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• Re: 2.1 l running poorly
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 2 Sep 2002 00:51:20 -0400
  ...It is always useful to work on a car's electrical system at night, so you can see sparks. I had a bad spot...
• Re: multiple questions
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Tue, 29 Nov 1994 09:27:25 -0700 (MST)
  ...VW does not know what that thing is, but it's in my 82 diesel and it sparks if you accidently stick the key...
• 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...
• ! Magnesium grinding
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Jun 96 09:53:34 +0200
  ...give sparks when ground, but then I hit a steel dowel with the disc, I reacted instantly and only a few sparks came off...
• I wonder why
  Historical mailing list - thewestyman
  Sat, 6 Jan 2018 17:29:08 -0800
  ...Checked the sparks and there is always. The timing is good. There is no vacuum problem. Anyone? Whishing the best to all Vanagonites for...
• 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...
• thread on underpowered?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 16 Apr 1994 08:31:35 -0400
  (re sparks that have been flying on EV vs Vanagon power) Power?? You havent seen underpowered until you try get a diesel vanagon up...
• Re: testing a fuel pump - final
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Apr 2004 11:44:46 -0400
  ...I dry ran it and was AMAZED at the amount of sparks generated by the brushes!!! Obviously not a problem when submerged in gasoline...
• Re: 91 GL problems
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 15:51:15 -0800
  ...what kind of sparks did you get... I would like to think the dealer checked... probably most mechanics do??? Don't know for certain...
• Re: Just when you think...
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 10:37:33 -0500
  ...or spelling what's a Golding? <EG> >> Nice to see some sparks fly << I bet you would be even more impressed if I told...
• Rough idle or misfiring during partial load
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Rough idle or misfiring during partial load
  July 15, 1987
  A rough idle or misfire during partial load could be caused by ignition sparks jumping from the plug wire connector to the noise suppresion...
• Rough idle or misfiring during partial load
  Historical mailing list - Subject: Rough idle or misfiring during partial load
  July 15, 1987
  A rough idle or misfire during partial load could be caused by ignition sparks jumping from the plug wire connector to the noise suppresion...
• Re: '84 battery dies
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Apr 1997 21:37:14 PST
  ...When I pulled the battery in the fall, I accidentally >made >some sort of connection and sparks went flying. At that point I >wondered...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:53:06 -0500
  On Sat, 15 Feb 2003, David Beierl wrote: > Actually, it's when they open (in a conventional points-type system). And the condensor absorbs...
• Seen on the road.
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 6 Aug 2010 11:17:50 -0700
  ...a beetle (trailering up to) Hot August Nights in the Reno-Sparks area. This time of year many beautiful resto's and hotrods can...
• Re: Finger Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 13:20:54 -0500
  ...it is good practice to keep wires well separated in order to discourage both actual arcing, and inducing sparks in other cylinders through reactive...
• Re: For Sale -- Magnetic Window Screens
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 18:35:36 -0300
  ...I never understood the sparks from hell bit -- after all, they don't even try to get away, just touch your finger to them...
• Fuel Inj Sync
  Historical mailing list - Vahid Lajevardi
  Wed, 17 May 95 10:44:37 PDT
  Hello Dear VWers, I have a general question about how the injectors get synchronized with the sparks. If you start from the Hall generator...
• Re: Finger Sparks
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 14 Feb 2004 15:31:11 EST
  In a message dated 2/14/04 8:06:56 AM, RAlanen@AOL.COM writes: << Now, where I got my misinformation is another matter...
• Re: WARNING !! Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 11:30:18 -0500
  ...No air, no exposed sparks, no air. No Sha Boom, Sha Boom. Fuel level arms, sender's have been used since Ben Franklin invented...
• Re: Policy on wrong answers?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 12 Apr 2007 12:08:55 -0400
  ...My wife one tried to start it by putting the key in the "silver thing." Sparks flew. "What's that thing do?" she asked.
