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• Re: Splitfire plugs
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Fri, 6 Oct 95 16:55:34 EDT
  ...The only place one really sees a gain in power or mileage with such plugs is on older cars with aging ignition systems, his...
• Re: WTB Knarly Spark Plug Wire Set
  Historical mailing list - Tom Brunson
  Mon, 20 Oct 1997 23:18:18 UT
  ...My '72 & '77 BMW 6 cyl engines (with aftermarket HEI) routed all plug wires in a parallel bundle down a plastic tube with openings...
• Stripped Tranny Fill plug >>>> WAS Tranny drain plug / S&S Headers
  Historical mailing list - wayout
  Wed, 30 May 2001 00:15:07 -0700
  ...Out of PURE LAZINESS (or the VW god's divine intervention) I went for the "easy" filler plug first, and soon applied enough pressure...
• Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Mon, 3 May 2010 21:06:01 -0700
  ...The one I bought simply said to screw it on the spark plug, and then put the combination into the hole and torque to...
• oil drain plug miseries...
  Historical mailing list - Jamie Ayotte
  Mon, 25 Feb 2002 10:06:11 -0500
  ...so i ran to the nearest parts store and purchased a self tapping replacment plug, obviously the mechanic didn't want to touch that...
• Re: On the road and need some help
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:02:21 -0600
  Off hand three things come to mind; cheapest to most expensive , Temp 2 sensor, O2 sensor, and plugged cat or other exhaust restriction. When...
• ok, so it's not Fryedaye ... :)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 2 Oct 2000 21:20:54 -0500
  ...5,610,470 Shockwave * Pre-Gapped * Focused Spark Ultra Sonic Spark Plugs Increase Engine Horsepower / Gas Mileage 20 % GUARANTEED!!!! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- - ooooooooooooooh, righty then! :) lemme see...
• Re: Cigarette Plug Hea-van
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 1 Jun 2008 06:03:33 -0700
  ...I ordered 6 cigarette style female > plugs from Powerlet. Today I took out the stock > green-ringed-gauranteed-to-slobber-out-your-phone-charger...
• flashing to pass, spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 25 Aug 94 11:57:57 CDT
  spark plugs: well, i am in the throes of trying some bosch triple-prong sparking plugs right now, and i THINK they are an...
• I'm going on a trip, what should I check?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Jun 1995 09:20:46 +0600
  ...The only thing which is bugging me about the bus is the frozen #4 plug. It has been in there for who knows how...
• Re: Vanagon Air Filters, & Oil Changes (was: Just Say NO...)
  Historical mailing list - marcus
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 22:39:23 -0700
  ...Never try and start a oil drain plug or spark plug with a wrench. Use only your fingers and tighten as far as you...
• Re: [Audi-VW-Diesels] Replacing wiring into glow plug relay?
  Historical mailing list - Nate Wall
  Tue, 2 May 2000 08:38:40 -0400
  Tobin asks, "How the heck do I pull the connecting wires out of the block the relay plugs in to without destroying the wires...
• Re: Who wants to play "Guess that part!"
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Fri, 16 Mar 2007 08:18:00 -0500
  ...it's not a plug. > > > > > On 3/15/07, joel walker <jwalker17@earthlink.net> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > Here's my part; > > > http://web.mac...
• How to remove wires from headlight switch plug?
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Tue, 7 Aug 2012 00:57:30 +0100
  I need to pull the two big wires (switched hot and headlight) out of the back of the connector that plugs into the headlight...
• Re: Plugs...
  Historical mailing list - Bill
  Tue, 12 May 1998 18:01:17 -0600
  > Hey, I was wondering if someone could give me the part number for the > triple electrode plugs that you can use in a 2...
• RE; Better mileage Anyone ?
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Sun, 27 Aug 2000 13:09:03 -0500
  I don't care what kind of plug you use, it could have 20 electrodes, as long as the plug is within the parameters...
• FS: round headlight buckets & plugs for those switchine from square to round
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Sep 2002 00:36:10 EDT
  ...round headlight buckets and plugs and headlights for those switching from the '86 up square lights to round, for the South African grille conversion...
• bosch plugs
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 04:11:03 -0500
  ...I just can't see the plugs bieng the culprit in the destuction of coils. Hey you never know. John 90 vanagon gl.
• Q: Size of forward Syncro tranny drain plug (fill hole)
  Historical mailing list - Steven Dodson
  Sun, 23 Mar 2003 10:45:07 -0800
  ...Can anyone tell me what size tool I need to open the forward transmission drain plug (fill) hole for Syncro? I can find the...
• Re: oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 7 Jun 2007 03:20:03 -0700
  ...oil drain plug better yet; http://www.aircooled.net/new-bin/viewproductdetail.php?keyword2=tze0025 John Aircooled.Net Inc.
