SCOTT! I meant SCOTT!. I obviously need to drink more.

On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 4:30 PM, Tyler Hardison <tyler@seraph-net.net>
wrote:

> I always love Jim's responses. :-)
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> Jim, what kind of oil on the felt pad? Machine Oil? Motor Oil?
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> --t
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> On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 3:39 PM, SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) <
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
>> I would say that on a waterboxer engine, the spark plugs barely wear *at
>> all* ~!
>>
>> Like 'maybe' the gaps will expand and electrodes get rounded ...a tiny
>> bit over time.
>> I have boxes of used waterboxer Bosch and NGK spark plugs that are good
>> for thousands of miles yet.
>>
>> However...
>> "It's NOT the parts ! ..it's the adjustments."
>>
>> for sure ...throttle switches fail to make contact after a while.
>> Most that I have seen have not been adjusted since the Dark Ages.
>> Some are corroded or worn beyond normal adjustment range, but still can
>> be tweaked.
>>
>> timing doesn't get off at all normally.
>>
>> air filters 'may' get a little dirty eventually ..easily cleaned ...I
>> just turn mine over and tap them on a clean concrete floor ...tons of
>> dust comes out that way.
>>
>> spark plug wires ..mostly those last really well...
>> but ...they don't last forever.
>>
>> Rocker arm adjustment ...ideally those never need attention ..
>> but sometimes they do. Pretty rare.
>>
>> Oxygen sensor ...I'm sure there are Many of those running in Vanagons
>> mostly dead or lalzy.
>>
>> Coolant temperature ..very important that it runs up to proper temp.
>> 1/3 on the guage is not good, it's very bad.
>>
>> Changing the coolant.
>> you can't change that too often. You never get all the old out ..
>> Just look at any place a coolant hose goes on an aluminum connection
>> ...corrossion forms there easily ...
>> ...that's how the head gasket area inside the engine looks.
>>
>> Bosch distributor caps and rotors..
>> i carry good spares ..but those last practically indefinitely.
>>
>> for example...every 1.9 waterboxer distributor has a felt pad under the
>> rotor.
>> Does anyone even remember about those or know what they are for ?
>> I've seen multi-thousand dollar rebuilds turned out without a drop or
>> two of oil ..or even looking at it, on that felt that is there to lube
>> the centrifulgal advance.
>>
>> and ..checked that the centrifugal advance is functioning properly
>> ..that's part of a real 'tune up' ..right ?
>>
>> it's not 'the parts' ..it's the Service and Adjustment of things, and
>> inspection .
>>
>> What good to new spark plugs do if say ....vaccuum leaks develope slowly
>> over time here and there ?
>>
>> it's far more the lack of service, and keeping the very few adjustments
>> correct, than it is 'replacing parts'.
>>
>> The parts barely wear if you keep it in Full Proper Running Order.
>>
>> they should start, idle, run, and accelerate perfectly. When they don't
>> ....it's not usually from parts not being changed..unless it's been
>> totally forever.
>>
>> have fun !
>> Scott
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>> On 2/18/2016 9:23 AM, Dan N wrote:
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>>> I would say 2 oil changes...
>>>
>>> oil filter every oil change
>>>
>>> spark plugs wire every 4 oil changes
>>>
>>> depending what kind of oil you use approx between 8K miles to 10K miles
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