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• Another no start problem
  Historical mailing list - clark duff
  Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:45:29 -0400
  ...I turn the key, the motor spins over, but I�ve got no spark. The fuel pump is running, the only thing I see...
• Re: Quick troubleshooting question
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:04:13 -0600
  ...It was a broken spark plug wire. All the while it was "easy" (ie: mixture rich) for the plug to fire, it did. As...
• Re: good news, I think
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 14:40:20 -0600
  Joy, I "think" the NGK is the spark plug type or maybe brand. John John Rodgers Clayartist and Moldmaker 88'GL VW Bus Driver...
• Re: No spark, good coil, etc
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 27 Feb 2019 10:16:38 -0700
  On 24 Feb , 2019, at 5:18 PM, thewestyman wrote: > There is 11.8V going to the coil. Is this just a Static Test...
• help my bucking Westphalia!
  Historical mailing list - Matt Heydon
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 10:30:07 -0600
  ...I don't know how to tell if the condition is spark or fuel delivery related. I have replaced the fuel filter and cap...
• what size is the spark-plug thread?
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Fri, 9 Nov 2001 09:30:31 -0800
  I need a new compression gauge- what size are the threads in the vanagon? I just want to be sure i get the right...
• compression test
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 13 Jan 2002 12:16:09 -0700
  Hello! Can I use the older style compression tester with the rubber cone which is held tightly in the spark plug hole or would...
• who's van burned on Real TV?
  Historical mailing list - Dave C.
  Thu, 11 Apr 2002 15:37:26 -0400
  ...It looked like the battery sparked or something to ignite. Whole thing burned up front. Did it belong to a list member? Some skateboarders...
• Re: sounds like a go-cart
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Wed, 12 Jun 2002 19:45:13 -0400
  ...I doubt the spark plugs & rotor would make the noise. Walt Spak Pittsburgh PA b20swalt@attbi.com
• Re: surging, missing under acceleration
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Thu, 5 Dec 2002 21:20:25 EST
  ...It turned out to be arcing from one of the spark plug wires to the interference shield around the distributor. It was easy to...
• "sparkplug" compressors
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 10:34:14 -0800
  don't most of them nowadays have a little piston somewhere that isolates the cyl from the tire? The engine pumps and the little...
• Speaking of temp gages...
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Mon, 7 Apr 2003 16:27:49 -0700
  ...What is a normal variation? Thanks, -Damon ===== '84 Westy (Sparky) '65 Kharma Ghia (Dharma) __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms...
• Re: small car VW engine conversion / Why? / Why Not?
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 26 Feb 2004 08:02:04 EST
  In a message dated 2/25/04 8:44:43 PM, DVWImports writes: << You forgot to tell the Gang that # 4 spark plug wire...
• Re: Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 16:11:29 -0700
  ...It was very humid and rainy when it wouldn't start...maybe the > points were wet? > Either that, or your spark advance knob and...
• Re: Help needed: ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:51:57 -0700
  ...ABA conversion has spark and fuel but won't start. >I love these kinds of puzzles. Disclaimer: I know almost nothing about the > ABA...
• Re: Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - tom ring
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 07:07:37 -0600
  ...a vanagon ignition > system you get zero spark current with 1 V applied across the spark gap. ------ Tom Ring K0TAR, ex-WA2PHW EN34hx 85...
• Re: bosch blue
  Historical mailing list - Doug F
  Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:41:10 -0700
  Dennis, Any thoughts on multiple spark discharge MSD units helping the smog numbers on the wbx? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Haynes" <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET...
• Re: No Spark '90 2.1 UPDATE
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 2 Nov 2009 07:53:34 -0800
  ...No Spark '90 2.1 UPDATE >I wanted tot hank everyone who responded to me on this issue - I now have > spark. > > I triple...
• Re: Help w/2.1 What am i missing?
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Mon, 8 Jun 2009 21:12:21 -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: Fixed: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 16:43:54 -0800
  ...Helena, Napa County > > In the end, the shop installed new Bosch 7998 spark plugs, and it starts and > runs fine now. So, yeah, I...
• Re: Which battery terminal off first?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 16 May 2017 12:55:55 -0700
  ...This minimizes sparking, and the negative cable can be connected to the chassis instead of the battery so there is no sparking near the...
• Re: 3-pronged spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - David Ohlemacher
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 19:12:50 -0400
  ...3-pronged spark plugs Anyone have a part number for the NGK equivalent to the Bosch W7DTC? Thanks Justin Jensen SLC Utah -----Original Message...
