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• Re: Technical question re: Injector firing signal
  Historical mailing list - B.J.R.
  Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:28:55 -0700
  ...Fuel pressure YES Spark From the coil YES to the plugs,... NO!???!! Did I really miss this early on? So i have a signal...
• Re: 81 won't start in Colorado
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 16 Feb 2003 19:10:49 -0600
  ...Just removing the spark plugs and doing this should only take about 15 minutes and I'm betting on a dropped valve seat. This...
• Spark plugs looking pretty carbon-y
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 25 Jun 2000 16:17:40 -0500
  ...I removed a spark plug, and compared it to the colour pictures in the back of the Haynes manual (great thing, that manual!). The...
• Re: Recommended spark plugs for WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Mon, 1 Dec 2008 21:18:56 -0600
  ...Recommended spark plugs for WBX? >I ended up ordering the W7CC plugs. Cheap, and at least I'll have 4 the > same. I checked...
• 3 pronged spark plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 12:37:26 -0700
  I just took some plugs out to check them, they were Bosch Super and had 3 of the adjustable prongs going to the center...
• Re: Recommended spark plugs for WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 6 Dec 2008 03:20:30 -0500
  ...Recommended spark plugs for WBX? >I ended up ordering the W7CC plugs. Cheap, and at least I'll have 4 the > same. I checked...
• Re: Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Brenton Tait
  Fri, 8 May 2009 05:45:05 +0200
  ...Spark Plugs Hi Jst a stupid question, went to buy some spark plugs today and asked the salesman about BOSH plugs, as I believe...
• Re: 85 vanagon spark plugs : another question -Remove Carefully
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 11:03:08 -0700
  ...85 vanagon spark plugs : another question -Remove Carefully On 9/28/04 6:00 AM, "Eric Zeno" <vw4x4@FYI.NET> wrote: > To add insault...
• Re: good news, I think
  Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:25:01 -0330
  It's a brand of spark plugs. (thanks, google...) J. On Thu, Dec 22, 2011 at 5:10 PM, John Rodgers <inua@charter.net...
• Re: Triple Electrode Spark Plug Available For 1.9L Motor
  Historical mailing list - Smola, Tony
  Tue, 26 Feb 2002 21:50:10 -0600
  ...Triple Electrode Spark Plug Available For 1.9L Motor I received a set of platinum 4 plugs from the local VW shop when I...
• Re: 84 Westy Gas Mileage?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Stichweh
  Thu, 19 Sep 1996 20:06:38 -0600
  kenneth d lewis wrote: > > On Tue, 17 Sep 1996 20:35:35 -0500 ERIC ZENO <emz@VIPER.NAUTICOM.NET> > writes: > > Platinum Spark Plugs??????$#%#$%^ > > > > In...
• Spark plug failure
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bel
  Sun, 10 Apr 2016 23:36:00 -0700
  ...The threaded end, the electrical connection, of one of my NGK three electrode plugs broke off. It seems to have been the reason my...
• Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:12:17 -0700
  ...I doubt this ..but say one spark plug type cost VW 25 cents less than the other .. times hundreds of thousands of spark plugs...
• Re: 3-pronged spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - David Ohlemacher
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 19:12:50 -0400
  ...3-pronged spark plugs Anyone have a part number for the NGK equivalent to the Bosch W7DTC? Thanks Justin Jensen SLC Utah -----Original Message...
• Re: Sparking plugs - 2.1L - Which kind?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 11 Jul 2015 09:56:41 -0700
  ...AM, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote: > Need to install new plugs. Just wondering what type is recommended at this > point in time. > > Anyone...
• Re: 2.1L Tune Up
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:29:09 -0800
  ...But you'll get better "plus" in your "spark" if you use "Spark Plugs", not "Spark Plus" ;-) Oil Filter and change is what I...
• Re: spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - tim clark
  Tue, 7 Apr 2009 15:57:03 -0700
  ...spark plugs > I'm doing a tuneup on an 85 1.9L engine that had about as much power as > any > 2.1L i...
• Plugs, gas cap, stuff, etc...
  Historical mailing list - David Maurio
  Wed, 16 Jul 2003 12:22:52 +0000
  Hit the FLAPS yesterday, picked up spark plugs, wires, rotor, distro cap, marvel mystery oil, assorted fuses, hose clamps, air filter, techron, duct tape...
• bosch platinum plugs
  Historical mailing list - jeff crane
  Sat, 13 May 2000 07:58:59 -0400
  What is all the fuss over the cost of bosch platinum plugs on this list? They cost a whopping $1.79 here in northeast...
• Re: Vanagon Still Won't A Go-Go!!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Mon, 26 Mar 2001 10:26:08 -0800
  ...This has nothing to do with the spark as that is only used to fire the spark plugs. Putting in a points distributor means...
