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• Re: 3-prong Spark plugs?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 25 Nov 2000 23:53:29 -0500
  ...Since the tri-electrode Bosch 7 series plugs have the exact same operating temperature as the single-electrode 7-series ones, I'm can...
• RE: 91 Synchro Questions - Reliability of VW engines, etc.
  Historical mailing list - Mark Flynn
  Tue, 24 Jun 1997 12:31:45 -0400
  ...So they became V-4s after xx,000 miles, w/the original rear plugs looking like sparklers on the 5th of July. or JAGUARS...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 19 Feb 2016 10:46:20 -0500
  ...The spark jump easiest from > sharp corners. Plugs can also fail with cracked insulators along with > carbon fouling and tracking. Platinum tip plugs tend...
• Re: Injectors serviced by Witchhunter- Pics
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:31:29 -0400
  ...And sometimes injectors are blamed for other issues just like oxygen sensors, spark plugs & wires are blamed for other issues & they get changed out...
• Ignition problem now worse
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:20:50 -0800
  ...Made sure rotor is pointing to correct cylinder (#1) at TDC, am getting good spark, set timing at 7 degrees BTDC while turning it...
• Re: Start up,back fire?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 19 May 2015 11:23:57 -0700
  ...Start up,back fire? Decided to change spark plugs on my new GOWESTY engine and found out that #1 cylinder spark plug was loose...
• DRY first cylinder
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 07:04:44 -0700
  ...Also all spark plugs were very heavily loaded with black deposits. I did not yet taken the liners out or the pistons. What is...
• Re: why is 2.1 eating ignition coils?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 29 Aug 2007 10:32:04 -0700
  ...why is 2.1 eating ignition coils? Because he has Buach Platinum plugs (single electrode) I'll bet. I've seen this several time...
• Re: 87 rebuild update
  Historical mailing list - Terry A. Buchanan
  Tue, 14 Jul 1998 14:01:13 -0700
  ...before. > There seems to be very little oil leaking into the spark plugs. I put on > new rings with the rebuild. > I did use...
• engine miss
  Historical mailing list - gary domestico
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 14:22:29 -0500
  ...I have changed the computer, coil, ignition relys, air flow meter, the spark plugs are new and everything looks okay as far as begining...
• For Sale (F)
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 5 Mar 1999 22:21:36 -0500
  ...New Cigarette lighter, spark plugs and fuel filter. New spare tire. Recently purchased "Yosemite Sam; 'BACK OFF'" mud flaps, (included but not installed). Best...
• Re: 91 dead on the freeway tech expertise needed !
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Wed, 28 Jan 2004 11:17:47 -0500
  ...And no spark at the plugs? Cranks over though. Is there a fusable link or a main fuse in the engine compartment? I'm...
• Re: stripped oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:34:44 -0500
  Hey cr, I am in the process of having a heli coil installed in my cylinder head to take care of stripped spark plug...
• Re: Lousy mechanics RE: Start up,back fire?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 19 May 2015 10:46:14 -0700
  ...Apparently he had the pump out for some reason and used an incorrect gasket? If you can do the spark plugs, you can do...
• Re: 1988 Westy low Oil pressure
  Historical mailing list - Terry Tan
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 01:11:34 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Another experience is Champion brand spark plugs. Twice I bought plugs for my mercedes and VW and one in the pack of four was...
• Re: Compression test results for '84 Vanagon 1.9L with rebuilt right head
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:52:03 -0500
  ...I would be concerned with the fouled spark plugs, especially if more fouled on one side. Are they oil (wet) or dry (soot) fouled...
• low compression in #1
  Historical mailing list - David E Most
  Fri, 10 May 1996 16:54:46 -0400
  ...Prior to checking the compression, I replaced the spark plugs hoping that this would solve a problem that I had noticed earlier - that is...
• Re: Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - frank
  Tue, 21 Jun 2005 10:18:28 -0400
  ...Greg Potts posted "The injectors are triggered by the pulse in voltage at the coil caused when the spark plugs are fired." So, as...
• Re: '85 1.9 - fuel issues - SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 8 Nov 2011 05:47:42 -0800
  ...that was in the pipes, the tanks, the hoses, etc etc that the gas encounters between the refinery and the spark plugs? Don Hanson
• Re: No spark ...
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 18:47:52 -0600
  ...If you have juice there, check to see why none is getting to the plugs....rotor? Make sure your hall effect connections are good...
