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4sale, have to
Historical mailing list - Shaggy
Thu, 10 Jul 2003 17:21:16 -0700
...the Westy, so, 1982 Diesel Vanagonb camper, full tune-up including glow plugs a year ago, runs like a top, 130,000 miles, head...
Re: Using the "extra" LEDs in the instrument cluster
Historical mailing list - John Anderson
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 15:57:46 -0800
I did use a diesel glow plug LED for other purposes on Steve Dolan's old '80 Westy when he installed a bit T4...
more reverse lights woes
Historical mailing list
Wed, 21 Mar 1990 09:39:28 -0500
...lights = YEAH! BUT .....when i start up i cant get the glow plugs to light, nor the engine to run unless i have the...
Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler - Shame on me
Historical mailing list - Eric Unrau
Fri, 13 Dec 2002 11:33:47 -0800
...today and she's running smooth and the cat isn't glowing. (Ken's wire swapping suggestion confirmed the need for new wires - thanks...
Re: Mechanics Puzzle
Historical mailing list - neil
Fri, 9 Mar 2007 13:04:24 -0800
...as if the glow plugs are "on" draining battery...... On 3/9/07, jon <jon@kenneke.com> wrote: > Here's a good one: > > 1983...
82' diesel westy 4sale must go asap
Historical mailing list - Shaggy
Fri, 11 Jul 2003 16:33:15 -0700
...the Westy, so, 1982 Diesel Vanagonb camper, full tune-up including glow plugs a year ago, runs like a top, 130,000 miles, head...
Re: Starting Problems....looking like alternator
Historical mailing list - Al and Sue Brase
Mon, 13 Dec 2004 01:59:49 -0600
...Al Brase jimt wrote: >I have seen some diesel that wouldn�t start cold if the glow plug circuit >couldn�t get enough current...
8000W diesel space heater $180
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Mon, 12 Nov 2018 10:24:38 -0500
...It doesn't say the power consumption and that could be considerable with the glow plug. I made inquiry on that. It will be...
Re: [T2] [BP] What is this-Is it a compressor??
Historical mailing list - Ian X
Fri, 28 Feb 2003 11:26:13 -0800
...system? > > 3) All of that electrical system, and no spark or > glow plugs. > > 4) Where is the fuel system? > > 5) If there is combustion...
Re: Low Compression after Spark Plug Incident
Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
Tue, 1 Feb 2005 23:28:03 -0500
...also, it might be possible to spot arcing between plug wires/boots and the engine, or maybe a blue glow around wires. in the...
Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:49:11 -0400
...glowing red part that can induce ping. BTW back in the old days if you went to the dealer to get spark plugs you...
Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
Historical mailing list - Michael Diehr
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:32:39 -0700
...http://xochi.com/vanagon/dometic/lookingDown.JPG Closeup, showing the piezo electrode glowing red: http://xochi.com/vanagon/dometic/closeup.JPG The flame doesn...
Re: Starting problem with the 1.6D
Historical mailing list - Bryan Belman
Tue, 12 Dec 2000 13:20:07 -0500
...1 cold start problem is crapped up injectors (assuming >your glow plugs are working). Having the correct oil viscosity helps it >to >crank faster...
Re: Friday Question: What's Your "Dream Dash???"
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Fri, 4 Apr 2003 12:43:31 -0500
...Oil pressure - Water temperature - LED indicators for the radiator fan and glow plugs (if applicable) If you want to go for overkill, you could...
weird hazard light electrical gremlin
Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
Fri, 28 Jan 2005 13:40:17 -0800
...The light bulb on the hazard light switch (and defrost baby bulb) glows when the car is running, and goes from very dim to...
A little more help on the non-working dash LED, please
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 25 Aug 2006 20:11:18 -0500
...My glow plug LED (it's a diesel) works normally as it should. However, it will come on very infrequently while I am driving...
Re: Grey oily spots on rear hatch
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:43:00 -0600
Thanks Scott,its not leaking fuel maybe some oil? Have to investigate further on that, glow plug question though since the po screwed up...
Re: diesel conversion
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sat, 8 Feb 2003 23:50:18 EST
...No electronics -- just glow plugs. To fit a diesel inline engine to a formerly waterboxer equipped van, you need to use an adapter or...
Re: Power loss when engine wet and cold
Historical mailing list - Tom Forhan
Fri, 12 Oct 2007 07:43:21 -0700
...spark > > plug wires and ground (might see sparks outright, > or glow around wires, at > > night), or, even if not root cause, fouled plugs. > > > > O2...
Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 7 Mar 2009 19:12:41 -0800
...the glow plugs are in series, the four of them in the engine, and a 5th 'glow thing' in the dash, right in front...
Re: VERY hot exhaust issues
Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
Wed, 8 Sep 2004 23:59:05 -0400
...rotor was always pointed to the correct plug so the engine ran. The entire exhaust glowed like a jet engine afterburner. Inside your distributor...
Re: Replacing FI with Carbs on WBX 2.1L
Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
Sat, 7 Mar 2009 20:29:09 -0500
...Well the glow plugs are electric, I guess, if you want to get picky. But once it's running all it needs is fuel...
Re: Smoke coming from under the van
Historical mailing list - JordanVw
Wed, 11 Mar 1998 22:05:00 EST
...they are a small furnace operated by a spark plug (gas) or glow plug (diesel) and have a combustion chamber, their own fuel pump...
Re: 82 Diesel coolant temp sender location
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Thu, 23 Jul 2009 15:15:33 -0700
there are two temp senders, of course, one for gauge, one for glow plug circuit. normally .......the temp sender that's in the water...
Re: Auxiliary Gas Heater Power
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Holser
Fri, 6 Nov 1998 11:41:35 -0800
...One of the main current draws on these is the glow-plug. I have been told that it is not really needed on gasoline...
Re: Diesel: Temp gauge gone crazy
Historical mailing list - Arthur Sauerhaft
Sat, 26 Jan 2002 20:50:13 -0500
...concerned with.( The other sender has something to do with your glow plugs I think) let me know how it works out, Arthur '82...
Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 19:28:54 -0400
...glowing red part that can induce ping. BTW back in the old days if you went to the dealer to get spark plugs you...
Re: 1.6 TD Motor...Timing help....
Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
Fri, 20 Aug 1999 10:57:59 -0400
...Maybe you will need to remove one of the glow-plugs and a dial indicator to determine TDC, and then scribe some reference marks...
Re: New Car Dealers And Parts Prices
Historical mailing list - Ryan Shawley
Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:12:18 -0500
...Standard industry practice? Don't know, but > not long after that I went to a Chevy dealer to buy a glow plug controller > for...
Re: replacing fuel tank
Historical mailing list - Dean S
Wed, 17 Jul 2013 11:18:47 -0400
...My westy's boob broke off a glow plug then book > off an ez out in the glow plug, what fun!! > > Velma 82 na...
Re: Sticky diesel starter motor
Historical mailing list - Mary Beth and Chris Geiser
Tue, 16 Oct 2001 11:35:01 -0500
...won't turn > on the first twist of the key, following glow plug warm up. After > subsequent > rattling of the gear shift and dumping...
Re: Diesel Instrument Cluster Blue Ribbon: Glow Plug Light Wiring Confirm Please?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Mon, 21 Aug 2017 15:19:19 -0700
Thanks Mark. Images showing back of cluster: https://goo.gl/photos/7YDhHxxHjjL5cfUbA https://goo.gl/photos/sUUFdh4z1ZJxUYw38 Images showing more ID numbers on cluster...
Re: '81.5 Diesel 1.6, Won't start
Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:11:42 -0400
When was the last time you changed the Fuel Filter...? Also, is turning over but not catching...? It could be a worn glow plug...
Question for the Electrically Inclined
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Sun, 19 Mar 2000 19:21:09 -0800
...I am trying to piece together a system to improve the trouble-prone glow plug circuitry on my diesel Vanagons. I need to build...
Gas heater fix (long)
Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
Mon, 6 Mar 2000 08:14:39 -0600
...Next we pulled the spark plug wire from the spark/glow plug and checked for spark by starting the heater. No spark! Testing the...
Re: Diesel Caveat: Case in point!
Historical mailing list - Don Hundt
Sun, 4 Nov 2001 18:15:37 -0800
...works about as well and won't destroy the glow plugs. Don ----- Original Message ----- From: Gnarlodious <Gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
Re: Little problem with trickle charger
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:05:54 -0600
...interior 110 receptacle, the LED light >> on the charger glowed when the setup was plugged into the cig lighter >> socket. That means that the...
Re: Buying an '82 Vanagon Westfalia
Historical mailing list - Harmon Seaver
Sat, 17 Aug 2002 13:54:17 -0500
I had a '78 diesel Rabbit which badly needed new glow plugs, wouldn't start at all when cold, but we just parked on...
Re: the case of the curious blinking LED
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:38:09 -0700
...you turn the key on to energize the glow plugs, and naturally, turning the key on makes the temp gauge LED flash a few...
