 May 2002 16:01:10 -0700
  I've found that the easiest way to replace plug wires and make sure that you don't screw anything up is to replace...
• Re: Tune up?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 13 Jan 2003 06:52:03 -0800
  mr mike, hey what do the plugs look like when you take them out? burnt at the tips? what about the distro cap are...
• Re: temp gauge not working right...
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Wed, 8 Aug 2018 18:22:48 -0700
  it could be it.... is there anyway to add ground to that plug? (the wide white one that plugs into the cluster) thanks
• Re: Memory refresh request, trans drain/fill plug size
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Sun, 14 May 2017 09:05:59 -0700
  I don't know the official thread size but a plug measures 24mm diameter at its taper mid point. Mark
• Re: hard cold start on 82 diesel
  Historical mailing list - Pete Cassidy
  Wed, 18 Aug 1999 09:55:11 -0700
  ...Is the glow plug LED lighting when the ignition is switched on? Sometimes glow plugs can go open. Disconnect the cable from the top...
• Re: 19mm oil drain plug?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Thu, 6 Jul 2006 08:43:19 -0400
  In my opinion, it isn't the right plug ... but ... If you have an old "so what" socket and access to a grinding wheel...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 16:19:33 -0400
  ...with the same gap, the voltage required to fire a plug with rounded off electrodes may be twice that for a new plug with...
• Re: Trans. Oil filler plug?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 10:42:38 -0700
  ...I had the 10" extension with the 17mm allen fitting sticking out fwd of the shock so I could turn the filler plug. Rob...
• Re: Spark plug heat ranges
  Historical mailing list - John McLean
  Tue, 4 Jan 2000 18:34:26 -0800
  ...internet thing for pictures of used plugs, and what various appearances > indicate. > > Thanks for that explanation on plug heat ranges. The knowledge is > appreciated...
• Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Dave C
  Thu, 11 May 2000 18:04:01 -0400
  ...normal price for Plugs??? > > Cheers, > Doug > '84 Westy > Toronto, Canada > IMHO the Bosch Plat 4's are really great plugs. They are $$ but I...
• preheat light won't turn off -diesel vanagon-
  Historical mailing list - Grenon, Jerome
  Thu, 12 Oct 2000 14:57:37 -0400
  hi everybody, few weeks ago, i have changed 4 glows plug on my diesel west. Since this time, the glow plug light stay on...
• Re: Oil Drain Plug Leaking
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 10:34:05 -0500
  ...We used a 3/8 pipe tap to create new threads, and then used a > 3/8 pipe plug as the oil drain plug...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Derek
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 18:29:19 -0700
  Hi Eric, >> BTW if those plugs you put in are the single >> electrode, they are going to kill your coil, and >> leave you stranded...
• Re: Mutilated Oil Drain Plug
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 11 Jul 2002 12:00:07 -0400
  ...I tried to change it again, but to my dismay, the drain plug is unservicable. It's pretty "round" and I could not remove...
• Re: Coolant leak from...
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:13:55 -0500
  The "big plug" is the port for the oil pressure bypass valve. The coolant is coming from somewhere else. It could be from the...
• Re: Problems that need solutions...
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 2 Jun 1997 01:01:40 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I found the plugs on the differential > and the drain plug on the transmission, but I can't find a fill plug. The fill...
• Re: Oil Drain Plug Leaking
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 22 Jun 2001 09:40:45 -0600
  ...We used a 3/8 pipe tap to create new threads, and then used a > 3/8 pipe plug as the oil drain plug...
• Re: stripped oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 21:51:30 -0800
  ...stripped oil drain plug > > No joking Jordan, > Just replaced my defunked VCR with > a > DVDR and the oil plug will never be removed again...
• 1986 dash/speedo/housing in a 1983?
  Historical mailing list - Jbclem
  Mon, 7 Oct 2002 18:56:58 -0700
  ...Any other thoughts? Any ideas about the best way to reroute the wires on the plug...clip them, or open up the plug and...