• '76 Bus Fuel Injection Question
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 28 Apr 1996 23:48:51
  ...Also checked the standard stuff (points, plugs, compression, etc.), which is how I deduced that the problem was an electrical fuel injection one. (Compression...
• Re: Injector Wiring Order?
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 6 Oct 1997 13:55:31 EDT
  ...that they > needed to be wired in an orderly fashion like spark plugs. > However, they all have the same color wires and, other than...
• Re: engine trouble, repair shops in boulder area
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Thu, 25 Sep 2003 12:58:40 -0700
  ...where to start looking? i pulled a couple spark > plugs and they look ok. the plugs,wires,cap&rotor are new. could it be...
• Re: 1.9 Stumbles When Damp
  Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
  Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:04:12 -0500
  ...you suspect the spark plug wires. > >too large spark plug gaps could contribute to voltage leaking upstream of >the spark plugs. > >and bosch parts...
• Re: [vanagon] 87 vangon tune up
  Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
  Thu, 27 May 2004 16:31:59 -0700
  ...Thursday, May 27, 2004 6:27 AM Subject: [vanagon] 87 vangon tune up does anybody know the correct gap on the spark plugs for...
• Re: Soggy Wx - No Start
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Fri, 1 May 1998 09:08:12 EDT
  ...I would try new sparkplug wires first. Then distributor cap and plugs, especially if they are due for a change. Drive Safely & Good Luck...
• Re: HELP! Problems with my '87
  Historical mailing list - William Maxian
  Sat, 29 Apr 2000 17:06:36 -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: Engine stops, then restarts itself ... sometimes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 Sep 2003 12:17:27 -0400
  ...Watch the tach, and check the spark at the plugs when it's not starting. This shouldn't be a very hard problem to...
• Re: Other VW advise please...16V motor.reply
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Thu, 9 Jul 1998 03:23:24 EDT
  ...Spark plugs, use Bosch F6DTC plugs (three prongers). On the tranny, use Redline synthetic. Good luck. Michael Modl 87 syncro.
• Help! No ground to the fuel injectors???
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 17 Dec 2001 13:15:51 -0800
  ...I have spark to the spark plugs. The problem is I have no ground to the injectors, the juice via the double relay is...
• Re: Engine Puzzlememt
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Fri, 22 Jun 2018 12:21:54 -0400
  ...I pulled the spark plugs and there were no fluids inside the cylinders. Manually turned engine to stop point in both directions. It stops...
• re:Tailgators
  Historical mailing list
  19 Oct 95 16:57:00 -0500
  ...When it reaches the engine the arm proceeds to remove the spark plugs rapidly, and then retracts itself and the license plate closes, with...
• Re: flashing to pass, spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Ron Sinnen
  Thu, 25 Aug 1994 21:54:37 -700 (PDT)
  On Thu, 25 Aug 1994, Joel Walker wrote: > flashing to pass: i'm pretty sure than my 1971 bus and my 1973 bus did...
• CIS-E fuel injection help needed
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 19:02:44 -0400
  ...The spark plugs show a lean burn condition. Any guesses. Anyone have this system in anything else, care to comment? Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4...
• Re: i done did fixxed it/88 vanagon that was missing
  Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
  Thu, 11 Nov 2004 02:01:34 +0000
  Another thing to consider is using Bosch W7DTC spark plugs. They are very good and dont need to be gapped. They also last almost...
• Re: Dead Cylinder -91 Carat - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 15 Oct 2014 12:15:57 -0500
  ...From the distributor to the plugs checks good with a strobe > and I get a good, strong spark at the plugs themselves. Still no...
• Re: The King's English
  Historical mailing list - shawn luft
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 07:02:35 -0400
  ...like instead of spark plugs I'd probably ask the Mexican FLAPs guy, "tu tienes fuego?" (while pointing at the plugs).. Anyways language aside...
• Ground Cleaning time...any tips & tricks?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Sat, 17 Oct 2009 11:26:47 -0700
  ...First on the list is spark plugs, I like to use the Bosch Platinum plugs...have had trouble-free success with those.� But I...
• Re: SOMETIMES IT WILL, OTHER TIMES IT WON'T
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Apr 2023 09:55:45 -0500
  ...filter. > - Clean or replace the air filter. > - Replace the spark plugs and the spark plugs wires. > - Clean the throttle body. > - Adjust the throttle body...
