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Spark Plug Wires
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LarryK |
01-04-2016 @ 7:39 AM
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Hello all. I have owned my '39 Tudor Deluxe for three years now and have benefitted immensely from all your advice in this forum. Here are some questions on spark plug wires: 1. Do I need new spark plug wires? If I touch the insulated portion of a wire with the engine idling, I get a pretty good jolt. The reproduction owners manual has an illustration of this being done as a check for spark (a bare hand on the insulated portion of the wire). This suggests that the insulation should be strong enough to allow this. 2. I have seen two different types advertised, copper core and carbon core. Is one preferred over the other? 3. Is there a recommended supplier? 4. Are there USA manufacturers? Thanks for you help.
Larry
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TomO |
01-04-2016 @ 8:20 AM
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Larry, The copper wire core wires are needed for good performance. Narraganset wiring, Rhode Island wiring and Roy Nacewicz are all good sources for these parts. http://narragansettreproductions.com/ http://www.riwire.com/ http://www.fordscript.com/ford_bolts/products.html
Tom
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carcrazy |
01-04-2016 @ 7:21 PM
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You can also purchase the authentic color-coded wires to duplicate the originals from MAC's Auto Parts.
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trjford8 |
01-05-2016 @ 8:29 AM
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Most of the V-8 parts vendors that advertise in the V-8 Times carry the correct wires.
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