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• Re: Something is wrong.
  Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
  Thu, 11 Dec 1997 00:58:26 EST
  ...If so, reconnect and keep trying all the plugs. If it does NOT get worse when the plug wire is disconnected, you've found...
• Re; Marvelous Mystery Oil, and stuck rings.
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 14 Dec 2000 23:20:53 -0600
  Yo, Joltan! Take the spark plugs out of the engine, Load up each cylinder with Marvelous Mystery Oil, put the plugs back in the...
• Re: Tapping oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 09:03:53 -0500
  I have not tried this myself, but others on the list have used a 1/2" pipe tap and plug. Larry A. Arthur Anderson...
• Re: Lighter plug in dash a big joke...
  Historical mailing list - BA
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 19:33:49 -0800
  ...To use the North American plugs in a propper way, you should change >the outlet. You get them from the FLAP. > >Hartmut >----- Original Message...
• Re: Euro-Drive: 85 Volkswagen Vanagon, Hesitation/Low power
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 07:51:47 EDT
  ...cap, rotor, plugs, and plug wires. Ken Wilford Van-Again John 3:16
• 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...
• Re: Alternative to Oil Drain Plug
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Sun, 7 Jun 1998 20:55:30 -0700
  ...Alternative to Oil Drain Plug >Does anyone know of an alternative way to drain the oil from a '86 Vanagon GL 2.1 besides...
• Re: Mystery dash outlet '83.5 GL Westy
  Historical mailing list - Turner,Ronald L.
  20 Jan 97 14:30:47 EST
  >Are you nuts to pay 12 USD for a plug which fits this awful socket in >your Westy? I would pay a quarter of...
• Re: Do waterboxers have core plugs (freeze plugs)?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 22 Dec 2013 09:41:54 -0800
  On Dec 22, 2013, at 9:28 AM, Jeffrey Lee <jeffrey_lee_aqua@YAHOO.COM> wrote: > My 83 diesel I4 has 3 core plugs...
• Re: 1986 syncro westy stuck transmission drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 2 May 2012 17:13:43 -0400
  Sometimes those plugs can really corroded in place. I have had to use heat and I have even split the hex on some. An...
• drain and fill plugs revisited
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Sullivan
  Tue, 12 May 1998 13:59:20 +0000
  Where IS the drain plug for the transmission ( 5 speed) and the fill hole for the front differential?? I've crawled all over the...
• Re: stripped oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 18:21:49 -0800
  ...stripped oil drain plug > Heli coils are great but by his description it sounds like what he did > was round off the drain plug...
• Re: Solar panel battery charger, where to plug in
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 16 Apr 2004 09:48:10 -0700
  It needs to be plugged into the one on the inside of the passenger seat pedestal in order to charge the auxiliary battery. You...
• stuck oil plug
  Historical mailing list - mike riley
  Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:00:03 +0000
  ...OR drill a hole in the plug and tap with 1/4" pipe thread and use a brass pipe plug that seals without a...
• Re: Spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 08:24:05 -0400
  On 9/7/2012 6:30 AM, Frank Condelli wrote: > Awhile back Denis recommended these plugs: Bosch 4477. I've used Bosch 4477 plugs...
• Re: Rubber Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 18:10:33 -0700
  ...Rubber Plugs > > Anyone know where I can pickup some round rubber/plastic plugs? I'm > looking for something that will fill a hold in...
• Re: spark plugs revisited
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 25 May 1997 00:24:58 -0700
  At 01:13 PM 5/23/97 -0500, you wrote: >Just thumbing through Bentley I found the spark plug types >recommended there: > >Bosch W...
• stripped oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - ncdragonfly
  Tue, 1 Jun 1999 13:07:32 -0400
  ...I changed the oil in our bus this past weekend and found the oil drain plug stripped. Actually the plug is not stripped, the...
• Re: Important tire saftey
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 20:21:28 -0700
  > The correct method is to take the tyre off the rim and plug and patch from > the inside.(a 'patch ' with a 'plug' sticking...
• Re: Deep in the Abyss... a Tranny fill plug!
