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Re: Hmmm... sparkplug conditions for the beginner
Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
Mon, 5 Jul 2004 19:29:17 -0400
...http://www.boschusa.com/images/SparkPlugFaces.pdf Marc Perdue Michael Rule wrote: > Hi Stan, > > For the sake of discussion- can you please define the...
Re: Vanagon Spark Plug Wires
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Thu, 12 Feb 2009 23:50:43 -0500
...Vanagon Spark Plug Wires Just wondering if anyone out there knows of a good source for "performance" spark plug wires for the Vanagon. I...
SPARK PLUG WIRE PLACEMENT?
Historical mailing list - Chris Winesette
Thu, 2 May 2002 18:55:59 EDT
which spark plug wire goes to which cylinder.
Re: No spark, help
Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:53:27 -0700
...I checked for spark from solenoid, no spark. Exchanged solenoids, still no spark. Cleaned groundwires still no luck. Van ran great just yesterday. Can...
Re: Gapping Bosch Super W7DTC spark plugs?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 5 Oct 2000 13:09:23 -0700
...Gapping Bosch Super W7DTC spark plugs? > I'm installing a set of Bosch Super W7DTC spark plugs in my 83.5 Watercooled > 1.9...
NO spark 2.1L Digifant
Historical mailing list - Sidney White
Fri, 16 May 2003 11:19:17 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...
Re: Extremely tight Spark Plug
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 14 Jun 2003 15:32:38 -0600
> Ps is #3 spark plug the forward one on the driver's side ?? Yes ......... 1 and 2 on the right, 3 and 4 on...
Re: cutting out and sparking coil
Historical mailing list - mike boland
Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:04:40 -0500
...This >>morning on start up just before it got light I looked back there and it was >>really sparking pretty bright and I could...
Fw: no spark
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Thu, 13 Jul 2000 08:21:43 -0700
...I > check for fuel at the 'T' connection, it squirted....'checked the > plugs...they were wet....checked for spark..NO SPARK!! I swapped the...
Re: Cut you sparkplugs
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:33:34 -0800
...Cut you sparkplugs > > > Bosch Quad tip plugs are like this, plus you get three additional electrodes > to prevent no spark. > > Robert > __________________________________________________ FREE voicemail, email...
Re: High resistance causing no spark?
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Sat, 25 Jun 2005 17:25:17 -0400
...High resistance causing no spark? Hello all, I'm getting no spark at any of the plug wires... I tested the lead from the...
Propex Spark Generator Problem
Historical mailing list
Sun, 9 Nov 1997 19:27:53 -0500
My manual says there are about six seconds of pre-purge, followed by about 6 seconds of spark generation, my unit only makes one...
Re: No spark, help
Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:03:23 -0700
...I checked for spark > from solenoid, no spark. Exchanged solenoids, still no spark. I'm 'corn-fused'... did you mean 'solenoid'? or possibly distributor...
Re: Broken down travelers need help ASAP
Historical mailing list - neil n
Fri, 16 Aug 2013 09:54:05 -0700
...switch sends power to ECU pin 1 Does this figure into spark or no spark? Sounds the ign. switch is working though. Would an...
Re: 2.1L Tune Up
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:29:09 -0800
...But you'll get better "plus" in your "spark" if you use "Spark Plugs", not "Spark Plus" ;-) Oil Filter and change is what I...
Radio interferance and Intermittant Power Loss
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Thu, 3 Oct 2002 08:41:49 -0700
...Pick up a generic spark plug wire loom set, plastic thingys that hold 1, 2, or more spark plug wires apart. Attach the plastic...
Re: Gap of Sparks
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:49:28 -0500
...The energy bounces >back and forth between coil and capacitor, each time losing some into >another spark, until it's no longer enough to...
Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Fri, 12 May 2000 07:32:08 -0700
> << Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs >> > I've been using them for the last three years in my '87 Westy. They > perform flawlessly and are the...
Re: burred spark plug threads
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Sat, 21 Jan 2006 15:30:35 -0500
You know about anti-sieze compound for the new spark plug,right?
Re: Spark Plug Wire Shock
Historical mailing list - Gene P
Sun, 17 May 2020 14:14:46 -0700
Wait, you did what? Do you mean you grabbed a spark plug wire and removed it while the engine was running? I think that...
