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• Re: Vanagon vs Element..from digest mode..
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:28:01 -0700
  ...Her husband (a mechanic by trade) was telling me about changing the spark plugs. Surely some here have heard about the old Jaguar inline...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 25 Aug 2012 15:55:00 -0400
  That different spark plug no real effect on compression ratio. My concern is it position in relationship to the head or piston. Also those...
• Re: Won't Start
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Tue, 25 Apr 2006 17:55:09 -0400
  ...If there is no spark, >then you have an ignition problem. Coil, distributor pick up, bad cap, >rotor, etc. > If you have spark, them...
• Not running yet. ?????? any ideas.
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  Fri, 9 Feb 2001 18:01:18 -0600
  ...We do have spark, in the right order. I do have an alternate dist. from a '90 w/auto but haven't tried that...
• Re: Touchy Topics
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:15:45 -0800
  ...Does anyone have any suggestions on what tires, oil, > filters, tranny fluid, air cleaner, coolant or spark plugs I should be > using? Or should...
• RE: Temp. gage
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Wed, 17 Apr 1996 15:12:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...It came with a small instruction sheet that said "Sensor fits under 14mm spark plug". One leetle problem... all upright VW engines I've...
• Re: 3-pronged spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 19:50:50 CDT
  ...Or at least gas pains. >Anybody have the straight skinny on the Arian spark plug conspiricy? that's funny, cause i know a Porsche...
• Re: [T2] Wont start update
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 23 Nov 2002 12:59:26 -0500
  [... ] BIG spark no clunk. I did NOT try whacking the solenoid with a hammer. The starter does not spin when I bridge the two...
• Re: Spark plug rap..
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 18 May 2009 03:06:52 -0400
  At 12:45 AM 5/18/2009, Don Hanson wrote: > I am still getting around 24mpg (average) with my normal load aboard, >when I...
• Headlight Replacement....
  Historical mailing list - dave
  Wed, 15 Jul 1998 10:13:14 -0700
  ...Thanks, Dave Bowers 1988 Vanagon GL www.sparkplug.com
• Canadian Tire Fyer for those interested (No Vanagon Content)
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 11 May 2000 19:59:48 -0500
  ...As was mentioned earlier today, spark plugs etc are on sale. http://www.canadiantire.ca/~e-flyer/html/10/620.20344514110.html Marshall Ruskin...
• Re: Engine Swap Problems
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 21:57:16 -0700
  larry, i konw this might sound stupid, but are the spark plug wires hooked up to the right cylinders? my $.02 worth ===== Sudhir Desai...
• Re: extra precautions on fuelin up.
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 6 Dec 2005 18:45:11 -0800
  ...The ignition occurs around the handle of the nozzle when the static charge on the woman is grounded and sparks in the midst of...
• Re: Battery Drain
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 18:38:46 +0000
  ...If there's a spark, > something in that circuit is drawing current. > Small spark = small current draw/ big spark = big current draw. > Only one...
• Re: No start/ Yes spark II
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:48:38 -0700
  ...No start, > but I did observe a spark from the only spark plug wire that I pulled and > tested. Not to hi-jack the...
• Re: Hesitation while driving (manual)
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 16 Oct 2015 16:16:21 -1000
  ...just changed the plugs/cap/rotor. >> >> I'm thinking it's time to change the spark plug wires too. >> >> I just don't want...
• Re: Engine Starting Problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 23 Feb 2014 20:32:51 -0500
  ...I checked all the usual suspects, including 2, 3, and 4 spark plug. I finally found a split in the intake boot and ordered...
• Re: Fwd: RE: "Green" solar battery charger
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 14 Nov 2003 17:20:49 -0500
  ...I'd expect the resistance of a spark plug arc -- we're talking a fraction of an inch here, remember -- to be on the...
• Buying a Used Van
  Historical mailing list - Pilgrim
  Sat, 8 Jan 2005 12:58:10 -0800
  ...it all leaks out "rebuilt engine" cleaned the spark plugs "completely gone over" cleaned the spark plugs. "Drive it away" parked on a hill...
• Re: WARNING !! Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
  Historical mailing list - jbange
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 18:06:45 -0700
  ...Any input >on this? "Sparks" are usually either air molecules heated to incandescent temperatures, or (sometimes) tiny bits of near-molten metal. They happen...
• Re: Stuck in Durango, CO, with Possible Altitude Related Problem
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Sun, 8 May 2005 08:33:33 EDT
  How old are the Spark Plug Wires? I'm trying to drive my 1984 liquid cooled vanagon westy with an automatic transmission from Berkeley...