  Historical mailing list - Gary Lee
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 22:43:57 -0700
  > The fill plug is stripped out so badly by the P.O. that my 17mm allen > wrench is way too small. You need a...
• Re: westy silver socket - where to get plug?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Sat, 8 Jul 2006 11:04:46 -0400
  ...Happy trails, Greg Potts Quoting karen d <yosemite333@HOTMAIL.COM>: > Where can I get a plug for the silver socket that will convert it...
• Re: FYI.. oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 31 Aug 2017 10:05:14 -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...
• Spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 06:30:16 -0400
  Awhile back Denis recommended these plugs: Bosch 4477. Upon this recommendation I ordered some from my Bosch supplier. They arrived yesterday and I now...
• Re: Rubber Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:36:03 -0400
  ...Rubber Plugs > > Anyone know where I can pickup some round rubber/plastic plugs? I'm > looking for something that will fill a hold in...
• Re: Why don't AT's have a drain plug?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 02 Mar 1995 23:51:27 +0500
  >Can someone give me a good explaination as to why Vanagon (and other) >automatic transmissions dont have a drain plug. Seems it would be...
• Re: Mirrors, Spark Plugs, Oil temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 07 Jul 1997 13:07:47 -0400
  At 01:49 PM 7/7/97 -0500, Lon Herman wrote: > >(3) Spark Plugs. Though I know this is one area where opinions abound...
• Re: Bosch or NGK plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 19:47:57 -0800
  >| I use NGK plugs in all my equipment. My experiance with Bosch is that when >| they start to get old, they go bad very...
• Re: cutting out and sparking coil
  Historical mailing list - mike boland
  Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:04:40 -0500
  while getting new plug wires why not add new cap & rotor and new plugs? At 08:17 PM 4/23/2003 -0700, Steve Delanty...
• 12v plug repair question
  Historical mailing list - sam.cooks
  Tue, 9 Mar 2004 23:09:31 -0500
  I broke the end of the plug on a 12v air pump that I carry in case my Vanagon picks up a nail and...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon No Start Help
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Fri, 1 May 1998 08:44:17 EDT
  Make sure all your spark plug wires and the one from the coil are hooked up. Is it an automatic? If it is do...
• Re: Diesel
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 13 Jan 2009 18:31:43 -0800
  ...good time to inspect fuel hoses!), clean the plugs, put it back together, put in new gas, run it, clean the plugs again (if...
• 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: Annoying oil plug drip.
  Historical mailing list - Nato Dean
  Thu, 06 Jun 1996 12:00:48 -0500
  AJAX668873@aol.com wrote: > > Hello, > > I have a partially stripped drain plug in my 87 westy. I had the local shop > install a helicoil...
• Re: Better Mileage Anyone? (without going ala Lilley)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 12:34:17 EDT
  ...I have a VDO head temp gauge under the #3 spark plug. On other problem with the tri-plug I experienced: Mysterious hot start...
• Re: Solar panel battery charger, where to plug in
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 17 Apr 2004 23:28:11 -0400
  ...i suggest having a helper plug and unplug the unit into the cigarette lighter, with sun shining, while the voltage is measured across each...
• Re: stripped oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 18:53:19 -0800
  ...stripped oil drain plug > Heli coils are great but by his description it sounds like what he did > was round off the drain plug...
• Re: SPARK PLUG WIRE PLACEMENT?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sat, 4 May 2002 22:02:00 +0200
  ...Spark Plug wire order: Start by looking at your distributor cap, and imagining all the wires going to the cooresponding plugs, that is, drivers...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 13:07:01 -0500
  ...He said he replaced the plugs, cap and rotor, if memory serves me, but not the wires. I have had a plug wire fail...
• Now freeze plugs, Was Oops - I let the engine freeze
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 3 Feb 2011 21:32:11 -0600
  Freeze plugs really aren't "freeze plugs" - the plugs are inserted into holes left by the block casting process. The holes, or more correctly...
• 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...
• spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Michael Tevis
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 18:23:59 -0400
  ...anyway, i took the plugs out and they are Bosch W8DC. most vendors sell the W7CC or WR7CC. bus-boys.com shows a W7DTC...
