SJVWC Forums

Please login or register.

Login with username, password and session length
Advanced search  
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: spark plugs/fluids  (Read 25486 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

kiko

  • Guest
spark plugs/fluids
« on: April 04, 2008, 10:00:53 am »
Just curious what type plugs does everyone run in their bugs? and what type of gear oil for the trans?
Logged

njgt-1

  • Charter Member---Past Club President
  • PLATINUM Member
  • ****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Posts: 4730
    • South Jersey VW Club
Re: spark plugs/fluids
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2008, 10:09:38 am »
Quote
Just curious what type plugs does everyone run in their bugs? and what type of gear oil for the trans?

Bosch W8AC
90 wt - just regular gear box oil
Logged
\\\\\\\"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing\\\\\\\"

Ben Franklin

lovebus (jack)

  • Club Co-Founder, Member SJVWCC
  • PLATINUM Member
  • ****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Posts: 12473
  • Happy Trails Vanagon, AB2W
    • SJVWC Charter Member
Re: spark plugs/fluids
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2008, 12:57:29 pm »
BOSCH 4014   PLATINUM PLUS WITH GAP OF.028"

90 wT GEAR WITH 1/2 BOTTLE STP MIXED IN.
Logged
I don't have to go to work in the morning....

RT 66 June 1, 2015

"Why restore it to its former short comings
When you can modify it too its full potential."

6T5 square

  • PLATINUM Member
  • ****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 5798
Re: spark plugs/fluids
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2008, 01:05:48 pm »
Quote from: 6d4vdub (jack) on April 04, 2008, 12:57:29 pm
90 wT GEAR WITH 1/2 BOTTLE STP MIXED IN.

Man you put that stp crap in everything, don't you?

Probably in your coffee too, yoo old coot! BO** BO** BO**
Logged
John
60 Beetle- Ned
65 1500S Squareback-Weezer gone but not forgotten
2014 Jetta
Dont know everything but I'll try and learn
Friends don't let friends drive 6 volts
Obnoxious objector??

njgt-1

  • Charter Member---Past Club President
  • PLATINUM Member
  • ****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Posts: 4730
    • South Jersey VW Club
Re: spark plugs/fluids
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2008, 03:01:33 pm »
Quote
BOSCH 4014   PLATINUM PLUS WITH GAP OF.028"

tried them and all they did was foul after a couple of minutes. What did you do to get them to run? and don't they have a really thin center electrode ?
Logged
\\\\\\\"Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing\\\\\\\"

Ben Franklin

TRAVELER

  • PLATINUM Member
  • ****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Posts: 141
Re: spark plugs/fluids
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2008, 04:59:09 pm »
Brad Penn 80/90 http://www.bradpennracing.com/default.asp  Bosch Platinum  :icon_thumleft: :icon_thumleft:
Logged
When life hands you a lemon,...Just eat the lemon!!!

Beetleboi -Greg-

  • Band for hire, let me know what you need!
  • PLATINUM Member
  • ****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Posts: 6336
    • Greg's Facebook
Re: spark plugs/fluids
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2008, 07:36:23 pm »
Bosche Platinum not sure what the number is.
Logged
ROUTE 66 MAY 2014

1972 Volkswagen WestFakia "Mildred"

You buy your own bus, and do what you want to your bus. I'll do what I want to so with mine. Pissing off purists one modification at at time.

"After a Hurricane Comes a Rainbow" - Katy Perry

50split(paul)

  • PLATINUM Member
  • ****
  • Offline Offline
  • Posts: 513
  • Member SJVWC
Re: spark plugs/fluids
« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2008, 11:26:04 pm »
redline mt 90
Logged

kiko

  • Guest
Re: spark plugs/fluids
« Reply #8 on: April 08, 2008, 08:35:14 pm »
Ok thanx guys Well I changed the plugs and all the fluids today.  My trans fluid looked like it was a dredged cedar creek.  The engine oil  I hooked the oil pump to and pumped oil till it came out clean engine and trans my bug is about 20 pounds lighter now!  Getim it already for sat and next thurs I need to go to exton,pa for work.
Logged

matt

  • PLATINUM Member
  • ****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Posts: 4321
  • Member SJVWC
Re: spark plugs/fluids
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2008, 08:40:50 pm »


 Hey Kiko, good for you!  :icon_thumright:

  Not many people change their tranny oil, or check it. It really helps with longevity I'm sure!




Matt
Logged
1955 3-fold semaphore Oval beetle
1971 Convertible beetle
1977 Westfalia, FI,  Berlin interior

Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.?
― G. Michael Hopf

matt

  • PLATINUM Member
  • ****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Posts: 4321
  • Member SJVWC
Re: spark plugs/fluids
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2008, 08:42:07 pm »
Quote from: kiko on April 08, 2008, 08:35:14 pm




                     Getim it already for sat and next thurs I need to go to exton,pa for work.




  Hey!  Your about 15 min from my house!

 - what a drive you have to do
Logged
1955 3-fold semaphore Oval beetle
1971 Convertible beetle
1977 Westfalia, FI,  Berlin interior

Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.?
― G. Michael Hopf

kiko

  • Guest
Re: spark plugs/fluids
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2008, 11:22:27 pm »
Matt,  Thats where firestones district office is, I have to go there from time to time for their rediculous corporate meetings.  This one is for their new program on how they want us to answer customer phone calls.  And dealing with irrate customers.  It should be quite entertaining to here their advice
Logged

kiko

  • Guest
Re: spark plugs/fluids
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2008, 11:25:20 pm »
Yea got all the stuff done then adjusted points timing and the carb (was way off?)  but runs like a dream now.  I thought I needed a clutch by the way it was bucking between gears but it turns out the carb just had it runnin way to rich?  I just need to get with jack now and square away my valves.  Adj on rockers frozen and I want to replace them.
Logged

matt

  • PLATINUM Member
  • ****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Posts: 4321
  • Member SJVWC
Re: spark plugs/fluids
« Reply #13 on: April 11, 2008, 12:40:49 pm »
Quote from: kiko on April 10, 2008, 11:22:27 pm
Matt,  Thats where firestones district office is, I have to go there from time to time for their rediculous corporate meetings.  This one is for their new program on how they want us to answer customer phone calls.  And dealing with irrate customers.  It should be quite entertaining to here their advice
 

Still, .........what a pain! -


m
Logged
1955 3-fold semaphore Oval beetle
1971 Convertible beetle
1977 Westfalia, FI,  Berlin interior

Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.?
― G. Michael Hopf

matt

  • PLATINUM Member
  • ****
  • Offline Offline
  • Gender: Male
  • Posts: 4321
  • Member SJVWC
Re: spark plugs/fluids
« Reply #14 on: April 11, 2008, 12:43:53 pm »
Quote from: kiko on April 10, 2008, 11:25:20 pm
Yea got all the stuff done then adjusted points timing and the carb (was way off?)  but runs like a dream now.  I thought I needed a clutch by the way it was bucking between gears but it turns out the carb just had it runnin way to rich?  I just need to get with jack now and square away my valves.  Adj on rockers frozen and I want to replace them.


  Yea, with the weather being warmer, it is tuneup time. I have to fit that in soon. Shame about the adjust screws, ....

I still have a fear of stripping spark plugs - I hate that the most of my tuneup.
If I strip one, I'm dead in the water - even getting-to-job-wise, like you.


Matt
Logged
1955 3-fold semaphore Oval beetle
1971 Convertible beetle
1977 Westfalia, FI,  Berlin interior

Hard times create strong men. Strong men create good times. Good times create weak men. And, weak men create hard times.?
― G. Michael Hopf
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »