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• Re: AC compressor Gurus needed!!!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 11:29:11 EST
  In a message dated 2/25/03 8:19:50 AM, wilden1@JUNO.COM writes: << Motorcycle flat repair kits have spark plug check valves...
• Re: Removing clip from Hall unit
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 6 Sep 2005 17:53:09 -0400
  It sounds to me like you have a good spark. I would leave that thing alone for now. I would spray a bit of...
• Re: correct spark plug gap for 2.1 wbx motor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 31 Mar 2010 23:27:54 -0400
  ...I miss the days of the spark plug number actually telling me what the plug is. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto...
• Re: Dometic-Gas Lighting re: manual
  Historical mailing list - Paul Albert
  Tue, 27 Apr 1999 00:21:00 -0700
  ...The mini-poof you >mention is from allowing the combustion chamber to fill with too much gas >before you spark the igniter...thus when...
• Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs EAT BABY
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 13 May 2000 18:38:10 -0700
  ...a few mechanics directly to me that the Waterboxer >engines "eat" spark plugs. That is, you should change them out about every >10K miles...
• Re: A fifth spark plug?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 20:33:02 -0500
  ...It turns out that one of the PO's has broken off the ceramic and > ground the electrodes off a bosch spark plug and...
• Re: '87 westy oxygen sensor problems.
  Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 23:46:30 +0100
  ...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: replaced spark plugs now idle and cruise control problems
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 17:06:50 -0800
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR On 12/8/2007 8:51 AM David Clarkson wrote: > I just replaced the spark plugs on...
• Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:30:29 -0700
  ...I'll check for spark. Thanks! Neil. On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 11:55 PM, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Do...
• Re: Bug not starting
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 23:24:43 -0700
  When it turns over, but doesn't start, is there spark going to the plugs? If there is spark when was the last time...
• Re: Help needed: ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start.
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:04:46 -0700
  ...stuff is plugged in to the right place. > > You're getting spark, so I assume the power management relay works. > (though it wouldn't...
• bURNINGvAN 2012
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Sun, 25 Dec 2011 20:31:49 -0800
  Merry Christmas and save your Christmas trees for bURNINGvAN! The dried trees burn almost as brightly as the mag cases and sparkle a lot...
• vdo cyl head temp sender
  Historical mailing list - Matt Goike
  Tue, 10 Sep 1996 09:26:51 -0400
  ...motor was rebuilt the mechanic 'lost' the sender, i got the spark plug-ring-type 2-wire sender, but he says i need a...
• Re: AND THE WINNER IS [WAS: 85 GL No Spark/Start]
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 20:41:44 -0400
  At 19:51 4/14/2000, Marc Theune wrote: >what's this JB Weld stuff? Filled epoxy, similar to Perma-Tex or PC-7...
• need coil wire 85GL
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 5 Feb 2002 09:19:45 -0800
  ...others are good cept this pita. please email me direct Thanks. Sparky :) -- Joseph Fortino fortino1@onebox.com - email __________________________________________________ FREE voicemail, email, and fax...all...
• Diesel Dumb Question
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Mon, 29 Apr 2002 00:44:24 -0700
  ...Where Do I start? I have only worked on things with spark plugs so I'm a little ignorant on these things. TIA Jere...
• Re: Hesitation problem (Advice needed)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 00:33:14 -0500
  I don't see spark plug wires in your list of replacements... On Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at 05:36 PM, Kenneth Wilford wrote...
• Re: No start after Temp II replacement
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Fri, 25 Jan 2008 16:13:40 -0500
  ...Have you verified you are getting a spark? Allan -- 1991 Vanagon GL
• 85 GL No Spark-No Start
  Historical mailing list - Marc Theune
  Thu, 13 Apr 2000 21:20:48 -0400
  ...At first I thought it was a fuel problem, but I soon realized that there's no spark from the coil as far as...
• Re: Check Compression: Warm or cold engine?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Mon, 12 May 2003 19:40:28 -0700
  ...I removed a spark plug from a hot OEM Air Cooled cylinder head and out came a good supply of threads with it. I...
