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• Re: '93 Eurovan Engine/Tranny Replacement
  Historical mailing list - The Southards
  Wed, 6 Dec 2000 22:52:39 -0500
  Either those plugs were stuck, or your mechanic didn't know that the radiator swings forward away from the engine for easy access to...
• Re: Bosch or NGK plugs?(Autolite)
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 09:54:22 EST
  The plugs I like to use are Autolite Platinums (pause while some folks click the delete key because of anti-American sentiment). Autolite makes...
• starting after replacing glow plugs
  Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 12:22:36 -0500
  Hi I just changed the glow plugs on my '82 diesel Vanagon. It has been sitting for about two months without being run here...
• Rubber Plugs
  Historical mailing list - VW Doka
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 14:17:33 -0400
  Anyone know where I can pickup some round rubber/plastic plugs? I'm looking for something that will fill a hold in sheet metal...
• Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Gary Soiney
  Thu, 3 Nov 1994 10:15:34 -0600 (CST)
  ...Has anybody used these spark plugs in the Vanagons? My '90 > Syncro Westfalia just chews through the stock Bosch Supers (w7cc0). VW > says 48000...
• Re: 83 AC cali westy need idle stabilizer plugs on harness
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 4 Dec 2003 05:13:38 -0800
  ...83 AC cali westy need idle stabilizer plugs on harness > anyone know where to get the 3 pronged plugs that plug > into the idle...
• Re: Plugs, what does the colour say?
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sun, 24 May 1998 07:27:29 -0700
  ...Regards, Tom Hanlon Palm Springs, CA 84 Westfalia Johan Nyberg wrote: > Hello all > > changed the plugs yesterday. The old ones (NGK BP6ET) are a...
• REMOVE THOSE HATCH PLUGS!! Re: Rear hatch for '88 GL - what years fit?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 11:36:05 EDT
  ...i have no idea why VW put those plugs in there..if you removed your plugs when your van was new, your hatch would...
• Bosch 4 Tip Plugs
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 15 Jul 2012 13:08:33 +0000
  There was some discussion here weeks ago about these, I somehow got the impression the part # on these plugs was 4477, but when I...
• Re: Compression Test
  Historical mailing list - wb6otg
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 14:46:57 -0400
  ...Engine will be cold because I plan on reinstalling plugs and going for a >1 hour test drive afterwards and I don't want...
• Re: Lifespan of Platinum plugs in 2.1L?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 29 Jun 2003 09:09:46 -0400
  > What's the part number of the Bosch +4 Platinum plugs. My FLAPS always tells > me that they don't make them for Vanagons...
• Re: 88 GL Distributor Woes Continue - on and on --
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Tue, 24 Dec 2013 21:51:23 -0800
  ...all it takes is some tired plug wires, some large plug gabs on old plugs.. it cranks, fuel sprays ..plugs don't fire right...
• Re: Ignorant glow plug question
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 21:26:37 -0500
  ...I used to think that this lever actuated the glow plugs, but now I don't see how it could. What does it do...
• Re: spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Edward Wilson
  Mon, 29 Aug 1994 12:50:18 -0700
  > I checked the FAQ's and other related info on the gopher and could not > come up with a corresponding number to the plugs...
• Re: Denso Iridium Power Spark Lub (5306)
  Historical mailing list - Gabriel Hourtouat
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 22:58:59 -0400
  I was looking through Frank Condelli's website earlier today; I noticed he has some plugs available. Maybe someone from the list has some...
• Nylon window track guides for sliding window 84 waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - DThies1008
  Sun, 5 Apr 1998 00:24:30 EST
  Dealer says that the plugs not available. Have to replace the whole metal guide attached to window glass. Has anyone had experience with this...
• 4 point Bosch Plugs...
  Historical mailing list - tim vb-o'brien
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 16:25:04 -0800
  Anyone have a number for the 4 point vanagon plugs for a 1.9 W/B? The so-called flaps who carries them says...
• Gapping Bosch Super W7DTC spark plugs?
  Historical mailing list - William S. Brown Jr.
  Thu, 5 Oct 2000 19:21:32 -0800
  I have used the Bosch Super W7DTC plugs for many years and find them to be outstanding. I don't even try to regap...
• Bosch Quad 4 Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Jason Denton
  Thu, 16 Jan 2003 21:05:12 -0500
  Anyone use Bosch Quad 4 plugs in their van? The local stores (autozone/pep boys) dont carry them but I seem to have seem...
