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Re: Re Stripped Oil Drain Plug
Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
Fri, 6 Nov 1998 21:06:10 -0700
...Looks like a good way to go but my $4.00 rubber plug from my FLAPS works perfectly for now. Jim -----Original Message----- From...
Re: westy silver socket - where to get plug?
Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
Sat, 8 Jul 2006 10:51:56 -0400
On 7/8/06, karen d <yosemite333@hotmail.com> wrote: > Where can I get a plug for the silver socket that will convert it...
Re: firing on 3 cylinders.
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Mon, 20 Nov 2006 08:50:37 -0600
...We've switched wires > between working cylinders, spark plugs, and a new rotor. With the plug > removed turning the engine over, theres compression in...
Auto Trans Leak Location
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sun, 16 Oct 2011 17:05:35 -0700
...And, as it held water and electrolytes too�(Michigan vehicle),�gradually the plug was perforated. The passage under the plug itself is not under...
Re: O2 sensor prices?
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Tue, 8 Jul 1997 10:30:53 -0400
...You would have to cut the plug and splice on the correct plug. It really isn't as difficult as you think, since the...
Re: [vanagon] Oil drain Plug
Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
Mon, 14 Jan 2008 09:51:23 -0800
...Re: [vanagon] Oil drain Plug > >Clayton, intalling an oversized plug is akin to jamming something where it >does not belong. It's likely that...
Re: No start after Temp II replacement
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sat, 26 Jan 2008 15:14:07 -0800
The plugs, once you know there's ignition and fuel control, Look at the plugs. And assuming you have fuel pressure, And you distributor...
Re: spark plugs N peanuts
Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
Thu, 17 Apr 2003 05:49:17 EDT
...Before I get the standard type plugs I wanted to query = > the list and see what type plugs some of you recommended and how...
Re: plugging heater hoses
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Tue, 1 Sep 2009 14:18:13 -0400
...BTW, so far as plugs and loops, plugging the hoses is no different from having the heater valve closed, and looping them is no...
Re: Syncro running terrible
Historical mailing list - SyncroHead
Tue, 12 May 1998 09:37:06 EDT
...See if the problem follows the plug wire. If so, you've found a bad plug wire. Replace your plug wires. Keep one of...
Re: Mystery dash outlet '83.5 GL Westy
Historical mailing list - Charles D Earl
Sun, 19 Jan 1997 00:20:25 -0800 (PST)
Thanks! I'll have to try and score a couple of those Hella plugs. Actually, now that I know what it is, it seems...
Re: spark plug blow out
Historical mailing list - Terry K.
Thu, 30 May 2002 13:20:12 -0500
...spark plug blow out My spark plug blew out yesterday, I tried to thread it back in and it wont go. I think I...
RE: re. Bosch Platinums
Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
Fri, 23 May 1997 07:19:29 -0700
...Above, I don't know what corrosion nor wear on a spark plug even means. I just replaced my Bosch Platinum plugs after 50...
Re: spark plug blow out
Historical mailing list - Sharon Simpson
Thu, 30 May 2002 11:59:56 -0500
...spark plug blow out > > > > My spark plug blew out yesterday, I tried to thread it back in and it wont > go. I think I...
Re: anyone have an extra ECU plug? Don't need the whole harness...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:12:08 -0800
...anyone have an extra ECU plug? Don't need the whole harness... Hi, Does anyone have an extra ECU plug laying around with 12...
FLAPS, was Spark plug heat ranges
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 4 Jan 2000 22:17:58 -0500
...Spark plug heat ranges Bulley wrote: > Most FLAPS can help you decide which heat range is > best for your motor if you bring in...
Re: '93 Eurovan Engine/Tranny Replacement
Historical mailing list - The Southards
Wed, 6 Dec 2000 22:52:39 -0500
Either those plugs were stuck, or your mechanic didn't know that the radiator swings forward away from the engine for easy access to...
Re: VDO sump plug sender
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Fri, 2 Mar 2001 19:44:11 -0500
...So I had to dremel the block > area where the drain plug resides, it was just big enough for the sender to > fit but...
Re: Tune up?
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Mon, 13 Jan 2003 10:19:51 -0800
...Mike On 1/13/03 6:52 AM, "fortinoj@speakeasy.net" <fortinoj@speakeasy.net> wrote: > mr mike, > > hey what do the plugs look like...
Re: First Time Rear Brakes
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Tue, 6 Jan 2004 14:26:36 -0800
...use the same plug, part #: 113 609 163. Hell, even Porsche 924's use that plug. They're $0.35 each (at least that...
Re: Bosch W7CC vs. W7CCO Spark Plugs - Which is best?
