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• Re: Tranny "plug removing" tool...
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Tue, 19 Sep 2000 21:36:02 -0400
  >I seem to be having some trouble locating the correct tool to remove my >Tranny plugs (17mm Allen wrench) I found one at Sears...
• Re: brake drum removal difficulties--need advice
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Mon, 23 Jul 2001 18:14:19 -0700
  And ear plugs. Don't forget the ear plugs. Mike Snow > Lose the t-shirt and get a bigger hammer. The drums are pretty...
• Re: 84 waterboxer overheating
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Tue, 7 May 2002 20:44:08 -0700
  ...Pull the spark plugs. The plug that's extremely clean is the hole that's leaking.) Sorry... Jim
• 85 vanagon spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Amanda Shank
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 13:05:46 -0700
  ...but, precisely how the hell do you get these things out? they appear to be the original darn plugs!!! ~Amanda Shank amanda@lakeeffectdogs.com...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 07:34:46 -0700
  ...If the plug drips/weeps, the temptation is to tighten it up more. An understandable temptation faced with the chore of draining oil to...
• Bosch Three Pronged Sparkplugs
  Historical mailing list - Chris Pittack
  Mon, 13 Jan 1997 14:05:25 -0800
  ...Not having owned an gasoline powered car since 1980, its been a while since I purchased spark plugs! Now that we own a wasserboxer...
• Ignorant glow plug question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Zezoff
  Fri, 15 Nov 1996 06:09:52 -0800
  ...I used to think that this lever actuated the glow plugs, but now I don't see how it could. What does it do...
• Tech tip:::
  Historical mailing list - Joe Wagner
  Thu, 26 Jun 1997 12:58:19 -0400 (EDT)
  ...When installing spark plugs into your Vanagon, or any Aluminum head engine, always lubricate the plug threads with anti-seize grease. This will prevent...
• Re: 4 point Bosch Plugs...
  Historical mailing list - Patrick N. Malone
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 19:59:32 -0500
  I'm running a set in my for the last 2 or so months and all is ok I'll post the plug some...
• Which Spark Plugs for European "DJ" engines?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 1 Aug 2002 00:18:02 -0700
  ...Can someone tell me if the "DJ" code 112 HP engine used in Europe uses the same model & heat range spark plugs as the...
• Re: Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size??
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 22:33:45 -0600
  ...John Rodgers 88 Gl Driver John Rodgers wrote: > Anyone know offhand what the manual tranny drain plug Hex size is? > > Also, can anyone point...
• Re: Help... Engine troubles, rapid backfiring under load.
  Historical mailing list - Nate Saylor
  Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:49:49 -0700
  So I wiggled my hall sender plug at the distributor (per some advice) and it had a good bit of free play. The plug...
• Re: Help. traveling with problem
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 17 Mar 2014 17:43:06 -0400
  ...Now you can pull the plug apart to get to the back side of the plug where the wiring is. You will see that...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Tue, 10 Dec 2002 16:21:26 -0800
  ...Flooding? Pulled the plugs - they are BLACK. Changed the plugs, rotor & cap (overdue anyway) 2) Engine starts. Runs rough. Exhaust smells like fuel. 3...
• Re: Drain Plug? What's a Drain Plug?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 4 Jan 1996 11:41:44 -0500
  ...I've never >bothered to get one with a plug in it. I just undo the 6 studs and >watch the hot oil run...
• misc.
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Mon, 25 Mar 96 16:27:51 EST
  ...Well, turns out (thankfully) that it is plugged. It is plugged at the point where the feed pipe goes through the engine tin. A...
• Re: remote mirrow problem
  Historical mailing list - Russ Ottey
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 06:20:38 -0700
  ...Last time I had this problem > come into the shop, the plug that attaches to the power mirror control > switch, had come un-plugged...
• blown out oil passage plug!
  Historical mailing list - raul lince
  Mon, 6 Nov 2006 22:25:47 +0000
  ...Ive got a plug coming from the dealer, but im worried about intallation procedures. Any special tools? How about a pipe plug? Is the...
• Re: stuck oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 24 Oct 2016 18:04:40 -0500
  ...Probably won't go through the pickup screen, > but being an aluminum alloy a magnetic plug won't collect them either. A > Subaru engine...
