Stripped spark plug boot?

boogerdave said:

I thought I read in a MSD Ignition insert or something that copper core wire and some electronic ignitions dont play well together.

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busajack said:

It simply DOES NOT grip the male spark plug terminal. OK now I got ya.Used to be a virgin eh.The rubber boot should hold it on the plug and if the carbon is near the plug terminal it should run fine until you find another rocket to steal one off.

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Sidecar Flip said:

I'm retired so I'm cheap. Here's what I'd do (now that I understand the problem)....I'd take a pair of sharp scissors and cut a strip of aluminum foil no wider than the threaded top of the spark plug, wrap a couple of turns of the foil around the tip and shove the boot on. I have the same thing going on on the T100 on the right cylinder and that's how I fixed it. The retaining wire isn't retaining anymore.

Geeze Jack....no copper anymore.......

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Sidecar Flip said:

I'd say you are right about that but Britman is using the wires on a breaker point ignition. Carbon core wires have internal resistance. Copper core wires don't.

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RoadVenture said:

So, just WHERE do you work????

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RoadVenture said:

I had thought of doing that, but was hoping for a less "redneck" fix. I'll give it a try........

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RoadVenture said:

Don't you mean that copper core wires have LESS internal resistance? ALL wire has some measurable resistance. If you ever find one that does not tell only me and I'll take it from there.......

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Sidecar Flip said:

Without cutting hairs I meant that coper cored wire has appreciably less resistance than carbon cored wires. Need to borrow my Fluke True RMS?

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