• Propane Tank Plugs
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Tue, 23 May 2000 11:35:28 -0400
  Folks, I've mailed the Propane Tank Plugs last friday to Mark Hooper (HOOPERM@ci.charleston.sc.us). It cost me $3.00 to...
• Re: bosch plugs
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 11:38:24 -0500
  ...Came back 3 months later, dead, again" My reply is check for Bosch platinum plugs, if so, replace the coil again, and replace the...
• Re: Air Getting into Cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Sun, 2 Apr 2006 14:36:53 -0500
  ...In the mourning, have someone turn the engine over while you watch the spark plug holes. If water/coolant "Spits" out of the plug...
• blue wire
  Historical mailing list - Jay lefstein
  Fri, 3 Sep 2010 08:27:58 -0700
  ...I chose to no plug it in. so I think my fridge is not working on battery power, I also think that that blue...
• Re: [Q] Bypassing Rear Seat Heat Exchanger
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Fri, 17 Oct 1997 13:32:53 -0500
  ...I would not plug feed and return, I would insert a joint of copper pipe to complete the loop, otherwise you will be asking...
• Tran Drain Plug Wrench
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sun, 4 Apr 1999 12:48:02 -0600
  A few weeks back the list discussed the best tool for the manual trans oil drain plug. Well, I finally found a picture: http...
• Re: Propane tank and fridge drain plug question
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Sat, 19 Apr 2003 20:11:35 -0400
  << Never had a drain plug, never will....>> And the flame doesn't blow out when you drive with the windows down? Interesting. <G> George...
• proper dist cap for 85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Thu, 24 May 2007 13:05:15 -0400
  hi, my cap has sockets for normal spark plug wire ends and the wires have threaded ends like spark plugs which is the right...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 08:15:29 -0700
  ...In a short while they came and told me that when they went to >>> replace the oil plug, the plug stripped out in the...
• Plugs, gas cap, stuff, etc...
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 12:22:52 +0000
  Hit the FLAPS yesterday, picked up spark plugs, wires, rotor, distro cap, marvel mystery oil, assorted fuses, hose clamps, air filter, techron, duct tape...
• Re: Heli-Coil an Engine Oil Drain? / From the Real World
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Thu, 21 Jul 2005 15:52:50 -0700
  From experience the expandable rubber plugs are not the best LONG term solution. They do work in the short term, but in my experience...
• Re: Memory refresh request, trans drain/fill plug size
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 15 May 2017 09:05:38 -0700
  ...Alistair > On May 15, 2017, at 8:06 AM, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@cox.net> wrote: > > Consider using BMW tranny plugs for your...
• Re: what is with the plug
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 00:08:40 -0400
  ...She had >the plugs that are normally used to set the timing plugged together and was >not aware of it.. it seemed to be...
• Mysterious Oil Drain Plug Leak
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:21:16 -0700
  ...Because the shoulder on the OEM drain plug is small, I changed to an aftermarket drain plug with a wider shoulder. It came with...
• Deep in the Abyss... a Tranny fill plug!
  Historical mailing list - Simon
  Sun, 22 Sep 2002 18:44:22 -0600
  ...The fill plug is stripped out so badly by the P.O. that my 17mm allen wrench is way too small. A 19mm bolt...
• Re: Need a used temp sender plug
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Thu, 17 May 2007 15:31:17 -0700
  ...Need a used temp sender plug >Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 16:19:32 -0400 > > > > > > > >Hi Volkees, > >Anyone have a used temp sender plug...
• Re: diesel vanagon owners - i need your help
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Mon, 6 Mar 2017 23:52:15 -0500
  ...much appreciated!! There is no glow plug knob. The only 'knob' is a handle at the bottom of the dash to the right of...
• Re: bucking/ what fix
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
  Tue, 12 Sep 2000 11:11:46 -0500
  ...Replace the maintenance stuff first - plug wires, cap, rotor, plugs.. Good luck, Christopher Darilek
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Mark Seifert
  Sun, 20 Jun 2004 22:13:33 -0700
  I agree that multi-electrode plugs will last longer, but provide no increase in performance. They have to be used in aircraft engines to...