• Re: Touchy Topics
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Fri, 17 Feb 2012 20:18:55 -0800
  ...Does anyone have any suggestions on what > tires, oil, > filters, tranny fluid, air cleaner, coolant or spark plugs I should be > using? Or should...
• Re: Cut you sparkplugs
  Historical mailing list - Rod Smith
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 12:40:06 -0500
  Does anyone have a part/plug # for the Bosh Triple Electrode plugs? Thanks; Rod ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Ramer" <elvisramer@HOME.COM> To: <vanagon...
• Re: Bosch 4-pronged spark plug not for Vanagons?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 21 Oct 1999 23:34:33 -0700
  ...Bosch 4-pronged spark plug not for Vanagons? > What plugs did the rep reccomend? I am running Bosch Tri-electrode supers > in my 2...
• 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: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 21 Jun 2004 06:10:21 -0500
  ...plug with 2 electrodes will make 2 > sparks, > but this is not possible. Those Split-fire plugs are no better than > anything > else. They...
• Re: Accessing the #1 spark plug
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 21 Aug 2012 08:52:55 -0700
  ...No spark plugs should ever be installed with dry threads in my world... anti-seize compound, either aluminum or copper type. I have seen...
• Engine Reliability
  Historical mailing list - Chad
  Sun, 11 Mar 2001 13:29:22 -0400
  ...Upon replacing the spark plugs I noticed that the colour of the ends looked good (according to the Haynes manual, the spark plugs are...
• Re: Power Cut Out
  Historical mailing list - CanineWolf
  Fri, 12 Dec 1997 16:03:25 EST
  This could be perhaps bad spark plugs. or something to do witht the wires or the rotoer perhaps. Tim g 87 gl syncro
• Re: How do I get this EGR filter on??? Fixed! But.....
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 08:08:38 -0500
  ...While replacing an A/C compressor myself I decided to change the spark plugs since they were readily accessible without the compressor. You guessed...
• Re: Spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Fri, 7 Sep 2012 08:24:05 -0400
  On 9/7/2012 6:30 AM, Frank Condelli wrote: > Awhile back Denis recommended these plugs: Bosch 4477. I've used Bosch 4477 plugs...
• Re: spark plugs, etc
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 15:41:19 -0400
  ...If we're talking about spark plugs, though, the first path that ionizes the fuel/air mix in the cylinder will suddenly have a...
• Re: Recommended spark plugs for WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Tue, 2 Dec 2008 18:38:43 -0500
  Well the plugs arrived today and I looked in the box and they are actually WR7CC plugs, i.e. resistor plugs. Will these be...
• Re: Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 7 May 2009 23:01:37 -0500
  ...Spark Plugs Hi Jst a stupid question, went to buy some spark plugs today and asked the salesman about BOSH plugs, as I believe...
• Re: Spark plugs: Gap ?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sun, 6 Dec 2009 10:22:23 -0500
  ...Spark plugs: Gap ? Doing my fall maintence this day and I pulled the spark plugs to check how things were burning in my inline...
• Re: spark plugs: 8 plugs in a 4-banger!
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Thu, 7 Sep 2000 14:19:21 -0700
  how is that set up? dual ignitions/coils/distributors? or just one setup with 2 leads for each cylinder at the distributor? ===== Sudhir Desai...
• Ignition wiring plug shield Removal
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:54:21 -0500
  Anyone know of any tricks to get the metal shields off the sparkplugs??? I need to change the plugs and for the life of...
• Re: Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 7 May 2009 21:03:45 -0700
  ...Spark Plugs > > Hi > > Jst a stupid question, went to buy some spark plugs today and asked the > salesman about BOSH plugs, as I believe...
• Re: spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Wed, 8 Apr 2009 10:05:10 -0700
  ...that the > > 85's need the W_D_ _ plugs that have a less shielded spark thats also a > > little further into the cylinder? the...
• Re: spark plug upgrades.....3 electrode for 1.9L and 4 electrode for 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 15:08:02 -0800
  ...4 plugs.....a > little > more money, but problably lasts longer than stock....... > > Anyone know of the Bosch number for the 3 electrode sparkplug that...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 11 Jun 2004 - Special issue (#2004-549)
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Fri, 11 Jun 2004 17:56:36 -0600
  ...The angle of the plugs entry into the combustion chamber is controlled by the angle of the spark plug hole or port. Any lop...
• Re: Rotor Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 15:03:12 -0800
  ...Mike On 1/10/05 2:35 PM, "Kim Brennan" <kimbrennan@MAC.COM> wrote: > But of course! It's for those spark plugs that...
