Date:         Tue, 25 May 1999 22:35:57 -0500
Reply-To:     Joshua Van Tol <jjvantol@USWEST.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Joshua Van Tol <jjvantol@USWEST.NET>
Subject:      Re: 4 prong  platinum bosch plugs
Comments: To: mike <mayfly95@PAONLINE.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <374B69F9.8688ADA1@paonline.com>
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>Has anyone bought/tried them??? I can't find anyone selling them for
>Vanagons except RMMW. Looking for an East coast alternative.
>
>If you found them, what did you pay and where did you get them. I have
>tried ALL of my FLAPS with no luck.
>
>2nd queastion - Has anyone heard of a reason not to use platinum plugs
>for any reason??? My dealer told me NOT to use them in the 16Valve
>Scirocco because they get to hot for the high compression engine,
>shouldn't be an issue with the wasserleaker, eh?

You can make a platinum plug in any heat range you desire. However, some
platinum plugs (bosch) use teeny tiny platinum electrodes. In low milage
engines, this works fine. On old beaters that may not maintain correct fuel
mixture at all times (i.e. about half of all vanagons) they foul out easily.

Joshua Van Tol -- jjvantol@uswest.net