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• Re: Why burning out a diesel glow plug in less than 40 miles?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Tue, 18 Jul 2000 22:39:19 -0600
  ...cambelt end of engine, it was the tip of a glow > plug - I replaced them all 30-40 miles ago - they had all burnt...
• Re: Lighter plug in dash a big joke...
  Historical mailing list - tolga
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 13:25:44 -0500
  ...I am curious though about Jerry's plug: >The lighter socket in my '88 Westy was missing the lighter, but when I >tried to...
• Oxygen Sensor Conversion Wiring
  Historical mailing list - Larry Johnson
  Mon, 28 Nov 2005 22:03:54 -0500
  ...Cut off the plug and strip back the wire ends. The one with the stainless steel wire core is the OXS signal wire. This...
• Re: Help! Stripped trans oil filler plug!
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 12:27:11 -0400
  Interestingly I had a similar experience two weeks ago with the drain plug on my front diff. I was also saved by the Sears...
• Distributor/Spark Plug die-electric grease
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Wed, 28 Apr 2010 21:38:53 -0600
  ...New distributor/rotor, plug wires, all the fuel lines, air cleaner, fuel filter, etc. A recent post recommended that die-electric grease be used...
• Re: Bad Valve Issues/Question, Opinion sought.
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 15:45:03 -0400
  ...Try swithing the plugs of the 2 "bad" cylinders with the 2 plugs of the good cylinders, then do the rpm drop test on...
• Can't remove spark plug - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Mike Kozak
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 18:57:17 -0400
  I can't remove the spark plug located below the intake air unit (plug on passenger side toward front of van). I sprayed WD...
• Re: My new '87 Syncro Westy...
  Historical mailing list - Austin Silvester
  Thu, 2 May 1996 00:17:41 -0700
  ...Is this an access plug to the oil chamber, an >additional oil plug, or THE oil plug with the center bolt being another strainer...
• Re: Coil killer found! vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Jack
  Mon, 14 Jun 2004 12:56:27 -0800
  ...Now consider an after-arc, plug resistance from 0 ohm (shorted plug) to 10 ohms, for the sake of discussion even though I can...
• Re: Oh Well... Stripped Oil Drain Plug...
  Historical mailing list - Scott De Santi
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 14:40:36 EDT
  ...During my recent oil change, I didn't have any fiber or nylon washers for the plug, so I used one of the copper...
• Re: Quick troubleshooting question
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:15:08 -0700
  ...is spark plugs failing to fire properly under load .. wether due to weak/tired coil, spark plugs wires, plugs themselves, whathaveyou. I consider coils...
• Re: Spark Plug Failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 21:01:17 -0400
  ...Removed spark plugs to have a look see and found plugs at # 2 and # 3 cylinders had cracked and missing porcelain. What's that...
• Oil & cyl temp guage install
  Historical mailing list - Nicholas Wilson
  Thu, 2 Jul 1998 13:31:37 -0700
  ...My normal spark plug socket fits either the normal drain plug or the VDO sender plug. The cyl head temp sender is designed to...
• Re: Oil drain may be stripped? How fix?-try this
  Historical mailing list - Todd Hill
  Tue, 30 Jun 1998 23:40:26 EDT
  ...The insert is then 'glued' in and the orginal drain plug goes in the hole in the insert. Time- serts are steel and if...
• Re: Platinum Spark Plugs for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
  Sun, 27 Apr 1997 11:10:25 GMT
  ...Platinum Spark Plugs for Vanagons > >Volks, >What is the recommended platinum plug for a Vanagon 87 GL. The book show >platinums not recommended and...
• Re: Tranny drain plug / S&S Headers
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Tue, 29 May 2001 15:52:59 -0700
  ...Tranny drain plug / S&S Headers > Oh jeez.... > I wanna put new fluid in the tranny... I crawled under there and it seems > that...
• Re: What to do with a stripped drain plug?
  Historical mailing list - westydriver
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 11:45:22 -0700
  ...Because I have heard of some lost souls using a > sprkplug as an ersatz drain plug, I believe the drain plug might use > the...
• Wonder if this device will plug into a diesel Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Wed, 11 Aug 2004 13:11:04 -0600
  ...Customers who sign up will get a device the size of a Tic Tac box to plug into their cars. The device will track...
