Burnt Sparkplug wire
Ok after me and Scott installed my World Widsor Sr. heads I have one sparl plug on the driver side second from the front...The angled boot is burnt from the header. Im using one of those boot protector that suppose to protect the wire from heat but it was just to clsoe to it. Now its arcing like crazy. I had a plan to go to the yeard tomorrow and try and find a straight wire not one thats angled that might help. As well Accel make this specific spark plugs called header plugs which are a little bit shorter than regular ones. They are suppose to give you more clearence. Any ideas will be more than welcomed...
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Might help if you could get a picture of it...it'd be easier to see what you're talking about that way.
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I think Taylor Wires makes a wire Called the Full Metal Jacket. They are wrapped in a Steel mesh and are supposably indistructable. Very pricy if my memory serves me correctly. Gets rid of melting problems almost completely.sigpicVic Videos Here http://www.grandmarq.net/vb/showthre...676#post243676
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Those accel shortys will work fine.Chris - A 20th Century Man \m/ ^.^ \m/Comment
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I got the 200'sOriginally posted by DuceAnAHalfThe Best
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Originally posted by p71towny
The Accel short header plug i tried one today the car was miss firing like hell wit that plug in so i went back to the motorcraft spark plug and all is fine. Spark was getting to the plug but I think the plug doesnt go far enough in teh cylinder im not sure really all i know is it misses when i have it in. I check the gap and it was set at 35 so I set it at 45, still the same problem.The Best
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Might try some of that wrap on the header itself. I had the exhaust on my VW wrapped in that stuff to keep the heat exchangers hotter (exhaust system provided heat for the car) and it never burned. I've got a partial roll around here somewhere, not enough for a whole header but more than enough to wrap around the header tube thats burning wires. If I can find it I'll give it to you. Its been sitting around in my misc parts for 7 years or so now. Time for a new home.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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I found the set you were talking about 149.00 for them ouch..LOL If my boot on that wire burns again with the boot protector and the exhaust wrap I put on Im left with no choice but buy that full metal jacket set. Thanks for the idea....This forum is the best..Originally posted by 91LTDProject
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My question would be why are you burning plug wires......... Is the wire/boot actually contacting the header? What headers are you running? Abnormal exhaust temps can melt the boots/wires, as I've never had a problem on my Mustang........ But my buddy's dad's S10 was quite bad for it last year, burning of three sets of MSD super conductors.1989 Town Car Cartier: 3G Alt. Upgrade, Mark VIII Electric Fan, Police Interceptor Suspension, 40-series Flows, loaded. HO+ Conversion: E7 heads, Cobra 1.7RR's, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, FMS "E" Camshaft, 4-hole 19lb/hr injectors, A9P ECM, 76mm C&L MAF, BBK CAI. 338,000Km, stock bottom-end.
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Yes the boots is right up againts the header. I have a 351w im using bbk 351w swap headers. I didnt hve this problem till I swictched to World Widsor Sr. heads. The head makes this one plug have a different angle. So as of now I ahve that proportion the header wrapped with exhaust header wrap, boot protector sleeve over it to. The old wire had burnt all the way thru but at that time the exhaust wasnt wrapped. Im getting So any way I look at it im going to have to get those "full metal jacket" wires by taylor to correct the problem.Originally posted by OVERKILLThe Best
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What heat range were the accels you used? If the tip was too far in it would mis fire like that.Chris - A 20th Century Man \m/ ^.^ \m/Comment
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