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Results for “plug”

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Spark plug seals
Engine and fuel systems
English · machine-assisted draft
Components that seal the spark plug wells in the engine
- spark
- plug
- seals
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Glow Plug Relay
Electrical systems
English · machine-assisted draft
Electrical relay for glow plug circuit
- diesel
- ignition
- relay
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Glow plug fuses
Electrical systems
English · machine-assisted draft
Fuses specifically designed for diesel engine glow plugs
- fuses
- diesel
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Spark plug gap
Engine and fuel systems
English · machine-assisted draft
The distance between the spark plug's electrodes
- ignition
- engine
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Plug wire connector
Engine and fuel systems
English · machine-assisted draft
A connector that attaches to a spark plug wire
- engine
- electrical
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oil drain plug
Engine and fuel systems
English · machine-assisted draft
plug that allows for the drainage of engine oil
- engine
- oil
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Spark Plugs
Engine and fuel systems
English · machine-assisted draft
Electrodes that produce a spark to ignite fuel in an engine
- engine
- ignition
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Glow Plug
Engine and fuel systems
English · machine-assisted draft
Heating element for diesel engine ignition
- diesel
- ignition
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Ignition cables
Electrical systems
English · machine-assisted draft
Cables that carry the ignition signal to the spark plugs
- ignition
- cables
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Distributor Cap
Engine and fuel systems
English · machine-assisted draft
Cover that protects the distributor and spark plug wires
- engine
- ignition
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Firing order
Engine and fuel systems
English · machine-assisted draft
The sequence in which the spark plugs fire in a multi-cylinder engine
- ignition
- engine
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Ignition wires
Electrical systems
English · machine-assisted draft
Wires that carry the high-voltage spark from the ignition coil to the spark plugs
- ignition
- wiring
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Water-cooled engine
Engine and fuel systems
English · machine-assisted draft
An engine that circulates liquid coolant through passages and a radiator to carry heat away. Gerry’s Vanagon spark-plug reference lists DH water-cooled engines with Digijet for 1983–1985 and MV engines with Digifant for 1986–1991. Verify engine code, market, and model year; this archived table is an identification aid, not a complete application chart.
- engine
- water-cooled
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Air-cooled engine
Engine and fuel systems
English · machine-assisted draft
An engine that rejects heat directly to moving air rather than circulating liquid coolant. Gerry’s spark-plug reference separates bus applications by engine code and period: ED/GD/GE for 1975–1979 and CV for 1980–1983, including California models. A May 2002 Gerry discussion titled “83 Air Cooled - Production dates” concerns an owner’s September 1983 Westfalia and the difficulty of finding comparable 1983 examples; it is a period-specific production question, not a universal fitment chart.
- engine
- air-cooled
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