• Re: '89 Vanagon won't idle when cold AND wet
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 9 Mar 2002 17:58:15 -0600
  ...Spray a fine mist of water and watch for sparks. If you see them jumping along the wires, get Bosch replacements. The surface of...
• Re: Help--- stuck in Redding Followup and conclusion
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:10:58 -0700
  Well guys, I don't know the precise circumstance of each car and cylinder that had a spark plug blow out, But.....I've...
• NVC question about general fuel system parts
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 12:18:44 -0800
  ...system, replaced the fuel filter, spark plugs, added dry gas, new fuel.......Now if I'm not mistaken, spark plugs aren't a fuel...
• Re: Broken Spark Plug Electrode/Tip
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 08:56:11 -0500
  ...If so, and if they provide greater clearance between the piston and the spark plug, how is this accomplished? Mike Houlton, Maine >I don...
• Re: Help! No ground to the fuel injectors???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 17 Dec 2001 20:07:38 -0500
  ...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: Need BA6 Help
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sat, 31 May 2003 23:36:04 -0700
  Sounds like the glow/spark plug is bad , or dirty. Or the coil could have failed-look also for the obvious-loose , or broken...
• Starts strong Now No Start HMMM
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 20 Apr 2014 15:27:08 -0400
  ...Had no spark. Swaped points spark is good. Everything is complete and ran when stored. Started up with just set of points. Lots of...
• Looking for spark plug wire recommendations
  Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
  Thu, 1 Nov 2012 14:46:58 -0400
  ?Hey listees, I am in need of a new set of spark plug and coil wires for my 1990 2.1 engine. I am...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 21:45:11 -0400
  ...New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect I have to assume that the VW engineers picked plugs with a certain reach as appropriate for the engine (1...
• Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs on sale at Canadian Tire - NO Vanagon Content
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 23 Mar 2000 18:03:43 -0600
  ...http://www.canadiantire.ca/~e-flyer/html/10/613.20344514110.html This week they have plat spark plugs on sale. I am a member...
• Re: No spark, clueless
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Wed, 29 May 2013 23:29:05 -0400
  ...Now, for some reason, I don�t get spark. Checked the voltage > at the coil and it gets 12V. So, I got the ground...
• Need one more part (I hope that's all) for my 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:06:10 -0500
  Thanks to all who responded to my need for an ECU for diagnostics on my no-spark issue. I got the one Mark Drillock...
• Sputtering along...suddenly
  Historical mailing list - Don Spence
  Wed, 6 Jan 2010 12:16:39 -0700
  Check your spark plug leads. I had similar symptoms on a Mazda 626 yesterday. One of the high tension leads had disconnected from the...
• Re: Vanagon Sighting in the new Movie 'Angels and Demons'
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stewart
  Thu, 21 May 2009 14:39:57 -0400
  ...You never know people might see the van and spark interest in them again in the states. Regards, Robert NY
• How are cylinders numbered? 86 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Scott Hall
  Mon, 15 Feb 1999 22:11:59 -0600
  ...Could someone please tell the number and location of the remaining cylinders? I am trying to make sure that my spark plug wires are...
• Re: AFM???
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Wed, 13 Dec 2000 07:55:26 -0800
  ...Electronic Control Unit/computer that keeps the mix of fuel and air and spark timing just right for optimum performance. Bill [text/html]
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:18:43 -0500
  At 10:38 AM 2/15/2003, Mike Miller wrote: >You're probably right but doesn't when the points close [either directly or...
• Wifes Audi - Oil Leak - NVC
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Thu, 22 Nov 2007 12:23:36 -0500
  ...It looks like a little puddle next to the spark plug hole. Any suggestions as to the source of this oil? Thanks, Bryan
• Re: Help needed: ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start.
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:56:03 -0400
  ...ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start. > Neil, > > Thanks, I did ask the mechanic if he checked the timing and firing...
• Re: how did this happen ... ?
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 22:02:36 -0600
  ...it consisted in > trying to install a new distributor cap, new rotor, and new spark > plugs. i got the kit from the bus depot...
• Re: Still no start...please help!!
