Sorry man , I cut back on the shouting. 

Guess I feel bad for the cars getting not-fully-proper work on them. 
And I hope that doesn't seem like shouting.
Sdf 

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Jake de Villiers
Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 4:26 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Help--- stuck in Redding Followup and conclusion

No Scott, as bought as used cars.  Please stop shouting.   :)

On 7/31/07, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
>  You're telling me that 'as delivered from the factory' two cars had spark
> plugs that blew out ?
>
> The '90 Golf, was that Mexican production ?
>
>
>
> You'd think of course that when the put the engine together at the
> factory, they'd have a pretty sophisticated way of making sure the spark
> plugs are torqued in properly.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* Jake de Villiers [mailto:crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, July 31, 2007 3:57 PM
> *To:* Scott Daniel - Shazam
> *Cc:* vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com
> *Subject:* Re: Help--- stuck in Redding Followup and conclusion
>
>
>
> That might have been the case with the air-cooled motors, but the other
> two were 'as delivered'.
>
> On the flip side, I've never had to Heli-coil a stripped spark plug
> hole.   :-)
>
> On 7/31/07, *Scott Daniel - Shazam* < scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
> Well guys,
> I don't know the precise circumstance of each car and cylinder that had a
> spark plug blow out,
> But.....I've seen about a hundred times where people that don't work on
> cars
> professionally and full time ..........i.e. backyard mechanics.......that
> they didn't screw the plugs in tight enough.
>
> I've seen this a *lot.* and imagine , or suspect anyway, that 'not tight
> enough' was a factor in most of these cases, if not all of them.
> Scott
> www.turbovans.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Jake de Villiers
> Sent: Tuesday, July 31, 2007 11:28 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Help--- stuck in Redding Followup and conclusion
>
> Man that's real Volkswagen behaviour!  Our '56 Kombi used to spit out the
> #3
> spark plug at fairly regular intervals, my wife's '90 Golf popped one, and
> my son's '83 Jetta spat one out on him one night late.
>
> There must be something to this Subaru thing.  :)
>
> On 7/31/07, Matthew < mpteleski@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Folks, thanks for the help. Esp thanks to the curiator
> > of Road Cow, Britt, for his local expertise to the
> > Redding CA area. Thank, man. i o u a beer and an elk
> > steak (if i get one this year...)
> >
> > Anyways... conclusion- blew a spark plug out. It was
> > not stripped though. 116$ for new wires (had to get
> > all 4), new plugs (replaced all while at it!) and a
> > bit of labor.
> >
> > 800 miles to go.
> > thanks
> > matthew
> > (not stuck, but my sister was)/;
> >
> > "may the four winds blow you safely home"
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
>
>
>
>
> --
> Jake
> 1984 Vanagon GL
> 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
www.crescentbeachguitar.com