sparkplug wires.
07-29-2004, 10:16 PM
#1
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sparkplug wires.
Still diagnosing a bit of a rough idle and got around
to the plugs/rotor/cap/etc.
Rotor and cap had signs of arcing and oil spots but
no traces of oil in the distributor base. :/ Oh well,
replaced them anyway.
All plugs came up with trace carbon and otherwise perfectly
normal tips. :) At least with the new header I'm no longer
running overly rich.
So, just for grins, ohming out the wires.
Hoo boy, first thought was I f-d up, but the Fluke-87
autoscales.
Plug length resistance ohms/in
0 8 283 35 LOW
1 12 501,000 41,750 HIGH
2 10 105,000 10,500 HIGH
3 15 6,500 433 GOOD
4 14 12,200 871 GOOD
5 10 4,920 492 GOOD
6 13 479,000 36,846 HIGH
Well, that's all over the freeking board now isn't it. :/
Could explain why the last coil died a horrible death.
Gonna get a new set o wires tomorow and measure them
first. With any luck that will get it all working nice
and smooth again. (If it does I'll post a warning
about flying livestock.) ^_^
FWIW, they were BOSCH wires, not the cheap ones.
So much for "Quality", I'm going back to OEM or at
least NAPA Echlyn.
--
DougW
to the plugs/rotor/cap/etc.
Rotor and cap had signs of arcing and oil spots but
no traces of oil in the distributor base. :/ Oh well,
replaced them anyway.
All plugs came up with trace carbon and otherwise perfectly
normal tips. :) At least with the new header I'm no longer
running overly rich.
So, just for grins, ohming out the wires.
Hoo boy, first thought was I f-d up, but the Fluke-87
autoscales.
Plug length resistance ohms/in
0 8 283 35 LOW
1 12 501,000 41,750 HIGH
2 10 105,000 10,500 HIGH
3 15 6,500 433 GOOD
4 14 12,200 871 GOOD
5 10 4,920 492 GOOD
6 13 479,000 36,846 HIGH
Well, that's all over the freeking board now isn't it. :/
Could explain why the last coil died a horrible death.
Gonna get a new set o wires tomorow and measure them
first. With any luck that will get it all working nice
and smooth again. (If it does I'll post a warning
about flying livestock.) ^_^
FWIW, they were BOSCH wires, not the cheap ones.
So much for "Quality", I'm going back to OEM or at
least NAPA Echlyn.
--
DougW
07-29-2004, 10:31 PM
#2
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Re: sparkplug wires.
I have had the best results with OEM over the years.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
DougW wrote:
>
> Still diagnosing a bit of a rough idle and got around
> to the plugs/rotor/cap/etc.
>
> Rotor and cap had signs of arcing and oil spots but
> no traces of oil in the distributor base. :/ Oh well,
> replaced them anyway.
>
> All plugs came up with trace carbon and otherwise perfectly
> normal tips. :) At least with the new header I'm no longer
> running overly rich.
>
> So, just for grins, ohming out the wires.
>
> Hoo boy, first thought was I f-d up, but the Fluke-87
> autoscales.
>
> Plug length resistance ohms/in
> 0 8 283 35 LOW
> 1 12 501,000 41,750 HIGH
> 2 10 105,000 10,500 HIGH
> 3 15 6,500 433 GOOD
> 4 14 12,200 871 GOOD
> 5 10 4,920 492 GOOD
> 6 13 479,000 36,846 HIGH
>
> Well, that's all over the freeking board now isn't it. :/
>
> Could explain why the last coil died a horrible death.
> Gonna get a new set o wires tomorow and measure them
> first. With any luck that will get it all working nice
> and smooth again. (If it does I'll post a warning
> about flying livestock.) ^_^
>
> FWIW, they were BOSCH wires, not the cheap ones.
> So much for "Quality", I'm going back to OEM or at
> least NAPA Echlyn.
>
> --
> DougW
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
DougW wrote:
>
> Still diagnosing a bit of a rough idle and got around
> to the plugs/rotor/cap/etc.
