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• Re: WARNING !! Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
  Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 13:57:29 -0400
  ...I freaked out to see the shower of sparks emitted from the brushes. I guess since they are totally immersed in gasoline there is...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 18:39:23 -0000
  ...Correct Gap of Sparks > > > > So what is the correct gap of spark plugs. I want to take mine out and > > check. When I put...
• Re: Gas tank out. How to remove debris from tank? (searched)
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 22 Feb 2008 19:05:24 +0000
  ...advisable to use a shop-vac or anything else that creates sparks around a gas tank, even an empty one. ESPECIALLY AN EMPTY ONE...
• Re: WARNING !! Re: Substitute Fuel Pump #
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 12:15:28 -0400
  ...pump with wires that are sparking around fuel vapors. >> > >You want sparks?!!! Pull the guts of the fuel pump from the outer can >sometime...
• price quotes
  Historical mailing list - Jay & Kim Schmidt
  Mon, 15 Nov 1999 20:48:57 -0600
  ...He thinks it's the plug wires-says he has seen "sparks on the motor"(!) before. Any help would be appreciated-I'm cautious...
• Re: 15" steel/spare options and storage???
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 08:49:19 EST
  ...There we would be, tooling down the boulevard with sparks and shredded rudder spewing from a wheelwell while my old man searched out an...
• electrolytic rust removal technique - very simple
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Tue, 17 Jul 2007 13:56:44 -0300
  ...Oh, BTW, a by-product of the reaction is hydrogen so watch for sparks and keep it in a well ventilated place. ;o) Pascal...
• Re: Passing through creek, engine misses badly
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 21:10:26 -0600
  ...Watch for > sparks between ignition wires, from the wires to ground, and across > the top of the distributor and coil. This can be quite...
• Re: Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 15:36:57 -0600
  So can this incorrect gaping then do engine damage? ---------- Can cause backfire that damages the flapper on your AFM, cause detonation, lean burn, over...
• Re: vanagon will not start when it rains
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 16:10:49 -0500
  ...You'll most likely see sparks jumping and that means you need a new set of plug wires. If you remove and replace them...
• Re: Finger Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 14 Feb 2004 19:56:07 -0600
  Not very intuitive, is it? We go to all the trouble to clean up contacts, then rub insulating grease on them. Until someone went...
• Re: performance tires
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Jun 1996 10:52:58 -0800
  ...After he saw the sparks, he slowed down considerably, he said, to save my life. My motto: always make friend who are smarter than...
• Re: 85 coolant hard lines
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 7 Oct 2004 10:44:26 +0000
  ...You should do this since you are going to make sparks when cutting the hole for the pipes and you don't want sparks...
• Re: '81 Vanagon Ignition Weirdness
  Historical mailing list - meta/morph
  Thu, 7 Sep 1995 15:13:35 -0400 (EDT)
  ...from the manifold to come into the distributor, you have > enough sparks there to ignite it. I'll definitely check for this when I...
• Re: Does running out of gas damage fuel injection?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Mon, 11 Sep 2000 18:27:23 EDT
  ...I was amazed at the shower of sparks generated by the brushes!!! Evidently this is not the case while submerged in gasoline. Yes, brushes...
• Re: How do I get this EGR filter on??? Fixed! But.....
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 08:08:38 -0500
  ...50K to do it right and they bypassed it three times. Sparks plugs replaced and the engine runs flawlessly. Another MMO success story. Stan...
• Re: Need referral to replacing short FI hose (between injectors and fuel rail)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Mon, 12 Sep 2005 21:11:31 -0500
  ...Make sure the line is empty of fuel, the sparks from the cutting discs could start a fire. Cut off the clamps and easily...
• Re: Blown fuse
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:29:40 -0400
  ...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: Q: Battery Disconnect Sequence?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 23:01:01 -0400
  ...Do the same when removing the positive terminal while the ground wire is still connected and watch the sparks fly. If the wrench should...
• Re: Drivability Problems with Vanagons
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 12 Oct 1996 09:20:41 +0000
  ...coil loses its abilitilty to act as > an inductor, thus no sparks. When the coil cools down it will function > again since the insulation...
• vanagon bucks, stalls, stays dead
  Historical mailing list - marc milobinski
  Wed, 31 Aug 2005 06:59:23 -0700
  ...Checked for sparks and fuel pressure before it got dark and both looked good. Grounds are all clean. Pulled the plugs and they looked...
