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Offline mrfish2

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Spark Plug Wires
« on: January 22, 2015, 12:57:41 PM »
Discovered this while replacing my plug caps today, should i cut the wires and insulation back?
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Re: Spark Plug Wires
« Reply #1 on: January 22, 2015, 01:06:59 PM »
yes, but you wont need to cut it far.  2-3mm at most.
Just so you see clean wire
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Re: Spark Plug Wires
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2015, 02:19:14 PM »
Awesome, thanks!
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Offline Whaleman

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Re: Spark Plug Wires
« Reply #3 on: January 22, 2015, 04:32:50 PM »
That strip and turn down the side is an old fashioned way to use the old type connectors. Definitely not needed or wanted with our screw in connectors. Dan
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