• Bosch or NGK plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Fri, 29 Jan 1999 18:50:02 +0100
  I am thinking about changing the spark plugs on my Syncro, and I am not sure whether to buy Bosch or NGK plugs, so...
• Re: Wont start. need help
  Historical mailing list - Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
  Fri, 23 Oct 1998 07:05:24 -0400
  ...Nada Pulled plugs on 3 and 4. Great spark. Both plugs wet. Checked rotor position. Right on TDC for 1 and 3 ( Or is...
• Re: Platinum Spark Plugs for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Frank Terhaar-Yonkers
  Sun, 27 Apr 1997 11:10:25 GMT
  ...Platinum Spark Plugs for Vanagons > >Volks, >What is the recommended platinum plug for a Vanagon 87 GL. The book show >platinums not recommended and...
• Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Thom Fitzpatrick
  Sun, 30 Oct 1994 17:20:00 -0800 (PST)
  ...Has anybody used these spark plugs in the Vanagons? My '90 >Syncro Westfalia just chews through the stock Bosch Supers (w7cc0). VW This probably...
• Re: What Sparkplugs
  Historical mailing list - robot .
  Fri, 19 Jan 2001 12:30:31 -0800
  ...sparkplugs on my '85GL. Any reccomendations on > > what plugs to buy. Also, I was reading in the Haynes about electrode > > gap....do all plugs...
• Re: Spark plugs - 2.l L
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sat, 27 Sep 2014 22:12:31 -0700
  ...Spark plugs - 2.l L > > Can Bosch plugs number W7DTC be safely use in the 2.1 L wasserboxer? > > John
• Re: Broken Spark Plug Electrode/Tip
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 22:47:10 -0500
  ...Broken spark plug tips and loose plugs are both indicative of an engine pinging itself to death. The W7DTC plugs are too long. They...
• Re: 3 pronged spark plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 8 Oct 2007 09:44:41 -0700
  Based on the Bosch Spark Plug database fiche I have, the original VW parts fiche and ETKA, some (but not all) Wasserboxers of the...
• Re: Broken Spark Plug Electrode/Tip
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 21:26:28 -0500
  ...Broken Spark Plug Electrode/Tip > On 1/9/05 17:33, "Dennis Haynes" <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote: > >> Broken spark plug tips and loose plugs...
• Re: Spark Plug Options for 2.1 WBX - SUMMARY
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Fri, 29 Oct 2004 09:18:28 -0700
  ...No "0" spark plugs have a 4 digit product code according to Bosch. These plugs continue to be sold under their designator W7CC0 (formerly...
• Re: Spark Plugs---Help
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 9 Oct 2000 07:07:00 EDT
  In a message dated 10/8/00 11:55:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > Spark Plugs---Help The stripped...
• Re: Help:'90 Carat Vanagon won't start
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Sun, 19 Apr 1998 15:14:13 EDT
  Could be that your spark plugs are fouled. Check them first and let me know what you find. Ken Wilford John 3:16
• Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Kent Christensen
  Fri, 12 May 2000 21:38:36 -0600
  Some links http://cartalk.cars.com/Columns/CC/CC6932TXT.html http://www.miata.net/miata/products/pmisc/boschplugs.html http://brickboard.com/ARCHIVES/1998SEP...
• Re: spark plug orientation affects performance?
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Wed, 3 Apr 1996 10:36:29 -0800 (PST)
  Sami Dakhlia writes: > > I read somewhere that it may be advantageous to install spark plugs so > that their open end faces the intake valve...
• Re: Fixed: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 2 Dec 2014 16:02:38 -0800
  ...The fellow at the shop felt the plugs were quite old, 40-50K miles. According to my records, GoWesty installed NGK spark plugs in...
• Re: Touchy Topics
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:08:01 -0800
  ...Does anyone have any suggestions on what tires, oil, > filters, tranny fluid, air cleaner, coolant or spark plugs I should be > using? Or should...
• NGK part number for 3-electrode spark plug
  Historical mailing list - Justin B. Jensen
  Thu, 18 Jun 1998 20:06:58 -0600
  ...3-pronged spark plugs >Anyone have a part number for the NGK equivalent to the Bosch W7DTC?
• Re: oh shucks, here we go again
  Historical mailing list - No Name Available
  Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:55:18 EST
  ...And, coincidentally, I have some old spark plugs for sale !!!! ( p-mail me for prices :) (kidding) cheers, John C. SLC, UT 85 Westy, 90...
• Re: Touchy Topics
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:45:27 -0600
  ...Spark Plugs - Bosch only Let's see how far this goes........ Thanks, Tom Hargrave www.stir-plate.com www.towercooler.com www.kegkits.com...