Re: hmm, is this bad? could it hurt?(lost spark plug)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 01 May 1996 12:48:21 -0400
>hey now, > >hmm, when changing my spark plugs today one fell out of the ratchet and back >into the spark plug housing. i tried...
No spark ...
Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:50:12 -0700
...It's an '85 Vanagon, 1.9 system, I checked the coil, there is juice to it, have a remote starter, no spark. Why...
Re: No spark, what to do
Historical mailing list - thewestyman
Mon, 4 Feb 2019 12:16:01 -0800
...No spark, what to do How can the Engine Run if You Have No Spark ? On 4 Feb , 2019, at 11:22 AM, thewestyman...
No spark
Historical mailing list - Sidney White
Thu, 24 Apr 2003 20:49:54 EDT
...No spark from coil, tested coil wire for resistance= total resistance. Substituted another wire, still no spark. I have power to coil. Replaced distributor...
Re: Spark plug wire and rubber ring
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 10 Apr 2016 00:37:24 -0400
...Spark plug wire and rubber ring hi all, there's a large rubber ring on the spark plug wire... that's that for? Should...
Re: No spark, what to do
Historical mailing list - Steven Shelton
Mon, 4 Feb 2019 16:24:32 -0500
...No spark, what to do > > I am confused too... no spark but engine runs !!!... well, the 3 basics are > there though - fuel, air, spark... >
FORGOT Re: Cut you spark plugs
Historical mailing list - Javier Zavala
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 21:51:09 -0500
Forgot to say that I was using a 3 electrode sparkplug before the experiment Javier
Low Compression after Spark Plug Incident
Historical mailing list - James V
Mon, 31 Jan 2005 13:22:39 -0800
Recently, I posted regarding a problem where my van suddenly lost power and I found that one of my spark plugs (#2) had broken...
Spark plug wire order
Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
Thu, 16 May 2013 16:52:39 -0200
...Bought new spark plugs at a local supplier, it turned out they did not fit snugly in the boots of the spark plug wires...
CHT temps - retraction/correction
Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
Wed, 20 Nov 2002 15:17:21 -0600
...The spark plug will be the hottest point on the head with as much as a 40-50 degrees difference between the spark plug...
Re: correct spark plug gap for 2.1 wbx motor
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 28 Mar 2010 16:26:36 -0700
On Mar 28, 2010, at 4:11 PM, David Cohen <Mtbdavid2@AOL.COM> wrote: > Hi, > What is the correct spark plug gap for my...
Re: spark plug orientation affects performance?
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Wed, 3 Apr 1996 10:36:29 -0800 (PST)
Sami Dakhlia writes: > > I read somewhere that it may be advantageous to install spark plugs so > that their open end faces the intake valve...
spark plug threads
Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:52:44 -0400
Hi All, So, I started to tune up my vanagon but replacing the spark plugs. I took the second plug out and out with...
Re: vanagon won't start
Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
Tue, 22 Sep 1998 19:30:35 -0400
...1) fuel - is there fuel being sprayed from the injectors? 2) spark - is there a spark at the plugs? 3) timing - is the spark...
Re: Cut you sparkplugs
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:57:57 EST
Bosch Quad tip plugs are like this, plus you get three additional electrodes to prevent no spark. Robert
Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:25:52 -0500
...Did you look for spark coming out of the cap or at the spark plug ends of the wires? Larry A. On Fri, Oct...
Re: hmm, is this bad? could it hurt?(lost spark plug)
Historical mailing list
Wed, 1 May 1996 00:00:48 -0900
...Hintz wrote: >>hmm, when changing my spark plugs today one fell out of the ratchet and back >>into the spark plug housing. i tried...
Re: 85 1.9L died on highway, won't start
Historical mailing list - Mark Edwards
Sat, 11 Sep 2004 17:34:36 -0600
...No spark at all on the #1 at the distributor cap, didn't bother >checking the rest. You have a lot on your plate...
Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Sat, 19 Jun 2004 14:55:10 -0400
...second, the spark current is initially limited by the resistance across the plug gap, but at peak spark current is ultimately limited by the...
Cause of weak spark?
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Sat, 19 Sep 2015 17:12:28 -0700
'86 syncro I'm looking to solve a weak spark problem. Battery voltage is present at the coil (D15 power currently coming from G2...
Re: AT spark
Historical mailing list
Tue, 22 Oct 1996 11:37:24 -0700
Doesn't look like you're getting an answer to the 'blue spark' question. The shift arm doubles as a switch which controls the...
