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Re: 81 won't start in Colorado
Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
Mon, 17 Feb 2003 18:45:27 -0600
...We can smell gas and the spark plugs are wet after we've been trying to start her. We have replaced and gapped the...
Re: Running on 3 Cylinders
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Mon, 20 Jun 2011 13:33:31 -0700
...if resistance is high at the one spark plug.. gap is large, plug is tired .. I have seen many fail to fire across the...
Re: Corroding spark plugs in WBoxer
Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
Fri, 6 Apr 2001 07:57:51 -0400
...Corroding spark plugs in WBoxer > Hello all > > I am having problems with spark plugs in my Vanagon. Install new ones and > all is OK...
Re: Hard to start '81 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sun, 22 Jan 95 9:00:41 EST
...check the spark plug gap, and the plugs themselves for carbon; the rotor and cap for decent metal contact; the thermo switch can easily...
Re: Bill N's friday sing-a-long
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 15 Feb 2003 09:19:41 -0600
...sensors, Inverters and "Do we need to set the gap on new spark plugs?" Stan Wilder On Sat, 15 Feb 2003 08:44:54...
Re: i done did fixxed it/88 vanagon that was missing
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Thu, 11 Nov 2004 02:01:34 +0000
Another thing to consider is using Bosch W7DTC spark plugs. They are very good and dont need to be gapped. They also last almost...
Re: 2.1l Spark plug wire routing
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Fri, 28 May 2010 10:52:06 -0500
...is great enough to jump the gap in the spark plug. In that time just before the spark - if there is any weakness at...
Re: Fuel system...follow up
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Sun, 13 Jun 2004 04:30:55 -0400
...spark plugs yesterday evening, and then drove about 5 miles, and >when I came back I realized that I forgot to check the gap...
Re: FW: Cold Starts
Historical mailing list - tom ring
Wed, 12 Nov 2003 21:43:20 -0600
...To reiterate, the plug type or brand should not matter as long as the gap is correct and as long as the rest of...
Pulstar Plugs, was Re: Anyone Tried the Pulstar Spark Plugs?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 20 Feb 2011 18:00:16 -0500
...plug itself, they make available a [small] energy pool which is discharged at the moment the initial spark ionizes the gas in the gap...
The details of Motronic
Historical mailing list - Alex Towner
Wed, 1 Oct 2003 00:58:31 -0400
...The ECU controls spark timing and calculates this for each plug individually making for very precise ignition timing. Minor variances such as plug gap...
Re: Gap of Sparks
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 15 Feb 2003 21:49:28 -0500
...the >circuit and a much higher one in the secondary -- the spark plug >side. The high voltage in the primary, call it 75 volts...
Re: looking for technical assistance in Wisconsin or Michigan/UP
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Thu, 9 Sep 2004 15:39:18 -0400
...the only time i experienced a similar sounding problem with our '84 vanagon it was caused by a spark plug with its gap bridged...
Re: Spark plug gap-Tire air!
Historical mailing list - Mike B.
Sun, 11 Mar 2012 08:52:05 -0400
...Spark plug gap >> >> I think the next time a tire shop offers to fill my tires with >> nitrogen, I'll ask for some of...
Re: 91 fridge not lighting
Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
Fri, 16 Jun 2006 15:13:06 -0400
...Again, if you don't have a strong enough battery for the sparker to bridge the gap this can be adjusted by cleaning the...
86'Gl nogo
Historical mailing list - Dan Krautkremer
Mon, 27 Aug 2007 04:26:40 -0700
...I found 1 spark plug with a broken insulator. As soon as I turn on the ignition, the radiator fan starts and stays on...
Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:35:02 -0700
...On 08/21/2012 04:28 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Those are simply the wrong spark plugs. The standard plug is a W7C. The...
Re: 88 GLstarts, stalls immediately
Historical mailing list - George Goff
Fri, 28 Oct 2005 11:01:24 EDT
...2/ Check the quality of the spark with a spark tester or a spark plug with a VERY wide gap. 3/ Check the injectors...
Re: Cut you spark plugs
Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 09:12:49 -0700
...spark plug electrodes...BIG change?..Ummm no...in a super high > compression/supercharged engine you CAN shield the gap or cause the > spark to...
Re: Cut you spark plugs
Historical mailing list - developtrust
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 09:16:43 -0800
...spark plug electrodes...BIG change?..Ummm no...in a super high > > compression/supercharged engine you CAN shield the gap or cause the > > spark to...
