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Re: Dead Sparking Plug!
Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:31:37 -0800
...Spark plug had a dead short . Pulled the wire once we figured it out and found a plug for it later and it purred...
Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Fri, 11 Jun 2004 21:33:54 -0700
...vanagon single electrode plugs Chris S. wrote: > I put single electrode plugs in my Vanagon - engine runs OK. > I put Bosh +4 plugs in...
Re: spark plugs: 8 plugs in a 4-banger!
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Thu, 7 Sep 2000 23:04:56 EDT
...The plug is at the top of the cylinder. I was joking about the dual plug idea in the WBX. Plus with Digifant, the...
Re: FYI.. oil drain plug
Historical mailing list - David McNeely
Thu, 31 Aug 2017 08:11:19 -0700
...Due to the recessed fit of the plug it was very difficult to fit a wrench to the plug head. I obtained a standard...
Re: spark plugs: 8 plugs in a 4-banger!
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Thu, 7 Sep 2000 22:36:14 EDT
...I think that the dual plug systems, one plug fires and micro seconds later the second plug fires to burn more of the mixture...
Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
Historical mailing list
Sun, 30 Oct 94 15:15:23 PDT
...VW says 48000 Km or 2 years for spark plug intervals, and after 32000 Km and a little over a year the plug gap...
Re: Mysterious plug in '85
Historical mailing list - John
Wed, 26 Jul 2000 21:02:17 -0400
...It is a male plug with 3 prongs in a triangle configuration; the housing itself looks like it would accomodate a round female plug...
Re: 4 prong platinum bosch plugs
Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
Wed, 26 May 1999 05:41:00 PDT
...The plug is made for a Golf but is the same plug type for Wasserboxers. I do not know the number but it is...
tool for syncro trans fill plug?
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Mon, 26 Apr 1999 09:38:33 -0700
Can anyone tell me what special tool is required for my 90 Westy Syncro transmission drain plug? Initially it looks like a torx plug...
Stripped oil filler plug
Historical mailing list - Chad
Fri, 16 Mar 2001 17:10:58 -0400
upon changing my oil today I noticed that the filer plug hole was particially stripped. I got the plug tight but not as tight...
Spark plugs are not spark plugs!
Historical mailing list - George Averill
Thu, 5 Sep 2002 22:04:25 -0400
...Just installed four off brand of spark plugs only to find out that one of them was intermittent and finally quit. Bosch means Bosch...
Oil drain plug question
Historical mailing list - Lee Kouns
Wed, 8 Sep 2004 16:27:24 -0700
...Do any (or all) of the 86-91 vanagons use an oil drain plug that has a plastic layer on the engine side of...
Re: Bosch +4 plugs
Historical mailing list - Todd Last
Wed, 16 Jun 1999 08:22:33 -0700
...It seems as though Bosch has not > yet manufactured such plugs for your specific car. > > We're sure more plugs will be made available...
Re: Stripped oil filler plug
Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
Fri, 16 Mar 2001 21:45:08 EST
...Also, auto parts stores sell repair plugs which come in the form of a self threading plug or else a rubber expansion plug and...
Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Fri, 11 Jun 2004 22:37:34 -0400
...wrote: > I put single electrode plugs in my Vanagon - engine runs OK. > I put Bosh +4 plugs in there - engine runs wonderfully (much better...
Re: Mystery dash outlet '83.5 GL Westy
Historical mailing list
Mon, 20 Jan 1997 18:30:42 +0200
Are you nuts to pay 12 USD for a plug which fits this awful socket in your Westy? I would pay a quarter of...
Re: Tune-up
Historical mailing list
Thu, 17 Jul 1997 09:37 -0600 (MDT)
Scott- believe it or not - use original German parts! Bosch plugs Bosch cap and rotor Mahle oil filter OEM plug wires (yes, they're...
Re: Propane tank and fridge drain plug question
Historical mailing list - Jeff K
Fri, 18 Apr 2003 14:40:31 -0700
Never had a drain plug, never will.... Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marc" <marc@NOCARES.COM> > If the threads in the line are messed up...
Re: stuck oil plug
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Mon, 24 Oct 2016 18:16:29 -0500
I got 99 problems and a drain plug ain't one. Jim On Monday, October 24, 2016, Dan N <dn92610@gmail.com> wrote: > well...
Re: Oil drain plug
Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
Mon, 23 Sep 2002 15:30:24 +0000
Hi Robie, Does your service garage replace the drain plug crush washer each time they change the oil? If not the one-time "crush...