• Re: Testing glow plugs and then replacing tips
  Historical mailing list - Ahlgrim, Kevin L
  Wed, 8 Dec 2004 10:32:49 -0500
  Doc, I have been having, and still having, glow plug/relay problems. The inline fuse is to the left of the relay. If you...
• camper wiring questions/theorys
  Historical mailing list - Tracy Bonin
  Tue, 29 Oct 2002 13:02:13 -0800
  ...Plugged into one of the outlets is a grey plug that that connects to the fridge at a point. Since it was plugged into...
• Re: diesel oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Thu, 13 Jun 2013 09:49:33 -0600
  ...My '83 diesel Vanagon has a >> unique (in my experience) oil drain plug. The sealing surface is >> hemispherical, and it sits horizontally on the...
• Re: LOOSER,ZOINKS! Itsy bitsy Spark Plug pieces dancing in my e
  Historical mailing list - Don Griffin
  Fri, 3 Jul 1998 09:00:17 EDT
  ...plugs" (Autolites) put together by a bunch > of white trash red-necks. "How about some Krapa Autolite shit fire white > trash red-neck plugs...
• Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs EAT BABY
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 13 May 2000 18:38:10 -0700
  ...Not all last O plugs have three electrode, but they all have specific unique features required by design. All the last O plugs are...
• Re: replaced spark plugs now idle and cruise control problems
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 17:06:50 -0800
  ...Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano KG6RCR On 12/8/2007 8:51 AM David Clarkson wrote: > I just replaced the spark plugs on...
• FW: Transmission filler plug wrench.
  Historical mailing list - al jordans
  Thu, 27 Mar 2003 22:57:34 -0500
  ...Transmission filler plug wrench. > > For all those pulling the plug on your trannies, and > this applies to most VWs (all Vanagons), you should > consider...
• Re: double leak day: transmission oil and coolant
  Historical mailing list - Geordie Birch
  Sat, 16 Sep 2006 17:45:27 -0700
  Flo, You should be able to use the same homemade tool to open the fill plug of your transmission to see if you need...
• Re: Rich Running Chilly 1.9l WBX
  Historical mailing list - Peter DiFalco
  Fri, 4 Jun 2010 15:44:53 -0700
  On Fri, Jun 4, 2010 at 1:21 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote: > > No spart plug should ever be installed with...
• Solar Panels and VW cigarette lighter
  Historical mailing list - patrice b
  Fri, 27 Sep 2002 11:25:37 -0700
  ...I have a panel I bought from Real Goods (well, from Jade Mountain who merged back into RG, actually...whatever ;-) and the plug holds...
• Re: Lost Oil Drain Bolt
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 12:19:32 -0500
  In an emergency a spark plug with the porcelain broken off can be used as a drain plug until the right repair can be...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor splice instructions?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 20:54:46 -0500
  ...Cut the factory plug off of the old sensor, a few inches from the plug. Cut the generic Ford plug off of the new...
• Re: stripped oil drain thread
  Historical mailing list - J Roth
  Sun, 16 Jul 2006 08:03:21 -0500
  ...My experience with an oversized plug and one, then 2, washers lasted only a few oil changes. The solution I did was as Zoran...
• Re: Trip Contingencies-Tire repairs
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:12:05 -0700
  ...The combination > plug/patch is the best way to go. A plug alone will evenatually allow air > to > get between the layers. A patch...
• Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 1 Dec 2014 17:38:07 -0800
  ...Never mind there's an Airstream a flew blocks away plugged in. I guess only Vanagons are covered by the no-plugging-in law...
• Brake Light Switch: Push-on Connector Disintegrated. Corrode? Hi Watt Brake Lights?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sat, 30 Apr 2011 09:50:45 -0700
  ...During my first MC replacement, a little brake fluid got in plug. Over time, it corroded push-on connector. Later, pulling and pushing plug...
• Re: runs lean / runs rich ?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 May 1995 20:00:57 -0500
  ...If you pull the plugs after idle it would indicate rich idle (sometimes you need this to prevent off idle bogging.If you run...
• Re: Oh Well... Stripped Oil Drain Plug...
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Mon, 25 Oct 1999 17:05:44 -0600
  ...I also use a torque wrench on the oil drain plug. Bill V. "I'd Rather Be Hiking The '82 CA Westy [FreeBird] Greater...
• Re: burred spark plug threads: update
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 20 Jan 2006 09:46:28 -0600
  > Only > in a Vanagon! You had to drop the engine to change plugs in a lot of American muscle cars, too. Burrs or no...
• Re: Final Drive Allen Size
  Historical mailing list - jeff ensing
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 12:53:25 -0400
  ...wrote: > Can anyone tell me the size of the drain plug and refill plug? Auto. > Thanks. > Michael in San Antonio > 91GL AT 'Gringo' > 73...