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What about the t...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 15:42:06 -0400
  ----- Original Message ----- > -I used quad tip plugs to keep the flame kernel from being split by the > center single electrode. This sends the flame...
• Re: bosch plugs
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 10:08:40 -0500
  ...I have not tried the quad plugs. i don't see the benifit. Happy plugging. > John 90 vanagon gl
• Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Jerome Perkins
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 11:27:27 EST
  ...87 spark plugs with a single earth electrode are being installed in place of the three electrode� plugs, this is in conjunction with a...
• Instrument Cluster Printed Cirucit repair
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:51:49 -0700
  ...specifically the part that just wears somewhat normally ..is there the main plug plugs on. I have a couple of tachometer printed circuits ( for...
• Re: 2 Qs: source for multimeter US 1119; size of plug for man.
  Historical mailing list - Bill Collins
  Thu, 13 Mar 1997 19:38:08 -0500
  ...Drain Plug: Is this the same size plug used on the Beetle? If so, the cheap, large allen sold by VW shops should work...
• Re: missing a hole in my vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Lewis
  Thu, 29 Nov 2001 21:08:40 -0500
  snip That would be the famous "silver socket." BMW (motorcycles) and John Deere both sell plugs for it -- part numbers ought to be in...
• Triple Electrode Spark Plug Available For 1.9L Motor
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 21:19:12 -0600
  Since you guys with the 2.1L motor have the luxury of being able to use the 4-electrode platinum plugs (jealous?). I wanted...
• Re: burred spark plug threads
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:58:05 -0600
  ...Howard I somehow managed to burr the spark plug threads on one cylinder last night. All the tin on these air cooled motors makes...
• Re: westy silver socket - where to get plug?
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 11:02:30 -0400
  ...Chris On 7/8/06, karen d <yosemite333@hotmail.com> wrote: > Where can I get a plug for the silver socket that will convert...
• "RM182B" Spark plug gap?
  Historical mailing list - Yoshi
  Sun, 4 Mar 2001 15:13:54 +0900
  Hi, Does anyone know accurate gap(mm) to burner slit from spark plug(tip)? My refrigerator is 87Westy RM182B 3rd model. Not "EGI" model...
• Re: O2 sensor and exhaust questions
  Historical mailing list - Kitzmann
  Tue, 4 Sep 2001 08:56:49 -0400
  Get a three wire O2 sensor for a ford, costs only $32.00. Same sensor different plug, just splice on vw plug. Dave K.
• Choice of Plug wires
  Historical mailing list - pete owsianowski
  Sun, 7 Mar 2004 10:19:35 -0500
  Any opinions on the best Plug Wire set for the 2.1 WBX? Bosch or another supplier? Busdepot or "Volkscafe? Pete '87 Westy "Joe...
• Expansion tank plug
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:23:19 -0800
  If anyone going to bURNinGvAn this weekend has a spare expansion tank two-prong plug, I need one for my Subie conversion. Thanks, Jeff...
• Re: Diesel
  Historical mailing list - Tieitup
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:37:04 -0600
  ...I pulled the plugs after having it towed how and they are blacker than black, the whole plug is black. Burning oil and running...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 08:06:02 -0500
  ---- Aristotle Sagan <killer.jupiter@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I also don't strip out the plug. > > On the equipment I do tighten steel into aluminum...
• Re: Spark Plugs: Bosch Single TIp to NGK BP6ET Tri Tip User Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 14:56:14 -0700
  my sex life has improved 400% since I started using those plugs. Yes, hard to believe by those that know my suave good looks...
• Alternative to Instrument Cluster Foil?
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:03:27 -0700
  ...But if the foil just carries the tach signals from the big plug to the tach plug, it'd work fine to bypass the...
• Re: K&N air filters worth the extra money?
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Wed, 17 Mar 1999 14:28:48 -0600
  ...At >the time I also installed a set of splitfire plugs. I don't know which to >attribute it too, but the difference was...