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• Leakdown test----what do I need, I already have the spark plug-s chraeder valve
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 17:50:23 -0600
  ...I already have the tool that screws into the spark plug hole that you attatch to an air line. Do I look for air...
• Re: new ignition install but still no spark.
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 17:06:57 -0400
  ...I installed a new > ignition coil but I still have no spark. Everything > else seems to be in place and I can't figure...
• Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 11 May 2000 15:49:43 -0400
  Hi volks, The Bosch Platinums are on sale at Canadian Tire this week ----- are they worth paying three times the normal price for Plugs...
• Re: Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Brenton Tait
  Fri, 8 May 2009 06:14:45 +0200
  ...Spark Plugs At 11:19 PM 5/7/2009, Brenton Tait wrote: >Jst a stupid question, went to buy some spark plugs today and...
• Re: 71 no start
  Historical mailing list - Gary Martin
  Mon, 3 Jul 1995 05:43:56 -0500 (CDT)
  ...The firi When an engine won't run Check the spark the Check the fuel The spark is easy, it must jump and crack...
• Re: Check Compression: Warm or cold engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 12 May 2003 13:37:29 -0700
  ...but NEVER REMOVE spark plugs from a hot Aluminum Head. So before you do a hot compression check, add thread anti seize to the...
• vanagon electrical problem
  Historical mailing list - charles venner
  Fri, 17 Mar 2000 05:06:34 -0500
  ...Whenever it rains, something is causing what appears to be a voltage decay to the spark plugs.I have to keep turning the key...
• A fifth spark plug?
  Historical mailing list - chrisadubs
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 18:13:22 -0700
  ...It turns out that one of the PO's has broken off the ceramic and ground the electrodes off a bosch spark plug and...
• Re: cranky but no starty
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 20:53:33 -0800
  Since you aren't getting a spark is it possible that the ignition coil has gone out? It seems that they either work or...
• Re: Temp sensor removal
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 22:16:05 -0400
  ...it can be siezed sometimes, but i still am able to > remove with persuasion, similar to a spark plug. never broke anything. Just be...
• Re: unexplained power loss - help!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Wed, 18 Apr 2007 20:19:38 -0400
  John Lauterbach wrote: > Has anyone checked the connector at the end of the sparkplug wire for > corrosion where it goes over #3 plug? A...
• 86'Gl nogo
  Historical mailing list - Dan Krautkremer
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:26:40 -0700
  ...Check timing, (#1 cylinder @ TDC, timing chain did not jump) fuel, and spark. All ok. Still wont start. Just cranks and cranks. I found...
• Re: Help--- stuck in Redding Followup and conclusion
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 17:28:09 -0700
  ...Help--- stuck in Redding Followup and conclusion > > Man that's real Volkswagen behaviour! Our '56 Kombi used to spit out the > #3 > spark plug...
• Re: Distributor/Spark Plug die-electric grease
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:04:59 -0700
  ...Distributor/Spark Plug die-electric grease Hi, I have a 91 Westfalia that I am doing some basic maintenance on. New distributor/rotor, plug...
• Re: Cold Start
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 13:40:01 PDT
  ...This keeps any sparks well away from either battery. I'll try it this way next time. I'm going to politely disagree with...
• Re: Anyone Tried the Pulstar Spark Plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:49:46 -0800
  ...The Hall System delivers a a pretty "hot" spark as it is. Never had a problem with mine in 13 years, why fix it...
• Re: Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - frank
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 11:19:42 -0400
  ...I've seen this a dozen times....even after seeing spark. ERic frank wrote: >I've got a no start problem, but with good...
• FW: looking for technical assistance in Wisconsin or Michigan/UP
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 23:04:45 -0400
  ...My spark plugs are new, actually. **************************************************************** Joy Hecht and Matilda, 1989 Burgundy Vanagon For musings about life and the vanadventures: http://users.rcn.com...
• RE: Cold Start Problem
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 08 May 1996 14:18:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...You should see a spark jumping from the paper clip to the metal. The spark should be a bright white or bluish-white color...
• Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
  Sun, 23 Feb 2014 19:28:58 -0500
  ...I checked all the usual suspects, including 2, 3, and 4 spark plug. I finally found a split in the intake boot and ordered...