• Re: Spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 17 May 2011 07:53:33 -0400
  ...that are still running a stock 2.1 engine, what brand and > type > > of spark plugs are you using, and would you recommend them? > > > > >
• spark plug orientation affects performance?
  Historical mailing list - Sami Dakhlia
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 11:53:11 -0600 (CST)
  I read somewhere that it may be advantageous to install spark plugs so that their open end faces the intake valve. This can be...
• Re: Plugs...
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 12 May 1998 17:02:42 -0700
  ...someone could give me the part number for the >triple electrode plugs that you can use in a 2.1 digifant vanagon motor. >You...
• Spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:42:16 -0700
  You aren't aiming the centerline of the entire spark plug! All that the shims were supposed to do was align the grounding electrode...
• shameless plug for my site
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Brideau
  Sat, 6 Nov 2004 16:34:37 -0500
  Hi, This is a shameless plug for my ski site. Type in your Zip Code, and it tells you what ski places are near...
• Oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Jim Comer
  Wed, 27 Apr 2005 13:35:03 EDT
  I just bought a 84 gl and everything was great until tune up time ..I found that the oil drain plug is stripped..Is...
• Re: simple stuff
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 21:55:31 -0500
  My fill and drain plug removal tool was made by cutting the end off of a standard L shaped 17mm Allen wrench then turning...
• Spark plug wires
  Historical mailing list - BJ Feddish
  Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:42:18 -0400
  OK, I think I did a shell game with my spark plug wires to the distributer. Can someone tell me where each wire goes...
• Re: COOLANT SYS. LEAK
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 8 Nov 1995 08:37:56 -0800
  ...I made a successful temporary fix with silicon sealant and a hose >clamp to hold the plug tightly in place while waiting for the...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Herb Harmison
  Mon, 10 Jul 95 21:54:57 CDT
  7/10/95 You can get platinum plugs at K-Mart for $8/4. I put in K- Mart's(Bosch) number 4116 which...
• Re: 73 kombi backfiring
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Mar 96 12:59:06 PST
  ...The EGR feed pipes are not plugged. Finally, I have checked >and tightened all of the nuts and bolts on the exhaust system and...
• Anyone want engine wiring harness (DS)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 30 Mar 2006 17:10:51 -0500
  ...It also has the plug for the coolant level sensor on it, plug for the oil pressure sensor on it, plug for the coolant...
• Tiico problem with simple solution
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Mar 2002 15:59:27 EST
  ...On the Tiico conversion there is a rubber plug that comes with the kit. This rubber plug is supposed to go on one of...
• Re: 87 Syncro no temp gauge
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 6 Sep 2015 18:17:21 -0400
  ...So, I > cleaned the plug and the post on the sensor and squished the plug so it > fit nice and tight on the post...
• Intermittent poor performance at light throttle ('84 1.9L automatic transmission)
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Fri, 27 May 2011 08:51:45 -0400
  ...Also recently changed rotor and distributor cap and made sure there was no corrosion at connection between spark plugs and plug wires. Timing is...
• front seat arm rest removal?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Tue, 24 Mar 1998 12:14:16 -0500
  ...It is covered by a black plastic plug. Pull the plug, remove the bolt, it's off. The 1987 (the adjustable arm rests) has...
• Re: Christmas Lights
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Mon, 29 Nov 1999 20:42:33 EST
  ...The prices I saw for a unit with one AC plug in was about $25-$30. I think that they also come with more...
• Re: Better Mileage Anyone? (without going ala Lilley)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 22:42:54 EDT
  ...I have been running the plugs for over 26,000 miles with no problems in my engine. Robert
• Little Things Mean A Lot
  Historical mailing list - PSavage
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 21:21:48 -0700
  Thanks again-- all who've assisted in the mini cricis of past few days since I discovered my loose drain plug. Happily, I got...
• Re: Proper gap for spark plug 85 1.9L?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 21:36:59 -0500
  ...Aerowolf wrote: > What's the proper gap for spark plugs on a 1985 1.9L wasserboxer? I > can't find it in my Bentley...
• Re: Tach-side PC connection?
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 9 May 2004 08:13:25 -0500
  If the little shield at the male plug location location is missing the plug will go on .... one out of alignment. Stan Wilder ----- Original...
• Re: 85 Brake Adjusting Plug
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:11:21 -0500
  ...85 Brake Adjusting Plug > >ok this rear brake project is turning into more fun as the time >ticks by, noticed i'm missing this...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Aug 2012 22:03:02 -0700
  ...New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect >> >> I have to assume that the VW engineers picked plugs with a certain >> reach as appropriate for the engine (1...