Re: Bosch Quad 4 Plugs
Historical mailing list - vw4x4
Thu, 16 Jan 2003 22:11:21 -0500
I've had a ton of problem with Bosch Platinum plugs killing the coil. Although this is a different spark plug, do to this...
Fwd: Begging for advice(semi OT)
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Sun, 2 Feb 2003 14:29:05 -0600
...After changing the plugs in my wife's 3.8 Chrysler V-5 and >changing plugs in an old 81 BMW 320i, both cars...
Oil plug reusable washer?
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 20 Apr 2021 23:28:42 -0400
Hi listers, At one time I found a thick plastic feeling washer on my oil plug. I think it came that way after Ken...
resistor platinum plugs...
Historical mailing list
Mon, 22 Apr 1996 15:56:46 -0500 (EST)
without thinking i bought a set of WR7DP plugs for my 2.1 now i realize, that resistor plugs with resistor wires, might cause...
Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
Historical mailing list - J. Walker
Sun, 30 Oct 94 20:37:12 CST
...Has anybody used these spark plugs in the Vanagons? My '90 i've never tried the bosch platinum, but have been using the bosch...
Re: Help advise please, stripped drain plug
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 13 Oct 2004 01:17:39 -0500
...Once the repair is complete, install the new plug, and use a crushable copper gasket with the plug, tighten it finger tight an then...
Re: Proper gap for spark plug 85 1.9L?
Historical mailing list - Russell Patten
Fri, 9 Jul 2004 23:49:43 -0500
When I replaced the plugs on my 85 I thought I'd have to gap them too. The plugs the local VW haus sold...
Re: 1982 Diesel Oil Drain Plug Supplier?
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:55:20 -0700
take out the old plug and grind off the chewed up head and weld on new bolt head (17mm?) thats what i di on...
Utility Plug
Historical mailing list - William Treadway
Sat, 1 Nov 2008 17:33:46 -0500
The external 110v plug on the side of my syncro is getting old and the blades that go into the external power source are...
Re: Cold Starts
Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
Wed, 12 Nov 2003 19:28:54 -0500
...Platinum will usually outlast a conventional plug 1/3 again as long, sometimes more. Successfully using 'p-tipped plugs for 6 years, same coil...
Re: Splitfire plugs
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Fri, 06 Oct 95 08:50:23 CDT
On Fri, 6 Oct 95 08:42:18 CDT <RGOLEN@umassd.edu> said: >Splitfire plugs??? >Worthless as tits on a bull. and HE should...
Re: Oil Drain plug is stripped
Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
Tue, 1 Dec 2009 11:08:29 -0500
...The oil drain plug was 14X1.5 pitch. Spark plug is 14X1.25. > > > > -- Thanks, Jeff '90 Carat (Grover) '86 (We call this one Parts...
RE: Speed and some minor things
Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
Tue, 7 May 1996 14:00:13 -0500
...It seems that the plug has = both male and female characteristics. Its a 1/4 plug slot with a small nipple sticking out, yet...
Re: spark plugs: 8 plugs in a 4-banger!
Historical mailing list - 1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"
Thu, 7 Sep 2000 17:03:47 -0400
...spark plugs: 8 plugs in a 4-banger! > speaking of spark plugs... inline-4 engines in Ford (and Mazda) trucks > (Rangers) have two spark...
Re: So far away..Silver Socket
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Wed, 2 Jul 2003 13:54:22 -0600
"That's the Silver Socket! It's a power connection that you can plug some 12 volt appliances in to. Most vehicle related 12V...
Re: Spark plug wires
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:55:32 -0400
...the upper left wire goes to the upper left spark plug (#3). The lower left wire goes to the lower left spark plug (#4...
Re: stripped oil drain plug
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Sun, 29 Jan 2006 11:09:07 -0600
Stripping of the oil plug --- is this not caused by over torquing that plug?? Although I have not seen it, there should be be...
Extremely tight Spark Plug
Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
Sat, 14 Jun 2003 15:52:33 -0400
I tried to change my spark plugs today. Three went ok but one of them was so tight that I did not take the...
Re: Vanagon Spark Plug Wires
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Fri, 13 Feb 2009 09:12:33 -0800
...Vanagon Spark Plug Wires Just wondering if anyone out there knows of a good source for "performance" spark plug wires for the Vanagon.� I...
I need some hall sender plugs for digijet Vanagon
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Tue, 12 Feb 2019 18:02:34 -0500
Hey folks, I need some plugs that come off an air cooled or 1.9l Vanagon engine wiring harness. I just need the plug...