• Re: Distributor cap
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 5 Jun 2013 12:25:15 -0600
  Arlene What I am getting from your description is that the "wire" has a CarbonCore with no MetalWire in it ~ CarbonCore (NoWire) SparkPlugWires are...
• Re: '87 Coil changed, still no spark and spray
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Tue, 29 May 2012 20:06:25 -0700
  ...Coil changed, still no spark and spray > On Mon, 2012-05-28 at 21:15 -0700, HotelWestfalia wrote: >> I'm not sure where to...
• Waterboxer starting problems
  Historical mailing list - Berry Kercheval
  Sat, 2 Dec 1995 15:30:02 PST
  ...I've checked that fuel is in the tank, fuel is getting to the engine, and there is a good spark. The Hall control...
• WTB Knarly Spark Plug Wire Set
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Sat, 18 Oct 1997 16:34:16 -0400
  ...I also heard a arcing spark the first time I washed the motor. Of course this was was more agressive engine wash, but the...
• Re: Something is wrong.
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Thu, 11 Dec 1997 00:58:26 EST
  ...Try removing one of the spark plug wires at the distributer end & see it the problem is worse. If so, reconnect and keep trying...
• Re: price for a tune-up
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:40:20 -0800
  ...This includes, cap, rotor, fuel filter, air filter, spark plugs, spark plug wires, and an oil change if needed. All parts are German OEM...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 22:55:19 +0200
  I�d say it doesn�t matter whatever sparkplug you use as long as it�s a good brand and properly adjusted ! The advantage...
• Re: Broken Spark Plug Electrode/Tip
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 11 Jan 2005 05:02:51 -0500
  ...my van suddenly lost power, I found that one of the spark plugs >(right/rear) was loose. Before tightening it, I pulled it: The...
• Spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - David Cooper
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 21:38:02 EDT
  What are the correct Bosch plugs for an 82 Westy? The ones my parts store sold me are not the ones recommended in the...
• wet spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 17:54:09 -0500
  <html><div style='background-color:'><DIV></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr> <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMAENUS/2746??PS=">Winterize your home...
• Re: A bit rough idle, running. Unbalanced injectors?
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Sun, 8 Jul 2007 14:22:19 -0600
  With running engine I pulled one sparkplug wire at a time. For each one I would notice that the particular cylinder would stop firing...
• 3-prong Spark plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
  Thu, 23 Nov 2000 18:38:41 -0800
  ...The mechanic there told me that I had installed the incorrect spark plugs, and that he had replaced them with Bosch 3 -Trodes[W7DTC...
• Is the length of a Spark Plug wire critical?
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 11:10:19 -0500
  Spent $50+ on a set of Bosch spark Plug wires a few years ago. Last week the distributor side metal connector came off when...
• Re: "enough" vs "too much" monitoring, was: permanent fuel pressure gauge
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 11:17:20 -0800
  ...There is a reason that spark plug manufacturers use the materials that they use. Cheers, Bruce motorbruce motorbruce@hotmail.com >From: Al Brase <albeeee...
• Re: Recommended spark plugs for WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 6 Dec 2008 03:20:30 -0500
  ...Recommended spark plugs for WBX? Fols, how often would you change the W7CCs?? And the Bosch 4477s?? My engine has 194000 miles on it...
• Re: 5th spark plug
  Historical mailing list - Casa Gofastica motorcycle service
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 17:35:27 -0700
  ...Not only did the PO of my van put a spark plug in it, he put a theaded = insert in first. So to put...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 11:06:58 -0700
  ...Gap of Sparks > > I thought Bosch plugs were preset to gap no problem... > > > > > > > >> >> As to the slow starting, there's lots of things, but...
• Re: Distributor/Spark Plug die-electric grease
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:20:15 -0700
  ...Distributor/Spark Plug die-electric grease > Hi, > > I have a 91 Westfalia that I am doing some basic maintenance on. New > distributor/rotor, plug...
• Re: intermittent starting problem
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 3 Jul 2006 20:02:02 -0500
  I would first check for spark when it is in the no-start mode. You could connect one of the spark plug wires to...
