The link should be to van-cafe.com.

vancafe.com ain't a working domain.

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

On 12/02/2014 04:02 PM, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
> www.rockauto.com has them for $1.40 each, I just got mine a couple weeks
> ago.  Your old plugs must have been fouled, they should last longer than
> that.  You might want to get a set of rebuilt injectors from RA too, $25
> each.  Something is not quite right yet.
>
> Also, modern multi-fuel lines will last for at least 20 years, they are not
> something you need to replace every few years.  I like the fuel line kit
> from www.vancafe.com.  It's a heavier hose and uses screw clamps as opposed
> to GW's crimp clamps, which are fine, but require a special tool. Be sure to
> replace the hoses on the injectors if you do not get rebuilt ones.
>
> Stuart
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Steve Williams
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2014 3:52 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Fixed: Won't Start in St. Helena, Napa County
>
> In the end, the shop installed new Bosch 7998 spark plugs, and it starts and
> runs fine now.  So, yeah, I could have done that myself, but at least I got
> more comfortable digging around in the ignition.  And Now I have a new coil,
> ignition wires, distributor cap and rotor, too.
>
> The fellow at the shop felt the plugs were quite old, 40-50K miles.
> According to my records, GoWesty installed NGK spark plugs in May, 2011, at
> 145,277 miles.  The mileage right now is about 168,520.  So, only 23-24K
> miles.  I hadn't thought it was that long ago.
>
> One of the things I learned: I need to be more proactive about replacing
> ignition parts.  Just as I learned the hard way a few months ago that the
> fuel lines in the engine compartment don't last more than a few years!
>
> What else should I be replacing, and how often?
>
> Another interesting item: I haven't bought a lot of stuff from GoWesty
> recently, but I still get a lot of information from their web site.
> Here's what GoWesty says about spark plugs: "Bosch has discontinued
> production of their spark plug for the water-boxer engine; therefore, we are
> now stocking this NGK product, and have found it be an excellent
> replacement."
>
> The mechanic here in St. Helena says he doesn't like NGK, and he didn't have
> any trouble getting Bosch 7998 plugs.  Is GoWesty saying Bosch discontinued
> a plug that was more appropriate for the waterboxer?
>
> Again, thanks, all of you, for your advice.
>