I agree, but you would think that brand new 8.5mm wires from Jacobs wouldn't
arc - plus the wires are such a tight fit as they come from Jacobs that you
really can't separate them with a loom, so for now I'm stuck with using the
electrical tape to pull them away from each other and anything metal :(
Personally, I think Chrysler put the distributor to close to the manifold -
I would put an MSD Cap-A-Dapt (sp?) on there, but there's no room.......I
miss the old big blocks.
-----Original Message-----
From: Elmer Hanhart <hanharte@swbell.net>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Saturday, February 13, 1999 12:41 AM
Subject: Re: DML: arcing wire-rough idle
>For everyones info, my friends 94 Dak V8 5spd. had the same rough idle
>as mine since new. We did his the same way as mine today and it worked
>on his truck also. I didn't see his at night to be able to check for the
>arcing, but I am sure it was there. He did a factory spec. tune up to
>his about 4K miles ago, so his wires shouldn't have been bad (not saying
>they aren't, but they shouldn't be). I think that a quality set of wires
>would also do the trick. I don't think that wires should be touching
>anything other than the cap, plugs, and seperators. The factory wires
>should have this cover on them (I know most Fords have them). The wires
>shouldn't be touching the valve cover in the first place, this is just
>asking for arcing IMO. I am just offering this as a cheap (free in my
>case) alternative to buying a new set of wires (and this may not even
>cure the problem). My truck ran rough since the day I got it. It has
>NEVER run smoother. Has anyone on the list tried this yet?
>
>Erich
>
>Patrick and Kelly Engram wrote:
>>
>> " 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. . "
>>
>> -Sounds like what you need is a new coil wire. All you did was insulate
>> yours well enough that the voltage finds it easier to stay in the core
>> than arc through the insulation. A new wire wont arc when laid next to
>> the valve cover...
>> Patrick
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