• Re: Will bus run without insturment pod connected?
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Tue, 2 Jan 2007 19:38:08 -0800
  ...nothing. > > Could the "spark" or current possibly ground out from the tach wire to > some > metal or could the spark arch to an adjacent...
• Re: Tune Up Poll
  Historical mailing list - bernie
  Sun, 21 Feb 2016 17:07:52 -0800
  ...com> wrote: >> >> I would say that on a waterboxer engine, the spark plugs barely wear *at >>> all* ~! >>> >>> Like 'maybe' the gaps will expand and...
• Re: Fridge again....
  Historical mailing list - Stu Schwartz
  Sun, 5 Oct 2008 15:46:36 -0600
  ...To get at the ignitor >(or sparker) you will need to pull the fridge to inspect. >On Oct 5, 2008, at 3:45 PM...
• Re: Check Compression: Warm or cold engine?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 12 May 2003 19:13:12 -0600
  ...but NEVER REMOVE >spark plugs from a hot Aluminum Head. >So before you do a hot compression check, add thread anti seize to the...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 08:33:00 -0800
  ...7:13:53 AM, kdlewis@JUNO.COM writes: > > > > << Swap 3 & 4 spark plug wires then repeat your test. If #3 now has no > effect...
• Re: oh shit, here we go again
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Thu, 18 Nov 2004 09:16:47 -0500
  Joy, In this situation you need to first check for spark. Remove the dis. cap. center wire and hold the center mettle section of...
• Re: Engine died, ecu quick look
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 29 Mar 2020 21:36:13 -0400
  ...Two outside pins should have 12V and ground; and if you ground the center one (key on) you should get a spark and the...
• Re: radio whine, need help
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 12:27:38 -0700
  ...wrote: > Suggest changing the spark plugs... new resister plugs, and/or plug > wires. > > Jack R. > 84 Westy Wolfie
• Re: Van related purchases today
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 15 Jun 1996 12:55:10 -0400
  ...Craftsman Socket set 50 sockets, metric and standard, ratchet, magnetic screwdriver, spark plug socket 39.99 needle nose pliers = 6.99 Magnetic pickup tool...
• '84 battery dies
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 29 Apr 1997 15:02:37 -0500
  ...When I pulled the battery in the fall, I accidentally made some sort of connection and sparks went flying. At that point I wondered...
• Ignition Wire Set Inquiry
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 3 May 1998 08:26:55 -0700
  Listees, From the results off an Auto Club Mobile Engine Diagnosis, my 84 Westy may need spark plug wires. I have found a source...
• Re: Bosch 4-pronged spark plug not for Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 22 Oct 1999 10:24:04 -0300
  I'll add my 2CW to this: I'm running carbs( so no brains in the engine) and when I switched to 'regular' Bosch...
• Re: Stripped spark plug threads!!!! (No vanagon)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Dec 1999 12:16:50 EST
  I am sure there is a helicoil for this. Go to a local shop and have it done (a few minutes and shouldn't...
• Re: '85 Vanagon with a loud identity crisis
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 18:23:29 -0400
  A loose spark plug can also make a heck of a racket, but if that were the problem you'd probably have noticed a...
• Re: 85 misses when wet
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 24 Oct 2003 09:15:53 -0400
  ...My money is on the spark plug wires or distributor cap. Very common. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Diesel Westfalia '94 Honda Civic Si -- For...
• Re: Can't remove spark plug - 87 westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:14:58 -0500
  Likewise. And for a split second, I understood the air control lever layout. Jim On Oct 18, 2006, at 8:57 PM, mordo wrote...
• Engine turns - Fails to start - Trouble Shooting
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Fri, 6 Jun 2014 10:36:48 -0500
  ...You should get a spark from the coil wire every time you touch that center lead to ground. Also - the injectors will pulse and...
• Re: Aluma-Seal Confessions
  Historical mailing list - Frank E. Terhaar-Yonkers
  Tue, 26 Sep 1995 14:43:05 -0400
  ...A much better fuse for thermite is a common sparkler. The mixture should be shielded with aluminium foil or similar to prevent sparks from...
• Re: Fwd: Westfalia refrigerator issues
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 24 May 2011 22:52:13 -0400
  ...purge the combustion chamber, spark, hold the gas valve open with the button, hold the gas valve open with the thermocouple (and incidentally light...
• Re: Split fires (Can Vanagon Use Bosch 3-Pronged Plugs?)
