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• Re: Plugs...Platinums are junk!!!
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Thu, 14 May 1998 02:18:59 EDT
  In a message dated 98-05-13 17:22:38 EDT, off_white@OLYWA.NET writes: << My Volvo mechanic swears that the platinum plugs...
• Re: Some (Simple!) Diesel Question to do with Glow Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Ken Hunter
  Fri, 7 Apr 2000 10:31:58 EDT
  I would check and clean your connections at the glow plug relay as regards the glow light but plan on replacing the relay. It...
• spark plugs, etc
  Historical mailing list - ren ren
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 11:25:54 -0700
  I have an 84...there are 3 prong Bosch plugs and 1 prong Bosch plugs. Which one is best to get? Is it ok...
• Spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Jaime Forero
  Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:38:43 -0600
  Has anyone used Bosch W8CCO plugs. My engine is getting older, just removed the head and it has some significant carbon buildup. I was...
• 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: Oil drain plug problems-Help!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 4 May 2015 06:51:19 -0400
  ...Put back an OEM drain plug and you’re back to the way it should be and it works perfectly. The OEM drain plugs...
• Re: Jerk made oil plug 5/8 thread - I guess I�m scr ewed!
  Historical mailing list - Mike & Mary Collum
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 20:29:48 -0400
  ...Well, the answer came when the oil > plug came out to be an ordinary pipe end plug, with no rim or sealing ring or...
• Re: Oil Drain Plug, 1.9 vs. 2.1 ?? Plug removal Success !!!
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Wed, 7 May 2003 10:32:44 -0500
  My plug is stuck too but I drain my oil through that ~3inch hole next to the drain that has a screen filter behind...
• Re: Oil Drain Plug, 1.9 vs. 2.1 ?? Plug removal Success !!!
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 7 May 2003 11:12:27 EDT
  ...The time spent to run over to the dealership was minor compared to the man-hours expended dealing with the stuck plug. I also...
• Re: Help this is an emergency.
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 09:56:20 EDT
  If I was in that situation, I would drill and tap the welded-in plug with a size that is a little smaller. The...
• Re: Cut you sparkplugs
  Historical mailing list - Steven Denis
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 08:09:00 EST
  ...I've spent years indexing plugs and the WBX really LIKES the triple (self indexing?) electrode plugs. There IS some relevance to the position...
• Propane tank and fridge drain plug question
  Historical mailing list - Marc
  Fri, 18 Apr 2003 17:13:38 -0400
  Fridge Drain Plug Problem: I just lit my fridge on propane for the very first time. It took a while and so I was...
• glow plug sender relay
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Hutton
  Mon, 26 Jun 1995 11:18:06 -0600 (MDT)
  Hello vanagon gang, Have any of you diesel people out there changed your glow plug sender relay? I believe mine is faulty since my...
• Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Fri, 12 May 2000 15:18:25 -0700
  At 12:43 PM 05/12/2000 EDT, you wrote: >The quad tip plugs do not run as hot as the triple plugs. This...
• How to remove transmission plugs?...problem solved
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Tue, 14 May 2002 08:02:33 -0700
  ...With the transmission out of the vehicle, I removed the plugs by application, three times, of 10-seconds of propane torch flame to aluminum...
• Re: stripped oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Jan 2006 19:36:49 EST
  In a message dated 1/28/06 3:33:23 PM Eastern Standard Time, hradek@YAHOO.COM writes: > plug > > Stripping the oil plug seems...
• Replacing wiring into glow plug relay?
  Historical mailing list - Tobin Copley
  Fri, 28 Apr 2000 14:17:24 -0700
  A simple question which probable applies to wiring in to *any* relay, but my problem right now is with the glow plug relay: The...
• 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: FYI.. oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Wed, 30 Aug 2017 22:30:18 -0700
  Hello, I cut a fresh cardboard gasket from an oil filter box every time I replace the drain plug. I've never had a...