Re: 1.6L NA d- finding TDC & injection pump q
Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
Sun, 28 Jan 2001 20:59:59 EST
...the head got so hot that the insulation on the glow plugs was starting to drip and sag..the block is good (and ready...
Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:41:05 -0700
...Also those WD7t plugs > have a very large exposed center electrode that can glow a nice cherry red. > OK for engines designed for it...
diesel vanagon and golf FS NY Cheap
Historical mailing list - Keith Olsen
Wed, 26 Jul 2000 17:37:27 EDT
...Approx 195k rebuilt head last year (head belt glow plugs etc.) but still has some top end tap. also using oil burns and drips...
Re: Won't start cold
Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
Sat, 18 Apr 2009 08:02:02 -0400
...I see '82 in your sig and you don't > mention glow plugs... > > On 4/17/09, Greg Marshall <mr.marshall@sympatico.ca> wrote...
Finding women like this (was Big Valves for me?)
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Earl
Fri, 25 Apr 2003 09:06:14 -0700
...our van halfway across the American Southwest last summer when the glow-plugs died on vacation. Oh, let me never awaken from this dream...
Re: One last question and I'm on the road!
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 14 Jan 2004 10:07:23 -0500
...heater hose nipple.) There's also a temperature sender for the glow plug system in the radiator hose nipple that comes off the right...
Re: Small Vanagon parts for sale
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Tue, 30 Jan 2018 11:56:15 -0800
...for diesel, with glow plug light > (1) > Analog clock faceplate (1) > Analog clock works (1) > Passenger door window switch with plugs (1) > Set of...
Re: diesel powered heaters-is there such a thing (dieselspacher)?
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Tue, 23 Jun 1998 07:32:02 -0400
...Espar made some, to my knowledge (available in diesel vanagons, in > fact...just usses a glow plug instead of the spark plug...and maybe...
persistent wipers/ ingition switch gremlins
Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
Sun, 17 Sep 2000 08:59:49 -0400
...I do not think it is the switch itself, since I unplugged the one on the column and plugged in a spare .. same symptoms...
Re: H2 replace glow plug on diesel Eberspacher
Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Sat, 13 Jan 2001 09:42:11 -0700
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Re: Wiring observations
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Tue, 17 Sep 2002 21:33:54 -0400
...It comes out of the wiring harness near the glow plug relay and stops about three inches later, broken off. The color code *looks...
Re: Grey oily spots on rear hatch
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:01:55 -0800
...Grey oily spots on rear hatch Thanks Scott,its not leaking fuel maybe some oil? Have to investigate further on that, glow plug question...
Re: Is it the ignition switch, or something else?
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:31:10 -0600
...really hot!! My question is the starter relay integrated with the glow plug relay? Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy On Jan 28, 2012...
Re: Diesel question, reply
Historical mailing list - Berry
Sat, 27 Jun 1998 07:15:08 -0500
...What I meant to say was while it was in the shop to have the cable installed the mechanic would check the glow plugs...
Re: Diesel engine
Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
Wed, 23 May 2001 12:50:58 EDT
...It was energised when the glow plugs came on, to refill the injector pump and then turn off. Good luck, Steve Cotsford '84 Westy
Re: replacing fuel tank
Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
Wed, 17 Jul 2013 09:20:01 -0600
...My westy's boob broke off a glow plug then book >> off an ez out in the glow plug, what fun!! >> >> Velma 82 na...
Gasoline Heater FS
Historical mailing list - Cory Zumbrennen
Thu, 30 Jan 1997 02:01:51 -0700 (MST)
...Wiring for fuel pump, wiring for blower fan, wiring for glow plug. It's got some rust on the exaust pipe. It certainly ain...
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Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
Mon, 31 May 1999 19:03:46 -0400
...Rebuilt shortblock, new head, new injectors and glow plugs, new belts and hoses, new exhaust system(german), rebuilt injection pump, new water pump and...
Re: New-Spark-Plugcebo Effect
Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:53:13 -0700
...glowing red part that can induce ping. BTW back in the old > days if you went to the dealer to get spark plugs you...
odd steering column cover plate
Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
Sun, 2 May 2004 16:57:36 EDT
...Any ideas what this cover plate accomodated? Was it a glow plug indicator light for a diesel? The picture is still up at the...
Aircooled? - building my own interior heating system!
Historical mailing list - Mike Rouby
Sat, 25 Nov 2006 09:54:25 -0800
...controlled glow plug in a metal Tee) * inline electric carb fuel pump (or 12v water pump - eg early Westy) * water container (small windshield resevoir...