• Re: intermittant cross-cylinder miss on I4 GX engine
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 4 Feb 2003 22:30:29 -0800
  Where did you mount the coil? I have seen sparks arc from this under load - get a spray bottle of water and spray the...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 13:05:36 -0800
  Pretty cool. And now I understand why I was right in an argument about 10 years ago, even though I didn't know it...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks ( New Question)
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 22 Feb 2003 20:01:46 -0600
  I think the one on curves is about the longest I've seen. Re: Curves (no Vanagon content) Second would be on whether you...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 19 Jun 2004 02:32:25 -0400
  ...in high vacuum, sparks take the longest path, not the shortest! i'll let the curious figure out why. dan On Thu, 17 Jun...
• '85 instrument cluster in an 84, sparks when connecting to coil #1?
  Historical mailing list - Zach White
  Thu, 9 Sep 2004 04:27:12 +0000
  ...When I connect the wire I ran from the engine to the dash, I get sparks and the injectors spray for approximately 1 second...
• gas mileage question
  Historical mailing list - Mariposa Charme
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 18:57:02 -0600
  ...I suspect that my van is running a little rich....my sparks plug tips are black, dark black....and I am getting around 17...
• Re: Gas tank out. How to remove debris from tank? (searched)
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:16:46 +0000
  > Not advisable to use a shop-vac or anything else that creates sparks around > a gas > tank, even an empty one. Unless it has...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Allan S Muller
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 11:40:54 -0500
  ...Gap of Sparks >>>> >>>> So what happens when the sparks you've got installed are not of the correct >>>> gap? I use only W7CCO by...
• Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 21:01:46 -0400
  ...distributor cap, arcing between spark plug wires and ground (might see sparks outright, or glow around wires, at night), or, even if not root...
• Re: battery compartment
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Thu, 8 Jul 2010 14:40:02 -0400
  ...shorted anything but I did manage to get some pretty heafty sparks flying once when I closed that lid on one of my old...
• Power window smoking
  Historical mailing list - John Koloen
  Fri, 21 May 1999 11:54:30 -0500
  ...It even sparks when I try press the switch to roll the window up or down. It seems to me something is shorting, but...
• Temp vs. Backpressure - Notes
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Arnold
  Sun, 29 Aug 1999 20:24:18 -0500
  ...decays or "meltsdown" it is quite likely that it will emit sparks capable of starting fires during dry conditions. (humm...summer, during a dry...
• Re: Tires (by one reviewer)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Stewart
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 16:12:04 +0000
  ...On dry pavement the driver slammed on the brakes and locked up the rear wheels- the fishtailing and shower of sparks was impressive-I...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 12:46:39 -0500
  ...Gap of Sparks >>>> >>>> So what happens when the sparks you've got installed are not of the correct >>>> gap? I use only W7CCO by...
• Re: gas leak
  Historical mailing list - Garrick Chang
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 15:54:05 -0800
  ...Good source for sparks!!! Mine has leaked twice in this location. The fuel line seems to like to come off here. Garrick Chang Davis...
• Re: Thoughts on State of the List
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Sat, 8 May 2004 13:00:43 -0600
  ...When these two idologies meet, sparks can ensue... -- Gnarlie
• Re: vented vs not vented batteries
  Historical mailing list - steve guzzi
  Wed, 23 Aug 2000 09:59:22 -0700
  ...those sparks might set off the hydrogen > and the battery > could explode. not a nice thing. :( > > hope it helps. good luck! > joel > __________________________________________________ Do You...
• Re: Just when you think...
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Tue, 1 Mar 2011 10:06:32 -0500
  ...Nice to see some sparks fly though. Greg On 3/1/2011 9:24 AM, george jannini wrote: >>> ...Tail of the dragon is an...
• Re: Cant accelerate
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 9 Oct 2007 08:27:19 -0400
  I didn't follow your thread on overheating but that sound like a tming/sparks problem, but it could be anything related to the...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 11:30:17 -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: 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: extra precautions on fuelin up.
