Date:         Sat, 20 Feb 2016 18:22:25 -0800
Reply-To:     Tyler Hardison <tyler@SERAPH-NET.NET>
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From:         Tyler Hardison <tyler@SERAPH-NET.NET>
Subject:      Re: Tune Up Poll
Comments: To: Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
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I did. It seemed to be ok. Advanced smoothly at least.

On Saturday, February 20, 2016, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Did you check the advance mechanism for proper twisting motion? It is
> common for the mechanism to get corroded enough to be stiff or even stuck.
>
> Dennis
>
>
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> At the risk of taking this list off PG-13...
>
> Guess whose little felt got a drop of lubricant tonight??
>
> :)
>
> On Thursday, February 18, 2016, SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott ) <
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com <javascript:;>> wrote:
>
> > I would say that on a waterboxer engine, the spark plugs barely wear
> > *at
> > all* ~!
> >
> > Like 'maybe' the gaps will expand and electrodes get rounded ...a tiny
> > bit over time.
> > I have boxes of used waterboxer Bosch and NGK spark plugs that are
> > good for thousands of miles yet.
> >
> > However...
> > "It's NOT the parts ! ..it's the adjustments."
> >
> > for sure ...throttle switches fail to make contact after a while.
> > Most that I have seen have not been adjusted since the Dark Ages.
> > Some are corroded or worn beyond normal adjustment range, but still
> > can be tweaked.
> >
> > timing doesn't get off at all normally.
> >
> > air filters 'may' get a little dirty eventually ..easily cleaned ...I
> > just turn mine over and tap them on a clean concrete floor ...tons of
> > dust comes out that way.
> >
> > spark plug wires ..mostly those last really well...
> > but ...they don't last forever.
> >
> > Rocker arm adjustment ...ideally those never need attention ..
> > but sometimes they do. Pretty rare.
> >
> > Oxygen sensor ...I'm sure there are Many of those running in Vanagons
> > mostly dead or lalzy.
> >
> > Coolant temperature ..very important that it runs up to proper temp.
> > 1/3 on the guage is not good, it's very bad.
> >
> > Changing the coolant.
> > you can't change that too often. You never get all the old out ..
> > Just look at any place a coolant hose goes on an aluminum connection
> > ...corrossion forms there easily ...
> > ...that's how the head gasket area inside the engine looks.
> >
> > Bosch distributor caps and rotors..
> > i carry good spares ..but those last practically indefinitely.
> >
> > for example...every 1.9 waterboxer distributor has a felt pad under
> > the rotor.
> > Does anyone even remember about those or know what they are for ?
> > I've seen multi-thousand dollar rebuilds turned out without a drop or
> > two of oil ..or even looking at it, on that felt that is there to lube
> > the centrifulgal advance.
> >
> > and ..checked that the centrifugal advance is functioning properly
> > ..that's part of a real 'tune up' ..right ?
> >
> > it's not 'the parts' ..it's the Service and Adjustment of things, and
> > inspection .
> >
> > What good to new spark plugs do if say ....vaccuum leaks develope
> > slowly over time here and there ?
> >
> > it's far more the lack of service, and keeping the very few
> > adjustments correct, than it is 'replacing parts'.
> >
> > The parts barely wear if you keep it in Full Proper Running Order.
> >
> > they should start, idle, run, and accelerate perfectly. When they
> > don't ....it's not usually from parts not being changed..unless it's
> > been totally forever.
> >
> > have fun !
> > Scott
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 2/18/2016 9:23 AM, Dan N wrote:
> >
> >> I would say 2 oil changes...
> >>
> >> oil filter every oil change
> >>
> >> spark plugs wire every 4 oil changes
> >>
> >> depending what kind of oil you use approx between 8K miles to 10K
> >> miles
> >>
> >>
>