>
> Rotor and cap had signs of arcing and oil spots but
> no traces of oil in the distributor base. :/ Oh well,
> replaced them anyway.
>
> All plugs came up with trace carbon and otherwise perfectly
> normal tips. :) At least with the new header I'm no longer
> running overly rich.
>
> So, just for grins, ohming out the wires.
>
> Hoo boy, first thought was I f-d up, but the Fluke-87
> autoscales.
>
> Plug length resistance ohms/in
> 0 8 283 35 LOW
> 1 12 501,000 41,750 HIGH
> 2 10 105,000 10,500 HIGH
> 3 15 6,500 433 GOOD
> 4 14 12,200 871 GOOD
> 5 10 4,920 492 GOOD
> 6 13 479,000 36,846 HIGH
>
> Well, that's all over the freeking board now isn't it. :/
>
> Could explain why the last coil died a horrible death.
> Gonna get a new set o wires tomorow and measure them
> first. With any luck that will get it all working nice
> and smooth again. (If it does I'll post a warning
> about flying livestock.) ^_^
>
> FWIW, they were BOSCH wires, not the cheap ones.
> So much for "Quality", I'm going back to OEM or at
> least NAPA Echlyn.
>
> --
> DougW
07-29-2004, 10:31 PM
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Re: sparkplug wires.
I have had the best results with OEM over the years.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
DougW wrote:
>
> Still diagnosing a bit of a rough idle and got around
> to the plugs/rotor/cap/etc.
>
> Rotor and cap had signs of arcing and oil spots but
> no traces of oil in the distributor base. :/ Oh well,
> replaced them anyway.
>
> All plugs came up with trace carbon and otherwise perfectly
> normal tips. :) At least with the new header I'm no longer
> running overly rich.
>
> So, just for grins, ohming out the wires.
>
> Hoo boy, first thought was I f-d up, but the Fluke-87
> autoscales.
>
> Plug length resistance ohms/in
> 0 8 283 35 LOW
> 1 12 501,000 41,750 HIGH
> 2 10 105,000 10,500 HIGH
> 3 15 6,500 433 GOOD
> 4 14 12,200 871 GOOD
> 5 10 4,920 492 GOOD
> 6 13 479,000 36,846 HIGH
>
> Well, that's all over the freeking board now isn't it. :/
>
> Could explain why the last coil died a horrible death.
> Gonna get a new set o wires tomorow and measure them
> first. With any luck that will get it all working nice
> and smooth again. (If it does I'll post a warning
> about flying livestock.) ^_^
>
> FWIW, they were BOSCH wires, not the cheap ones.
> So much for "Quality", I'm going back to OEM or at
> least NAPA Echlyn.
>
> --
> DougW
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
DougW wrote:
>
> Still diagnosing a bit of a rough idle and got around
> to the plugs/rotor/cap/etc.
>
> Rotor and cap had signs of arcing and oil spots but
> no traces of oil in the distributor base. :/ Oh well,
> replaced them anyway.
>
> All plugs came up with trace carbon and otherwise perfectly
> normal tips. :) At least with the new header I'm no longer
> running overly rich.
>
> So, just for grins, ohming out the wires.
>
> Hoo boy, first thought was I f-d up, but the Fluke-87
> autoscales.
>
> Plug length resistance ohms/in
> 0 8 283 35 LOW
> 1 12 501,000 41,750 HIGH
> 2 10 105,000 10,500 HIGH
> 3 15 6,500 433 GOOD
> 4 14 12,200 871 GOOD
> 5 10 4,920 492 GOOD
> 6 13 479,000 36,846 HIGH
>
> Well, that's all over the freeking board now isn't it. :/
>
> Could explain why the last coil died a horrible death.
> Gonna get a new set o wires tomorow and measure them
> first. With any luck that will get it all working nice
> and smooth again. (If it does I'll post a warning
> about flying livestock.) ^_^
>
> FWIW, they were BOSCH wires, not the cheap ones.