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 28 Oct 2004 20:23:15 -0500
...W7CCO Spark Plugs - Which is best? Anyone know the difference between the W7CCO and W7CC plugs? The "O" costs me $3 per plug at...
Re: overheating issues
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Wed, 7 Sep 2005 12:21:04 -0400
...The Bently has the exact difference.Is your ignition timing correct? This can cause excess heat.Correct spark plugs? Catalytic converter that is plugged...
Re: overheating issues
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Wed, 7 Sep 2005 12:21:04 -0400
...The Bently has the exact difference.Is your ignition timing correct? This can cause excess heat.Correct spark plugs? Catalytic converter that is plugged...
Re: stuck oil plug
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 24 Oct 2016 13:01:59 +0000
...drill a hole in the plug and tap with 1/4" pipe thread and use a brass > pipe plug that seals without a gasket...
"Extraordinarily bad engines"
Historical mailing list - George Jannini
Sun, 29 Mar 1998 11:28:07 EST
...117,000 miles, original everything, except for water pumps (4!) and normal maintenance items, (spark plugs, plug wires, caps/rotors, accessory drive belts, filters...
starting after replacing glow plugs
Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
Sun, 14 Jan 2001 12:22:36 -0500
Hi I just changed the glow plugs on my '82 diesel Vanagon. It has been sitting for about two months without being run here...
Re: Mechanics Puzzle
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 9 Mar 2007 17:57:37 -0800
see I thought I was on the right track! glow plug relay (can't remember correct part name) stuck "on"? ignition switch stuck in...
Spark plug seat reamer
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 26 May 2010 19:11:27 -0400
Here's a reamer I made a few years ago to clean up corroded spark plug seats without removing all the underbrush first. Worked...
Re: Oil Drain Plug Size
Historical mailing list - John Reynolds
Sat, 8 May 2010 16:15:14 -0700
...P/N for 1.9 vs 2.1 "I can't seem to find the oil drain plug size ..84...1.9L Wassserbox. Anyone????
Rubber Plugs
Historical mailing list - VW Doka
Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:17:33 -0400
Anyone know where I can pickup some round rubber/plastic plugs? I'm looking for something that will fill a hold in sheet metal...
syncro coolant distribution unit, new part numbers
Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
Tue, 03 Jun 1997 08:26:52 -0700
...Anyway, VW has made a change on this part you now have to order a plug to go along with it. Here are the...
Re: Oil drain plug stripped-reply
Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
Wed, 4 Nov 1998 02:18:35 EST
...The case material is aluminum and the drain plug is steel. You run a steel plug into aluminum threads and no matter how careful...
Flashing Coolant light when cell phone plug into cig lighter
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Fri, 19 Aug 2005 08:03:14 -0700
...Flashing Coolant light when cell phone plug into cig lighter just what the subject says... If and when I plug my cell phone charger...
Re: Cold start issue
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Tue, 7 Jun 2011 23:08:25 -0700
Hey Mike, to replace the plugs I just use a deep socket on a standard 3 1/2" extension - its pretty easy to feel...
Re: Oil Drain Plug Leaking
Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
Fri, 22 Jun 2001 07:56:08 -0600
...We used a 3/8 pipe tap to create new threads, and then used a 3/8 pipe plug as the oil drain plug...
Re: Spark Plug Wire Shock
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Sun, 17 May 2020 19:30:21 -0700
...For the > Vanagon the metal shields on the spark plug connectors easily get arced to > when the plug is pulled. Often the ends shorting...
Re: Lousy mechanics RE: Start up,back fire?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 19 May 2015 10:00:01 -0600
I once had a 79 volvo where the spark plugs would loosen over time. Interesting PITA. Jon Sent from my iPhone > On May 19...
Jump starting without opening battery compartment?
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Tue, 16 Feb 2016 03:38:37 +0000
...If you buy the Cig-Lighter-Plug-Cable you can recharge your battery by plugging in the cable. Useful back up battery. http://www...
Oil Drain plug washer : Where to get?
Historical mailing list - Gary Clayton
Sun, 31 Dec 95 16:11:06 -0500
...Gary Clayton * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- I have learned a few things from the recent thread on stripped oil drain plug holes and...
Re: coolant...
Historical mailing list - Jim
Thu, 29 May 2003 16:56:22 -0700
...To determine which head, remove all the spark plugs. The one plug that's significantly cleaner than the others is the leaker. (Steam cleans...
Sourcing non-standard hollow crush washer for oil drain plug
Historical mailing list - tabe johnson
Tue, 28 Sep 2004 14:39:02 -0400
Hi All, My oil drain plug was replaced with a 5/8" bolt by the PO. If I use a regular copper washer, I...