• Re: gas mileage question
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 07:21:04 -0700
  ...I suspect that my van is running a little rich....my sparks plug tips are black, dark black....and I am getting around 17...
• Re: Ignition? Constant Duty or Constant charge
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Sat, 2 Jun 2001 17:37:22 -0400
  ...At low rpm the system would trigger multiple constant charge sparks, as rpm increased the number of sparks per ignition stroke would decrease until...
• Slide vs roll
  Historical mailing list - bill (w.r.) crick
  Fri, 21 Jun 1996 09:11:00 -0400
  ...After he saw the sparks, he slowed down >considerably, he said, to save my life. My motto: always make friend who >are smarter than...
• Re: No spark, no start 88
  Historical mailing list - VWNut Hawk
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 17:07:54 -0500
  ...Thanks. >>> Malcolm Stebbins <mwstebbins@yahoo.com> 9/21/04 4:19:49 PM >>> Tonight crank it over and look for sparks arching/shorting. From...
• Re: No start when hot
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 14:03:23 -0400
  ...You should see a good bright spark, which should make a "snap" each time it sparks. You might first do the same with a...
• propane tank label
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 6 Jul 1995 09:14:21 -0400
  ...SingleCab(sold), 66 Deluxe Samba(soon) 67 Panel Bus, 67 Beetle, 69 Beetle Baha, 72 Bus, 74 412 Station waggin -------------****** Sparks through the Rubble ******------------------
• Re: Curious incident of the fuel pump that did not whine in the night
  Historical mailing list - John
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 17:02:44 -0600
  ...away from the gas and the fumes as possible. (keep those sparks away......and run it for a few seconds. I have done this...
• Re: 91 GL problems
  Historical mailing list - Neil Curri
  Tue, 18 Feb 2003 08:30:42 -0500
  ...if you changed the sparks did you check the > gap? Had this done at the dealer, so I'm assuming they did. What is...
• Re: Finger Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 13 Feb 2004 08:06:40 -0800
  Uh. No. Dielectric means insulator, less than a millionth of a mho conductivity. Does protect the join from corrosion though. Mike On 2/13...
• Re: Dometic-Gas Lighting
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 16:25:28 -0700
  ...The sparker (whatever) should be pushed in five times (five sparks) or so AT THE SAME TIME that you push in the gas button...
• Re: Smaller Angle Grinder?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:00:37 -0400
  ...For the uninitiated, all species of angle grinders will throw great big fat sparks fifteen feet, that will instantly make little craters in any...
• AW: Can you clean the headlights?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 27 Oct 2002 23:43:47 -0800
  ...Of , course, do so away from open flames or sparks. Make sure the glass is completely dry before putting the bulbs in, or they...
• FS '85 GL Westy
  Historical mailing list - Eric Spletzer
  Thu, 25 Mar 2004 00:46:46 -0800
  ...http://www.craftedearth.com/Van/VanPicsPage.html Recently replaced Tranny, Clutch, Sparks, Rotor, Cap, Wires, O2, Muffler Make me an offer. Call to come...
• Re: Filling from a 40-lb propane tank?
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 27 Feb 2005 20:08:24 -0700
  ...Like creating static sparks. ���������������������������������������� jimt Planned insanity is best. Remember that sanity is optional. http://www.tactical-bus.info (tech info) http://www.westydriver...
• Re: distro body ground
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 11 Jun 2003 16:48:10 +0000
  ...hehe naw rilly i guess i'm cool since i really don't hear the sparks flowing threw the speaks. thanks sir Joe > -----Original...
• Re: Removing Driver Side Swivel
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 23 Mar 2008 12:20:19 +0000
  ...I had already thought about sealing off the van to keep dust/sparks from flying all over the place! Thinking more about it this...
• arcing
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 28 Jun 95 16:05:07 EDT
  ...Not only were the sparks and sounds amazing but the grille was reduced to molten metal and parts of it were literally "welded" to...
• Re: If it's not one thing, it's another...
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Wed, 6 Jan 1999 13:19:49 -0700
  ...lead near the plug instead of on it, and watch for sparks. I've heard rumors that this can be hard on the electronic...
• Re: Rebuilt Tire?
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Sun, 26 Nov 2000 15:52:13 -0500
  ...And people stay the heck away from you because all of the sparks flying everywhere. But semi-trailer mudflaps help if you're that...
• Re: Q: Battery Disconnect Sequence?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 21 Sep 2004 18:59:34 -0700
  ...If you put a wrench on the positive terminal first, you run the risk of sparks flying if you allow that wrench to touch...
