I was tweeking somethings today, cause the bird was't running properly and noticed that one of the wires was partially severed, near the boot. probably my fault and the fact that there old. So before I go and drop money on new wires, what are the the best in your opinion?

-When you put your spark plugs in, do you figure out the gap? is there a way to do that? My buddy said a reason for the bird not running right is because it could be the gap is too small or big, with the plugs?

 

Check set the plug gaps with a gapping tool. Older style are a set of steel wires with a 90* bend at the end. These are pulled through the gap to check it. The gap being adjusted manually by various means.

There is also a coin style gap checker. Has a tapered ramp around the perimeter. Place it in the gap and rotate until it fills the gap. Read the dimension off the tool (it is numbered toward the inside of the ramp).

Proper plug gap can be found under hood on the emissions sticker.

For wires I've been using the Borg Warner Select series. These are a good spiral wound wire with a silicone jacket. I know that pep-boys carries them. But I think that NAPA also carries them. Reasonably priced too.

RBob.

 

bosch wires seem to be pretty good. i also run duralast wire which are guaranteed forever but i was doing a tune up on a honda accord and got 2 bad wires. they replaced them.

 

+1 for the Bosch. Have a lifetime warrenty so if anything goes wrong I'll get new opnes for free. I was just gonna get some Duralast from AZ but they were out, so they upgraded me to Bosch for free

 

Yea I bought some Bosch. one question, what is the spark plug that is not attatched to the engine? The extra wire, that goes from the distributer to the extra spark plug? Whats that for? A ground?

 

You mean the one that runs from the middle of the cap? That would be the ignition coil that it connects too.

 

Yea that. its all carroted and ****. is there a way to replace that too? it might have to do with why its hard to start the car after its been running?

 

yes you can replace the coil, and a new set of plu wires should come with one that ges from the coil to cap.

 

Ok Kool. yea I relplaced the wire, thats when I noticed all the carossion on it.

 

Get Taylor 8mm wires from Summit racing. Much better than stock...