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Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
Thu, 20 Feb 2003 11:23:47 -0800
> >No flames here, but the below explanation is purely imaginary poppycock. >Plug gap has absolutely no bearing on timing. None whatsoever. > >A lightening bolt...
Re: Bosch Quad 4 Plugs
Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
Thu, 16 Jan 2003 20:40:21 -0600
...Drag racers, among others, are known to "index" their spark plugs so that when installed, the gap in the plug is always located for...
Re: Spark Plug Tester
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:12:19 -0800
...if there's a good spark across the electrode gap - that's a good plug and plug wire. If there are tiny sparks jumping...
Re: 3 probe plugs
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 16 May 2002 08:38:22 -0700
...3 electrode spark plugs for > > vanagons? better fuel efficiency or what? and how do you set the > > gap? what should the gap be for...
Re: Gap of Sparks
Historical mailing list - Bill N
Sat, 15 Feb 2003 11:08:47 -0700
...spark out the > rotor and dist. cap to the plug. But if you consider that once set, dwell > is a constant, then changing gap...
Re: Spark plug gap
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Fri, 9 Mar 2012 13:03:46 -0500
These never need cleaning! What's not to like? G.
Re: Cutting down spark plugs
Historical mailing list - Brian Atkins
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 10:34:35 -0500
The cutting of the electrode on the spark plug is to increase the gap, thereby increasing the size of the spark. We used to...
Re: 3 probe plugs
Historical mailing list - Edward Nutter
Thu, 16 May 2002 08:30:06 -0700
...3 electrode spark plugs for > vanagons? better fuel efficiency or what? and how do you set the > gap? what should the gap be for...
Re: Bosch Quad 4 Plugs
Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
Sun, 19 Jan 2003 17:42:34 -0600
...They way the advantage of these plugs was explained to me was that as the electrode that was the easiest gap for the spark...
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...
Re: Gap of Sparks
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Fri, 14 Feb 2003 11:46:03 -0800
...Mike On 2/14/03 9:24 AM, "Mark Dorm" <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > I thought Bosch plugs were preset to gap no...
Re: Gapping Bosch Super W7DTC spark plugs?
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Fri, 6 Oct 2000 05:31:53 EDT
...Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > Gapping Bosch Super W7DTC spark plugs? Good spark plugs for the waterboxer ! Use 'em just like they...
Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
Historical mailing list - Jack
Mon, 14 Jun 2004 12:57:20 -0800
...vanagon single electrode plugs To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > list: > > not so fast. first, in reality, plug is unlikely to spark to more than...
Re: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
Historical mailing list - Mike
Sun, 5 Dec 2010 20:25:44 -0500
...That's where I learned that if you drop a spark plug, better check the gap before you stick it in. Yours, d"
Re: Spark plug gap
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 9 Mar 2012 11:13:54 -0600
...that? mcneely ---- george jannini <georgejoann@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > Try these, no gap required: > > http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2...
Re: Gap of Sparks
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:17:49 -0500
...There is a correct gap to efficiently match the rest of the ignition system and transfer as much energy as possible into the spark...
Re: How often should one replace sparking plugs?
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Wed, 13 May 2009 14:35:33 -0700
I only replace spark plugs when there the electrodes are getting warn, like rounded or thin, the gap is getting too big........or if...
Re: replaced spark plugs now idle and cruise control problems
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Sun, 9 Dec 2007 20:17:07 EST
...I thought about that but thought that Bosch plugs were "pre-gapped". The last few sets that I have used did not need to...
Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
Historical mailing list
Sun, 30 Oct 94 15:15:23 PDT
...VW says 48000 Km or 2 years for spark plug intervals, and after 32000 Km and a little over a year the plug gap...
Re: Gap of Sparks
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:34:50 -0500
...spark out the >rotor and dist. cap to the plug. But if you consider that once set, dwell >is a constant, then changing gap...
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: correct spark plug gap for 2.1 wbx motor
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:27:54 -0400
...They come preset and they are the best plug for your > motor in IMHO. > > > >>>>>Hi, > What is the correct spark plug gap for my...