• Re: Vanagon Diesel oil pan drain plug needed
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:34:41 -0400
  Your local auto parts store should be able to get you a 14X1.5 drain plug and gasket. Oil-Tite, (Dorman) has a number...
• Re: Spark plugs: Gap ?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:22:23 -0500
  Do you have data on previous plug wear? Has wear greatly accelerated in the past 20k? What type plugs? Platinum? Plain copper? The factory...
• Re: LOOSER,ZOINKS! Itsy bitsy Spark Plug pieces dancing in my e
  Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 03:14:11 EDT
  ...The loss of power I guess was mainly due to the plug not firing. Unfortunately, I had to catch my flight and was not...
• diesel engine not start when cold but great once warm
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 14:32:29 -0400
  I bet your glow plug fuse is blown or the glow plug relay is dirty. Check for voltage at the glow plugs when the...
• Re: Spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 11:20:11 +0000
  I've been running them for a month with no problems! Jeff Jeff Stewart ----- Original Message ----- > Awhile back Denis recommended these plugs: Bosch 4477...
• Re: electric plug in engine block
  Historical mailing list - Mark Brush
  Sun, 26 Jul 2009 22:36:09 -0400
  ...electric plug in engine block > > > > Hi All - >> >> What's that electric plug going into the engine block? It's near the >> coolant drain plug...
• Re: Headlight rewiring
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Madsen
  Wed, 7 Aug 2002 11:48:04 -0400
  ...However, the back of the plug where the wires enter is encased in epoxy. Is it possible to buy a plug that I can...
• Re: Sparking plugs - 2.1L - Which kind?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 08:08:35 -0400
  ...Sparking plugs - 2.1L - Which kind? > > Need to install new plugs. Just wondering what type is recommended at this point in time. > > Anyone? > > John
• Re: Spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Mon, 16 May 2011 21:46:49 -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...
• Vanagon drain plugs
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 5 Apr 1995 07:23:52 -0700 (PDT)
  ...I said that I had found an aftermarket drain tube that screws onto the sink drain plug - the threads are just plain "garden hose...
• Re: 90 leaking oil out of drain plug
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Mon, 16 Sep 1996 12:33:16 -0400 (EDT)
  > ineffective grommet, or a stripped drain plug. If its a grommet, no > problem, but if it is a stripped drain plug (which I suspect...
• Re: Oil drain plug now with heli-coil
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 14:08:56 -0500
  Same for me, the oil drain plug is somewhat fragile, my van as 140k km and it was strip for a long time before...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - not starting after a 300 mile trip
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 23:55:56 -0400
  ...Remove one plug-wire, if you have a spare plug, use this one, if not, remove one from engine.... hook this one back to...
• Re: Bosch Platinum +4?
  Historical mailing list - Cullen Stewart
  Tue, 30 Sep 2008 08:33:10 -0400
  The Bosch website has no listing for the +4 plugs for vanagon. I remember I could not get them for my Fox 1.8...
• Plugged windshield squirted
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 19:36:02 -0500
  ...Can someone remind me how to remove a plugged squirter to clean it? I did it years ago and seem to recall sticking a...
• Re: Mystery dash outlet '83.5 GL Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Sun, 19 Jan 1997 12:06:00 -0600
  ...Male plugs can be obtained from a BMW motorcycle dealer, as these plugs are used for electric vests. Someone a while back posted another...
• Hex-Head Size to Remove Diff Drain Plug
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sun, 13 Jul 1997 17:38:36 -0500
  Volks, Anyone know the Hex-head size to remove the diff oil drain plug for 87 Otto-box? I must purchase before crawling beneath...
• Re: What about New Bosche Plus 4 Plugs?
  Historical mailing list - James Shinosky
  Tue, 5 Jan 1999 23:50:52 EST
  ...sounds like a 100,000 mile plug? (25,000 miles on each electron...) James W88kender
• replaced spark plugs now idle and cruise control problems
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Mon, 10 Dec 2007 13:50:03 -0700
  ...On 10-Dec-07, at 1:34 PM, Automatic digest processor wrote: > replaced spark plugs now idle and cruise control problems >
• Re: double leak day: transmission oil and coolant
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:59:39 -0500
  ...Also, when you drain the tranny oil .........always remove the fill plug first before removing the drain plug. This ensures that you will be...