Re: Fuel system...follow up
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Thu, 10 Jun 2004 08:26:08 -0400
...spark plugs yesterday evening, and then drove about 5 miles, and >when I came back I realized that I forgot to check the gap...
Re: Low Compression after Spark Plug Incident
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Tue, 1 Feb 2005 23:28:03 -0500
...The van was >running fine before the spark plug incident. So, strangely to me, it seems >that the spark plug incident on the #2...
Re: Fixed: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 2 Dec 2014 23:28:02 -0500
Distributor cap, rotor, and spark plugs should probably be replaced at 15k mile intervals. At least inspected. The Vanagon eats spark plugs and your...
Re: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
Mon, 1 Dec 2014 17:38:07 -0800
...say ..it's cold ..it gets flooded .. > say the spark plug gaps are huge and the plugs should have been replaced > long ago .. > it...
Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:49:11 -0400
...On 08/21/2012 04:28 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Those are simply the wrong spark plugs. The standard plug is a W7C. The...
Re: Spark plug gap-Tire air!
Historical mailing list - Jim McGuckin
Sat, 10 Mar 2012 14:35:18 -0500
...Spark plug gap >> >> I think the next time a tire shop offers to fill my tires with nitrogen, I'll ask for some of...
Spark plug heat ranges
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 4 Jan 2000 16:13:57 -0500
...Your spark plugs are essentially a pair of air-gapped electrodes, insulated from one another by a ceramic cone. They operate in an INTENSELY...
Re: Fuel system...follow up
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Sun, 13 Jun 2004 04:40:21 -0400
...spark plugs yesterday evening, and then drove about 5 >miles, and >>when I came back I realized that I forgot to check the gap...
Re: spark plugs N peanuts
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Thu, 17 Apr 2003 09:18:01 -0700
...Do > not attempt to reset the gap on these plugs. Use anti-sieze on the threads. > > Cheers�� > > Frank Condelli > Almonte, Ontario, Canada > <A HREF...
Re: spark, stumble, and misses...
Historical mailing list - Jack Reed
Tue, 17 Oct 1995 10:09:22 -0600 (MDT)
...Run the engine at night and watch for sparks jumping the gap where they shouldn't be. If those steps don't do it...
Re: Bosch Quad 4 Plugs
Historical mailing list - vw4x4
Thu, 16 Jan 2003 22:13:18 -0500
...Basic physics says that the spark will only > jump to one ground electrode on any particular firing of the plug, so > what's the...
Help please?
Historical mailing list - David Maurio
Sat, 26 Jul 2003 17:07:30 -0400
...Changed spark plugs, rotor, cap, wires and air filter today... Engine wouldn't start. Put all the old stuff back in, thinking I'd...
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Historical mailing list - Mark Kostreva
Mon, 24 Feb 2003 23:19:36 -0500
...Sounds like you could move 1738 lbs of properly gapped spark plugs easily with one of these. Mark >The most interesting thing would be...
Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
Historical mailing list - Bill M
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 17:01:11 -0400
...and that is helped by the side electrodes not "shading" the spark gap > from the middle of the charge. The wbx has a very...
Re: Spark Plugs -Tri Electrode / Factory Alloy (just one) wanted
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Sun, 11 May 97 00:32:42 CDT
On Sat, 10 May 1997 14:51:24 -0500 you said: >Is there any one out there using Bosch tri - electrode plugs in their...
Re: No start after Temp II replacement
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:16:50 -0800
...What I want to know is what do the spark plugs, or even one, look like ? wet, and flooded ? or dry. Huge plug gaps...
Re: Jacobs Electronics
Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
Thu, 29 Feb 1996 20:48:01 +1700
...senses electrical resistance across the sparkplug gap, thereby making each > plug an "in-cylinder" sensor to optimize each spark on each and every > stroke...
Re: Tune Up Advice Needed
Historical mailing list
Wed, 16 Jul 1997 03:43:49 EDT
...Gap your plugs at .028 - Autolite's way off base here. Use Bosch W7CC0 Plugs - wouldn't go near any other mfr. Joel Walker...
Spark plug rap..
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Sun, 17 May 2009 21:45:29 -0700
A few days ago I inquired about plug change interval. Well, I just pulled the plugs out of my inline four VW 1.8liter...
Re: Finger Sparks
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Sun, 15 Feb 2004 01:08:24 -0500
...remove wires from spark plugs, and helps prevent leakage of high voltage electricity through gaps between boots and wires/plugs/distributor terminals. occasionally, electrical...