Re: Gap of Sparks
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 16 Feb 2003 13:10:21 -0700
"spark plug" tools have a "T" shaped appendage that can leverage the electrode to widen or diminish the gap, and almost always have a...
Spark Gap
Historical mailing list - Mike Hugill
Thu, 27 May 1999 14:15:20 -0400
...Any idea what the spark gap for an 88 2.1L? I'll be replacing plugs, wires, rotor and cap for the first time...
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: Power loss still in '85
Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
Fri, 11 Jan 2002 09:57:35 -0800
...I have seen all kinds of unusual steady and intermittant spark paths around the coil, distributor cap, and plug wires over the years. Sometimes...
Re: Gap of Sparks
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:18:43 -0500
...directly or >as a sensor] determine when the plug fires, not the distance across the gap? Actually, it's when they open (in a...
Re: Spark plug gap-Tire air!
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:07:03 -0500
Hell why not helium for lower rolling resistance? Or hydrogen, even lighter. This is my Vanagon, I've named it Hindenberg... George/ATL
3 probe plugs
Historical mailing list - Jason Willenbrock
Wed, 15 May 2002 21:03:17 -0400
...spark plugs for vanagons?  better fuel efficiency or what?  and how do you set the gap?  what should the gap be...
Re: 3 pronged spark plugs?
Historical mailing list - Karin Baker & Raymond Paquette
Mon, 8 Oct 2007 09:11:56 -0400
Rob I've tried various kinds of fancy spark plugs (three tip, Splitfire....) and have concluded that stock works the best. As in the...
Re: Cut you sparkplugs
Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 08:09:00 EST
...spark plug electrodes...BIG change?..Ummm no...in a super high compression/supercharged engine you CAN shield the gap or cause the spark to...
Re: Vanagon starting problem
Historical mailing list - Scott
Fri, 12 Aug 2016 13:55:04 -1000
...fuel being squirted in ...and 'more fuel than spark combined with old plugs and plug gaps ' ..and you have wet-fouled plugs. at least...
Gapping Bosch Super W7DTC spark plugs?
Historical mailing list - William S. Brown Jr.
Thu, 5 Oct 2000 19:21:32 -0800
I have used the Bosch Super W7DTC plugs for many years and find them to be outstanding. I don't even try to regap...
Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 22 Feb 2003 19:23:42 -0600
...Correct Gap of Sparks > > > > some production engines even going so far as 0.035" plug gaps > (maybe > > Audis?, can't remember, or maybe in...
Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
Fri, 11 Jun 2004 22:55:19 +0200
...of contactareas to build the spark but the singelpoint has only one which makes the size of the gap more critical ! So use whatever...
My latest Buck fixed.
Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
Sat, 22 Jun 2002 06:12:50 -0500
...I was leaning towards a spark problem, since it is harder for the spark to jump the plug gap at the higher compressions of...
Re: spark plug orientation affects performance?
Historical mailing list
Wed, 3 Apr 1996 21:02:37 +0000
Sami Dakhlia writes: > > I read somewhere that it may be advantageous to install spark plugs > so that their open end faces the intake valve...
Re: Tune Up Advice Needed
Historical mailing list
Thu, 17 Jul 1997 01:19:44 EDT
...What are the Tri-Electrode Plugs gapped at? Thanks Jim 84 Westy 2.1 62 Beetle (Father was original owner) 90 Fox Wagon Sherwood...
Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Sun, 30 Oct 94 20:37:12 CST
...Has anybody used these spark plugs in the Vanagons? My '90 i've never tried the bosch platinum, but have been using the bosch...
Re: correct spark plug gap for 2.1 wbx motor
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 16:36:34 EDT
...They come preset and they are the best plug for your motor in IMHO. >>>>>Hi, What is the correct spark plug gap for my...
Re: Gap of Sparks
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 16 Feb 2003 15:36:57 -0600
...preset correctly. -------------- Bosch are the same or lower price as other spark plugs, not normally higher unless you go for double, tripple, quad electrodes...
Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
Fri, 11 Jun 2004 23:14:31 +0200
...they have lots of contactareas to > build the spark but the singelpoint has only one which makes the size of the > gap more critical !
