I had an arc-ing problem on my '92 318 Dak. My Jacobs 8.5mm wires were
shorting out to the heads. These were new wires replaced under lifetime
warranty 'cuz the old Jacobs wires (4 yrs. old) had little blue arcs all
over them in pitch dark. Real weird-looking. Anyway, I tried wire looms,
but had a tough time fitting 8.5mm wires in them, even with lube, etc. I
got the idea to use electrical tape to wrap and tie the wires away from the
engine and each other. It may be ugly but it works better than looms and
it's a HELLUVA lot cheaper!!
-----Original Message-----
From: Elmer Hanhart <hanharte@swbell.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Wednesday, February 10, 1999 11:12 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Champion truck sparkplugs
>I have found a possible do it yourself cure for the rough idle problem.
>I've had the same problem since the truck was new, but the dealers told
>me they couldn't find anything wrong w/ it. I decided to get the Truck
>Plugs and try them out. When it was nice and dark I went out to see if
>any of the wires were leaking (if they were I would replace them also).
>Everything was fine except for the coil to distributor wire. It had a
>nice arc going on to the valve cover (the wire rests up against it),
>about 5" long. Tried to pull it away to no avail. Got an idea to get
>some conduit off of some old wires I had laying around to insulate the
>wire. I split it down the middle, took off of old wires, and slid on to
>my trucks wire. Mine was arcing at the front of the valve cover closer
>to the coil than dis. .
>
> Drove it around some last night to see if it helped, noticed a
>little diff. Got in this morning to go to work, and it is a completely
>diff. truck. Nice smooth idle, easier take-offs (it likes second gear
>starts now), and a lot more power. I am probably getting more mileage,
>but the new found power has me on the gas a little more. If you have the
>rough-idle problem check out this solution, and get back to me so I'll
>know if mine was just a freak occurence. Hope it helps.
>
>Erich 98 ext. cab V8 5spd. 4x2 20K miles.
>
>Joseph DaVolio wrote:
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>> Can anyone give me the website that describes these plugs. I remember
seeing it
>> in a past message, but I deleted it. I tried to find it in the archives,
but
>> failed.
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>> Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I've been getting the vibe that the
BOSCH
>> Platinum +4s do not work with our engines. (5.2L)
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>> I only have 200 miles on my truck, but this rough idle is killing me.
I'm
>> planning on a MDA-6A, some good wires and quality plugs. Any advise
would help.
>>
>> Thanks,
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>> Joe DaVolio
>> current: 99 Dak 4x4 Sport, 5.2l, 5 spd, loaded.
>> current: 98 Caravan sport, loaded
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