> So much for "Quality", I'm going back to OEM or at
> least NAPA Echlyn.
>
> --
> DougW
07-29-2004, 10:31 PM
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Re: sparkplug wires.
I have had the best results with OEM over the years.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
DougW wrote:
>
> Still diagnosing a bit of a rough idle and got around
> to the plugs/rotor/cap/etc.
>
> Rotor and cap had signs of arcing and oil spots but
> no traces of oil in the distributor base. :/ Oh well,
> replaced them anyway.
>
> All plugs came up with trace carbon and otherwise perfectly
> normal tips. :) At least with the new header I'm no longer
> running overly rich.
>
> So, just for grins, ohming out the wires.
>
> Hoo boy, first thought was I f-d up, but the Fluke-87
> autoscales.
>
> Plug length resistance ohms/in
> 0 8 283 35 LOW
> 1 12 501,000 41,750 HIGH
> 2 10 105,000 10,500 HIGH
> 3 15 6,500 433 GOOD
> 4 14 12,200 871 GOOD
> 5 10 4,920 492 GOOD
> 6 13 479,000 36,846 HIGH
>
> Well, that's all over the freeking board now isn't it. :/
>
> Could explain why the last coil died a horrible death.
> Gonna get a new set o wires tomorow and measure them
> first. With any luck that will get it all working nice
> and smooth again. (If it does I'll post a warning
> about flying livestock.) ^_^
>
> FWIW, they were BOSCH wires, not the cheap ones.
> So much for "Quality", I'm going back to OEM or at
> least NAPA Echlyn.
>
> --
> DougW
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
DougW wrote:
>
> Still diagnosing a bit of a rough idle and got around
> to the plugs/rotor/cap/etc.
>
> Rotor and cap had signs of arcing and oil spots but
> no traces of oil in the distributor base. :/ Oh well,
> replaced them anyway.
>
> All plugs came up with trace carbon and otherwise perfectly
> normal tips. :) At least with the new header I'm no longer
> running overly rich.
>
> So, just for grins, ohming out the wires.
>
> Hoo boy, first thought was I f-d up, but the Fluke-87
> autoscales.
>
> Plug length resistance ohms/in
> 0 8 283 35 LOW
> 1 12 501,000 41,750 HIGH
> 2 10 105,000 10,500 HIGH
> 3 15 6,500 433 GOOD
> 4 14 12,200 871 GOOD
> 5 10 4,920 492 GOOD
> 6 13 479,000 36,846 HIGH
>
> Well, that's all over the freeking board now isn't it. :/
>
> Could explain why the last coil died a horrible death.
> Gonna get a new set o wires tomorow and measure them
> first. With any luck that will get it all working nice
> and smooth again. (If it does I'll post a warning
> about flying livestock.) ^_^
>
> FWIW, they were BOSCH wires, not the cheap ones.
> So much for "Quality", I'm going back to OEM or at
> least NAPA Echlyn.
>
> --
> DougW
07-29-2004, 10:31 PM
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Guest
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Re: sparkplug wires.
I have had the best results with OEM over the years.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
DougW wrote:
>
> Still diagnosing a bit of a rough idle and got around
> to the plugs/rotor/cap/etc.
>
> Rotor and cap had signs of arcing and oil spots but
> no traces of oil in the distributor base. :/ Oh well,
> replaced them anyway.
>
> All plugs came up with trace carbon and otherwise perfectly
> normal tips. :) At least with the new header I'm no longer
> running overly rich.
>
> So, just for grins, ohming out the wires.
>
> Hoo boy, first thought was I f-d up, but the Fluke-87
> autoscales.
>
> Plug length resistance ohms/in
> 0 8 283 35 LOW
> 1 12 501,000 41,750 HIGH
> 2 10 105,000 10,500 HIGH
> 3 15 6,500 433 GOOD
> 4 14 12,200 871 GOOD
> 5 10 4,920 492 GOOD
> 6 13 479,000 36,846 HIGH
>
> Well, that's all over the freeking board now isn't it. :/
>
> Could explain why the last coil died a horrible death.