Re: Gap of Sparks
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Fri, 14 Feb 2003 15:00:59 -0700
...vehicles for 40+ years and have seldom ever found the gap on plugs (usually Bosch or NGK) right out of the box to be...
Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Sat, 22 Feb 2003 23:54:37 -0000
...Correct Gap of Sparks > some production engines even going so far as 0.035" plug gaps (maybe > Audis?, can't remember, or maybe in...
Re: Spark plug gap
Historical mailing list - Angus Gordon
Fri, 9 Mar 2012 10:43:08 -0800
...19 AM, george jannini <georgejoann@gmail.com> wrote: > Try these, no gap required: > > http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2...
Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Sat, 19 Jun 2004 02:23:00 -0400
...an initially unionized gap, to maybe 1,000 ohms or less at peak spark current. in other words, the gap is an example of...
3 pronged spark plugs?
Historical mailing list - Rob
Sun, 7 Oct 2007 12:37:26 -0700
I just took some plugs out to check them, they were Bosch Super and had 3 of the adjustable prongs going to the center...
Re: Cut you sparkplugs
Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 08:15:34 -0800
...spark plug electrodes...BIG change?..Ummm no...in a super high > compression/supercharged engine you CAN shield the gap or cause the spark to...
Re: What Sparkplugs
Historical mailing list - Dave C.
Fri, 19 Jan 2001 15:14:36 -0500
...sparkplugs on my '85GL. Any reccomendations on > what plugs to buy. Also, I was reading in the Haynes about electrode > gap....do all plugs...
Re: plug heat ranges?
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Sun, 13 Jun 2004 00:12:34 -0400
To cold plug fouls (shorts) because of dirt. To hot plug burns gap increase, and misfires. All of this ove time. Eric 86-VW4x4...
Re: Spark plug gap-Tire air!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 9 Mar 2012 23:22:13 -0500
...Spark plug gap I think the next time a tire shop offers to fill my tires with nitrogen, I'll ask for some of...
Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
Historical mailing list - Daniel Gary Soiney
Thu, 3 Nov 1994 10:15:34 -0600 (CST)
...VW > says 48000 Km or 2 years for spark plug intervals, and after 32000 Km > and a little over a year the plug gap...
Re: Cold Starts
Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
Wed, 12 Nov 2003 19:28:54 -0500
...hence their gap increases less for equivalent mileage, (therefore giving a more consistent spark). Given the proper part number of the plug selected for...
Re: Lifespan of Platinum plugs in 2.1L?
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Sun, 29 Jun 2003 08:01:51 -0700
...SPARK PLUG / MV; Gap=.030 Locate Retailer W7CC SUPER PLUG / MV; Gap=.030 Locate Retailer It's not clear if the #4233 is a...
Re Turbo Muffler, Jacobs ignition, don't work
Historical mailing list - Modl6971
Thu, 30 Apr 1998 02:12:43 EDT
...SPRINTMAIL.COM writes: << So you're saying that any spark will do, voltage ** Plug Gap** and duration have no effect. Say what??? With the...
Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
Mon, 31 Oct 1994 08:19:39 CST6CDT
...VW > says 48000 Km or 2 years for spark plug intervals, and after 32000 Km > and a little over a year the plug gap...
Re: 3 probe plugs
Historical mailing list - Joe Tu
Wed, 15 May 2002 22:26:31 -0700
...3 electrode spark plugs for vanagons? better fuel efficiency or what? and how do you set the gap? what should the gap be for...
Re: Spark plug gap
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Fri, 9 Mar 2012 13:00:52 -0500
...that? > > mcneely > > ---- george jannini <georgejoann@GMAIL.COM> wrote: >> Try these, no gap required: >> >> http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2...
Re: Crane XR700 ignition system question
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:33:35 -0800
...run my spark plug gap(s) at .028". Hand one of these installed on a 73 Toyota PU, where the standard gap was .035...
Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
Sat, 22 Feb 2003 23:56:31 -0000
...Correct Gap of Sparks > no clear resolution to something that you can't control or modify anyway. > ------------------ Clip ---------------------- > I got that from the President...