Re: Vanagon Syndrome??
Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Sat, 14 Jan 2006 13:42:36 -0700
Roger Sisler wrote: >I vote plugged up catalytic convertor.Does it overheat too,or get hotter >than normal? A plugged cat can sometimes be...
Re: Spare pasrt you gotta lug around ..Re: Larry's up and running...Re: S.O.S. Vanagon stuck 20 miles N of Orlando in Maitland, FL
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Thu, 5 Oct 2006 17:14:54 -0400
On my 1.9s I have simply unplugged the installed ECU and plugged in another (without installing it) to test the spare. I've...
2.1L WBX intake plug question
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:56:48 -0400
...Where does the wire to this plug go? Is it part of the main harness or is it seprate? http://i16.photobucket.com/albums...
FW: Cold start problem-87 Diesel 1.6L
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Thu, 29 Apr 1999 10:43:56 -0400
...These plugs are warmed by electric current during the time the "yellow light" is on. There is one glow plug for each cylinder in...
Fwd: Hesitation while driving (manual)
Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
Mon, 21 Mar 2016 12:28:17 -0700
...Finally the plug/coil wires were replaced and that finally did the trick. To be honest, I have no idea how old the plug...
REMOVE THOSE HATCH PLUGS!! Re: Rear hatch for '88 GL - what years fit?
Historical mailing list
Tue, 9 Sep 2003 11:36:05 EDT
...i have no idea why VW put those plugs in there..if you removed your plugs when your van was new, your hatch would...
Re: stripped oil drain plug
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Fri, 27 Jan 2006 17:00:28 -0800
Heli coils are great but by his description it sounds like what he did was round off the drain plug rather than strip the...
Re: Strategy for low-mess oil drain.
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 10:15:32 -0500
...To use it I remove the two side plugs, lay it flat under the engine oil drain, and remove the oil plug, allowing it...
Re: Wonder if this device will plug into a diesel Vanagon?
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
Thu, 12 Aug 2004 00:00:49 -0400
...jonathan On Wed, 11 Aug 2004, tmiller wrote: > Sounds like they plug into the OBDII socket if they only work on 96-up > vehicles...
Re: Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size??
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 21 Feb 2003 05:54:20 -0600
...Tranny Hex Drain Plug - What size?? > > > Anyone know offhand what the manual tranny drain plug Hex size is? > > Also, can anyone point me to...
Re: oxygen sensor on CAT?
Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
Fri, 4 Feb 2005 18:21:36 -0500
...plug the hole with an old spark plug, it'll make a great conversation piece. :-) At 11:21 AM 2/4/2005 -0800, Chris...
Re: Flashing Coolant light when cell phone plug into cig lighter
Historical mailing list - mark drillock
Thu, 18 Aug 2005 17:28:36 -0700
...When this wire gets messed up where it plugs onto the chassis all kinds of screwy things can happen. What year Vanagon do you...
Bosch 4 Tip Plugs
Historical mailing list - J Stewart
Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:08:33 +0000
There was some discussion here weeks ago about these, I somehow got the impression the part # on these plugs was 4477, but when I...
spark plugs revisited
Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
Fri, 23 May 1997 14:06:50 +0000
Just thumbing through Bentley I found the spark plug types recommended there: Bosch W 7 C 0 Beru 14 L-7 C Champion N...
Need Bosh 4 Prong Spark Plug #
Historical mailing list - Ron Semko
Wed, 1 Mar 2000 16:36:21 EST
...OK, does anyone know the number for the 4 prong Bosch plug for the 1.9 Digijet. Thanks, again Ron Orlando, Florida
Point and plug gappings?
Historical mailing list - Topher Jerome
Sat, 10 Jun 2000 12:54:51 EDT
Does anyone have a book they can look up the point and plug gappings for a 84 GL (not a westy)? I'm no...
Re: Compression Test
Historical mailing list - wb6otg
Thu, 24 Aug 2000 14:46:57 -0400
...Engine will be cold because I plan on reinstalling plugs and going for a >1 hour test drive afterwards and I don't want...
Re: Lifespan of Platinum plugs in 2.1L?
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Sun, 29 Jun 2003 09:09:46 -0400
> What's the part number of the Bosch +4 Platinum plugs. My FLAPS always tells > me that they don't make them for Vanagons...
Re: Who wants to play "Guess that part!"
Historical mailing list - joel walker
Thu, 15 Mar 2007 21:38:39 -0500
----- Original Message ----- > Here's my part; > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil/iWeb/Site%205/Mystery%20part%21.html uh, looks kinda like a plug...