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Gail Rodda

01-14-2013 @ 3:54 PM

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The 1941 ford cars came out with shields on the sparkplugs does any one know what they look like & have pictures of them? Gail Rodda

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01-14-2013 @ 4:30 PM

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Ive had 2 41's and neither had anything on the plugs but the wire.?? What are you talking about,what did they do?? ken ct/

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01-14-2013 @ 5:28 PM

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Sure, here you go...

These were actually an accessory first available in 1941. They were made of (brown)Bakelite®. Designed to suppress static to the radio, they were placed over the end of the plug wire near the plug.
I have had a number of sets but am now down to the last set. They are as you know quite scarce.

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01-14-2013 @ 8:21 PM

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Similar attachments were sold as "spark intensifiers". They supposedly worked by placing a gap ahead of the plug to "allow a buildup" of spark power. I can remember them being sold at places such as state fairs by hucksters. They rigged a demonstrator car to "show" how they changed performance.

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01-15-2013 @ 4:18 AM

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Very nice, interesting item! By the way, I can not find part number 11A-12425, in the green parts book or a 41 chassis parts book.

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01-15-2013 @ 5:23 AM

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I was aware that these are not listed in the parts books. That would help explain why they are so scarce these days.
Parts books as you know, only listed parts that were made available for service.
Not being listed in the 41 book equates no doubt to the fact they were introduced too late for inclusion.
Not being in the green book equates to the fact (most likely) the pieces were not continued.

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01-15-2013 @ 8:27 AM

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They are listed in the Jan. 1946 Chassis parts catalog for 41-44 engines. No photo is shown.

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Gail Rodda

01-16-2013 @ 8:04 AM

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The things I am talking about were a cover that go over the spark plug under the wire I think they were some kind of fibor. Not the surpressors to help take the noise out of the radio. They were standard equipment. Gail

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01-16-2013 @ 8:56 AM

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What you describe sounds like an aftermarket item like you would get at Western Auto. What leads you to believe they were standard equipment?

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01-17-2013 @ 8:57 AM

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Gail, The '41 Fords utilized the identical plug wires as the '40 Fords. They were color coded with NO shields on the ends.
The only factory "sheild" was the static suppresor I depicted in an earlier post.

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