Refrigerator drain plug
Historical mailing list - Jamie Fitterer
Thu, 27 Jun 2013 14:55:20 +0000
Hey listies! Anyone know the size of the drain plug on the Westy Fridges? I lost my plug and now the fridge is burning...
Body plugs
Historical mailing list - Joel Shortlidge
Tue, 30 Nov 1999 11:21:46 -0500
I found out what caused the the rust hole in the rear quarter panel near the body plug! I pulled both front plugs and...
plug and compression 1990 GL
Historical mailing list - Rick Berman
Mon, 7 Aug 2000 21:34:34 -0600
Does anyone have what the plug gap should be on my 1990GL Van. I put new plugs in and they were gaped at .28...
Re: Lousy Cigarette Lighter Plugs was inverter lighter plug cable?
Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
Thu, 31 Aug 2006 13:13:29 -0230
At worst case use a piece or two of matchbook cardboard as a shim to hold the plug into the receptacle, just don't...
Re: Spark Plugs and Milage
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Tue, 27 Apr 2010 13:32:49 -0700
...Spark Plugs and Milage | |When you check the spark plugs that have been in use for 30K and find them |badly encrusted and check...
Oil Drain Plug Options
Historical mailing list - Jeremy Speer
Mon, 19 Aug 2002 08:41:46 -0500
IMHO the single weakest point of the flat four engine is the oil drain plug. My brother in law once owned a 1969 21...
hmm, is this bad? could it hurt?(lost spark plug)
Historical mailing list
Tue, 30 Apr 96 15:24:16 EDT
hey now, hmm, when changing my spark plugs today one fell out of the ratchet and back into the spark plug housing. i tried...
Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Jun 2004 - Special issue (#2004-549)
Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
Fri, 11 Jun 2004 16:50:46 -0800
Don, Indexing spark plugs is not about changing the angle of entry. It is done to ensure that the electrodes are aimed to put...
Re: burred spark plug threads
Historical mailing list - jake beaulieu
Sun, 22 Jan 2006 14:40:22 -0500
Roger Sisler asks, "You know about anti-sieze compound for the new spark plug,right?" Yeah, I use anti-seize every time I install...
Re: Looking for "Safety Plug" for A/C system
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 10 May 2004 09:10:52 -0500
I've never heard of a safety plug on an air conditioner dryer. I have seen a sight glass under a rubber plug on...
Re: Gapping Bosch Super W7DTC spark plugs?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Thu, 5 Oct 2000 13:09:23 -0700
Due to neglecting my plug changing duties, I got about 100,000 miles out of one set. No problems at all, though the center...
Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
Historical mailing list - Roland
Sun, 2 May 2010 09:49:02 -0700
Folks, Was putting in new spark plugs yesterday, and one of the new spark plugs was too small. Well upon examining further, one of...
Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Jun 2004 - Special issue (#2004-549)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 11 Jun 2004 20:16:41 -0500
Indexing spark plugs is Snake Oil. The spark remains in the center of the plug, well close enough. I'd like to see some...
Re: Running on 3 Cylinders
Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:49:19 -0400
The #1 and #3 plugs can suffer corrosion between the ends of the plug wires and the plugs. This phenomenon baffled me until it...
Re: Oil Drain Plug, 1.9 vs. 2.1 ?? Plug removal Success !!!
Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
Wed, 7 May 2003 10:55:02 -0500
...Du Bist Verruckt Good Morning, Fred E-mail message I used to use old oil drain plug washers until finally the plug stuck so...
Low Compression after Spark Plug Incident
Historical mailing list - James V
Mon, 31 Jan 2005 13:22:39 -0800
Recently, I posted regarding a problem where my van suddenly lost power and I found that one of my spark plugs (#2) had broken...
Re: Spark Plug Recommendation
Historical mailing list - Chris S
Mon, 21 Jul 2008 22:15:35 -0400
I've use W7DTC and notice a better running WBX over the single electrode plugs. This has been confirmed by my pants during a...
What is the cable and plug in these photos please
Historical mailing list - James Cook
Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:15:48 -0700
Can anyone please help me identify plug/cable shown in three photos at this web link? Thanks very much in advance for your help...
Re: FYI.. oil drain plug
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Wed, 30 Aug 2017 23:29:30 -0500
That drain plug really needs a copper crush gasket seal underneath the plug flange to be propper. On Aug 30, 2017 21:50, "Dan...
Bosch +4 plugs
Historical mailing list - Fred Brittain
Wed, 16 Jun 1999 01:10:20 EDT
FWIW, I received the following reply to a query regarding applicability of bosch 4 plugs to my 89 Westy: From: akademia@akademia.com (akademia...