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• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - LOREN BUSCH
  Sat, 19 Jun 2004 11:03:05 -0700
  ...BTW, do I use multi electrode plugs? Yes, because they should last a little longer before needing replacement. Do I expect better performance? No...
• Re: Ironic Vanagon sighting in Frozen Tundra
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 8 Jan 2014 15:18:22 -0800
  Thread it and use a 3/8" pipe plug. http://tinyurl.com/kvtoxok Jim -----Original Message----- From: Greg Potts Sent: Wednesday, January 08, 2014...
• FW: pop top trim / / drain plug sizes
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 08:30:12 -0700
  ...pop top trim / / drain plug sizes also does nybody know the size of the drain / fill plug on the Syncro trans.
• Re: NGK part number for 3-electrode spark plug
  Historical mailing list - David Ohlemacher
  Fri, 19 Jun 1998 06:04:45 -0400
  ...NGK part number for 3-electrode spark plug Answering my own query - the NGK interchange for the Bosch W7DTC is BP6ET - $2.99 each...
• anybody have vacuum restrictor plug?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Harris
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 11:09:53 -0400
  ...One of these contains a small plug with a 0.006" orifice to control the amount of vacuum being drawn through the charcoal cannister...
• Re: Mysterious Oil Drain Plug Leak
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Thu, 19 Apr 2018 11:52:26 -0400
  ...It didn't. > > Because the shoulder on the OEM drain plug is small, I changed to an > aftermarket drain plug with a wider shoulder...
• Re: Stuck Oil Drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 15:14:04 -0700
  As I remember this case is about a diesel vanagon oil pan and stuck drain plug. The heat and freezing and tapping all apply...
• 02 sensor/power loss
  Historical mailing list - James Ruch
  Mon, 1 May 2000 10:56:16 PDT
  ...Once I got home, a put a threaded plumbing plug in the hole in the exhaust as a temporary "fix" until I get the...
• Re: spark plug blow out
  Historical mailing list - Richard Bias
  Thu, 30 May 2002 16:09:46 +0000
  ...spark plug blow out >Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 10:58:02 -0500 > >My spark plug blew out yesterday, I tried to thread it...
• Re: exhaust gas into coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 13:00:55 -0800
  ...Then I pulled the spark plugs, which is really easy on that motor. I put my compressed air on the inlet to the expansion...
• Re: Plugs & Compression testing
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Nov 1996 18:09:32 +0200
  ...Drawing fuel thru the carb isn't >a problem when all of the spark plugs are removed. With the plugs pulled the >intake manifold...
• Re: Help! Stripped trans oil filler plug!
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 16 Apr 2001 02:23:03 EDT
  ...3/ Did your rebuilder use a locking compound which requires heating to release? If so, heat the plug to 250-300 degrees F. and...
• Re: 12V Circuit Breaker
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 1 Jul 2015 23:01:03 -0400
  ...The plug has a >Buss 10 amp fuse in it. My limited electrical knowledge results in a lot >of blown fuses. Is there a...
• Re: Freeze plug leaks oil
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 13:52:48 -0700
  ...though there have to be some somewhere.....like generic metric plugs or a threaded plug of some kind .. but that's getting pretty tricky...
• Spark Plug Failure
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 06:32:28 EDT
  ...Removed spark plugs to have a look see and found plugs at # 2 and # 3 cylinders had cracked and missing porcelain. What's that...
• Re: 1.9 - not starting
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Mon, 11 Feb 2019 11:03:06 -0500
  ...Find out what is going on with the temp II plug and fix that with a new plug if need be. We have them...
• Re: How to remove O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 2 Oct 2015 15:02:56 -0400
  No, a spark plug is not the same thread. Same diameter yes but not a 1.5 thread pitch. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon...
• Re: Fixed: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 16:02:38 -0800
  ...The fellow at the shop felt the plugs were quite old, 40-50K miles. According to my records, GoWesty installed NGK spark plugs in...
• Re: '91 Westy Manual Transmission Fluid
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Tue, 14 Nov 2000 21:57:07 -0500
  ...The head of the hex bolt fits in the drain plug and filler plug. Use this homemade plug with a combination wrench and draining...
• Re: HELP!My vanagon is missing OS sensor switch and trans fill plug
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 07:27:20 -0700
  ...DO NOT remove the drain plug until you have determined that you can remove the fill plug (think about it). Good luck, Karl Wolz...
• Re: Dead Cylinder -91 Carat - 2.1 L WBX
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:41:47 -0600
  John I would suspect a GummedUp Injector or a Bad SparkPlugWire or even a Bad SparkPlug ~ I have seen Both S'Plugs & S'Plugwires...
• Another source for the SIlver Socket Accessories
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 18 Apr 97 09:53:19 EDT
  ...getting the BMW plugs everyone mentioned as working in this socket. Thought I'd pass it along. Don't know if you want ot...
• Re: oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Dan Moy
  Mon, 16 Mar 1998 15:18:25 -0500
  ...I now have to use teflon tape and the aircooled drain plug gasket (hollow copper crush gasket) I would reccomend a good machinist. Dan...
• Back in Jersey
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 2 Jun 1998 23:40:36 EDT
  ...Seems that the plug that hooks into the back of the switch must've got cocked to one side and this heated up the...
• Re: Starting problem with diesel
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Belman
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 13:39:20 -0500
  ...Once you get you glow plug light back in the dash, I always hit my glow plugs twice. After the light goes out the...
• Re: How do you remove the &*$%# Rear Heater Cover...remove seat???
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 09:30:47 -0400
  Actually, an 1/8" pipe plug threads in quite nicely. This is probably the same thread as is used on the oil pressure switches...
• Re: refrigerator not lighting
  Historical mailing list - David Bjorkman
  Sat, 9 Aug 2014 11:50:56 -0500
  I often use the tube up the plug hole trick to light the fridge successfully, as I also use the air pump until it...
• Re: Looking for spark plug wire recommendations
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 1 Nov 2012 15:30:17 -0700
  ...I think I pay maybe $ 38 for a Bosch plug wire set. scott turbovans On 11/1/2012 12:16 PM, Harold Teer wrote...
• Re: spark plug orientation affects performance?
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 10:36:29 -0800 (PST)
  Sami Dakhlia writes: > > I read somewhere that it may be advantageous to install spark plugs so > that their open end faces the intake valve...
• Re: transmission oil change
  Historical mailing list - Karen Winter
  Fri, 27 Jun 1997 09:49:28 -0400
  Tom, When I changed mine I found about the mass of a dime on the plug, I was told that was normal. Not bad...
• Re: cooling fan
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 18:27:06 EST
  Unplug the plug in the sender in the radiator (on my '84 its on the driver's side of the van). Then just get...
• Re: Aluminum in the threads
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 25 May 2002 16:07:19 -0700
  ...I can't find anything in the Bentley manual that addresses > proper torque for spark plugs. What do you use? > > Dave in KC > 85...
• Tapping oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Arthur Anderson
  Thu, 21 Aug 2003 23:10:53 -0400
  good evening folks, The threads of the oil drain plug of the 83 1.9L engine I'm installing in my 85 westy weekender...
• Torque spec for cylinder head drain plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Anthony L. Mourkas
  Sun, 7 Nov 1999 19:48:29 -0500
  Is there a torque spec for the Vanagon watercooled cylinder head coolant drain plug screws? I can't seem to find one mentioned in...
• Frozen tranny plug follow-up
  Historical mailing list - Neal R. Hansen
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 14:44:04 -0700
  Yeah! Today I finally got that stubborn plug out. I used a new (Sharp) 17MM hex wrench with a two foot pipe. It broke...
• trans drain plug tool ?? westy 1986 manual trans ...
  Historical mailing list - Roberto Munoz
  Thu, 14 Aug 2003 17:48:32 -0400
  Is it a 17 mm allen wrench for the manual trans drain and fill plugs for a 1986 Westy ? or a special tool..not...
• Re: Common problem, I think
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 2 Mar 2007 11:52:59 -0800
  ...one cylider was not firing due to a crapped out plug *after* cleaning the fuel system. Always worth a check! Jon > also, not impossible...
• [F] 12 Days of Vanagon Christmas
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 13:17:42 -0600
  ...On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me 4 four-tip spark plugs Three-window canvas Two used heads and...
• Re: hmm, is this bad? could it hurt?(lost spark plug)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 May 1996 00:46:30 -0500
  >hmm, when changing my spark plugs today one fell out of the ratchet and back >into the spark plug housing. i tried to get...
• Re: Thinking swap? Engine options are only half the story...What about the t...
