Unless you take your time and have the right tools, a homemade crimp
is usually inferior to a factory crimp. Get a ready made set of wires
if at all possible. The Magnecor set is a perfect fit. CC (and other
companies too, I'd bet) sell a plug wire puller that goes under the
head of the boot - supposedly makes pulling the boots off a lot easier
- I'm getting one. You're not abnormally clumsy - they're a pain to
get off (good seal though!).
Tate
-----Original Message-----
From: Marc Robertson [SMTP:marc@blackberry-ridge.com]
Sent: Tuesday, August 25, 1998 9:13 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: Re: DML: Plug wires & Distributor Cap for 98 ?
GSWillhite wrote:
>
> OK Dakpak, What manufacturer of plug wires is everyone
> using for the street (Magnecore or Moroso) 8.5 ?
>
> How bout a distributor cap w/brass connectors ?
>
> I know theres alot of related stuff in the archives, but
> nothing seems definative. My truck is running well on
> stock equip. so far, but I've heard about the wires giving
> out pretty fast. Any experienced suggestions ?
>
> Thanks always
>
> GS
Maybe I'm abnormally clumsy, but I had a very difficult time getting
my
stock wires off to change the plugs the first time; the short boot
coupled with the metal collar around the plug made it a real pain (I
have a '94, but it sounds like the collars are still there). So I'm
sure I ripped one, which led to a misfire, which I lived with for a
period of time (not sure of the cause since my O2 sensor died at
about
the same time).
The bottom line is that I would change the wires to at least
something
with more user friendly boots. The lengths on the MSD wires I got
were
poorly matched to what I needed, so if I did it again I probably
would
get a generic MSD set and make up my own lengths (though there may be
down-sides to that, so I would be happy to hear comments).
Marc Robertson
marc@blackberry-ridge.com
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