> Gonna get a new set o wires tomorow and measure them
> first. With any luck that will get it all working nice
> and smooth again. (If it does I'll post a warning
> about flying livestock.) ^_^
>
> FWIW, they were BOSCH wires, not the cheap ones.
> So much for "Quality", I'm going back to OEM or at
> least NAPA Echlyn.
>
> --
> DougW
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
DougW wrote:
>
> Still diagnosing a bit of a rough idle and got around
> to the plugs/rotor/cap/etc.
>
> Rotor and cap had signs of arcing and oil spots but
> no traces of oil in the distributor base. :/ Oh well,
> replaced them anyway.
>
> All plugs came up with trace carbon and otherwise perfectly
> normal tips. :) At least with the new header I'm no longer
> running overly rich.
>
> So, just for grins, ohming out the wires.
>
> Hoo boy, first thought was I f-d up, but the Fluke-87
> autoscales.
>
> Plug length resistance ohms/in
> 0 8 283 35 LOW
> 1 12 501,000 41,750 HIGH
> 2 10 105,000 10,500 HIGH
> 3 15 6,500 433 GOOD
> 4 14 12,200 871 GOOD
> 5 10 4,920 492 GOOD
> 6 13 479,000 36,846 HIGH
>
> Well, that's all over the freeking board now isn't it. :/
>
> Could explain why the last coil died a horrible death.
> Gonna get a new set o wires tomorow and measure them
> first. With any luck that will get it all working nice
> and smooth again. (If it does I'll post a warning
> about flying livestock.) ^_^
>
> FWIW, they were BOSCH wires, not the cheap ones.
> So much for "Quality", I'm going back to OEM or at
> least NAPA Echlyn.
>
> --
> DougW
07-29-2004, 11:14 PM
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Re: sparkplug wires.
Sometimes it's hard to get a good contact point on the wire connectors. Any
oxidation on them will take away from your measurement. And DON'T touch the
probes with your fingers (pinching the meter probes to the wire ends) this
will just incorporate your body resistance in to the reading.
SOMETIMES this has been a problem for me. (big sweaty salty guy!! haha).
Just a thought.
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:KbiOc.3681$Oz2.366@okepread06...
> Still diagnosing a bit of a rough idle and got around
> to the plugs/rotor/cap/etc.
>
> Rotor and cap had signs of arcing and oil spots but
> no traces of oil in the distributor base. :/ Oh well,
> replaced them anyway.
>
> All plugs came up with trace carbon and otherwise perfectly
> normal tips. :) At least with the new header I'm no longer
> running overly rich.
>
> So, just for grins, ohming out the wires.
>
> Hoo boy, first thought was I f-d up, but the Fluke-87
> autoscales.
>
> Plug length resistance ohms/in
> 0 8 283 35 LOW
> 1 12 501,000 41,750 HIGH
> 2 10 105,000 10,500 HIGH
> 3 15 6,500 433 GOOD
> 4 14 12,200 871 GOOD
> 5 10 4,920 492 GOOD
> 6 13 479,000 36,846 HIGH
>
> Well, that's all over the freeking board now isn't it. :/
>
> Could explain why the last coil died a horrible death.
> Gonna get a new set o wires tomorow and measure them
> first. With any luck that will get it all working nice
> and smooth again. (If it does I'll post a warning
> about flying livestock.) ^_^
>
> FWIW, they were BOSCH wires, not the cheap ones.
> So much for "Quality", I'm going back to OEM or at
> least NAPA Echlyn.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
oxidation on them will take away from your measurement. And DON'T touch the
probes with your fingers (pinching the meter probes to the wire ends) this
will just incorporate your body resistance in to the reading.
SOMETIMES this has been a problem for me. (big sweaty salty guy!! haha).
Just a thought.
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:KbiOc.3681$Oz2.366@okepread06...