Re: 91 fridge not lighting
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Fri, 16 Jun 2006 16:06:42 -0400
Sorry, I took it to mean the RED lamp (not LED) that indicates the SPARKER, not the green LED that indicated the FLAME. If...
Re: spark plugs: 8 plugs in a 4-banger!
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Fri, 8 Sep 2000 22:54:17 +1200
>speaking of spark plugs... inline-4 engines in Ford (and Mazda) trucks >(Rangers) have two spark plugs per cylinder!? Yep, crazy stuff. So is...
Tires, wiperblades and spark plugs.
Historical mailing list - Wolfsburg
Thu, 8 Oct 1998 23:27:18 -0700
Its time to replace my tires, wiperblades and sparkplugs. What are good brands? (details would be helpful. Thanks, Floyd Truskot
...no subject...
Historical mailing list
Thu, 27 Jun 96 10:16:40 PDT
...He has determined that there is an initial spark (don't know how many) but then the ignition system goes dead i.e., no...
Re: Spark plug wires
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:55:32 -0400
...the upper left wire goes to the upper left spark plug (#3). The lower left wire goes to the lower left spark plug (#4...
REQ: "Idiot's Guide to Changing Spark Plugs"
Historical mailing list - Chris Paquette
Wed, 29 Aug 2001 18:57:37 -0700
...He tells me that one of my spark plugs is not firing - he bases this on the sound of the engine. I tend to...
Re: spark plugs: 8 plugs in a 4-banger!
Historical mailing list - Brian Jones
Thu, 7 Sep 2000 22:55:53 EDT
why not blow that idea off entirely and just use an aftermarket jacobs or msd spark box??
Re: No spark, what to do
Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
Mon, 4 Feb 2019 11:34:02 -0700
How can the Engine Run if You Have No Spark ? On 4 Feb , 2019, at 11:22 AM, thewestyman wrote: > It does run the...
Bosch Spark Plugs Web Site
Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
Fri, 12 May 2000 11:54:53 -0400
...I wonder part number 7598 is the W7CC0...must be. �ric Here are the Bosch Spark Plugs available for your 1984 VOLKSWAGEN VANAGON CAMPMOBILE...
Re: Spark plugs
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 16 May 2011 19:50:25 -0400
...Spark plugs Those of you that are still running a stock 2.1 engine, what brand and type of spark plugs are you using...
Engine Misses
Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
Mon, 16 Jul 2001 07:19:36 -0800
Greetings, I've recently done a spark plug wire maintenance on my van and came across a design change in the spark plug jacket...
Re: Cause of weak spark?
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Sat, 19 Sep 2015 18:21:50 -0700
Watching an attached plug the spark is very weak. Hall sender is fine, as the plug does fire & fuel pump pulses. Angus > On Sep...
Stripped spark plug hole?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 07 Jun 1996 15:24:20 EDT
Is it possible to install a helicoil in a stripped spark plug hole with out removing the engine or tin or anything? Brett
Re: 91 fridge not lighting
Historical mailing list - Mike Elliott
Fri, 16 Jun 2006 12:41:55 -0700
...Not a bad sparker, else there would not have been any lamp lighting at all. -- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the...
ALTERNATIVE SPARK PLUG WIRES
Historical mailing list - Jerry
Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:39:45 -0600
I have had trouble with Bosch spark plug wires in the past. I installed new Bosch wires and experienced a plug wire go bad...
Fwd: no spark
Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
Thu, 13 Jul 2000 04:43:43 EDT
...They were wet....checked for spark..NO SPARK!! I swapped the HALL unit, COIL, DISTRIBUTOR with known good units...no spark.....checked wires, rotor...
Re: No spark, help
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:18:57 -0400
...I checked for spark > from solenoid, no spark. Exchanged solenoids, still no spark. Cleaned > groundwires still no luck. Van ran great just yesterday. > > Can...
Spark plug gap
Historical mailing list - Jim McGuckin
Thu, 8 Mar 2012 17:32:35 -0500
Have an 83 1.9L wtb vanagon just seeing what people think is the best spark plug gap to run. Sent from MAC's...
correct spark plug gap for 2.1 wbx motor
Historical mailing list - David Cohen
Sun, 28 Mar 2010 19:11:00 EDT
Hi, What is the correct spark plug gap for my 1990 2.1 wbx motor? Thanks in advance, David