Spark plug wire location on Distributor caps

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Jan 24, 2012 | 03:49 PM

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IXLR8

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From: Canada & the Alps

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Originally Posted by MarkD

Yes, they need to be routed correctly. And the good news is that they are all labelled, which is nice

They may be labelled, but that won't tell you if the cable is to go around the distributor cap this way or that way, or that the cable gets snaked through the middle of the distributor cap. The labeling only tells you which post in the distributor cap to connect to...but not how to go about it.

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Originally Posted by MarkD

Not sure who you asked but it looks like you answered your own question. You need data... Perhaps you could do some additional research?

I remember.

Well since we don't have any data, we might as well not assume that they fail, or we might as well replace the whole car.

My data...a sample of one...sixteen year old caps and all are firing...I tested them both with a meter and then while actually firing.

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Originally Posted by MarkD

No, I don't recall you had defective points.

I just brought that up recently in a thread. Point made is, you can have a name brand NEW part, and it can fail or not even work right off the bat.

I was 13 at the time. Troubleshooting skills were lacking back then, but then would would suspect a new set of Bosch points or the caps on a new set of Beru cables.