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• Re: Help me fix my crappy idle, PLEASE!
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Wed, 22 Jan 1997 12:38:39 -0500 (EST)
  ...I've got a new battery, hotter spark plugs, new cap, rotor, and > points. > > I know the engine is back there, but why must...
• got my van inspected and it passed
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Fri, 5 May 2006 11:26:23 -0400
  ...2384 (2200) (my mechanic did an oilchange/~filter, tune-up (new points, spark plugs and a new oil pressure switch) before hand) compression was...
• Question about caliper, was Replacing front brake pads
  Historical mailing list - B Feddish
  Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:25:39 -0400
  ...It took awhile to get spark plugs into my wifes A4 this morning so I was a bit behind. Anyway, here is a photo...
• Re: Accessing the #1 spark plug
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 06:53:21 -0700
  ...All right, fine, I'll pull the stupid air cleaner assembly and swap out the old plugs for these multi-electrode NGK BP6ET 3...
• Re: still not starting..
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 19 Mar 2003 15:19:47 -0800
  ...The wires are sparking. The > engine isn't starting. > > I've taken the plugs out, disconnected hoses from the intake air distributor > to let...
• FW: start - won't start - solution
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 21:46:12 -0700
  ...ve got spark and you've got fuel - you nave no excuse. Now get in it and drive! Pull the plugs and dry them...
• Re: spark plug wires...sort of long
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 10:42:31 EST
  Hi All, A cure for all that ails ya, new spark plug wires aint, but I looked high & low for no start, die'n...
• Re: Lifespan of Platinum plugs in 2.1L?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jun 2003 11:15:49 -0400
  ...Lifespan of Platinum plugs in 2.1L? > > > > My Vanagon runs noticeably better on Bosch +4 Platinum plugs than on > > standard Bosch plugs. I got...
• Re: Diaganosing Fuel Injection Systems
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Tue, 25 Feb 1997 08:56:59 -0500
  ...So you should also check the spark to the plugs. Either pull out a plug or use an old one and check the spark...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 08:23:57 -0400
  ...Re: [VANAGON] vanagon single electrode plugs > the facts may not lie, but there might be another side of the story too. > there really isn...
• OK, I've had it! What now?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hemrick
  Wed, 23 Sep 2009 12:03:50 -0400
  ...Check for spark--Check. Spray Starter fluid in the air cleaner housing and crank engine--Check. Crank starter by itself (minus starting fluid)--FAIL...
• Re: 87 syncro won't start
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Wed, 31 Jul 1996 12:43:22 -0400 (EDT)
  ...You could see the spark, but it wasn't enough to run my Vanagon. It shorted because of the wrong plugs. Eric Zeno emz...
• Can't remove spark plug - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:57:17 -0400
  I can't remove the spark plug located below the intake air unit (plug on passenger side toward front of van). I sprayed WD...
• Re: Wifes Audi - Oil Leak - NVC
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Thu, 22 Nov 2007 13:25:00 -0800
  ...But, first thing that comes to my mind is valve cover gasket, clogged breather, and also, some spark plugs go in tube that are...
• Fuel injector question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vieira
  Thu, 17 Jul 2003 17:14:36 -0700
  ...check spark, good, checked fuel it was good.. .. checked the plugs .. still look brand new ..dry ... my question .. does the injectors spary a prime...
• Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 3 May 2010 22:22:38 -0500
  ...Only other alternative I thought of is to use one of the old spark plugs and torque it to a higher value to maybe...
• Re: Flames!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 9 May 2002 16:05:33 -0500
  ...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: how did this happen ... ?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:41:18 EST
  Sounds like maybe either your spark plug wires are not in the proper order on the cap or you may have inadvertantly pulled another...
• Re: Engine power loss (need help)
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Thu, 17 Oct 2002 17:23:25 -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...
• Hard start when cold
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Tue, 11 Aug 1998 10:30:41 PDT
  ...I have recent points/condenser (just checked points today, they are OK), new spark plugs, recent spark plug wires, recent distributor cap and rotor...
• Re: Tune up time - which plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 11:03:06 EDT
  ...There are four paths for a spark to ground rather than one. The spark is bigger and causes more of the fuel to ignite...
