On 08/22/2012 07:45 PM, Dennis Haynes wrote:

"VW really went out of their way to make the water boxer ping resistant
and to be able to work under load for extended periods without damage."

I am sure they did and I sure don't want to break my one-and-only
engine. So lemme ax you sump'en:

What's a surefire way to find out if the engine pings with these
non-standard plugs? Can one pull off the engine compartment cover and go
up a steep hill in a tall gear or something? Would ping be audible under
such conditions?

I have an auto transmission.

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Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.