> Still diagnosing a bit of a rough idle and got around
> to the plugs/rotor/cap/etc.
>
> Rotor and cap had signs of arcing and oil spots but
> no traces of oil in the distributor base. :/ Oh well,
> replaced them anyway.
>
> All plugs came up with trace carbon and otherwise perfectly
> normal tips. :) At least with the new header I'm no longer
> running overly rich.
>
> So, just for grins, ohming out the wires.
>
> Hoo boy, first thought was I f-d up, but the Fluke-87
> autoscales.
>
> Plug length resistance ohms/in
> 0 8 283 35 LOW
> 1 12 501,000 41,750 HIGH
> 2 10 105,000 10,500 HIGH
> 3 15 6,500 433 GOOD
> 4 14 12,200 871 GOOD
> 5 10 4,920 492 GOOD
> 6 13 479,000 36,846 HIGH
>
> Well, that's all over the freeking board now isn't it. :/
>
> Could explain why the last coil died a horrible death.
> Gonna get a new set o wires tomorow and measure them
> first. With any luck that will get it all working nice
> and smooth again. (If it does I'll post a warning
> about flying livestock.) ^_^
>
> FWIW, they were BOSCH wires, not the cheap ones.
> So much for "Quality", I'm going back to OEM or at
> least NAPA Echlyn.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
07-29-2004, 11:14 PM
#7
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Re: sparkplug wires.
Sometimes it's hard to get a good contact point on the wire connectors. Any
oxidation on them will take away from your measurement. And DON'T touch the
probes with your fingers (pinching the meter probes to the wire ends) this
will just incorporate your body resistance in to the reading.
SOMETIMES this has been a problem for me. (big sweaty salty guy!! haha).
Just a thought.
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:KbiOc.3681$Oz2.366@okepread06...
> Still diagnosing a bit of a rough idle and got around
> to the plugs/rotor/cap/etc.
>
> Rotor and cap had signs of arcing and oil spots but
> no traces of oil in the distributor base. :/ Oh well,
> replaced them anyway.
>
> All plugs came up with trace carbon and otherwise perfectly
> normal tips. :) At least with the new header I'm no longer
> running overly rich.
>
> So, just for grins, ohming out the wires.
>
> Hoo boy, first thought was I f-d up, but the Fluke-87
> autoscales.
>
> Plug length resistance ohms/in
> 0 8 283 35 LOW
> 1 12 501,000 41,750 HIGH
> 2 10 105,000 10,500 HIGH
> 3 15 6,500 433 GOOD
> 4 14 12,200 871 GOOD
> 5 10 4,920 492 GOOD
> 6 13 479,000 36,846 HIGH
>
> Well, that's all over the freeking board now isn't it. :/
>
> Could explain why the last coil died a horrible death.
> Gonna get a new set o wires tomorow and measure them
> first. With any luck that will get it all working nice
> and smooth again. (If it does I'll post a warning
> about flying livestock.) ^_^
>
> FWIW, they were BOSCH wires, not the cheap ones.
> So much for "Quality", I'm going back to OEM or at
> least NAPA Echlyn.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
oxidation on them will take away from your measurement. And DON'T touch the
probes with your fingers (pinching the meter probes to the wire ends) this
will just incorporate your body resistance in to the reading.
SOMETIMES this has been a problem for me. (big sweaty salty guy!! haha).
Just a thought.
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:KbiOc.3681$Oz2.366@okepread06...
> Still diagnosing a bit of a rough idle and got around
> to the plugs/rotor/cap/etc.
>
> Rotor and cap had signs of arcing and oil spots but
> no traces of oil in the distributor base. :/ Oh well,
> replaced them anyway.
>
> All plugs came up with trace carbon and otherwise perfectly
> normal tips. :) At least with the new header I'm no longer
> running overly rich.
>
> So, just for grins, ohming out the wires.
>
> Hoo boy, first thought was I f-d up, but the Fluke-87
> autoscales.