Re: 81 won't start in Colorado
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 16 Feb 2003 19:10:49 -0600
...We can smell gas > and the spark plugs are wet after we've been trying to start her. > We have replaced and gapped the...
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: [vanagon] 87 vangon tune up
Historical mailing list - Doug in Calif
Thu, 27 May 2004 16:31:59 -0700
...Thursday, May 27, 2004 6:27 AM Subject: [vanagon] 87 vangon tune up does anybody know the correct gap on the spark plugs for...
i done did fixxed it/88 vanagon that was missing
Historical mailing list - Rajesh Injety
Wed, 10 Nov 2004 09:02:44 -0800
...so then i check the gap on all the spark plugs.(Bosch Super's) they were way off. at the most they should be...
Re: Fixed: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 2 Dec 2014 23:36:27 -0500
...Here's what GoWesty says about spark plugs: "Bosch has discontinued production of their spark plug for the water-boxer engine; therefore, we are...
Re: Cold Starting
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:07:46 -0500
...LOL Eric Jack wrote: >I was hoping Eric would provide a bit more information about HOW the spark >plugs could be responsible for the...
Re: testing the ignition coil (85 1.9L)
Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
Tue, 14 Sep 2004 13:19:17 -0500
...then pull off one spark plug wire at the plug and insert tester, > with the center electrode a few mm from a convenient ground...
Re: 81 won't start in Colorado
Historical mailing list - G.M.Bulley
Sun, 16 Feb 2003 21:35:43 -0500
...We can smell gas and the spark plugs are wet after we've been trying to start her. We have replaced and gapped the...
81 won't start in Colorado
Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
Sun, 16 Feb 2003 18:03:30 -0600
...We can smell gas and the spark plugs are wet after we've been trying to start her. We have replaced and gapped the...
Re: #3 late timing + Minutiae: Timing
Historical mailing list
Wed, 15 Nov 95 13:38:30 +0100
...the correct plugwire connected to it. This means that if you move the contact, you only enlarge the gap that the spark has to...
Wet starting problem update
Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:37:47 -0500
...The old plug gap had opened up just beyond specs and I also cleaned the porcelain on the spark plug. On cleaning the outside...
misfirin' monday blues...
Historical mailing list - christian krahforst
Mon, 1 Apr 1996 13:59:37 +0000
...Ocassional misfire hinted at maybe replacing the spark plug wires, check the platinums at some point over the next few weeks. Had to leave...
sliding door mosquitoe screen
Historical mailing list - Christopher Darilek
Fri, 20 Apr 2001 22:14:59 -0500
...my van now runs great with water on road - turned out to be because my spark plug wires had been routed under the intake...
Re: Help please?
Historical mailing list - Tom Young
Sat, 26 Jul 2003 15:12:56 -0700
...Changed spark plugs, rotor, cap, wires and air filter today... Engine wouldn't start. Put all the old stuff back in, thinking I'd...
Re: Cut you spark plugs
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:29:51 -0600
...spark plug electrodes...BIG change?..Ummm no...in a super high > > > compression/supercharged engine you CAN shield the gap or cause > the > > > spark to...
Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Sat, 12 Jun 2004 17:20:25 -0400
...i've had great success with autolite # 403 - 405 plugs gapped at 0.035" in our '84, which, like all gas engines, always runs...
Re: Corroding spark plugs in WBoxer
Historical mailing list - Carlen, Gregg
Fri, 6 Apr 2001 15:07:49 -0400
...Corroding spark plugs in WBoxer > Hello all > > I am having problems with spark plugs in my Vanagon. Install new ones and > all is OK...
Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:55:39 -0700
...I confirmed TDC using wood > > > dowel in spark plug hole. Crank pulley mark lines up with mark on > > > plastic timing belt cover. > > > > > > But....... > > > > > > In...
Re: Spark plug gap-Tire air!
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 10 Mar 2012 17:56:22 -0800
if we are being picky .. it's not 'by pressure' .. it's by volume I believe. OK....where was nitrogen in tires first used...
Re: Vanagon/Jetta timing issue. Use RPM sensor hole to find #1 TDC mark?
Historical mailing list - neil N
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:30:29 -0700
...I confirmed TDC using wood > > > > dowel in spark plug hole. Crank pulley mark lines up with mark on > > > > plastic timing belt cover. > > > > > > > > But....... > > > > > > > > In...