Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 10:51:23 -0400
Reply-To: Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Tom Buese <tantonbz@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: large object into westy
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I would say NO, as a 5' x 5' piece won't fit in my Westy.
YMMV,
Mr. BZ-4' x 8' on an angle will fit.
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 9:56 AM, Mike Riley <mkriley@fuse.net> wrote:
> hi,
> Is it possible to get a rigid 8' x6' sheet onto a stock westy?
> mike
>
>
>
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> Subject: vanagon Digest - 1 Nov 2012 (#2012-263)
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> There are 2 messages totalling 132 lines in this issue.
>
> Topics of the day:
>
> 1. Looking for spark plug wire recommendations (2)
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 19:43:36 -0600
> From: OlRivrRat
> Subject: Re: Looking for spark plug wire recommendations
>
> David
>
> Take a look @ Magnecor ~ I've been running them for years & would not
> buy anything else!
>
> http://www.magnecor.com/magnecor1/main.htm
>
> ORR ~ DeanB
>
>
> On 1 Nov , 2012, at 12:46 PM, David Clarkson wrote:
>
> > ?Hey listees, I am in need of a new set of spark plug and coil wires
> > for my 1990 2.1 engine. I am running a stock ignition system with
> > the exception of Bosch Platinum plugs. My coil wire is going bad and
> > it's probably time to replace all the wires as a set. What I have
> > now is a set from one of our list vendors that I purchased about 3
> > yrs. and 15,000 miles ago. I feel that this set should have lasted
> > quite a bit longer. The connectors on vanagon wires are slightly
> > smaller so just any set from a local FLAPS won't do. Besides, my
> > experience in the auto industry (service advisor and service
> > manager) has shown me time and again that these wires are usually
> > junk and fail too quickly. I don't mind paying a bit more for
> > quality and am soliciting the list for their recommendations based
> > on longevity as a primary consideration. Thanks fellow vanagonauts!
> >
> > David Clarkson
> > 1990 Westy with stock 2.1 and almost 300,000 miles (rebuilt at
> > 166,000 miles and synthetic oil only)
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2012 20:50:16 -0700
> From: Old Volks Home
> Subject: Re: Looking for spark plug wire recommendations
>
> Actually, Bremi was the *primary* OEM source for Ignition Wires for
> the 2.1s I've run across over the years. However on my Westy 2.1 I
> have a 8 year old set of Bosch, no problems. On my GL 1.9 I run the
> German Beru Set from Airhead (hey, I work there). They've been no
> problem for the past 4 years (I upgraded the Coil and Distributor Cap
> to run these). The German Berus are much superior materials and
> workmanship over the current Bosch out of Mexico.
>
> --
> 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 From March 1999 To January 2012
> oldvolkshome@gmail.com
> http://www.oldvolkshome.com
> Find me on Facebook:
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> ***********************************
>
> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 4:42 PM, Hector Zapata wrote:
> > Many OEM ignition parts were made by Beru, not Bosch, and I believe those
> > are still German made.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 7:32 PM, David Clarkson wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks Harold that's probably the way that I'll go. What is interesting
> is
> >> that the same picture appears to be used for the other option at the
> bottom
> >> of that page (Bosch set). I know that Bosch made most of the electrical
> and
> >> particularly ignition components for our vehicles. Bosch is absolutely
> not
> >> the same company that it was 25 years ago due to outsourcing for cheaper
> >> labor and materials but then again what company hasn't done this in the
> >> last 25 years? I do believe that real OEM is the way to go. I had to
> >> replace my power steering pump after over 250,000 trouble -free miles
> and
> >> for economic reasons, that I now truly regret, and went to a local
> FLAPS. I
> >> won't name this hometown auto parts giant but will say that their name
> is
> >> the opposite of "regress". Long story short; after replacing the pump
> six
> >> times in a year and a half I had a 30 minute conversation with the
> manager
> >> and finally convinced him to give me my money back rather than another
> >> crappy pump POS (oops I mean PS) pump. I worked in the service
> department
> >> at my local Honda dealership and kept swapping them out under the best
> of
> >> conditions but needed him to know that my time was worth something as
> was
> >> my frustration level. I told him that the last pump threw out the shaft
> and
> >> kicked off the belt that got tangled and mangled the alternator belt and
> >> also disabled the water pump. I took my money that he returned to me and
> >> went to the parts yard that had a 91 vanagon that I had been scavenging
> >> parts off of and bought it's used pump with over 100k and installed it.
> It
> >> has now taken me over 50k and runs very quietly and contentedly. All I
> buy
> >> from most FLAPS with the exception of NAPA and one local import parts
> house
> >> is fluids. I just don't trust them for anything that is electrical or
> has
> >> moving parts. Thanks to everyone who replied for their input. I did by
> the
> >> way check for corrosion and found no green or white junk on the
> connections
> >> but will use di-electric grease when I install the new set. Good idea
> Scott.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Harold Teer <teer.vanagon@gmail.com>
> >> To: David Clarkson <dvdclarksn@aol.com>
> >> Cc: list <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
> >> Sent: Thu, Nov 1, 2012 2:16 pm
> >> Subject: Re: Looking for spark plug wire recommendations
> >>
> >> On Thu, Nov 1, 2012 at 2:46 PM, David Clarkson <dvdclarksn@aol.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> ?Hey listees, I am in need of a new set of spark plug and coil wires for
> >> my 1990 2.1 engine.
> >> How about these for genuine VW wires at $64.95?
> >> http://www.busdepot.com/025998031
> >>
> >> Harold
> >>
> >>
> >> __________
> >> Harold Teer
> >> 1991 Westy
> >> Harrisonburg, VA
>
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>
> End of vanagon Digest - 1 Nov 2012 (#2012-263)
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Tom Buese
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