Hi,

Thanks for all the guidance.  I will spread the plug wires out a bit.
As I can see from the URL below, and someone else mentioned, it doesn't
take much!

Have a great day.

Cheers,
Steve

pdooley wrote:
> Those zip ties look a little tight.  May work fine but I don't like it.
> You can get wire separators- one example is here: http://tinyurl.com/33habhr
>
> The grey cover on your fuel lines is for abrasion resistance.  For this you
> can simple use heat shrink tubing on your new lines.  Ebay sellers have it
> in bulk for cheap.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Steve Williams
> Sent: Friday, May 28, 2010 1:44 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: 2.1l Spark plug wire routing
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a 91 Westfalia, standard, 2.1l.  I have just started to do the
> work on it myself after having work done by a mechanic for the last
> couple of years.  My work has slowed down to a point where I can do
> things myself and take the "right".
>
> I have started with things that I'm familiar with from days of old,
> though this is my first fuel injected vehicle I've worked on.  So, I
> started with rotor, distributor cap, plug wires and spark plugs.  I
> wanted to know the "vintage" of that system and in the grand scheme of
> things it's not that expensive.
>
> I routed the new spark plug wires where the previous ones went.  After
> it was all tie wrapped, I noticed the plug set came with directions, so
> out of curioisity, I actually read them!  lol  It says to keep the spark
> plug wires separated as far as possible, and if they do need to cross,
> it should be at 90 degrees.  Well, the spark plug route that I followed
> for the passenger side cyclinders doesn't conform to that policy!  I've
> driven this van with wires like that for 3 years now...  how important
> is this "guideline".  It makes sense from an inductive interference
> point of view...
>
> Where would the plug wires normally be routed?
>
> I've got a photo of the setup here:
>
> http://www.williamsitconsulting.com/westy/DSCN2355.JPG
>
> And yes, the fuel lines are next... but I'm curious if these are "stock"
> VW fuel lines with the grey protection on them?
>
> Thanks,
> Steve Williams
>