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• Re: Stats and glow plugs. (fast glow plugs)
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Thu, 2 Feb 1995 14:47:07 -0500
  ...There is MORE to change than the plugs. The other required part(s) involved at least a new relay (probably time delay with a...
• Re: Winter Storage
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 16:20:01 -0400
  ...Remove the spark plugs and spray in WD-40, then replace the plugs. If you really want to go the extra mile remove the...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:18:05 -0700
  ...What's a surefire way to find out if the engine pings with these non-standard plugs? Can one pull off the engine compartment...
• Re: Caught offside! - no Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 18 Jul 2002 22:38:03 +1200
  ...Sparking plugs, Dynamos, >Bonnets, Boots, Dampers and Cubby boxes over on this side of the pond, >just to name a few. > >For those interested...
• '87 Westy Weekender owner needs help!!!!!! 2.1L wbx running rich??? ideas??
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 15 Jul 2005 23:16:10 EDT
  ...he wrote: "chris ..here is what is going on we have replaced the spark plugs,wires,cap,fuel regulator valve,fuel injectors,o2 sensor...
• Re: oil drain threads stripped
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 15 Dec 2008 12:43:03 -0800
  Sorry Flo, I always carry a spare set of plugs! :-) On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 10:40 AM, Florian Speier <groups.florian@gmail...
• Re: No start..... rebuilt engine.... over my head...
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Wed, 27 Jul 2005 14:51:50 -0700
  ...sitting in it.) Pull the plugs and see if they're wet; if they are, let > things sit (plugs out) for a day or...
• Re: proper dist cap for 85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 25 May 2007 06:11:19 EDT
  ...my cap has sockets for normal spark plug wire ends and the wires have threaded ends like spark plugs which is the right one...
• Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:27:59 -0400
  ...spark > plug wires and ground (might see sparks outright, or glow around wires, at > night), or, even if not root cause, fouled plugs. > > O2...
• Acceleration Problem, Can't Pass NYS Inspection
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 01:57:54 -0400
  ...He checked the plugs and they get strong spark, has a new fuel filter, oil filter, new spark plugs, and plug cables, new oxygen...
• idle adjustment problem
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 17 Feb 2017 11:08:26 -0800
  ...1988 WBX engine, manual trans - full tune up with new spark plugs, dist. cap, rotor, oxygen sensor, air filter, fuel filter, oil change - new...
• Re: "hiccup" when Idling
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Sat, 1 Jun 2002 20:38:03 EDT
  ...nearly stalls then back to 1k I have replaced all the spark plugs but no help there. What is the first thing I should...
• Re: Demons in my engine, water in my gas tank?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Wed, 7 May 2003 14:04:58 +0200
  ...Did you check that the spark plug wires are on the right plugs yet?? Good Luck RSF IMPORTANT!!! In order to reply to me...
• Re: sounds like a go-cart
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 08:45:05 -0500
  ...My > boyfriends brother thought maybe it's the spark plugs and rotor. I > had the plugs themselves done a few weeks ago. Any suggestions...
• Re: Temp 2 sensor lesson for the 5th time [rant]
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Wed, 6 Aug 2008 11:31:12 -0700
  ...I don't even mention not putting anything but Germany plugs in a German car or Japanese plugs in a Japanese car.... They are...
• Re: AC Compressor to inflate tires, etc?
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 14:14:23 -0800
  ...attachment for old army Jeeps that allowed you to inflate tires by >disconnecting one of the spark plugs. > >Thanks, >Doug Fitz-Randolph >Freeport, ME > > > >
• Re: No start..... rebuilt engine.... over my head...
  Historical mailing list - Stephen DeMocko
  Wed, 27 Jul 2005 16:41:32 -0700
  I had the same problem, the spark plug wires were wrong. The little notch on the distributor was 90 deg rotated. Put the engine...
• Re: Slow turnover when starting.
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Mon, 7 May 2012 17:10:17 -0600
  ...Jumping doesn't help. >Voltage at starter matches battery. >Turns over slowly with: > - spark plugs removed. > - fresh battery jumpered directly to starter. > - WITH NEW...
• Re: 87 syncro: Dead #2 cylinder. Injector?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Apr 1996 10:14:11 -0500
  ...hear/see good spark and still no difference for #2. > Last month I put in new platinums. Have swaped plugs on #2 with no...
• Re: Two problems . . . (heater fan)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Thu, 3 Jan 2002 13:19:30 +1200
  ...This is almost as big a design error as cars that had to have >engines lifted to change spark plugs. The failure isn't...