• Re: Winter Storage
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 12:37:56 -0700
  ...Remove the spark plugs and spray in WD-40, then replace the plugs. If you really want to go the extra mile remove the...
• Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 12 May 2000 13:36:21 -0300
  ...Now MAYBE new "regular" spark plugs would have also increased the RPMs, but my old Bosch "regular" plugs were not very old and in...
• FW: looking for technical assistance in Wisconsin or Michigan/UP
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Fri, 10 Sep 2004 23:04:45 -0400
  ...a quick and dirty way to go would be to simply ask :::the mechanic to install new spark plugs (plugs are cheap, the job...
• Re: Bosch or NGK plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Sat, 30 Jan 1999 09:36:38 -0700
  ...Another theory might be related to the fact old American iron hot rodders (and I'm sure others) would "index" plugs, whereby they'd...
• now i know how it happened!
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 11:54:41 -0800
  ...essentially i had two of the wires leading to spark plugs going to the wrong places. what it essentially comes down to is that...
• Re: DIESEL starting and other general questions
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 19 Nov 2003 10:08:35 -0500
  ...I wait for the glow plugs to go out! Don't yours go out when they > are fully hot? Yes, they go out. But...
• Re: Universal inline plug?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:07:38 -0800
  ...I have >> pigtails with those plugs on my road motos, and I also have one now on the >> output of my solar panels. Being...
• Installing Idle stabalizer.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 16 Apr 2002 16:42:58 -0400
  ...In the meantime, I need to install my new idle stabilizer control unit and plugs. (thanks Ken!) The van is an 82 california van...
• Re: 3 probe plugs
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Wed, 15 May 2002 22:36:15 -0400
  ...3 probe plugs hey all, what is the benefit, if any, of the bosch 3 electrode spark plugs for vanagons? better fuel efficiency or...
• Re: spark plugs and fuel economy ???
  Historical mailing list - Joshua R. Poulson
  Tue, 02 Apr 1996 12:18:36 +22327534
  Stock Bosch Platinums do in fact perform better than cheap replacements. :) There are "premium spark plugs" out there that DON'T perform better, though...
• Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Fri, 12 May 2000 12:01:45 -0300
  ...When I put in the Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs (single pole) the RPMs went up 500 with NO other changes to the engine. just...
• Engine overheats after spark plug change
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Fri, 27 Apr 2001 09:34:04 -0400
  ...I replaced the spark plug wire, and replaced the old worn-out Bosch spark plugs with new Bosch Platinum plugs. It seemed to me...
• Re: Cut you sparkplugs
  Historical mailing list - Michael Ramer
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 08:15:34 -0800
  ...On the van?...Send a set of plugs so > modified to Bob for his next dyno run...as He pointed out, seat of the...
• Re: Bad Valve Issues/Question, Opinion sought.
  Historical mailing list - dr
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 15:45:03 -0400
  ...Try swithing the plugs of the 2 "bad" cylinders with the 2 plugs of the good cylinders, then do the rpm drop test on...
• Re: Fixed: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 23:36:27 -0500
  ...For the spark plugs I like the Bosch 4 electrode plugs such as the 4477 or the later iridium 4506. Some of the advantages...
• Re: Plugs...The best plugs around
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Wed, 27 May 1998 01:46:12 EDT
  ...Was there any evidence that the end of the plugs were being hit by the piston? If it made a noise, you would easily...
• Re: Spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Hector Zapata
  Tue, 17 May 2011 07:53:33 -0400
  ...that are still running a stock 2.1 engine, what brand and > type > > of spark plugs are you using, and would you recommend them? > > > > >
• Re: Plugs...
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Tue, 12 May 1998 17:02:42 -0700
  ...someone could give me the part number for the >triple electrode plugs that you can use in a 2.1 digifant vanagon motor. >You...
• Re: Universal inline plug?
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:25:43 -0800
  ...I have > pigtails with those plugs on my road motos, and I also have one now on the > output of my solar panels. Being...
• 3-pronged spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Mark Schrope
  Wed, 17 Jun 1998 11:43:56 -0400
  I was thinking about putting 3-pronged Bosch plugs in my 89 and so was double-checking the part number by emailing Bosch. I...
• Re: diesel glow plug differences
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 8 Apr 2000 18:05:57 +0200
  This is correct, but as a general rule, only the fast plugs are sold these days. At least through the dealer network. PerL Lance...
• 1990 GL VAN Plug Gap ????