• Accessing the #1 spark plug
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 20 Aug 2012 17:52:55 -0700
  So I'm going to swap out the plugs on my 1.9 and it looks like the air filter assembly has to be...
• Re: Wrench Size Inquiry
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Tamara Nelson
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 22:30:40 -0700
  ...It's a good idea to remove the filler plug before the drain plug in case you run into trouble... JN Chad wrote: > > What...
• Removal of "water" drain plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 8 Jun 2001 07:09:02 -0500
  ...In the bottom of the air intake shafts, in the pan that forms the bottom, exists a rubber plugs that seals a water drain...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Stacy Schneider
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 12:01:32 -0700
  ...There is a guy who sells extended length plugs . Every water boxer engine should have one of these in it. . The original plug is...
• Re: How often should one replace sparking plugs?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 12 May 2009 17:57:35 -0700
  ...spark plugs." It also includes cap/rotor/points and plug wires. Air/PCV/air injection system filters are also included as "replace". Neil. On...
• Re: Lifespan of Platinum plugs in 2.1L?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jun 2003 11:15:49 -0400
  ...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: Oil plug leak/threads stripped
  Historical mailing list - Jim & Melody
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 12:43:48 -0600
  ...Used a FLAPS expansion rubber plug for 6 months prior to that. You may have to modify the rubber plugs a little to fit...
• Re: Stripped oil filler plug
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sat, 17 Mar 2001 12:10:02 -0500
  ...Stripped oil filler plug > > > I would recommend using a tourqe wrench on the oil drain plug. The quick > reference on the back cover of...
• Re: how did this happen ... ?
  Historical mailing list - sg
  Wed, 10 Jan 2001 21:28:47 -0800
  ...plug1 plug2 cap connectA cap connectB cap connectC cap connectD plug3 plug4 and i have 1 -> A, 2 -> B, 3 -> C, and 4 ->D...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Frank Romano
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 14:44:33 -0400
  My 1.9 plug is completely deformed. Instead of using vise grips our other methods, I siphon the ol out of the dipstick. a...
• Re: Universal inline plug?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:07:38 -0800
  ...I do have one plug with alligator clips, but it is about shot. >> So what're those plugs called, or better a link to...
• Spark plug wire and rubber ring
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 17:15:20 -0700
  hi all, there's a large rubber ring on the spark plug wire... that's that for? Should I push it all the way...
• Re: Spark plugs - 2.l L
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sat, 27 Sep 2014 20:36:54 -0600
  ...Great plugs. Z Sent from my iPad > On Sep 27, 2014, at 15:49, John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > > Can Bosch plugs number...
• Re: Spark plug wire and rubber ring
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 17:33:47 -0700
  ...Spark plug wire and rubber ring hi all, there's a large rubber ring on the spark plug wire... that's that for? Should...
• Easy fix on power mirrors!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Feb 2000 11:57:03 EST
  ...Apparantley the plug was either not plugged in properly to start with and wiggled loose, or maybe the guy forgot to plug it in...
• oil change monkeys or am i the monkey?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 23:14:02 +0100
  ...Why does one have two plugs in the plug? because someone messed up the thread? So question, does anyone else have trouble with this...
• stripped oil pan plug
  Historical mailing list - Michael Harrnacker
  Mon, 16 Nov 1998 10:22:02 -0700
  Many folks have pmailed me about the plug I mention in an eariler post. The aftermarket oil plug I was referring to is NOT...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 11:38:41 -0600
  ...Quite often it is a flat copper > washer which does not have any crush at all. > > The drain plug is an iffy design in...
• Re: Oil drain problem
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 06:55:26 EST
  ...The last few times I have changed the oil, when I remove the oil drain = plug I get the plug left in a Helicoil...
• Re: Cut you spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 09:12:49 -0700
  I'm sure this is a worn-out topic (but since we're discussing plugs,) I ran Bosch plus-4 plugs in my last...
• Re: Cut you spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 09:50:58 -0600
  ...Splitting the plugs, indexing the plugs, using ventilated point sets checking resistance in spark plug wires, different valve settings, magnetos, capacitor discharge ignition etc...
