Date:         Fri, 17 Jan 2003 08:47:55 -0800
Reply-To:     gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         gary hradek <hradek@YAHOO.COM>
Subject:      need david's input on plugs and coils,bosch plugs
Comments: cc: vw4x4@FYI.NET, dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET
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Eric,
    I have to agree about the platinum plugs.  I would
like David's39;s input on this if he is reading.
There is no way a high resistant plug can over tax a
coil.   It will shoot its wad, no more or no less and
it does not care what is at the other end unless what
is at the other end is too much of a tease to allow
anything to happen(to high of a resistance). On the
other hand I am not a advocant of the platinum plugs.
 It real advantage is that it does not degrade under
an electrical connection.   This means that you do not
need to regap them nor replace them.   This is a bad
deal as I like to change my plugs to prevent them from
seizing to the heads.   I go with the chBoschosch on
sale and change them every two years just so I can
keep them from fixing to the head.   Not too fond of
hjobsjpbs either.  Many happy tails, gary
Date:    Fri, 17 Jan 2003 10:08:40 -0500
From:    Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject: Re: bosch plugs

John,
That was I who said they eat coils.  How do you
explain multiple
Vanagon that have had this problem.  I've fix at least
10 other,
(that is completely different Vanagon) with this
problem!
                               Eric

John Lunetta wrote:

> I have been using Bosch platinum plugs since the
first tune up at
about 15,000 miles. I change them every 30,000 miles
or more and they
allways look like they could go more. I now have
188,000 miles. And for the
listee who said they eat coils.He must have another
problem, like maybe
bad wires or coil wire conn. I still have the original
coil on my 90
vanagon. I have not tried the quad plugs. i don't see
the benifit. Happy
plugging.
> John 90 vanagon gl



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