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 23:39:45 -0700
  The theory behind the quad tip and tri tip plugs AS EXPLAINED TO ME is that as one electrode fires it builds up heat...
• Re: One injector wire ...
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 11 Dec 2016 17:13:43 -0800
  ...Aha! So, there must be something wrong with the plug or something around there. Checked the plug, no continuity. But all the others had...
• Re: Subject: Oil gallery plugs poping
  Historical mailing list - Jim DiGennaro
  Wed, 11 Mar 1998 22:20:53 -0500
  ...I didn't have the luxury to drill and tap so I replaced it with a new stock plug. I didn't have any...
• Re: Anybody got the metric thread size/pitch & Length of the 2.1 moto r drainplug?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Nov 1999 23:50:06 -0500
  The stock drain plug is 14mm X 1.5 pitch. A Heli-coil is a better choice than the Time-Sert as less material...
• Propane Tank Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 11 May 2000 11:20:30 -0400
  ...This brought to mind some steel plugs I sent to a member (dunnowho) about 10 months ago with the admonition that "they must stay...
• Re: o2 sensor voltage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 4 Apr 2007 09:21:17 -0700
  ...Other causes for misfire, crossed spark plug wires. Remember that the waterboxer cylinder number scheme is front to rear and right to left, so...
• Re: Bosch 4-pronged spark plug not for Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Roger&Zoe Ann Banker
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 21:30:06 EDT
  Thanks Ken, but after talking to the Bosch tech rep, I am staying away from the 4-pronged plug. Bosch tested the plug in...
• Re: Important tire saftey
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Mon, 21 Aug 2000 22:05:53 -0700
  At 08:21 PM 8/21/2000 -0700, you wrote: > > The correct method is to take the tyre off the rim and plug and...
• spark plugs N peanuts
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 17:50:02 -0400
  ...Before I get the standard type plugs I wanted to query the list and see what type plugs some of you recommended and how...
• 83 AC cali westy need idle stabilizer plugs on harness
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Mueller
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 23:12:14 -0800
  anyone know where to get the 3 pronged plugs that plug into the idle stabilizer box for a cali vanagon. mine have gone bad...
• Re: vanagon storage
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 09:47:08 -0600
  Better yet, when coming out of storage, pull the plugs, squirt in some oil and then crank it over until you have oil pressure...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Sat, 12 Jun 2004 09:53:38 +0200
  ...vanagon single electrode plugs > how in the world could a spark plug be hard on the transmission? > especially one that supposedly works so well...
• Re: question about electrical inlet
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Fri, 20 Feb 2009 18:15:07 -0800
  ...Depending on how you wire it, and the switch, the first time you plug into shore power BUT forgot to throw the switch, or...
• Re: Trip Contingencies
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:29:40 -0700
  ...On Mon, Aug 25, 2008 at 9:11 AM, Keith Ovregaard <kovregaard@gmail.com>wrote: > Illegal to plug a tire? Sidewalls, yes, but the...
• Re: Oil plug gasket -- FLAPS?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 8 Aug 2011 17:58:06 -0500
  I want to know just what contitutes and oil plug gasket. I started out in my current van - before I knew a whole lot...
• Re: Best Vanagon reEngineering Solution Ever!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 23:26:48 -0000
  ...I rebuilt the motor in a 78 bus with spark plug/drain plug recently. The thread pattern is the same. You could probably stick...
• Re: Tranny drain plug / S&S Headers
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 29 May 2001 15:05:23 -0700
  ...Just loosen the nut with the tool and remove the plug with your fingers. Quick and dirty solution: Grab onto the exposed threads of...
• Re: oil drain plug not snug. feels loose
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 20 Sep 2004 11:37:46 -0400
  ...A self tapping plug changes it and you're still not sure it would do the trick. At worst, you could mess up the...
• Fwd: calling all Headlight plugs
  Historical mailing list - Kk Al
  Tue, 13 Dec 2016 13:28:31 -0800
  Hello All, The plugs on the back of our headlights need some attention on our 87 Syncro. see the picture at the link below...
• Re: Heads stuck to piston sleeve
  Historical mailing list - richard
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 10:51:46 -0500
  put oil in cylinders,replace spark plugs you now have a hydraulic press to press the heads off, or a small diameter coil of...
• Glow Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Bob Kelly
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 20:41:14 -0700
  Ken, If you look at the ring on the top of the glow plug, you will find that the fast glow ones have a...