• Re: Bosch plugs
  Historical mailing list - Austin
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 00:28:08 -0800
  ...Rubatoguy <Rubatoguy@MINDSPRING.COM> >>Does anyone know the correct number for the multi-electrode Bosch plugs >>for a 2.1 waterboxer Vanagon? > >Get Your...
• Re: Oh Well... Stripped Oil Drain Plug...
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sun, 24 Oct 1999 16:11:46 -0600
  ...And use the insert the length of the threads of your plug. M14 x 1.5 Bill V. "I'd Rather Be Hiking The...
• Re: rear heater leak
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 08:43:14 -0500
  I fixed my '86 by replacing just the plug. It had broken off and I replaced it with new plug. It had smelled for...
• Re: Hesitation problem (Advice needed)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Thu, 20 Mar 2003 00:33:14 -0500
  I don't see spark plug wires in your list of replacements... On Wednesday, March 19, 2003, at 05:36 PM, Kenneth Wilford wrote...
• Re: Temp gauge needed
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Sun, 15 Jan 2006 21:50:27 -0500
  Are you sure it's your gauge? Assuming your coolant levels are OK, have you cheked the sensor? Try pulling the plug to the...
• Upgrade T3 to H4 headlights?
  Historical mailing list - Andersen
  Mon, 14 Aug 2006 07:21:30 +0200
  Hi, Lucky me - got myself a set of round H4 headlights for the T3 :-) I remember something about not just plug and play - since...
• Pipe just to the back of oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Tim Kasher
  Thu, 16 Nov 2006 16:05:30 -0500
  There is a pipe (it looks to be black) that goes to the bottom of the engine....just behind the oil drain plug...it...
• Re: removing oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:22:15 -0500
  ...If the threads are OK I'm going to find a proper oil plug that has the smaller hex head but wide base for...
• Re: 1.9 Stumbles When Damp
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Jan 2010 12:41:55 -0800
  ...With the engine running .......spray a mist of water on the plug wires and coil....any stumbling ..........you suspect the spark plug wires. too...
• Re: Bentley wiring diagram. Questions on how to read.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 24 Feb 2008 09:23:40 -0800
  ...I managed to clip off one of the needed plugs while removing the harness (d-oh). "M plug" I think. Black 5 or 6...
• Re: Wiring harness to distributor plug
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Mon, 23 Sep 2013 05:34:05 -0700
  ...Thanx, Paul Home » EFI Hardware Products » Electronics » TPS Sensors Kits and Parts » connector TPS 3 pin plug Bosch connector TPS 3 pin plug Bosch...
• Re: Little problem with trickle charger
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:51:45 -0800
  ...with a cig lighter plug > so I could plug up the westy electrical socket to a power source, plug > the trickle charger in to...
• Re: exact foot pounds for the oil plug?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 15 Jun 2016 17:45:36 -0500
  ...Do anyone but the Germans specify a torque for an oil plug? Jim On Wednesday, June 15, 2016, Eric Caron <ecaron1@comcast.net> wrote...
• Re: Oil Drain Hole Stripped: 91 Westy: Solutions Needed
  Historical mailing list - Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
  Mon, 11 May 1998 14:58:28 -0400
  FWIW - my '88 Westy came with a stripped and repaired with heli-coil plug. It leaked like crazy ... I ended up drilling it out...
• Re: Oil drain may be stripped? How fix?
  Historical mailing list - Maureen Stretch
  Wed, 1 Jul 1998 10:01:59 -0500
  ...Thanks. >Just stripped and repaired my 91 Westy Drain Plug/Hole myself. Total >explanation in the Archives. Basically they sell a kit at most...
• Re: [Syncro] Another 6 million dollar question
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 11:32:24 -0700
  ...You just get out your $3.99 tyre plug kit, pull the > nail and plug that sucka. Get out your 12v air compressor and...
• Re: Better Mileage Anyone? (without going ala Lilley)
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 11:08:36 -0500
  > The quad tip plug does not go into the head as far as the triple tip. I had > the triple tip in my T4...
• Idle / Plugs / Thanks!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby & Denise DeWolfe
  Sat, 26 Aug 2000 21:33:11 -0500
  ...It finally started and stalled a few times, but I got home :) What do listmembers reccomend for spark plugs. I used only BOSCH in...
• Re: oil plug woes
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 27 May 2001 11:45:54 -0500
  Tony Gould wrote: > Hey Volks, > > Havin' trouble opening the oil plug on my 89 Carat - > newly aquired and needs a change...the plug won...
• Re: Bosch Quad 4 Plugs
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 21:11:39 -0500
  On Thu, 16 Jan 2003, Jason Denton wrote: > Anyone use Bosch Quad 4 plugs in their van? The local stores > (autozone/pep boys) dont...