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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 > > >

-- Shawn Wright http://Zuiko.sls.bc.ca/swright ~This message sent by Pegasus Mail, the safe E-Mail alternative~ "Friends don't let friends use Outlook"


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