Re: Hello all!

[Rich Deede <rdeed@UDel.Edu>]

Welcome to the list. 


As far as the Bosch "quad fires" that you refer to. I assume you mean the
Bosch Platinums +4's. Well I have heard many..too many bad things about
these plugs in sciroccos.  Actually I havent heard them helping any VW now
that I think of it.

I'd steer clear of those.

Rich Deede
University Of Delaware (Communications)
1988 Scirocco 2.0 16v
1987 Scirocco 16v - R.I.P.



On Sun, 24 Oct 1999, Lee Folkman wrote:

> Hey listers!
>    I never formally introduced myself.  I've been on the list for a month 
> but haven't had a chance to keep up 'cause of college... anyways, I'm from 
> Wisconsin, going to college in Michigan, I have an '84 Wolfsburg 8v, got it 
> in the end of July and i love it.  VW are nothing new to me though 
> considering every member of my immediate family has at least 2 or 3...my dad 
> has tons more that that (almost all parts cars though).  The car I had 
> before this one is an '82 Jetta Diesel w/over 225,000 miles(odometer just 
> quit working recently) and it still gets approx. 47 miles per gallon, most I 
> had calculated it at was 53 with a lot of highway driving.  I wasn't 
> planning on getting another car, but i got the scirocco for real cheap 
> 'cause the person selling it thought is was a piece of junk, since the 
> battery was dead, the tires were flat, and the engine looked a little 
> corroded.  Well, I had to get it, so i went over there and put a new battery 
> in and put tires on it, turned the key and it started right up on the first 
> try...only thing it need was a new muffler, and front springs.  Needs a 
> little body work, but not much, little surface rust.  What's the best way to 
> get rid of it so it doesn't come back, just sanding?  It's ran great since,  
> stranded me on the highway once because the belt broke since the A/C's 
> seized up a little(thinking about just taking it out), can't blame the car 
> for that one.  I'm planning on tweaking it up soon as I started getting some 
> cash flow.  The only mods I've done so far are putting a Jamex airfilter and 
> GTI springs on it.  I'm getting some new rear shocks for it as well, and 
> thinking that a bigger exhaust would be the next best thing.  What do you 
> think?  Anything else to make her run better?  Does anyone have any comments 
> on the Bosch Plantinum Quad Fire (something like that) spark plugs?  Might 
> get those, too.
> Thanks!
> 
> Lee Folkman
> '84 Wolfsburg Scirocco 8v
> '82 Jetta Diesel(225,000+ and can still get 50mpg)
> 
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