Re po wires

[Lyndon S.]

[Mike M.]

Re: Re po wires

repos junk to begin with. the carbon core in repo wires are weaker than a 6 banger ford. get a set of steel core plug wires to drive the ole girl about . re-install the carbon-cored wires for judging.i prefer making up a set of steel core wires using packard 440 wire and the boots and terminals off the repos. solder the terminals to the packard's steel core. they'll last forever if they don't touch the exhaust manifold. and the car, no matter what engine, will almost certainly run considerably better. mike

[Roy B.]

Re: Re po wires

I called E&L that make up the 55's and said they would make and use steel core for me at another $50.00 increase to their cost of $160.00 a set. So asking they will do it,if you say Please !

[John M.]

Re: Re po wires

Mike,
Have you ever tried remaking the wires with the braid (like 69 BB)with the steel core wire? Can you feed it through the braid. I have a set of repros with a few thousand miles where the connections are already shot.
Thanks,
John

[Kenneth S.]

Re: Re po wires

Where do you get Packard 440 wire, and what quantity would be needed for V8? Thanks, Ken

[Dick W.]

Re: Re po wires

Ken, approximately 30' of wire is needed. It is possible to reuse the old shielding. I just finished one set and am working on another set.

[Eric J.]

Re: Re po wires

Here is a good article on this problem from a motorcycle perspective. Very informative and applicable.

http://www.motorcycleproject.com/motorcycle/text/plugwiretech.html

Eric 3,182




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