  Historical mailing list - Your Name
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 19:10:17 -0600
  ...I put new plugs in and they were gaped at .28 but the motor stalls and has a dead spot just after idle. It...
• Re: Bosch Quad 4 Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 19 Jan 2003 16:46:59 EST
  I have had quad tip plugs in my modified WBX engine and the engine fires INSTANTLY as I just bump the starter. At times...
• Re: Spark Plugs: Bosch Single TIp to NGK BP6ET Tri Tip User Opinions?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 22:04:44 -0400
  ...Installed today, seems to have smoothed the idle and acceleration over the well used Bosch single tip plugs they replaced. Smooth running. John Meeks...
• Re: 87: replacing plugs
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 20 May 1996 23:59:58 -0400
  In a message dated 96-05-20 11:49:50 EDT, raven@halcyon.com (Mark McCulley) writes: > >The recommended service interval for plugs, dist...
• Re: Plugs & Compression testing
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 12 Nov 1996 18:09:32 +0200
  ...Drawing fuel thru the carb isn't >a problem when all of the spark plugs are removed. With the plugs pulled the >intake manifold...
• Re: plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Harry Yates
  Mon, 1 Jan 1996 15:13:19 +0000
  ...I've had trememdous results from these plugs, and they are worth it. I can buy a set of 4 from the FLAPS (Canadian...
• Re: replaced spark plugs now idle and cruise control problems
  Historical mailing list - phil cain
  Mon, 10 Dec 2007 07:49:23 -0800
  If you just changed the plugs and got a problem, you better go back and look closley for what you nocked loose when you...
• [F] 12 Days of Vanagon Christmas
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 13:17:42 -0600
  ...On the fourth day of Christmas my true love gave to me 4 four-tip spark plugs Three-window canvas Two used heads and...
• Re: Lifespan of Platinum plugs in 2.1L?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Sun, 29 Jun 2003 08:01:51 -0700
  ...Lifespan of Platinum plugs in 2.1L? > > > > My Vanagon runs noticeably better on Bosch +4 Platinum plugs than on > > standard Bosch plugs. I got...
• Re: Universal inline plug?
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:09:14 -0800
  ...On 01/24/2014 05:03 PM, mark drillock wrote: > Those are called SAE connectors. > > Mark > > Don Hanson wrote: >> Those small 2 wire plugs...
• Propane Tank Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Thu, 11 May 2000 11:20:30 -0400
  ...This brought to mind some steel plugs I sent to a member (dunnowho) about 10 months ago with the admonition that "they must stay...
• spark plugs N peanuts
  Historical mailing list - Clarence J Falarski
  Wed, 16 Apr 2003 17:50:02 -0400
  ...Before I get the standard type plugs I wanted to query the list and see what type plugs some of you recommended and how...
• Re: vanagon storage
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 17 Oct 2003 09:47:08 -0600
  Better yet, when coming out of storage, pull the plugs, squirt in some oil and then crank it over until you have oil pressure...
• Re: 85 vanagon spark plugs : another question
  Historical mailing list - Amanda Shank
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 13:12:27 -0700
  ...85 vanagon spark plugs stupid question time again... but, precisely how the hell do you get these things out? they appear to be the...
• Re: Recommended spark plugs for WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 12:34:12 -0500
  I've gotten some p-mail advising the "stock" plugs which are W7CC or W7CC0 (not sure what the difference is, the Bosch decode...
• Re: 4 prong platinum bosch plugs
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 26 May 1999 05:41:00 PDT
  ...I paid @$4.35 a plug > 2nd queastion - Has anyone heard of a reason not to use platinum plugs > for any reason??? No, the...
• Fwd: calling all Headlight plugs
  Historical mailing list - Kk Al
  Tue, 13 Dec 2016 13:28:31 -0800
  Hello All, The plugs on the back of our headlights need some attention on our 87 Syncro. see the picture at the link below...
• starter access
  Historical mailing list - Mike Stainbrook
  Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:48:26 -0500
  ...mustang 390GT to change the two right rear plugs...(dealer had to pull engine to change plugs on 68 and later 390's) Mike
• Re: Aluminum in the threads
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 27 May 2002 12:28:50 -0400
  I don't disagree with Bob and the others about pulling plugs on a hot motor, it can pull the threads. I will say...
• Re: replaced spark plugs now idle and cruise control problems
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 8 Dec 2007 17:53:46 -0800
  ...replaced spark plugs now idle and cruise control problems My 84 engine will die when idling when cold. It's a puzzle. -- Mike "Rocket...