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Any Tips > Convincing Magnecor Wires to stay on?

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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 07:00 PM
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Any Tips > Convincing Magnecor Wires to stay on?
I keep thinking I have these wires proberly seated yet they keep coming off.

One has yet to come off at all in 400 miles, so I know its possible, but the other 3 are driving me crazy!

Any suggestions?

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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 07:34 PM
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weld them on.
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 07:58 PM
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Now we are getting somewhere!
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 08:03 PM
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Stay where? On plug or on coils?

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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 08:05 PM
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Only on plugs.....I swear Ive read every thread on this and I know you just have to push very hard......I just thought of something....I wonder if I have the wires too tightly in the wire looms...maybe they need more play by the plugs?
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 08:58 PM
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Solder them on. That, or duct tape.
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Old Nov 20, 2002 | 10:13 PM
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I siliconed mine in. Just use RTV on the boot and leave it to dry.

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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 01:15 AM
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Originally posted by Alex
I siliconed mine in. Just use RTV on the boot and leave it to dry.

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RTV???
Don't you mean di-electric grease. I wouldn't want RTV falling into my cylinder 's from doing that.
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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 05:31 PM
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RTV???
Don't you mean di-electric grease. I wouldn't want RTV falling into my cylinder 's from doing that.
As long as your plugs are present, your cylinders are sealed. I would be more worried about RTV acting as a resistor, if it got between the plug and wire connecters.
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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 06:44 PM
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Sounds like the boot needs to be pushed up away from the end of the wire just a bit. If the distance from boot to end-of-wire is too short you compress the rubber when you click it in place, and compressed rubber acts like a spring. Give it vibration, temp changes, whatever... it'll spring back off.
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Old Nov 21, 2002 | 06:54 PM
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Yes if they are falling off they were not on all the way.

I had to use automotive dialectric (sp) grease on the ends and boots to get them to click on and stay. Permatex makes a good grease.

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Old Nov 22, 2002 | 02:26 PM
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I sorta have a hard time pushing a couple of mine on too. I cannot always get them to click. But nevertheless I push as hard as I can and I do not notice anyy effect on performance, I think the spark still gets there fine.
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Old Nov 25, 2002 | 05:06 PM
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FYI - The spark doesn't travel down the wire. It's created at the open end of the spark plug.


Hey Dave
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