• Re: No start..... rebuilt engine.... over my head...
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 27 Jul 2005 14:35:18 -0700
  ...It's *not* "Fuel-air-fire", it's "sufficient compression, acceptable fuel/air ratio, and strong enough spark at the proper time." If you...
• TriStar Service record
  Historical mailing list - Peter Larsson
  Tue, 29 Apr 1997 18:22:16 +0200
  ...engine dont run on all cylinders, spark plugs is changed *from 1990-95: four boots is changed *today it has 65000km on it. What...
• Seeking Advice for Sluggish Performance
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 1 Aug 2001 09:18:43 -0600
  ...Recently replaced muffler and catalytic converter New spark plugs Compression between 135-150 Cap/rotor almost new Clean air filter Fuel pressure - 34 at...
• Re: Diesel Dumb Question
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Wed, 1 May 2002 00:30:46 -0400
  ...Where Do I >start? I have only worked on things with spark plugs so I'm a little >ignorant on these things. > >TIA >Jere...
• 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: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 11:54:41 -0500
  ...By the way, it would be very interesting to hear how often Vanagon owners on this list change their spark plugs, regardless of what...
• Re: Will any other oil plugs fit?
  Historical mailing list - Connal Hughes
  Fri, 3 Dec 1999 13:23:27 EST
  ...Sure enough next time I crawled underneath I have a >spark plug for a drain plug, apparently it is quite a common thing as...
• Re: Idle / Plugs / Thanks!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 19:09:29 -0700
  ...It > finally started and stalled a few times, but I got home :) > > What do listmembers reccomend for spark plugs. I used only BOSCH in...
• Re: hmm, is this bad? could it hurt?(lost spark plug)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 May 1996 00:46:30 -0500
  >hmm, when changing my spark plugs today one fell out of the ratchet and back >into the spark plug housing. i tried to get...
• Re: A few questions...some obvious...some less
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
  Mon, 23 Feb 1998 10:51:43 -0800
  ...It is best to drain the system first. > Spark Plugs > 1-How often are we supposed to change spark plugs ? Every so often. Maybe...
• Re: broken spark plug removal?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 21 Jul 1998 12:03:36 -0400
  On Tue, 21 Jul 1998, Patrick Foltz wrote: > Were those 50 year old spark plugs in aluminum heads? Heat should only be > used with...
• Pulsating Idle when cold
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Sun, 10 Apr 2005 21:11:56 -0500
  ...I have done a complete ignition tune up--spark plugs, spark plug wires, ignition rotor, and distributor cap. Checked and adjusted the throttle valve...
• Re: 1.9 fuel pump won't work
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 28 Mar 2019 17:42:10 -0700
  ...wrote: > Hi to all, > > Now, that I somehow managed to get spark, I noticed that the fuel pump is > not working. And even when...
• Re: Starting question
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Fri, 25 May 2018 23:08:26 -0400
  ...me. > I can make the engine turn over fast without the spark plugs. > But it barely turns over with them in, and I disconnected...
• 84 westie at 10 miles/gallon
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 15:32:32 -0700
  ...Replaced throttle body with one that I knew was good New spark plugs and all the other small stuff cylinder pressure 110-125 across...
• T3 dumptruck on Ebay deutschland
  Historical mailing list - Mark Kostreva
  Mon, 24 Feb 2003 23:19:36 -0500
  ...Sounds like you could move 1738 lbs of properly gapped spark plugs easily with one of these. Mark >The most interesting thing would be...
• Re: Aluminum in the threads
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 27 May 2002 12:41:29 -0500
  ...When a spark plug, especially a cold plug, (and plugs removed from a warm engine because of their smaller mass will cool faster than...
• Re: Transmission Oil Cooler Leaking - Again!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 16 Apr 2011 14:30:48 -0700
  ...Or putting some anti-seize on the spark plug threads. Spark plugs should never be installed with dry threads in my world. It ALL...
• Re: Fuel system...follow up
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Dawson
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 10:10:49 -0400
  ...new spark plugs (platinum) > >4. new oil and filter > > > >There are no leaks in the system, as far as I can tell. The problem...
