Date:         Sun, 29 Jun 2003 08:01:51 -0700
Reply-To:     Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA>
Subject:      Re: Lifespan of Platinum plugs in 2.1L?
In-Reply-To:  <BB2469CA.6580%hotch@hotstrings-inc.com>
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According to http://www.boschusa.com/AutoParts/PartFinder/partfinder.asp

I get this for my '88 2.1L

Part Number     Description             Where to Buy
4233            PLATINUM PART / MV; Gap=.030            Locate Retailer
WR7CP   PLATINUM PLUG / MV; Gap=.030            Locate Retailer
7598            SUPER PART / MV; Gap=.030               Locate Retailer
W7CC0   O.E. SPARK PLUG / MV; Gap=.030          Locate Retailer
W7CC            SUPER PLUG / MV; Gap=.030               Locate Retailer

It's not clear if the #4233 is a +4, but I suspect it is. I'm using the WR7CP now, which
has a single electrode.

FWIW, they list all the same plugs for the 1.9L engine, except with a gap of 0.028...

On 29 Jun 2003 at 10:02, R. Hotchkiss <hotch@HOTSTRINGS-INC.COM> wrote:

> What's the part number of the Bosch +4 Platinum plugs. My FLAPS always tells me
> that they don't make them for Vanagons.
>
> Hotch
> 86 Vanagon GL
> 89 Jetta GL
> 93 Honda Civic
> Philly
> Richard Hotchkiss
> http://www.hotstrings-inc.com
>
>
>
> > From: Chris S <mrvolkswagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
> > Reply-To: mrvolkswagen@HOTMAIL.COM
> > Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2003 18:38:11 -0400
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject: Re: Lifespan of Platinum plugs in 2.1L?
> >
> > My Vanagon runs noticeably better on Bosch +4 Platinum plugs than on
> > standard Bosch plugs.  I got about 45K out of my last set.  I pulled them when
> > they fouled horribly last summer at about 5000 feet on the Blue Ridge parkway.
> >  I was surprised at first, but then I remembered that I've them in my van for
> > 2 years.
> >
> >
> > Chris S.
> > '85 Westy
> > www.knology.net/~vw/
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers
> >
>

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