• Re: Butt VS Derriere
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 10:15:44 -0500
  ...no low sparks from high heeled boys either :) ..... Karl W. you DO live in the dry SW ! -- Stephen Steele '91 Caravell...Hans '84 Westy...
• Re: Correct Gap of Sparks
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Thu, 20 Feb 2003 21:38:08 -0000
  ...Correct Gap of Sparks > At 10:25 AM 2/20/2003, you wrote: > > > If gap is too short, spark happens early; if too long...
• Re: Tachometer question
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 22 Apr 1997 09:11:59 -0700
  ...These usually work, although there is a recent trend towards multiple sparks per firing, which may screw up even this variation on some newer...
• Re: Intermittent no start - fuel pump/relay?
  Historical mailing list - Johan Nyberg
  Wed, 13 Jan 1999 09:36:47 +0100
  ...DLS that were corroded, which resulted in missing or badly timed sparks. Just try unplugging and bypassing the DLS, and see if it makes...
• Re: Onne for the road - No vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Thu, 13 Jan 2000 19:59:49 +0100
  ...speed was way to fast and > prepared for the fire of sparks. And I was not disappointed........they hit > the dip at 45 to...
• cutting out and sparking coil
  Historical mailing list - Mervyn Readman
  Wed, 23 Apr 2003 19:02:39 EDT
  ...Looked over at the coil and saw ignition sparks coming out of the rubber boot on the coil to distributor wire. This morning on...
• Re: 1.9L bogging down on acceleration when hot..anyone ideas???
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 2 Apr 2002 21:48:43 -0800
  ...But because it was dark, I could see the sparks flying from the distributor cap I had replaced a few months ago, to cylinder...
• Throttle Valve Switch Problems
  Historical mailing list - David Baker
  Sun, 5 Jan 2003 12:45:00 -0600
  ...If I shorted that latter one out, it would make sparks for sure. There are two sets of wire pairs coming out of the...
• Re: Curious incident of the fuel pump that did not whine in the night
  Historical mailing list - Sam Conant
  Thu, 2 Aug 2007 23:11:11 +0000
  ...away from the gas and the fumes as > possible. (keep those sparks away......and run it for a few seconds. > > I have done this...
• Re: Census
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 5 Jun 2001 11:01:04 EDT
  ...Live in Cypress, Texas (Houston) From? Born at Stead AFB, Sparks, Nevada and never been back. Haved lived in Arkansas (3 times), Mississippi, Wisconson...
• Re: Spare Tyre Bolt
  Historical mailing list - Luke Plaizier
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 21:06:31 -0700
  ...we had been 4WD'ing with said they saw loads of sparks as I began to swerve to get off the road! It made...
• Help!! in big trouble with Jetta GLi ignition system
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 17 Mar 2002 08:15:51 EST
  ...My son broke down halfway from home to college after spring break and he has no sparks. His car is an '86 GLi with...
• Re: vanagon will not start when it rains
  Historical mailing list - T Berk
  Mon, 30 Oct 2000 15:06:24 -0800
  ...You'll most likely see > sparks jumping and that means you need a new set of plug wires. If you > remove and replace them...
• Re: Cut you sparkplugs
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:33:34 -0800
  ...ATTCANADA.CA> wrote: > Multiple electrode spark plugs do not create multiple sparks. The extra > electrodes are there just in case the other ones fail...
• Oil changing engine damage
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Thu, 30 Nov 2000 00:15:15 -0800
  ...Isn't that unusual? I was misfiring a bit (bad plug wire) so I changed the sparks and plug wires today too, bosch on...
• replaced a few cooling system hoses
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 25 Mar 2007 14:20:06 -0400
  ...I get all the sparks under control, and make a note about not doing that again. Oh, to hold the engine at some specific...
• Re: Deschutes Brewery Video
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Fri, 13 Apr 2012 10:09:55 -0700
  ...the Cascade Lakes Highway, on the north side of the huge Sparks Lake meadow. Green Lakes are within the Three Sisters Wilderness. The Wilderness...
• Re: Mosquito Net/No See 'Ems
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 14:27:18 -0400
  ...In New England no-see-ums (note the spelling) are midges, or minges, or as the French-Canadians call them, "sparks from hell" -- very...
• missing van/plug wire question/tri sport camp
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Tue, 17 Jul 2001 22:19:44 -0700
  ...Sure enough small sparks where the driver side plug wire and coil wire go by the A/C compressor. Question: What plug wires should...