• Re: Hall Sender question
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Ensing
  Fri, 4 May 2007 13:57:40 EDT
  ...There's no spark. Question: if the wires to the Hall sender were disconnected or grounded out, would that stop it from sparking? Or...
• Re: SPARK PLUG WIRE PLACEMENT?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 4 May 2002 22:02:00 +0200
  ...SPARK PLUG WIRE PLACEMENT? > I've found that the easiest way to replace plug wires and make sure that you > don't screw anything...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Sun, 6 Nov 2005 18:55:42 -0800
  ...Also, I noticed the cap was very burnt, and the rotor was burnt exclusively on the trailing end, as if the spark were jumping...
• Re: Hall effect sender
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 15:33:45 -0700
  ...These three wires come out of the distro thru a plastic elbow near where cylinder 4 will be sparked. This elbow is a connector...
• UPDATE: burred spark plug threads
  Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 15:31:27 -0500
  ...I somehow managed to burr the spark plug threads on one cylinder last night. All the tin on these air cooled motors makes changing...
• Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 3 May 2010 08:16:25 EDT
  ...So a question, does the Vanagon spark plug hole have a tapered or square seal at the top? Could this old "timesert" thing be...
• Re: '85 Ignition Control Unit
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Mar 2010 13:20:16 -0800
  ...This is the > switching unit (Toyota calls them "igniters" which actually generates > the primary spark impulse that drives the spark coil. It's screwed...
• spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Michael Tevis
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 18:23:59 -0400
  ...s need the W_D_ _ plugs that have a less shielded spark thats also a little further into the cylinder? the threads arent longer...
• compression test
  Historical mailing list - geofflaw
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 21:48:55 -0800
  ...It's not as fancy as wet and dry readings with a gauge, but you don't run the risk of damaging the spark...
• Re: Hi humidity--won't start
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 21:16:05 EST
  ...Typically these problems are associated with ignition/spark malfunction. Look at the spark plug wires in the dark to see if they are arching...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 07:50:10 -0700
  ...7:13:53 AM, kdlewis@JUNO.COM writes: > > << Swap 3 & 4 spark plug wires then repeat your test. If #3 now has no effect...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 14:36:53 -0500
  ...Pull the spark plugs, and let it sit over night with pressure on the system. In the mourning, have someone turn the engine over...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 18 Feb 2016 11:23:23 -0800
  ...oil filter every oil change spark plugs wire every 4 oil changes depending what kind of oil you use approx between 8K miles to...
• Re: how uncommon are ....
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 12:00:19 EDT
  In a message dated 8/26/02 7:57:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dave@SPARKPLUG.COM writes: > Westys with out a sky light...
• Re: small car VW engine conversion / Why?
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Wed, 25 Feb 2004 20:44:43 EST
  George ~~~ You forgot to tell the Gang that # 4 spark plug wire was off and it had been stuck in 3rd gear for the...
• Re: Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 7 May 2009 23:01:37 -0500
  ...Spark Plugs Hi Jst a stupid question, went to buy some spark plugs today and asked the salesman about BOSH plugs, as I believe...
• Re: Sparking plugs - 2.1L - Which kind?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 06:15:22 -0700
  ...have to do that odious chore again on that motor ... > Subject: Sparking plugs - 2.1L - Which kind? > > > > Need to install new plugs. Just wondering...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 19:23:42 -0600
  ...AND, everyone, this effect is BENEFICIAL, as far as > timing > > > goes > > > (not > > > > >spark quality). Because, as the charge volume and BMEP > increase > > > the spark...
• Re: NVC question about general fuel system parts
  Historical mailing list - sleepingmonkey1
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 17:28:24 -0500
  ...But water in gas could foul a plug cuasing a need to replace since it is the spark from the plug that cuases combustion...
• Help needed: ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:25:49 -0700
  ...It turns over; has spark; and has fuel. The mechanic insists he triple checked the timing and firing order. He says the conversion wiring...
• Re: NO spark 2.1L Digifant
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 17 May 2003 05:49:50 EDT
  ...Got rebuilt ECU from Ken, still no spark. I smell fuel > but no start. I have power to coil. Coil tested good, replaced anyway...