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• Re: spark plug threads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 14:18:08 -0700
  ...spark plug threads > Hi All, > > So, I started to tune up my vanagon but replacing the spark plugs. I > took the second plug out...
• Re: Spark Plug Tester
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 2 Mar 2010 13:12:19 -0800
  ...just remove a spark plug, plug it into its spark plug wire, ground the base of the plug on the engine with a large...
• Re: Aluminum in the threads
  Historical mailing list - Robert Donalds
  Mon, 27 May 2002 09:26:33 -0400
  Fellow vanagon types pulling spark plugs from a hot aluminum head can cause the treads to come out with the plugs. for this reason...
• Tranny filler plug- improved replacement
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 21 Apr 2005 19:47:47 -0700
  The stock filler plug on all Vanagon manual trannys is a sometimes PITA 17mm allen head. I have found a replacement filler plug that...
• Re: vanagon single electrode plugs
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 07:28:26 -0500
  Karl wrote: >> That's one of the reasons I swear by the >>tri-tip plugs, which, incidentally are the plugs VW specifies for my...
• Re: Seeking Mark "Dr. Wires" Drillock
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:48:54 -0700
  ...Mark Chris S wrote: > Could you please identify the following for me? I think these are the > final two plugs. > > Plug 6 - Yellow (high...
• Bosch has Platinum 4 electrode plugs for the 2.1L
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 30 Dec 1998 10:27:06 PST
  To those wanting a platinum plug upgrade... Bosch now has four electrode Platinum plugs Plug Number 4477 Cost me $4.81 per plug. Robert...
• spark plug threads
  Historical mailing list - Harry Hoffman
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 16:52:44 -0400
  Hi All, So, I started to tune up my vanagon but replacing the spark plugs. I took the second plug out and out with...
• Re: A fifth spark plug?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 20:33:02 -0500
  chrisadubs wrote: > When changing the oil on my 86 Westy, I thought the drain plug seemed > odd. It turns out that one of the...
• Fry-day Fun -- it's even somewhat on topic!!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 17:07:41 -0600
  As things would have it I had occasion to install some spark plugs in my 91 Crown Victoria today after detecting a bad miss...
• Re: Help with GW links
  Historical mailing list - Steve Williams
  Mon, 26 Apr 2021 06:56:42 -0700
  On 4/25/2021 8:43 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote: > Check put this drain plug option. > > https://www.amazon.com/SMART-R6-Drain-Plug...
• Re: Glows plugs
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 14:42:36 -0800
  The VW glow plugs are in parallel. I've been known to use an IR thermometer to check is a glow plug is working...
• Re: Mileage with platimun plugs
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 5 Dec 2005 11:22:12 -0800
  A few years ago I switched to platinum plugs and the van's idle jumped 500 rpms. New plug wires and another + 500 rpms...
• Re: Stripped drain plug solution?
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 08:24:08 -0700
  ...Has anyone used one of these spark plug kits, and made a new drain plug from an old spark plug? Thanks, Mike '84 GL
• I know it's not Friday, but..........
  Historical mailing list - Eckie Prater
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 19:12:07 -0500
  ...How many list subscribers does it take to change a spark plug? > A: 1,445: > --1 to change the spark plug and to post...
• Re: Dead Sparking Plug!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:50:34 -0800
  sounds like a faulty newish plug . even if its Bosch. what I like to do is watch it spark out of the engine .. ground...
• Re- Diesel Westy Glow Plug
  Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
  6 Nov 1996 11:31:22 -0800
  The glow plug relay unit contains a small circuit board in addition to the actual relay. My best GUESS at this time is that...
• Re: Stripped drain plug solution?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Francis
  Fri, 6 Nov 1998 08:50:37 -0800
  Craig Charles wrote: > > Hello, > > I too am part of the stripped drain plug fraternity. I had a helicoil > installed. Probably went in crooked, didn...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 20:11:21 -0500
  ...If the threads strip with the original plug, perhaps a longer plug would help. So, it seems like the "too short" original plug might...
• Re: Glows plugs
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 15:25:36 -0500
  Tabe Johnson <greentabe-vanagon@YAHOO.COM> writes: > A glow plug is just an electrical resistor. Imagine a very heavy > duty light bulb without the...