• Re: Turn Your Car Into a Plug-In Hybrid
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:39:26 -0400
  ...Turn Your Car Into a Plug-In Hybrid - AOL Autos > <http://autos.aol.com/article/general/v2/_a/plug-in-hybrid-conversion-kit/20080729104209990001...
• Re: changing transmission fluid...
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 24 Sep 2003 16:07:53 -0500
  ...Beleive it or not, some filler plugs are stuck and cause real grief. A short bolt whose head fits into the filler plug and...
• Re: Instrument plug wires from an '85 to an '88.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 17 Apr 2011 16:58:48 -0700
  Most conveniently T14, the inturment cluster plug 'opens uj', so you can swap wires amoung the positions in the plug. I think there are...
• Re: oil plug woes
  Historical mailing list - Tony Gould
  Sat, 26 May 2001 13:30:30 -0700
  ...TG --- Joel Walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net> wrote: > > Havin' trouble opening the oil plug on my 89 Carat > - > > newly aquired and needs a change...the...
• Re: 84 Westy Gas Mileage?
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Wed, 18 Sep 1996 07:18:56 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Another new coil, replaced, the, new plugs, with stock. Eric Zeno
• temp sender plug?
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Thu, 17 May 2007 15:27:28 -0400
  ...DIV class=RTE>Anyone have a used temp sender plug (black plastic round plug that connects to the temp sender on back of thermostat...
• Re: 3 pronged spark plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 09:44:41 -0700
  Based on the Bosch Spark Plug database fiche I have, the original VW parts fiche and ETKA, some (but not all) Wasserboxers of the...
• Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 14:29:51 -0700
  Is the oil plug gasket used on the 1.9L something I can hope the FLAPS will have, or do it be mail-orderish...
• Re: Floor jack question
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Mon, 31 Jul 1995 16:18:39 CST6CDT
  somewhere on the cylinder of the jack is a rubber plug, usually painted over so its hard to see. pull the plug out and...
• parts needed
  Historical mailing list - vwghost
  Fri, 30 Nov 2001 15:55:53 -0500
  I need some parts from your vanagon that you are parting out I need the front spoiler (price) i need the black plug that...
• stripped drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Richmond Mike
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 12:30:01 -0500
  Actually it is not the plug itself but the threads on the engine. thanks to those that answered with their advice. Would the heli...
• Re: Bosch Quad 4 Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 19 Jan 2003 16:46:59 EST
  I have had quad tip plugs in my modified WBX engine and the engine fires INSTANTLY as I just bump the starter. At times...
• Re: Oil Plug Insert
  Historical mailing list - Dave Chameides
  Tue, 4 Jan 2005 03:04:51 -0800
  I have a similar but less substantial problem with the drain plug on my van. The head is all stripped but the threads seem...
• Re: Spark Plugs: Bosch Single TIp to NGK BP6ET Tri Tip User Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:04:44 -0400
  ...Installed today, seems to have smoothed the idle and acceleration over the well used Bosch single tip plugs they replaced. Smooth running. John Meeks...
• Re: 2.1l Spark plug wire routing
  Historical mailing list - John Graham
  Fri, 28 May 2010 10:13:02 +0100
  ...So, I > started with rotor, distributor cap, plug wires and spark plugs. I > wanted to know the "vintage" of that system and in the...
• oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - STEVEN G WACKER
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 05:39:01 -0800
  ...They suggested an expanding rubber plug and a trip to my mechanic. They did not try to sell me a do-it-yourself kit...
• Re: the '82 Diesel Westy Rolls again....
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Diebolt
  Tue, 18 Feb 1997 20:41:57 -0500
  >> One side question: >> To get at the two other glow plugs, looks like I'll have to remove >> the Diesel injector pump. any hints...
• Diesel pans, Reimo catalogs, Sami's rear-axle noise
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 15 Jun 1995 16:17:54 -0700
  ...Having realized what I'd done, and it being a new plug, I decided it was a 'lifetime' plug and left it. It still...
• Re: lighting harness for trailer question
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Mon, 20 May 2002 10:58:17 -0700
  ...These spade connectors plug into the original factory plug that used to plug into the back of the tail light. I used some silicon...