Why is the "green wire" so special?
#31
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and when you wash the car and it wont start this could be a possible reason why.
that said putting in the correct Bosch parts is the best bet to insure continued reliable service.
Same goes for swapping in substandard ignition parts like coils, caps and rotors and ignition wires.
After finding cheapo parts and trying to get the engine to run correctly, it just saves a lot of time to do it right the first time and possibly keep the car off the hook of the tow truck.
Do it once do it right
that said putting in the correct Bosch parts is the best bet to insure continued reliable service.
Same goes for swapping in substandard ignition parts like coils, caps and rotors and ignition wires.
After finding cheapo parts and trying to get the engine to run correctly, it just saves a lot of time to do it right the first time and possibly keep the car off the hook of the tow truck.
Do it once do it right
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Your local autoparts store should have the female connector for that end. Its a 2-pole male AMP junior plug. Its the one on the other end which is unique.
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and when you wash the car and it wont start this could be a possible reason why.
that said putting in the correct Bosch parts is the best bet to insure continued reliable service.
Same goes for swapping in substandard ignition parts like coils, caps and rotors and ignition wires.
After finding cheapo parts and trying to get the engine to run correctly, it just saves a lot of time to do it right the first time and possibly keep the car off the hook of the tow truck.
Do it once do it right
that said putting in the correct Bosch parts is the best bet to insure continued reliable service.
Same goes for swapping in substandard ignition parts like coils, caps and rotors and ignition wires.
After finding cheapo parts and trying to get the engine to run correctly, it just saves a lot of time to do it right the first time and possibly keep the car off the hook of the tow truck.
Do it once do it right
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So, who is going to take the "A" on molding-up a bunch of distributor-side plugs.
Should be doable on the benchtop with a crude unit mold and a cold pour of some sort?
Don't the electronics prototypers have means / materials for this? Would need resistance and durability to the engine bay environment.
Should be doable on the benchtop with a crude unit mold and a cold pour of some sort?
Don't the electronics prototypers have means / materials for this? Would need resistance and durability to the engine bay environment.
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Is this your price for OE or AM?
I figured this is an item that will only increase in price until it becomes NLA. I believe this would be a great project inkeeping with what 928 Classics is all about.
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Bump.... Just wanting to resurrect this discussion as I am going to be buying a green wire within a month or 2. Has anyone looked into making a new distributor end?
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If anyone has time on there hands and can find 'off the shelf' terminals (for the distributor end), that would be HUGE!
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If someone has a bad green wire with the 'rogue' connector that they are willing to send me, I have a friend who runs the prototyping lab at a major computer manufacturer, and he specializes in connectors of all types. He is willing to try and model the part we need . He is a walking encyclopedia of parts!
PM me if you can help this much needed cause.
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#40
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If you're thinking of taping it up; it won't work as a black wire or a green wire with black stripes.
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IIRC John Speake could not find the distributor end of the green wire. We were totally dependent on receiving good useable cores to rebuild another green wire. As most cores were toast (end was brittle and unusable) this died a natural death very quickly. Maybe easier to find an alternative method of connecting the wire to the distributor that is readily available.
I used to be able to buy OEM from Bosch but this dried up and I can only buy direct from Porsche.
List is $128 and the good news is they have over 300 in stock.
I used to be able to buy OEM from Bosch but this dried up and I can only buy direct from Porsche.
List is $128 and the good news is they have over 300 in stock.
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If someone has a bad green wire with the 'rogue' connector that they are willing to send me, I have a friend who runs the prototyping lab at a major computer manufacturer, and he specializes in connectors of all types. He is willing to try and model the part we need . He is a walking encyclopedia of parts!
PM me if you can help this much needed cause.
PM me if you can help this much needed cause.
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As I mentioned before the Green Wire is only available via Porsche.
Here are some pictures of a new one - the spade type connector is the distributor end.
Notice the additional black slide on plastic piece. I can only surmise that the green wire is used on another application and this extra piece is needed. It does stop the part being used on a 928 so we remove it before shipping.
I know I need a better camera.
Here are some pictures of a new one - the spade type connector is the distributor end.
Notice the additional black slide on plastic piece. I can only surmise that the green wire is used on another application and this extra piece is needed. It does stop the part being used on a 928 so we remove it before shipping.
I know I need a better camera.