• Re: Oil drain plug (Westy 85)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 19 Apr 1996 19:05:12 -0400
  ...Is there a better solution, or maybe a real drain plug with the size >of a spark plug ? You should be able to get...
• Re: Tune up time - which plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 12:46:16 -0700
  My mechanic swears by NKK or Nippodenso plugs and swears at Bosch. I use the tri electrode Bosch plugs. Tried Bosch Platinums once in...
• Re: Dead Sparking Plug!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 15 Jan 2013 09:32:08 -0600
  that was a box of 6 plugs. I just automatically think of 4 plugs nowadays, and typed before thinking. mcneely ---- Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Mike Riley
  Wed, 10 Jul 2013 09:53:27 -0400
  I bought one of my vans from an aircraft mechanic and he solved the oil plug problem for good as he drilled and tapped...
• Re: [Syncro] Re: Syncro Front Tranny Maintenance
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 8 Dec 2009 12:29:45 -0700
  ...I have found a replacement filler plug that uses a hex 17mm wrench, like any ordinary bolt. This filler plug lets you access the...
• Re: spark plug threads
  Historical mailing list - Matt Thyer
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 14:00:42 -0700
  Ouch, sounds like someone blew a plug out at some point in that van's past and used a plug shim to get the...
• Re: 85 vanagon spark plugs : another question -Remove Carefully
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Tue, 28 Sep 2004 03:49:17 EDT
  ...The only two spark plug failures I ever had were with platinum plugs. Call me superstitious, but I went back to spark plugs originally...
• Re: 85 Brake Adjusting Plug
  Historical mailing list - Pascal Giasson
  Sat, 20 Feb 2010 17:47:33 -0500
  That plug is a dust/dirt/salt plug. It just keeps all that stuff from contaminating the rear brake hardware. Replacement plugs are not...
• 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: Triple Electrode Spark Plug Available For 1.9L Motor
  Historical mailing list - developtrust
  Wed, 27 Feb 2002 14:58:18 -0800
  Wouldn't the same logic apply to quad plugs versus 3 prong plugs? William Subject: Re: Re: Triple Electrode Spark Plug Available For 1...
• Re: Tune up time - which plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Markov, Greg
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 12:30:21 -0700
  ...Tune up time - which plugs? As far as plugs go, I installed a set of the Platinum Plus 4 plugs in my Carat and...
• Re: removing oil drain plug
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 27 Jan 2008 19:39:39 -0500
  The stock oil drain plug takes a 13mm socket. No special thin wall required for the stock plug. Mike Allan Streib wrote: > Arriving home...
• Re: spark plug threads
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Tue, 2 Nov 2010 14:36:34 -0700
  ...spark plug threads | |Ouch, sounds like someone blew a plug out at some point in that van's past |and used a plug shim...
• Re: O2 Sensor in Catalytic Converter - Correct model for each FI system ?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 14:15:59 -0400
  Sam Walters wrote: <snip > Since two people had the plug blow out, what is the plug you were sent made of and how is...
• A fifth spark plug?
  Historical mailing list - chrisadubs
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 18:13:22 -0700
  When changing the oil on my 86 Westy, I thought the drain plug seemed odd. It turns out that one of the PO's...
• Re: simple stuff
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Mon, 29 Jan 2007 20:40:01 -0500
  Remove the fill plug first.People have drained the old oil, and not been able to open up the fill plug. I always wondered...
• Re: Dead Sparking Plug!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 15 Jan 2013 08:32:56 -0600
  I bought a box of 4 Champion plugs for a Ford Falcon many years ago. The sealed box contained 2 good plugs and 2...
• Re: plug heat ranges?
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 07:48:12 -0500
  Damon wrote: >>I've seen a few mentions of plug heat ranges. What >>does this effect? What are the consequences of >>running "too hot...
• Re: Dead Sparking Plug!
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Tue, 15 Jan 2013 17:03:41 -0500
  ...Dead Sparking Plug! > > > > > > > > I have never in all my years of maintaining engines had a spark plug > > > > that just plain quit. But it just...
• Re: Broken Spark Plug Electrode/Tip
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 9 Jan 2005 20:33:22 -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: Stripped drain plug solution?
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 12:18:03 -0500
  ...And, the kits are about $25. > > Has anyone used one of these spark plug kits, and made a new drain plug > from an old...
