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Subject:Spark plugs
From:Frank Condelli
Date:Fri, 7 Sep 2012 06:30:16 -0400

Awhile back Denis recommended these plugs: Bosch 4477.  Upon this recommendation I ordered some from my Bosch supplier.  They arrived yesterday and I now see these are the Bosch Platinum with four tips.  Now, here's my question, anyone have any real life experience with these plugs in the 1.9 and 2.1 waterboxer engines ?  I seem to recall having bad experience with them here.  Seems to me the ignition system on the waterboxer engined Vanagon's is not powerful enough to fire these plugs correctly.  Am I just dreaming or what ?

Cheers,    

Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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