• Re: '87 Vanagon turns and turns but won't start
  Historical mailing list - Don Preston
  Sat, 12 May 2012 21:02:07 -0700
  ...ones) all coil connections. >> Spark at distributor cap to center and all four cylinder ports >> #1 & #3 spark plugs dry, #2 & #4 wet >> Hall...
• Cold start woes
  Historical mailing list - Joel Shortlidge
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 00:10:55 -0500
  ...is 20W-50 dino oil, fuel filter, bucking fix, and new spark plugs. PS Our shifting into second problem has been alleviated. I believe...
• Re: oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 16:01:50 -0400
  While I don't necessarily recommend it ---- the PO of my '84 Westy brazed over both ends of an old spark plug and it...
• Re: 88 Vanagon Automatic Transmission idling problems
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Wed, 31 Oct 2001 18:26:40 -0500
  ...Have tried replacing spark plugs, air filter, cap and rotor, and carburetor cleaner - and still having problems. Bob Mendonca [text/html]
• Re: speaking of lowering ...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff K
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 07:58:36 -0700
  ...The spark plugs are what, twenty inches off the > ground? > > Best, > d. > 1990 GL -- "Mudskipper"
• Re: 86Gl auto milage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Wed, 4 May 2005 16:20:54 EDT
  ...slow to shift trans cold in the morning with mobile one,spark plugs that are 5 years old( gaped and oil change every 3k...
• Re: 78 bus making strange sounds at star
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 8 Jul 1996 12:45:11, -0500
  ...via the spark plug holes may help. In fact, don't buy it until you try to pull ALL the plugs, to make sure...
• Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:19:33 -0700
  ...spark > plug wires and ground (might see sparks outright, or glow around wires, at > night), or, even if not root cause, fouled plugs. > > O2...
• spark plug wires...sort of long
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Tue, 11 Nov 2003 09:57:23 -0500
  ...So when she started to complain (wife not van) that the van was lacking power I decided to put in those spark plug wires...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 14:35:27 -1000
  ...say the spark plug gaps are huge and the plugs should have been replaced long ago .. you can do all sorts of stuff.. and...
• Re: Failed emissions for third time
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Fri, 19 Jul 2013 16:42:02 -0400
  ...How old are your plugs and ignition components? Did you do a spark intensity test? Compression test? Lots of stuff to tinker with on...
• New motor in hand '86
  Historical mailing list - Colin Moran
  Thu, 12 Nov 1998 13:07:00 -0600
  ...The motor also has a new flywheel, and bosche spark plugs. I also ordered a water pump and clutch set from North Point. The...
• Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:46:59 -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...
• Re: 1.9L spark plug &water pump suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 15:36:05 -0800
  ...1.9L spark plug &water pump suggestions? >I use JB weld to repair cases at the water pump surface on a regular basis. > Pitted...
• Yet another update...Toasty's back!!
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Fri, 20 Dec 2002 23:25:05 -0500
  ...The van had spark but the plugs were badly fouled, thus confirming my suspicion that it was running rich, so they replaced the spark...
• Re: Help w/2.1 What am i missing?
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:16:41 -0400
  ...continuously; the > >other gets intermittent ground from the ECU. > > > >Are your spark plugs in reasonably good shape? > > > >HTH > >Larry A. > > > > > > > >On Mon, Jun 8...
• Re: Ignition Cables, unplugging from distributor
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 24 Aug 2012 14:53:16 -0700
  ...Cheap or no? "Twist and pull carefully, engine off." Okay, lemme ax you a question.* Why engine off? I was thinking to unplug plugs...
• Maybe some VC
  Historical mailing list - Robert Ueltzen
  Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:46:14 -0800
  ...There is spark to the plugs. The fuel pump powers up when you turn the key. I can smell the gas in the cylinders...
• Stuff!!
  Historical mailing list - Jason Cornfeld
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 20:56:00 -0700
  ...They are the >most trouble free spark plug out there. Stay away from platinum plugs, they >cause intermittent missing and hesitation problems. The W7DTC...
• Re: problems with "ping" noise regardless of timing
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Wed, 26 Nov 2008 13:22:02 -0500
  ...since #2 compression is roughly in balance, i wonder if the problem is spark related, perhaps as simple as fouled plugs. anyway, i would...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome? ... please help
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Fri, 25 May 2018 18:46:54 -0400
  ...trip: > - new factory AFM (not a rebuilt) with pigtail filter > - new spark plugs > - new dist. cap and rotor > - new air filter > - new fuel filter...