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 18 Aug 1998 18:10:04 -0700
  ...For Bosch spark plugs, '7' is the heat value >and 'C'/'D' is the thread reach. Or if Bosch makes W7CTC plugs.... > >Regards, >Yi...
• Re: Hmmm... sparkplug conditions for the beginner
  Historical mailing list - Michael Rule
  Mon, 5 Jul 2004 19:12:19 -0400
  Hi Stan, For the sake of discussion- can you please define the look of a "lean-burn" sparkie? And really, no joke- does someone...
• Re: new ignition install but still no spark.
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 14:32:50 -0600
  ...I installed a new > ignition coil but I still have no spark. Everything > else seems to be in place and I can't figure...
• Toilet cleaning.... not while camping.
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Fri, 9 Jul 2004 05:25:40 -0700
  ...Both the toilet and the cat will be sparkling clean. Sincerely, The Dog
• Re: inexpensive borescope
  Historical mailing list - Mike B
  Sun, 14 Oct 2012 12:22:10 -0400
  ...For tuning and finding miss-fires the colortune > see through spark plug > http://www.international-auto.com/index.cfm/fa/p/pid/3448/sc...
• RE: 1962 timing help + Dormobile (was RE: Hi Again + 1962 timing help)
  Historical mailing list - Sarah Gallagher
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 23:35:08 +0100
  ...At 12:45 20/06/96 -0500, Steve wrote: : >>The spark was all over the place - big difference in strength & position. >>Would this be...
• Re: No spark, clueless
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 29 May 2013 23:51:50 -0400
  ...No spark, clueless It is amaizing how clueless I can get at the most simple fault. This ‘86 camper was standing here for a...
• Re: Spark plug gap-Tire air!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 9 Mar 2012 23:22:13 -0500
  ...2012 2:32 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Spark plug gap I think the next time a tire shop offers to...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 08:45:21 EST
  In a message dated 12/11/02 7:13:53 AM, kdlewis@JUNO.COM writes: << Swap 3 & 4 spark plug wires then repeat your...
• Re: proper dist cap for 85 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 25 May 2007 06:11:19 EDT
  ...my cap has sockets for normal spark plug wire ends and the wires have threaded ends like spark plugs which is the right one...
• Re: Spark plug gap-Tire air!
  Historical mailing list - Craig Cowan
  Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:16:19 -0500
  The partial pressure of nitrogen in the atmosphere is 70+ %. You aren't diluting much if you have to add a few psi. -craig...
• Blown fuse
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mund
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 20:07:22 -0600
  ...try to replace the fuse with another 8 amp fuse it sparks and blows right away. So obvioulsy I've got a short or...
• Re: Passed Smog Test! (one more question)
  Historical mailing list - Rodney L. Boleyn
  Thu, 08 Feb 1996 07:55:30 -0500
  ...told the technician to look for in the Visual > Inspection: > ... > Ignition Spark Controls > Carburetor Oh, yeah, one more question: How do they know if...
• [WAS: 85 GL No Spark/Start]
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Fri, 14 Apr 2000 21:27:37 -0700
  At 04:46 PM 4/14/2000 -0400, you wrote: >I'll try to put some electrical tape on it unless someone has a...
• Re: spark plugs: 8 plugs in a 4-banger!
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 14:19:21 -0700
  how is that set up? dual ignitions/coils/distributors? or just one setup with 2 leads for each cylinder at the distributor? ===== Sudhir Desai...
• Re: Broken down 89 Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - tim
  Sun, 16 Jun 2002 13:09:27 -0400
  ...1) fuel, 2) spark. > > Chris
• install fuel pump and friends
  Historical mailing list - Sparky Bartee
  Sat, 5 Jul 2003 01:24:27 -0400
  ...on replacing.....also while is was doing that would that be a good time to replace the regulator as well? many thanks, sparky bartee
• Ignition wiring plug shield Removal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:54:21 -0500
  Anyone know of any tricks to get the metal shields off the sparkplugs??? I need to change the plugs and for the life of...
• Re: It's time to hit that idle Stabilizer on the head!!! (was: ISCU Bench test)
  Historical mailing list - tinker man
  Thu, 20 Sep 2007 05:41:51 +0200
  ...http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/spark.htm Anyone else have/can direct us to interesting timing waveforms (e.g. ignition, ECU, injectors, ISCU...
• Re: Can a bad alternator drain the battery.
  Historical mailing list - Paul & Becky Oliver
  Mon, 22 Mar 2004 16:38:19 -0600
  ...In the dark unplug your fuses and replace them while watching for any sparks (do this with the engine running, then with it off...