Another thing to consider is using Bosch W7DTC spark plugs. They are very good and dont need to be gapped. They also last almost twice as long as the W7DC plug.
Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.522.5503 www.finetuningperformance.com Seattle, WA USA
>From: Hans Achter <hansachter@HOTMAIL.COM> >Reply-To: Hans Achter <hansachter@HOTMAIL.COM> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM >Subject: Re: i done did fixxed it/88 vanagon that was missing >Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 12:27:53 -0500 > >Good for you. >If those are factory wires, they could also use replacing. I would just go >ahead and do it if you >already bought them. The multimeter resistance test isn't a good >indicator. I have had plug wires >that caused horrible misfire that checked well within tolerance with the >meter. >-Hans >87 syncro vanaru > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Rajesh Injety" <wolfvanagon@YAHOO.COM> >To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 12:02 PM >Subject: i done did fixxed it/88 vanagon that was missing > > >howdy yalll!!... >well its me and my 1988 Wolfsburg Edition Vanagon. it was missing at lower >revs. it would continue >to do this until i tached the motor up. the other day when i was in tacoma >i was on the interstate >and it started to miss. i could keep up the speed i was traveling but not >speed up. i could speed >up slowly if i roled into the throttle very slowly(not my style, >sometimes). so yesterday i got a >chance to do some better inspecting. i had purchased a set of Bosch plug >wires to install, but >never got to that point. the ditributor cap at rotor had some >wear/corrosion on them. so i >cleaned/scraped/filed that off to the best of my ability without marking up >the surface. still the >problem persisted. so then i check the gap on all the spark plugs.(Bosch >Super's) they were way >off. at the most they should be .032", they were around .050"-.053". so >corrected the gap of the >plugs and reinstalled them. problem fixed. i will be replacing the fuel >filter soon just cause i >should. the > plug wire look factory still(didnt know that they would last that long) >i will be checking the resistance of those too.(my multi-meter was broken) >so to those of you who adviced me, thank for your help. >ok gotta go find something else that need to be fixed. >chow >rajesh >1988 Wolfburg Edition >Vanagon > > >--------------------------------- >Do you Yahoo!? > Check out the new Yahoo! Front Page. www.yahoo.com |
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