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Wed, 7 Dec 2005 07:32:58 -0500
  ...The ignition occurs around the handle of the > nozzle when the static charge on the woman is grounded and sparks in the > midst of...
• Re: Thanks to all...my fridge works! (finally)
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Sun, 30 Apr 2000 13:10:03 -0600
  ...Also, remember to pump first, then hit the gas button and immediately start the sparks. If you let the gas run too long before...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 13:37:12 -0800
  At 01:19 PM 2/20/2003, you wrote: >I agree with this theory but if the time differential is microseconds can >this have...
• Re: Finger Sparks
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Sat, 14 Feb 2004 22:36:59 EST
  In a message dated 2/14/04 8:29:21 PM, john.cook58@VERIZON.NET writes: << Re using dielectric grease on electrical contacts. Not...
• Re: Cut you sparkplugs
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 13:29:19 -0600
  >Multiple electrode spark plugs do not create multiple sparks. The extra >electrodes are there just in case the other ones fail. So in this...
• Re: Fridge madness 201 (average temperature)
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 19 Jun 2002 01:56:22 -0400
  ...Touching the 2 wires that connect to the thermo sensor was not so good, after a few sparks (I know, logically it should work...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 14 Feb 2003 11:46:03 -0800
  I only use Bosch and they're rarely the correct gap right out of the box. Mike On 2/14/03 9:24 AM...
• Re: WARNING !! Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 11:58:02 EDT
  ...pump with wires that are sparking around fuel vapors. >> You want sparks?!!! Pull the guts of the fuel pump from the outer can sometime...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 11:52:19 -0700
  ...Gap of Sparks > > This is not quite correct. The coil fires when the points OPEN, not when they > close, due to > the collapse of...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sat, 19 Jun 2004 02:23:00 -0400
  ...but sparks are a complicated transient phenomena, and it is also true that one path will spark first, and later sparks may or may...
• Re: WARNING !! Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:07:11 -0500
  ...Caution! fuel vapors and sparks = � bomb! big explosion! Fire! � WARNING WARNING !!!! ��������������������������������������������������������������� �����������������ERic
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:40:26 -0700
  ...dirty metal part (repeatedly making & breaking a circuit) I can hear sparks and the timing light starts flashing. Kudos to http://thebuslab.com folks...
• RE: Stinky Remarks (was seats)
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 24 Apr 1996 12:07:00 -0700 (PDT)
  >Can't we all just get along ! >Avoid sparks near gasoline ! >Lighten up ! >peace out ! >Jody >ps I like fart jokes...people who don...
• Re: cutting out and sparking coil
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 20:17:45 -0700
  <snip> > Looked over at the coil and saw ignition >sparks coming out of the rubber boot on the coil to distributor wire. This >morning...
• Re: Hard start rainy weather -
  Historical mailing list - William Warburton
  Tue, 2 Aug 94 8:35:45 GMT
  ...In my case this was visible as sparks around the leads when it was dark enough to see them. It took me a couple...
• Re: Measuring engine RPM based on Hall sender/coil signals
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 13 Sep 2007 09:19:35 -0400
  ...720 degrees (spark, 180o power stroke, 180o exhaust stroke, 180o intake stroke, 180o compression stroke, repeat), so 4 sparks in 2 revolutions = 2/revolution.
• Re: precautions to take when welding on van
  Historical mailing list - moritz schmid
  Wed, 2 Jan 2019 21:27:51 -0500
  ...Protect any glass you are working around as the sparks can easily burn the glass. Make sure to have a fire extinguisher handy just...
• Re: spark plugs: 8 plugs in a 4-banger!
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 8 Sep 2000 22:54:17 +1200
  ...So is >that then 8 sparks at a time?! Out of control Alfa Romeo's Twinspark engines have used twin plugs for years. They...