Re: [Amc-list] whew

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I've got a set of Splitfire dual core wires on the American.
Don't think they make them anymore though!
I bought them at a flea market for $15 for a 80's Ford 300 six.
Nice wires.
Someone once told me they put them on a car and promptly burnt a set of plugs up in no time.
I've never had any problems with plugs in the American and I wonder how that would be possible anyway?

Is it possible the wires can be too good? I can't see how.

--
Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo, 4.7L, Quadratrac II
" I realize that death is inevitable.
I just don't want to be around when it happens! "

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
> Between thanksgiving weekend and the last week of sk00l I didn't do much 
> else. I even continued to drive my American with an intermittent 
> misfire, I never do stuff like that (too picky).
> 
> Might have found it (purple plasma running from coil tower to + and - 
> terminals visible at night, plus it got loud enough to HEAR!) we'll see 
> in 30 min. when I drive off. Popped the top off the carb to clean and 
> check it, it's not that (idle vacuum dropped from 18-19 to 16-17 too). 
> Weird. Checked all the plugs AGAIN. Checked timing AGAIN.
> 
> It almost sounds like carb, but more like ignition, the way it mildly 
> misses above 2000 rpm. Pertronix plus pertronix epoxy coil.
> 
> Oh, so THAT'S why everyone went to computer engine management...!
> 
> I cleaned the coil tower spotless, still purple stream; added some good 
> silicone grease, still there; finally got carb cleaner (all I had) 
> sprayed the crap out of it and the inside of the coil wire, assembled 
> dry... no sparks or sound! Sometimes high voltage makes no sense...
> 
> I think I better find some really good wires. I'm using some generic 
> set. Time for good silicone wires I guess.
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