>
> Plug length resistance ohms/in
> 0 8 283 35 LOW
> 1 12 501,000 41,750 HIGH
> 2 10 105,000 10,500 HIGH
> 3 15 6,500 433 GOOD
> 4 14 12,200 871 GOOD
> 5 10 4,920 492 GOOD
> 6 13 479,000 36,846 HIGH
>
> Well, that's all over the freeking board now isn't it. :/
>
> Could explain why the last coil died a horrible death.
> Gonna get a new set o wires tomorow and measure them
> first. With any luck that will get it all working nice
> and smooth again. (If it does I'll post a warning
> about flying livestock.) ^_^
>
> FWIW, they were BOSCH wires, not the cheap ones.
> So much for "Quality", I'm going back to OEM or at
> least NAPA Echlyn.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
07-29-2004, 11:14 PM
#8
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: sparkplug wires.
Sometimes it's hard to get a good contact point on the wire connectors. Any
oxidation on them will take away from your measurement. And DON'T touch the
probes with your fingers (pinching the meter probes to the wire ends) this
will just incorporate your body resistance in to the reading.
SOMETIMES this has been a problem for me. (big sweaty salty guy!! haha).
Just a thought.
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:KbiOc.3681$Oz2.366@okepread06...
> Still diagnosing a bit of a rough idle and got around
> to the plugs/rotor/cap/etc.
>
> Rotor and cap had signs of arcing and oil spots but
> no traces of oil in the distributor base. :/ Oh well,
> replaced them anyway.
>
> All plugs came up with trace carbon and otherwise perfectly
> normal tips. :) At least with the new header I'm no longer
> running overly rich.
>
> So, just for grins, ohming out the wires.
>
> Hoo boy, first thought was I f-d up, but the Fluke-87
> autoscales.
>
> Plug length resistance ohms/in
> 0 8 283 35 LOW
> 1 12 501,000 41,750 HIGH
> 2 10 105,000 10,500 HIGH
> 3 15 6,500 433 GOOD
> 4 14 12,200 871 GOOD
> 5 10 4,920 492 GOOD
> 6 13 479,000 36,846 HIGH
>
> Well, that's all over the freeking board now isn't it. :/
>
> Could explain why the last coil died a horrible death.
> Gonna get a new set o wires tomorow and measure them
> first. With any luck that will get it all working nice
> and smooth again. (If it does I'll post a warning
> about flying livestock.) ^_^
>
> FWIW, they were BOSCH wires, not the cheap ones.
> So much for "Quality", I'm going back to OEM or at
> least NAPA Echlyn.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
oxidation on them will take away from your measurement. And DON'T touch the
probes with your fingers (pinching the meter probes to the wire ends) this
will just incorporate your body resistance in to the reading.
SOMETIMES this has been a problem for me. (big sweaty salty guy!! haha).
Just a thought.
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:KbiOc.3681$Oz2.366@okepread06...
> Still diagnosing a bit of a rough idle and got around
> to the plugs/rotor/cap/etc.
>
> Rotor and cap had signs of arcing and oil spots but
> no traces of oil in the distributor base. :/ Oh well,
> replaced them anyway.
>
> All plugs came up with trace carbon and otherwise perfectly
> normal tips. :) At least with the new header I'm no longer
> running overly rich.
>
> So, just for grins, ohming out the wires.
>
> Hoo boy, first thought was I f-d up, but the Fluke-87
> autoscales.
>
> Plug length resistance ohms/in
> 0 8 283 35 LOW
> 1 12 501,000 41,750 HIGH
> 2 10 105,000 10,500 HIGH
> 3 15 6,500 433 GOOD
> 4 14 12,200 871 GOOD
> 5 10 4,920 492 GOOD
> 6 13 479,000 36,846 HIGH
>
> Well, that's all over the freeking board now isn't it. :/
>
> Could explain why the last coil died a horrible death.
> Gonna get a new set o wires tomorow and measure them
> first. With any luck that will get it all working nice
> and smooth again. (If it does I'll post a warning
> about flying livestock.) ^_^
>
> FWIW, they were BOSCH wires, not the cheap ones.