• Re: '87 westy oxygen sensor problems
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 28 Jun 2002 08:18:23 -0700
  ...You can confirm this by looking at the colour of the spark plugs and they'll be dark brown/black. I think it'd...
• Re: 82 air cooled automatic vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:43:28 -0700
  ...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: 2.1l Spark plug wire routing
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 28 May 2010 10:52:06 -0500
  ...So, I > started with rotor, distributor cap, plug wires and spark plugs. I > wanted to know the "vintage" of that system and in the...
• Re: funky electric
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 14:13:54 -0400
  ...all related or if it is multiple problems. > > After replacing my spark plugs, rotor and cap, I began to > have starter > problems -- at first...
• [A] Camper woes
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 11 Jan 1995 16:23:37 -0500
  ...There is good spark at the plugs, and it will start with starting fluid and run for a few seconds (until the fluid burns...
• Re: Plugs & Compression testing
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sun, 10 Nov 1996 01:26:53 -0800
  ...the averaging type attached to a fitting >that threads into the spark-plug hole to form a gas-tight seal. > Hey Bob - do you...
• Re: Hall effect sender question
  Historical mailing list - �ric Giroux
  Thu, 28 Oct 1999 13:38:14 -0400
  ...both fuel and spark, you'll get a short surge of >power). Those are my symptoms, but also BLACK plugs --> too much fuel is...
• Re: are these decent prices or what?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 18:51:46 -0500
  ...365 ea > head set: $59 > valve cover gasket $1 > W7DTC Bosch spark plugs $3.50......plus 4's = $5 > 7mm FI hose $6 meter...
• Re: O2 sensor thread size? Helicoil kit part number?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 19:44:19 -0400
  ...Old Ford spark plugs! There isn't enough depth for the Heli-Coil and the tool set in that size is pricey. About the...
• Help--- stuck in Redding Followup and conclusion
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:06:11 -0700
  ...conclusion- blew a spark plug out. It was not stripped though. 116$ for new wires (had to get all 4), new plugs (replaced all...
• Re: WTB: Injector Driver Module
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 23:45:17 -0700
  ...wrote: >> >> "Sounds like yer 84 is falling apart on you, ECU, Spark Plugs, Water >> Faucet, et al. What gives Mr Squirrel?" >> >> Normal maintenance, my...
• Compression Test
  Historical mailing list - Mark Ingalls
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 03:40:18 CDT
  ...don't want to tighten the plugs on a hot engine. 2. I will remove all sparkplugs and ground the ignition lead from the...
• 1.9L still a problem child
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 20:26:49 -0400
  ...fuel is good and fowling the plugs on 1/3 when they carbon up. im going to do a 2nd compression check hopefully tonight...
• Re: Low Compression after Spark Plug Incident
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 31 Jan 2005 18:49:25 -0600
  ...Spark Plug Incident > > Recently, I posted regarding a problem where my van suddenly lost power > and > I found that one of my spark plugs...
• Re: Regular maintenance list-contributions.
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 21:50:01 -0500
  ...ignition system (ignition wires, distributor cap, rotor should be replaced) - replace spark plugs - replace ignition breaker (points. this was before electronic ignition) - replace fuel...
• Re: Engine Cranks but No Start
  Historical mailing list - Wrenold Williams
  Wed, 30 Mar 2016 07:49:28 -0400
  ...Pump starts but does not stop as at other times! Spark at the plugs, Fuel pressure at fuel rails but cannot detect injectors firing...
• Re: 84 Westy strange compression readings
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Mon, 11 Mar 2002 12:16:52 -0500
  ...how are the Spark plug, Oily? Wet? Carbon on it? That can tell you a lot, if all 4 plugs are the same you...
• Re: Copper Crush Gasket
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 7 Feb 2004 13:36:10 -0700
  ...then it's spark plugs, etc. for pan drain bolts. Best to keep a half dozen in a plastic bag handy and put a...
• Re: Wet starting problem update
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Mon, 14 Feb 2011 19:39:42 -0800
  ...It looks like the two > biggest contributers to the problem were the plug wires and the spark > plugs. After replacing the wires, distributor cap...
• Re: size of nut (bolt?) on crankcase pulley?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:57:17 -0600
  ...that simple spark plug test that you either are - or you are not - getting ignition spark at the plugs. If no spark - then go...
• Re: No Start - '87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Tue, 12 Mar 2002 00:53:32 -0500
  ...I replaced the spark plugs. It > > > still won't > > > start. The idle motor is buzzing so I think it is > working properly. > > > > > > Any help...