• Re: spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - tim clark
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:57:03 -0700
  ...spark plugs > I'm doing a tuneup on an 85 1.9L engine that had about as much power as > any > 2.1L i...
• Re: re EV Transmission fluid change
  Historical mailing list - Stanley, Roderick (strg)
  Tue, 28 Oct 1997 05:03:37 -0800
  ...I'm pretty sure where the drain plug is (17mm hex or allen plug?). There's another similar plug half way up the side...
• Re: Help! Stripped trans oil filler plug!
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 15 Apr 2001 20:10:58 -0700
  ...Drop the tranny so I can use even more brute force on the > (*#&$(#$ > > plug, perhaps destroying the entire newly rebuilt tranny in the > process...
• Re: lurching engine
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Thu, 1 May 2008 22:19:39 -0400
  I might be a bit useless here, but have you checked the basics? Plugs, plug wires, dizzy cap, rotor button? Once in the middle...
• Re: Fuel system...follow up
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 04:30:55 -0400
  ...5 mi is an extremely short distance to produce fouled plugs. if dry deposits, then carbon fouling due to incomplete combustion, perhaps very rich...
• Wiring harness to distributor plug
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sun, 22 Sep 2013 23:40:30 -0700
  Hi List, Does anyone know a source for this part, Bosch 1 234 485 024 Plug Sleeve, Ignition System. It's the connection from...
• Re: Refrigerator drain plug
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 27 Jun 2013 12:09:49 -0400
  At 10:55 AM 6/27/2013, Jamie Fitterer wrote: >Anyone know the size of the drain plug on the Westy Fridges? I lost...
• Re: O2 sensor, 2.1L
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 17 Mar 1997 11:07:52 -0800
  ...You have to cut the plug off your old one, and off the new one, and swap the plugs. Be sure to do this...
• Re: Oil drain screw diameter,
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Sun, 17 Nov 1996 15:59:33 -0500 (EST)
  On Sat, 16 Nov 1996, david kao wrote: ->SStones wrote: ->> ->> Does anyone know the diameter of the oil drain plug on an '85 1...
• A real offbeat question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 13:49:08 -0800
  ...Looking at another set of flaps I have I saw that on that set the rubber plug was missing, leaving a hole in the...
• Re: Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size??
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 21:05:32 -0600
  ...David Brodbeck <gull@CYBERSPACE.ORG> > > > >And take out the fill plug first, so you know you can put new oil > in > >before you let...
• Re: Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size??
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 17:11:21 -0800
  ...tranny > drain plug Hex size is? > > Also, can anyone point me to a socket type > tool to remove the tranny plug? I think > Snap...
• bosch quad plug number
  Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 12:03:24 -0700
  ...bosch +4 plugs. Archives indicate some listees are for and some against using them. I purchased a set of #4417 which are spec for...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 9 Jan 2005 - Special issue (#2005-32)
  Historical mailing list - tolga
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 14:15:46 -0500
  ...Do you tape the toothpick to the plug or inside the socket? >Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 09:13:24 -0700 >From: Bob Stevens...
• automatic aux battery charger + inverter setup
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 25 Aug 2015 10:43:27 -0400
  ...I relied on discipline to not switch it to the inverter position when plugged into shore power. That aspect of the system was obviously...
• Re: good news, I think
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:25:01 -0330
  It's a brand of spark plugs. (thanks, google...) J. On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 5:10 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:55:00 -0400
  That different spark plug no real effect on compression ratio. My concern is it position in relationship to the head or piston. Also those...
• Re: 82 Diesel Westy Problem
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Thu, 20 Aug 1998 20:01:24 EDT
  ...It's a new battery, I am > using the choke, the glow plugs are warmed..>> Did you test those glow plugs? Take each one...
• Re: VDO sump plug sender
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 17:58:58 -0700
  ...The VDO sender I sell (# 323 888) is threaded correctly >for a type 1 engine, so it replaces the drain plug on that, but...
• Re: Spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 07:52:29 -0400
  ...On Sep 7, 2012, at 6:30 AM, Frank Condelli wrote: > Awhile back Denis recommended these plugs: Bosch 4477. Upon this recommendation I ordered...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Jefferson Kitts
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:33:43 -0700
  ...And confirmed the receptacle I plugged it into worked first. So, plugged in . . . A. nothing gets hot. Nothing boils. Nada. B. There's definitely...