Thanks Scott.

The Golf was indifferently maintained at Van Wonder in North Vancouver; the
old Jetta, who knows.

With the older VWs I was probably not getting enough pressure on the wrench
way back in there.  Not a serious problem really, except for the heart
attack when it pops out with the big noise to follow!

On 7/31/07, Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
> 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
> >
>
>
>
> --
> 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