• Re: Total Cost of a complete engine overhaul
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 9 Jan 2003 09:19:12 -0500
  ...Coolant expansion tank- $29 Coolant level sender- $9 Coolant Distributor- $24 Spark plugs- $8 Spark plug wires- $50 Cap and rotor- $20 Fuel filter...
• Re: Ignition wiring plug shield Removal
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 28 Sep 2006 18:31:41 -0500
  ...tricks to get the metal shields off the sparkplugs??? >>I need to change the plugs and for the life of me I cannot budge...
• 1.8 litre help
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 1 May 2022 00:26:50 -0500
  ...We have replaced spark plugs, fuel filter, fuel pressure seems ok, compression also ok. I believe 1.8s are digifant. Anybody out there familiar...
• Re: 1.9 fuel pump won't work
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
  Fri, 29 Mar 2019 11:40:55 -0700
  ...wrote: > Hi to all, > > Now, that I somehow managed to get spark, I noticed that the fuel pump is > not working. And even when...
• Re: For Lisa, re '81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Thu, 18 Sep 1997 08:51:41 -0700
  ...I do very little maintenance other than filters, oil, spark plugs, wash and wax. I do drive the hell out of them. Steve and...
• basic tune-up - 91' vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Paul Wang
  Sat, 3 Jan 2004 09:29:32 EST
  ...After spark plugs, distributor cap, rotor, and air filter were replaced, the car performs even worst - misfired, staled etc.. Where could I find the...
• Re: oil drain threads stripped
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Mon, 15 Dec 2008 13:32:18 -0800
  Spark plugs are 14 mm x 1.25....close.....George in snowy Grand Rapids, waiting for BBTB in May...... --- On Mon, 12/15/08...
• Re: Fwd: Jetta engine question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Fri, 13 Aug 1999 21:59:39 -0700
  ...The engine was warm prior to the test and all spark plugs looked fine (slight brown) as they are 5000km old Bosch Platinums. All...
• start - won't start
  Historical mailing list - Joe Glisson
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 18:07:21 -0400
  ...Started up with dense black smoke; pulled the old, worn out plugs and they are covered with dry, black soot. Replace plugs, wires, rotor...
• Re: spark plugs N peanuts
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 17 Apr 2003 09:18:01 -0700
  ...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: 1988 Weekender Wolfsburg barely runs.
  Historical mailing list - Steve W
  Thu, 22 May 2003 07:30:20 -0700
  ...If you see a spark jumping > accross the end of the wire, you > got spark, but you need fuel. Remember: you > need spark and...
• 82 air cooled automatic vanagon
  Historical mailing list - dan h
  Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:02:55 -0500
  ...I just put new soak plug cables and ngk spark plugs in. Turns over strong but won’t fire up. I can smell gas...
• Re: Flames!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 9 May 2002 16:59:58 -0400
  ...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: aligning distributor
  Historical mailing list - Paul Henderson
  Wed, 27 Aug 1997 09:37:41 -0500
  ...a level flat surface, like a garage floor, remove all the spark plugs (this allows the engine to turn over easier), put the transmission...
• Re: If it's not one thing, it's another...
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 13:19:49 -0700
  ...Have you checked the spark? On my westy I just stick a plug lead near the plug instead of on it, and watch for...
• Re: poor running 84 1.9 vanagon
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 08:43:00 EDT
  Matt, I would check all of your other (cheap) stuff first like spark plugs, wires, distributor cap, and rotor. Also ground connections. If all...
• Re: Cut you spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 11:18:28 -0600
  Stan Wilder Writes; "Unleaded fuel in the Cities is full of anti pollutant compounds ( water )" Bwa , Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, !!! Sorry Stanley, not this...
• Re: 85 1.9L died on highway, won't start
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 14:24:00 -0500
  ...spark have to be able to jump? (and if it's a spark issue, I presume that since I changed the wires and plugs...
• 1988 Vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - Don
  Mon, 1 Mar 2010 22:26:21 -0700
  You have spark at the plugs? Easy to check by pulling a HT lead, attaching it to a spare plug , grounding it and cranking...
• Re: Triple Electrode Spark Plug Available For 1.9L Motor
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 23:01:40 EST
  ...Triple Electrode Spark Plug Available For 1.9L Motor Since you guys with the 2.1L motor have the luxury of being able to...