> So much for "Quality", I'm going back to OEM or at
> least NAPA Echlyn.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
07-29-2004, 11:14 PM
#9
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: sparkplug wires.
Sometimes it's hard to get a good contact point on the wire connectors. Any
oxidation on them will take away from your measurement. And DON'T touch the
probes with your fingers (pinching the meter probes to the wire ends) this
will just incorporate your body resistance in to the reading.
SOMETIMES this has been a problem for me. (big sweaty salty guy!! haha).
Just a thought.
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:KbiOc.3681$Oz2.366@okepread06...
> Still diagnosing a bit of a rough idle and got around
> to the plugs/rotor/cap/etc.
>
> Rotor and cap had signs of arcing and oil spots but
> no traces of oil in the distributor base. :/ Oh well,
> replaced them anyway.
>
> All plugs came up with trace carbon and otherwise perfectly
> normal tips. :) At least with the new header I'm no longer
> running overly rich.
>
> So, just for grins, ohming out the wires.
>
> Hoo boy, first thought was I f-d up, but the Fluke-87
> autoscales.
>
> Plug length resistance ohms/in
> 0 8 283 35 LOW
> 1 12 501,000 41,750 HIGH
> 2 10 105,000 10,500 HIGH
> 3 15 6,500 433 GOOD
> 4 14 12,200 871 GOOD
> 5 10 4,920 492 GOOD
> 6 13 479,000 36,846 HIGH
>
> Well, that's all over the freeking board now isn't it. :/
>
> Could explain why the last coil died a horrible death.
> Gonna get a new set o wires tomorow and measure them
> first. With any luck that will get it all working nice
> and smooth again. (If it does I'll post a warning
> about flying livestock.) ^_^
>
> FWIW, they were BOSCH wires, not the cheap ones.
> So much for "Quality", I'm going back to OEM or at
> least NAPA Echlyn.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
oxidation on them will take away from your measurement. And DON'T touch the
probes with your fingers (pinching the meter probes to the wire ends) this
will just incorporate your body resistance in to the reading.
SOMETIMES this has been a problem for me. (big sweaty salty guy!! haha).
Just a thought.
"DougW" <post.replies@invalid.address> wrote in message
news:KbiOc.3681$Oz2.366@okepread06...
> Still diagnosing a bit of a rough idle and got around
> to the plugs/rotor/cap/etc.
>
> Rotor and cap had signs of arcing and oil spots but
> no traces of oil in the distributor base. :/ Oh well,
> replaced them anyway.
>
> All plugs came up with trace carbon and otherwise perfectly
> normal tips. :) At least with the new header I'm no longer
> running overly rich.
>
> So, just for grins, ohming out the wires.
>
> Hoo boy, first thought was I f-d up, but the Fluke-87
> autoscales.
>
> Plug length resistance ohms/in
> 0 8 283 35 LOW
> 1 12 501,000 41,750 HIGH
> 2 10 105,000 10,500 HIGH
> 3 15 6,500 433 GOOD
> 4 14 12,200 871 GOOD
> 5 10 4,920 492 GOOD
> 6 13 479,000 36,846 HIGH
>
> Well, that's all over the freeking board now isn't it. :/
>
> Could explain why the last coil died a horrible death.
> Gonna get a new set o wires tomorow and measure them
> first. With any luck that will get it all working nice
> and smooth again. (If it does I'll post a warning
> about flying livestock.) ^_^
>
> FWIW, they were BOSCH wires, not the cheap ones.
> So much for "Quality", I'm going back to OEM or at
> least NAPA Echlyn.
>
> --
> DougW
>
>
07-30-2004, 12:19 AM
#10
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Re: sparkplug wires.
Ditto.
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Mike Romain wrote:
>
> I have had the best results with OEM over the years.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
God Bless America, ßill O|||||||O
mailto:-------------------- http://www.----------.com/
Mike Romain wrote:
>
> I have had the best results with OEM over the years.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's