• Spark plug wire order
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Thu, 16 May 2013 16:52:39 -0200
  ...Bought new spark plugs at a local supplier, it turned out they did not fit snugly in the boots of the spark plug wires...
• Re: Now freeze plugs, Was Oops - I let the engine freeze
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 4 Feb 2011 18:53:00 -0500
  I thought the term freeze plugs came from the chilling if a tightly fitting plug prior to fitting due to right clearances. Maybe? Chris...
• Re: How often should one replace sparking plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 13 May 2009 14:35:33 -0700
  I only replace spark plugs when there the electrodes are getting warn, like rounded or thin, the gap is getting too big........or if...
• Re: Tune up time - which plugs?
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 1 Aug 2000 15:22:38 EDT
  As far as plugs go, I installed a set of the Platinum Plus 4 plugs in my Carat and I noticed really no difference...
• Re: Stats and glow plugs.
  Historical mailing list - john keith hopp
  Thu, 2 Feb 1995 10:09:17 -0700 (MST)
  >From P.J.Kenny &&Well, I haven't a *clue* what a glow plug looks like - or where &&the lil' critters reside in the...
• Mysterious plug in '85
  Historical mailing list - John Haddad
  Wed, 26 Jul 2000 20:32:58 -0400
  ...It is a male plug with 3 prongs in a triangle configuration; the housing itself looks like it would accomodate a round female plug...
• Plat. Plugs
  Historical mailing list - J. Eric Pitman
  Wed, 26 May 1999 06:41:52 -0400
  I don't know about the 4 prong plat plugs, but I have found that both of the vavagons I have owened run to...
• Glows plugs
  Historical mailing list - Tabe Johnson
  Thu, 6 Dec 2007 14:13:13 -0500
  A glow plug is just an electrical resistor. Imagine a very heavy duty light bulb without the glass globe. When you pass electricity through...
• Re: Plugs...The best plugs around
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Wed, 27 May 1998 01:48:08 EDT
  In a message dated 98-05-26 11:55:40 EDT, raven@halcyon.com writes: << I've used W7DTC (not suppressed) plugs on my...
• Re: Plugs...The best plugs around
  Historical mailing list - Modl6971
  Tue, 26 May 1998 02:02:56 EDT
  ...Do your spark plugs show any signs of damage, such as a piston coming in contact with the spark plug? Let me know. Michael...
• Re: removing recalcitrant gearbox drain plug.
  Historical mailing list - Larry Hamm
  Fri, 22 Dec 2000 09:48:30 -0700
  Geoff Law wrote: > > Hi Folks, > Tried to change my gear box oil the other day, but when I inserted my trusty > plug removing tool...
• Re: Bosch or NGK plugs?
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 18:22:35 -0600
  > > Hi Perl, I've looked at everyone's reply and I have to say that > the plug that > you really want to use is...
• Re: Engine Sealant and Oil Galley Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Thu, 19 Mar 1998 16:11:59 -0500
  ...I am not going to drill and tap for brass plugs. I am going to clean the areas around the plugs as best I...
• Re: Bosch Platinum Spark Plugs
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Fri, 12 May 2000 12:43:49 EDT
  I am running the quad tip Bosch plugs in my modified 2.1L engine. The engine fires instantly. I give the starter a quick...
• Spark plugs caps
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Thu, 10 Jun 2021 08:22:07 -0700
  hi all, Recently I did a tune up on my 1988 Carat 2.1 WBX I noticed that the spark plugs caps have a...
• Re: radio whine, need help
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 3 Apr 2011 12:27:38 -0700
  Just changed plugs, no change. I'll swap in a spare set of wires and see... My old Bosch plugs were needing replacement, but...
• Re: Fry-day Fun -- it's even somewhat on topic!!
  Historical mailing list - Dan Snow
  Fri, 11 Jan 2002 15:25:29 -0800
  I could be wrong but I think I remember that the OEM plugs for some fords were different for the different banks, but then...
• Re: Oil plug
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 11 Jul 2013 18:41:17 -0700
  ...If the threads strip with the original plug, perhaps a longer plug would help. So, it seems like the "too short" original plug might...
• Re: Broken Spark Plug Electrode/Tip
  Historical mailing list - James V
  Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:57:14 -0800
  On 1/9/05 17:33, "Dennis Haynes" <dhaynes@optonline.net> wrote: > Broken spark plug tips and loose plugs are both indicative of an...