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Fri, 18 Jan 2002 20:04:11 -0800
  ...back together and in > Refuses to start > I am getting spark to the spark plugs > After analysis, I found that the fuel injectors are...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - Tyler Hardison
  Sat, 20 Feb 2016 18:22:25 -0800
  ...javascript:;>> wrote: > > > I would say that on a waterboxer engine, the spark plugs barely wear > > *at > > all* ~! > > > > Like 'maybe' the gaps will expand and...
• Re: Injectors get no juice
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:26:24 -0800
  ...Mark Drillock posted this fuel injector spray and-or spark test for the 2.1 WBX: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php...
• Re: Vanagon engine fire or mishap in Roanoke, Va
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Dec 2010 12:40:15 -0500
  At 12:26 PM 12/6/2010, Mike South wrote: >Your engine might have spark leaks right now, in other words, that >you don...
• Re: AFM issues
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 4 Oct 2005 10:36:36 -0500
  ...Be > >careful using it near the altenator ,sparkplugs, and distributor, as there > >are sparks present in these areas
• Re: Got a new Vanagon!
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 29 Jul 2020 10:36:03 -0600
  ...I have been told they are Quite Quiet ~ But You Loose the Signature "Vanagon In The CampGround" Slider Alert ~ > http://www.sparkofimagination.com/vanagon
• Lousy mechanics RE: Start up,back fire?
  Historical mailing list - PSD
  Tue, 19 May 2015 10:53:44 -0400
  Gentlemen, I can see how a loose spark plug would make you lose confidence in the installer. But have you not forgotten to tighten...
• Re: Wiper blade recommendation?
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:29:16 -0400
  ...One time at the Infiniti Store I paid 15 bucks apiece for spark plugs- that was my last visit. Good thing the motor ain...
• Re: Touchy Topics
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:42:30 -0500
  ...on what tires, oil, >> filters, tranny fluid, air cleaner, coolant or spark plugs I should be >> using? Or should I be asking Ann Landers...
• LEAKDOWN- NVC
  Historical mailing list - George Wietor
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 18:43:18 -0700
  I set my search to Leakdown and found lots of info, including Mike Nixon's instructions for making your own using a gutted spark...
• digifant issues ruining our trip!
  Historical mailing list - Timmy Evens
  Wed, 16 Oct 2013 22:00:51 -0700
  ...acts like it's retarding itself or cutting spark. after pulling over and tinkering under the hood for five minutes it started right up...
• 3 pronged spark plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 12:37:26 -0700
  I just took some plugs out to check them, they were Bosch Super and had 3 of the adjustable prongs going to the center...
• Re: Another Crank but No Start/No Spark
  Historical mailing list - vw_van_fan_Mark
  Wed, 21 Jul 2021 16:02:11 -0700
  ...on > > errand drive, shut down @ errand loc’ & then No Start ~ > > No Spark > > 11.7V @ Batt while cranking > > 12V+ to Coil Igni’ On > > Igni’ & FP...
• Engine/Compressor
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Wed, 5 Jun 1996 10:56:00 -0400
  ...The spark-plug air-compressor is in fact a >separate one-cylinder compressor, bore & stroke about 1x2. It uses the >compressed gasses in the...
• Re: HELP!!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 29 Aug 1997 09:05:34 -0600
  ...nt know there were 2?) Coil replaced Spark plug wires ** seems only OEM parts recomended Spark plugs and checked the fuel injectors THE Only...
• spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - jeff crane
  Sat, 13 May 2000 17:21:20 -0400
  ...The copper mentioned in spark plugs is used as a core conductor, and it is a very good one. To compare copper core plugs...
• Re: Power loss still in '85
  Historical mailing list - Allan Bagley
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 10:17:45 -0800
  ...I have seen all kinds of unusual steady and intermittant spark paths > around the coil, distributor cap, and plug wires over the years. Sometimes...
• Re: Help w/2.1 What am i missing?
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:12:01 -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: Hi humidity--won't start
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 06:21:46 EST
  ...A >long >shot but it is easy. > Typically these problems are associated with ignition/spark >malfunction. Look at the spark plug wires in the...
• Re: Won't Start...Again 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - John Erickson
  Wed, 7 Sep 2005 08:28:22 -0700
  ...When it throws the fit, > try checking for spark by pulling a spark plug out, and having someone > hold it against the engine while...