• Re: spark plug blow out
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Thu, 30 May 2002 17:35:09 +0000
  ...killer_jupiter@HOTMAIL.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: spark plug blow out >Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 10:05:22 -0700...
• Re: driving w/ bad valve, was Death Valley
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:22:40 -0800
  ...Pull the spark plug and ground the spark plug wire, disconnect the injector (not sure if you need to ground it). The cyl with...
• need help w/ wiring harness problem ? / loss of power
  Historical mailing list - Steve & Liz Fallin
  Sat, 5 Jul 1997 15:17:37 +0000
  It's the holiday weekend and where else would a good vanagon owner be but working on the van? <g> I had spitzen sparken...
• Re: Help--- stuck in Redding Followup and conclusion
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 11:27:46 -0700
  Man that's real Volkswagen behaviour! Our '56 Kombi used to spit out the #3 spark plug at fairly regular intervals, my wife's...
• Re: Bosch Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Feb 2020 02:29:55 +0000
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• Re: Sparking plugs - 2.1L - Which kind?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 11 Jul 2015 09:56:41 -0700
  the best... I mean the best I ever use... till I find better ones :-) NGK BP6ET (part# 1263) - triple electrodes - no adjustment needed On...
• Secondary ignition resistance
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 WBXs
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 20:28:40 +0000
  ...Ignition coil wire = ~2,000 ohms Distributor rotor = ~1,000 ohms Spark plug wires = ~6,000 ohms Any significant deviation from the above values...
• engine stopped-HELP
  Historical mailing list - Sidney White
  Mon, 14 Apr 2003 18:30:09 EDT
  ...I have no spark from coil to distributor. I wiggled ignition key and still no good, IDEAS HELP, had to be towed home, still...
• archives search
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Fri, 22 Aug 2008 16:52:09 -0400
  ...It has a weak spark. Any hints? Thanks. -- H�ctor 1990 Carat 'Ursula' By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which...
• Re: Gas heater fix (long)
  Historical mailing list - Charles \"Luke\" Lukey
  Mon, 6 Mar 2000 17:05:53 -0800
  ...Next we pulled the spark plug wire from the spark/glow plug and checked for spark by starting the heater. No spark! Testing the...
• Dometic manual & HOW TO LIGHT THE REFRIGERATOR
  Historical mailing list - Geo. & Ellen Averill
  Sat, 19 Jul 1997 19:48:06 -0400
  ...Then quickly click for the spark by pushing in the air pump just as soon as I pressed and held in the light button...
• Re: What's a Hall sender do?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 8 Apr 2013 13:28:17 -0400
  ...With the HV coil wire near a ground, you should be able to produce some sparks. (Ignition on) Injectors should also click. Larry A...
• Re: Questions/Advice Needed 1980 VW Westphalia
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 18 May 2012 07:23:21 -0700
  ...A bad condenser can cause loss of > spark and > be affected by heat. The loss of spark from the points-condenser also > effects the...
• Maintainance: Good Advice
  Historical mailing list - Howard G. Bernier
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 17:21:57 -0500
  ...Spark Plugs - Your car's spark plugs are good indicators of engine condition. Removing and inspecting the spark plugs can tell you a lot...
• Re: spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - tim clark
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:57:03 -0700
  ...07, 2009 3:23 PM To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Subject: spark plugs > I'm doing a tuneup on an 85 1.9L engine...
• Re: spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 10:24:56 -0400
  ...s need the W_D_ _ plugs that have a less shielded spark thats also a > little further into the cylinder? the threads arent longer...
• Re: 1.9L spark plug &water pump suggestions?
  Historical mailing list - Daryl Christensen
  Sun, 2 Jan 2005 09:44:16 -0800
  ...1.9L spark plug &water pump suggestions? > *** also i pulled the water pump off and found small pitting at the seal > O-ring area...
• RE: MSW plug wires
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 13 Mar 1996 13:59:27 -0700
  ...The purpose of the resistance in a plug wire or plug is to slow the spark voltage rise time. A fast rise in voltage...
• Hall control unit failure, was: Quantum no-start problem solved( no Vanagon content)
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 07:12:15 -0500
  ...My neighbor's brother-in-law also gets the credit for knowing why the fuel pump wasn't working-there was no spark. The...
• Plugs, gas cap, stuff, etc...