• Re: H-4 wiring plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Thu, 24 Jun 1999 14:35:54 -0400
  ...H-4 wiring plugs? > > > >H-4's use the standard 3-prong plug that your van already has. > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID...
• 80 air cooled oil galley plugs
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 6 Sep 1999 22:08:17 -0700
  ...80 air cooled oil galley plugs >I have had these plugs crack and drip, even on my water-cooled 1.9, but >never pop...
• Re: how did this happen ... ?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Jan 2001 08:41:18 EST
  Sounds like maybe either your spark plug wires are not in the proper order on the cap or you may have inadvertantly pulled another...
• spark plugs
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 27 Aug 94 0:07:47 EDT
  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: Weekender refigerator question
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 27 Jan 2006 12:51:12 EST
  ...when i want to plug in, run a cord under my van, plug in, and then plug my space heater, fan, cooler or whatever...
• Re: Plugs...
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Wed, 13 May 1998 08:38:43 EDT
  ...Someone said they were better and I blindly followed, now spending $3.80 per plug. They look cool, like aircraft plugs. Makes me feel...
• bosch plugs
  Historical mailing list - John Lunetta
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 02:28:44 -0500
  I have been using Bosch platinum plugs since the first tune up at about 15,000 miles. I change them every 30,000 miles...
• 87: replacing plugs
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 20 May 1996 08:44:08 -0700
  The recommended service interval for plugs, dist cap, etc is 30K miles. I've never owned a vehicle where the plugs would last this...
• help!:bypassing rear heater
  Historical mailing list - Tim Root
  Sat, 15 Jan 2000 23:23:50 EST
  Has anyone successfully bypassed the rear heater by either plugging the hoses or connecting the two? I have been having a hard time plugging...
• need david's input on plugs and coils,bosch plugs
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Fri, 17 Jan 2003 08:47:55 -0800
  Eric, I have to agree about the platinum plugs. I would like David's39;s input on this if he is reading. There is...
• Re: Spark Plug Wire Resistance
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 19 Oct 2002 08:18:16 -0700
  ...The spark plug wire your buying is likely a carbon core type. I don't know how many vans are using an after market...
• Re: Universal inline plug?
  Historical mailing list - Dick Wong
  Fri, 24 Jan 2014 17:25:43 -0800
  ...I do have one plug with alligator clips, but it is about shot. > So what're those plugs called, or better a link to...
• Re: Oil drain problem
  Historical mailing list - David Hally
  Thu, 22 Feb 2007 09:36:13 -0800
  I too have a stripped drain plug. Mine was fitted with a solid type of insert, I don't know if it is a...
• Re: removing oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan Kuthy
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 22:46:54 -0800
  ...removing oil drain plug > Arriving home tonight with the motor warm, I wanted to change the > oil. The drain plug head takes a 19mm...
• Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Mon, 3 May 2010 08:02:01 -0500
  Mark, 2 spark plug seal designs exist. The square seal is the one with the crush washer you have to make sure is on...
• Re: Found a timesert in the spark plug hole
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Mon, 3 May 2010 17:23:54 EDT
  ...Only other alternative I thought of is to use one of the old spark plugs and torque it to a higher value to maybe...
• Re: pop top trim / / drain plug sizes
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 22:48:34 -0400
  ...If you need the plug, it is tapered so you need to get the original. Dennis.
• Re: Help! rounded oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Karl M.
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 20:39:51 -0400
  ...Karl Mullendore Westy Ventures 1987 Syncro Westfalia 1.9TD ----- Original Message ----- > Help! rounded oil plug > I can't get the oil plug out even...
• NEED PLUG/PIGTAIL TO DISTRIBUTOR
  Historical mailing list - John Wallace
  Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:22:41 -0700
  Dear List members, I am in dire need of the plug/pigtail that plugs into the Halls Sender at the base of the distributor...
• 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...