• Resolved: Vanagon GL 90 2.1L engine unexpectedly stalls while driving
  Historical mailing list - Mike Braden
  Mon, 24 May 2004 09:46:13 -0500
  ...While replacing the spark plugs, I checked the compression of each cylinder. While they are all low (110-120 psi), cylinder one was definitely...
• Re: Faint sputter/stutter at 70mph
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:44:09 -0700
  ...My second guess would be spark plugs. Rob becida@comcast.net
• Re: Weekend from hell 3
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 7 Mar 2000 18:08:13 -0700
  ...Had fuel at injectors, spark at the > plugs, and no obvious disconnects (wires, vacuum, etc.). What it does have > is a dead ECU. Everything...
• 1984 Vanagon For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon For Sale
  Tue, 11 Sep 2001 02:50:30 +0000
  ...Cylinder heads Coolant pipes from front to rear Thermostat Coolant Temperature Sensor Distributor Cap and Rotor Plug Wires Spark Plugs Fuel Filter Oxygen Sensor...
• Re: STRANDED in South Florida - NEED TECH HELP
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:58:26 -0800
  ...leaves a 'hot' ready to jump spark ready to happen. If you remove the coil wire from the coil instead of the distributor....there...
• Re: '86 Vanagon Starts, Dies....Revisited (Help!)
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 21:39:43 -0500
  ...When the engine dies after running shortly, the plugs do not >spark. After a few more >minutes the engine will start again.... only to...
• Re: 2.1l Spark plug wire routing
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Fri, 28 May 2010 18:17:40 -0600
  ...So, I > started with rotor, distributor cap, plug wires and spark plugs. I > wanted to know the "vintage" of that system and in the...
• Re: Gap of Sparks - Note correction
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 23:36:49 -0600
  ...I've been told that the electronic distributor produces > more > current / spark. > It has been suggested that Air Cooled vanagons could run hotter > plugs...
• Re: exhaust gas into coolant system
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 19:54:36 -0800
  ...then shut down > the van. �Now you want to unplug one spark plugs and do the test again. > Do this for each cylinder in...
• Re: Bosch 4-pronged spark plug not for Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 23:33:36 EDT
  ...In my customized 2.1 L Wasserboxer they run better than the single tip or the triple electrode Bosch plugs, starts immediately when turned...
• Re: Distributor replacement choices???
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 21 Jan 2000 09:11:21 EST
  ...It has two coils that fire directly to the plugs. NO Voltage loss to worn out rotors. It is under $180. Look in Hot...
• Re: 85 1.9L died on highway, won't start
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 16:24:47 -0400
  ...spark have to be able to > > jump? (and if it's a spark issue, I presume that since I changed the > > wires and plugs...
• Re:No Spark in digifant
  Historical mailing list - Kevin McCaig
  Wed, 20 Aug 1997 19:18:40 -0300
  ...I found there was no spark. I replaced the spark > plugs, rotor, dist cap and one spark plug wire. then the was no fuel...
• The list working at it's FINEST
  Historical mailing list - Jenny Loerzel
  Tue, 17 Oct 2000 15:25:21 GMT
  ...new oil filter, oil change, gear oil change, fuel filter, spark plugs, spark plug wires, distributor cap, and rotor. She is feeling much better...
• Re: start - won't sart - solution
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 22 Aug 2003 21:40:19 -0700
  ...new plugs wires and plugs since mine were a bit used. > 6. looked at ECU for burnt parts found nothing. ( but maybe it would...
• It's a mystery
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Apr 1997 21:00:45 -0400 (EDT)
  ...So far, I have replaced the spark plugs, wires, coil, cap, rotor,and oxygen sensor. I have tested other components of the FI system...
• master cylinder, where is it
  Historical mailing list - brian Honan
  Mon, 26 May 2003 15:31:22 +0000
  ...I am also wondering how long should Bosh spark plugs last I seem to have a little less power and fuel economy they were...
• HELP! Problems with my '87
  Historical mailing list - Tim
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 15:42:57 -0400
  ...replaced the line to the brake booster, replaced the rotor, and spark plugs, and generally checked all of my electrical connections under the hood...
• Re: AC Compressor to inflate tires, etc?
  Historical mailing list - -------------
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 16:51:05 -0500
  ...attachment for old army Jeeps that allowed you to inflate tires by >disconnecting one of the spark plugs. > >Thanks, >Doug Fitz-Randolph >Freeport, ME > > > >