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 12:22:52 +0000
  Hit the FLAPS yesterday, picked up spark plugs, wires, rotor, distro cap, marvel mystery oil, assorted fuses, hose clamps, air filter, techron, duct tape...
• Re: gas in the oil
  Historical mailing list - Kinesis Conceptos Audiovisuales
  Mon, 30 Oct 2006 11:49:38 -0800
  Yes, i was problems starting the van, I drain a battery trying, but the spark is there. The van start for few minutes and...
• Re: NoStart to Remember
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Fri, 16 Dec 2016 00:58:33 -0800
  ...excellent ! ! ! every time I get a new van (new to me) I do a full tune up including a new coil and spark plug...
• Re: wbx parts to give away
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 12 Oct 2014 22:26:59 -0400
  ...Looks like thermostat, > spark plug wires, a bunch of coolant hoses and some other things (I need > to go through the box). Anyone in...
• RE: #3 late timing.
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 08:22:15 -0700
  ...The spark voltage is generated as the points open. That is why the slightly different lobe on the distributor shaft changes the timing for...
• Help No Power 1.9L HELP REQUESTED!!!
  Historical mailing list - Hans Lindemulder
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 00:02:12 -0400
  ...cap and spark plugs. too no avail. Hans Lindemulder
• bosch platinum plugs
  Historical mailing list - jeff crane
  Sat, 13 May 2000 07:58:59 -0400
  ...I run them in everything I own, and they are very good sparkplugs. The major difference is they just run better, and last longer...
• Hall Sender cost? 87 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Donna Stewart
  Thu, 23 Nov 2000 12:37:36 -0800
  Still no start for my Wolfsburg - we do not get spark at the distributor. One suggestion is that it could be the hall sender...
• Heater controls, 84.
  Historical mailing list - T.
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 17:24:20 -0700
  ...Help?? Thanks. -- Happy motoring! Timothy in Phoenix, 84 Vanagon "Sparkii" 69 Bus "Buster"
• Interior light?
  Historical mailing list - T.
  Mon, 28 Oct 2002 22:55:08 -0700
  ...Is ther a hidden master switch? -- Happy motoring! Timothy in Phoenix, 84 Vanagon "Sparkii" 69 Bus "Buster"
• Re: Upgrading Digijet to 3-Wire O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Tue, 13 May 2003 17:23:35 -0700
  ...wrote: > This is a conversion I do frequently. > Dennis > ===== '84 Westy (Sparky) '65 Kharma Ghia (Dharma) __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster...
• FS 2.1L VW WaterBoxer in Quebec
  Historical mailing list - Denis-F. Bastien
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 09:53:26 -0400
  ...The fuel hoses, the Spark plugs, and other thing are new and the compression showed good results too (within the specified range) but YES...
• De-carbonize engine with carbonized water?
  Historical mailing list - Jens Jakob Andersen
  Wed, 1 Sep 2004 17:01:08 +0200
  Hi all What are real-life-experiences with de-carbonizing engine with carbonized (sparkling) water? A friend of mine used to do with his...
• Re: Odd engine smell?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:50:50 -0500
  ...A quick check would be to pull all the spark plugs and inspect them for any abnormal coloration. I am told the catalytic converter...
• VAN STALLED AND WON'T START ?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Patterson
  Mon, 1 Aug 2016 15:59:55 -0400
  ...I PULLED THE WIRE FROM THE COIL AND NO SPARK. I HAVE BEEN MESSING WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WIRES AND THINK THAT WITH...
• Re: acceleration flat spot
  Historical mailing list - sstones
  Fri, 12 May 1995 15:57:13 -0400 (EDT)
  ...if they're arcing, you might be sparking, when you grab. ;) They won't damage you for life... But they sure let you know...
• Re: Bra for 1988 GL..
  Historical mailing list - Joachim Beek
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 10:45:32 -0500
  ...would be great. > > Thanks much, > > dave bowers > dave@sparkplug.com > 1988 Vanagon GL > > www.sparkplug.com > I think the list vendors can probably add...
• Re: Bosch 4-pronged spark plug not for Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 23:34:33 -0700
  ...Bosch 4-pronged spark plug not for Vanagons? > What plugs did the rep reccomend? I am running Bosch Tri-electrode supers > in my 2...
• Re: Help--- stuck in Redding Followup and conclusion
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:47:45 -0700
  >blew a spark plug out Only the second time I've heard of that happening. The other occurred with a nun driving a bunch...