Arcing Ignition Wires
05-25-2004, 01:52 AM
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Arcing Ignition Wires
So I've been having a little idle problem with my 944. One of the suggestions was that it may be the spark plug wires so I should spray them with mist and see if I get a "light show."
Well I was expecting that arcing ignition wires would show me big sparks jumping across the wires. But when I sprayed them with mist, I saw tiny, little sparklies around the distributer cap and at the 2 spark plugs closest to me.
Before I drop $140 on wires, I wanted to confirm with you experts that I shouldn't see those points of light?
And then the more important question: If I do get new wires, do I get red ones to match the car's paint job, yellow or blue to accent it, or black to remain close to stock? Thanks for everyone's input.
Well I was expecting that arcing ignition wires would show me big sparks jumping across the wires. But when I sprayed them with mist, I saw tiny, little sparklies around the distributer cap and at the 2 spark plugs closest to me.
Before I drop $140 on wires, I wanted to confirm with you experts that I shouldn't see those points of light?
And then the more important question: If I do get new wires, do I get red ones to match the car's paint job, yellow or blue to accent it, or black to remain close to stock? Thanks for everyone's input.
05-25-2004, 02:08 AM
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There shouldn't be any arcing from the wires or cap.
I just bumped up a thread titled "$140 for what?"
Threr's a link in there for some Magnacore wires around $60, I have a problem with $140 plug wires too.
I just bumped up a thread titled "$140 for what?"
Threr's a link in there for some Magnacore wires around $60, I have a problem with $140 plug wires too.
