Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 16:46:17 -0600
Reply-To: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
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From: Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject: Re: Anyone Tried the Pulstar Spark Plugs?
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McNeely,
There are two sides to this argument and both are valid.
The first “original is good enough” argument falls right in line with what you are saying and generally I agree with you. You are absolutely correct – there are hundreds of millions of dollars invested in the design of your Vanagon, some in inherited value from previous models and some directly invested and generally the Engineers know best.
But technology marches on. Take tires for example – would you put late 1980’s technology tires on anything you own? I definitely would not! So, based on just this fact the plugs are worth looking at. Not saying they are worth anything - they may just be another “snake oil”, but then they may not……..
Tom
www.towercooler.com
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Dave Mcneely
Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2011 4:19 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Anyone Tried the Pulstar Spark Plugs?
Not meaning any offense to anyone, but ................
I'm certainly no automotive expert, I only putter around, fix things that I can do easily, and go to an expert beyond that. However, I have generally found that the folks who built a given vehicle spent thousands of hours of high dollar time on the thing. They figured out what would work. Sure, some decisions, like plastics where metals would work better (or whatever cheap vs. costlier alternative you prefer) are made purely on a cost basis. But the fundamentals of how the thing works, especially when the experts doing the work were VW engineers -- I'll stick with them. Smarter folks may think otherwise.
Yes, anything hyped as being a "performance" enhancement, usually enhances the performance of the purveyor's bank account at the expense of that of the consumer's.
Oh well.
mcneely
---- Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Mike -
>
> I wouldn't think you could get much better than the factory Bosch Hall
> Ignition unless you upgrade to a high performance MSD system that
> would be compatible with Digijet or Digifant FI system, which I don't
> think is (but I could be wrong). None of the Compu-Fire's or
> Pertronix Systems (ugh) (both are essentially Hall effect systems) I
> see listed are retrofittable on a Hall System, but again, I could be
> wrong.
>
> The Hall System delivers a a pretty "hot" spark as it is. Never had a
> problem with mine in 13 years, why fix it?
>
> As for "Performance" advertised spark plugs, every one I've tried from
> "Splitfire" to "U" or "V" cut eletrode styles have been PURE snake-oil
> to me. Again, stock Bosch is the way to go.
> --
> Jim Thompson
> 84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
> 84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
> 72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
> 75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
> Full Timing Since March 1999
> oldvolkshome@gmail.com
> http://www.oldvolkshome.com
> ***********************************
> On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 10:11 PM, Rocket J Squirrel
> <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I converted my old 72 bay window 1600 dp engine from straight points to
> > electronic and it made a nice change. What's a good value in an
> > electronic ignition that works well on waterboxers?
> >
> > --
> > Rocky J Squirrel
> > '84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> > '74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
> > Bend, OR
> > KG6RCR
--
David McNeely
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