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VSarge Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2008 Posts: 367 Location: St Louis, MO
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Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 9:19 am Post subject: Please explain stock plug wires... |
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I've searched and found nothing. Tried a bunch of different wordings.
My question is basically why does the stock plug wires screw together? If there a way to run regular one piece wires? If not, why? I don't need the little piece that plugs the air flow from the tin, no tin on the trike. Is there a capacitor or resistor in there?
Sarge _________________ _________________
VW trike -- FrankenMutt
1971 1600
Swing Arm frame
Stock 4 spd tranny - no reverse gate (crap!)
1966/67 rear brakes wheel cylinders from front of 1966 Bug
1934 Chevy headlight
Custom leading link front end
Ford Ranger rims
P225/60R15 rear tires
GoldWIng front tire
Body is fiberglass nose from semi
One ugly exhaust, heavily rusted, set up for heat??? On a trike?? |
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VSarge Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2008 2:47 pm Post subject: |
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No one knows??
Sarge _________________ _________________
VW trike -- FrankenMutt
1971 1600
Swing Arm frame
Stock 4 spd tranny - no reverse gate (crap!)
1966/67 rear brakes wheel cylinders from front of 1966 Bug
1934 Chevy headlight
Custom leading link front end
Ford Ranger rims
P225/60R15 rear tires
GoldWIng front tire
Body is fiberglass nose from semi
One ugly exhaust, heavily rusted, set up for heat??? On a trike?? |
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rlevans Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 1:19 am Post subject: |
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That's the way the old wires went together so that you could cut your own cables and keep your old ends.
Yes you can run one piece wires, you just have to keep the little screw on ends on your plugs for the slip on end of the one piece wires.
How do you keep your trike motor cool without any tin to direct air flow?
aux fan? |
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Russ Wolfe Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2004 Posts: 25187 Location: Central Iowa
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:13 am Post subject: Re: Please explain stock plug wires... |
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VSarge wrote: |
I've searched and found nothing. Tried a bunch of different wordings.
My question is basically why does the stock plug wires screw together? If there a way to run regular one piece wires? If not, why? I don't need the little piece that plugs the air flow from the tin, no tin on the trike. Is there a capacitor or resistor in there?
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There is a resistor in the that brown end. It is to stop ignition noise on the radios and tape decks.
If you have and end go bad, you can buy just the end, and do not have to buy a new wire or set of wires.
How are you cooling your engine with no tin on it. _________________ Society is like stew. If you don't keep it stirred up, you end up with a lot of scum on the top!--Edward Abbey
Gary: OK. Ima poop. |
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Glenn Mr. 010
Joined: December 25, 2001 Posts: 76760 Location: Sneaking up behind you
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:15 am Post subject: Re: Please explain stock plug wires... |
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Russ Wolfe wrote: |
How are you cooling your engine with no tin on it. |
It's a trike. _________________ Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
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Russ Wolfe Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2004 Posts: 25187 Location: Central Iowa
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:17 am Post subject: Re: Please explain stock plug wires... |
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Glenn wrote: |
Russ Wolfe wrote: |
How are you cooling your engine with no tin on it. |
It's a trike. |
OK _________________ Society is like stew. If you don't keep it stirred up, you end up with a lot of scum on the top!--Edward Abbey
Gary: OK. Ima poop. |
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VSarge Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2008 Posts: 367 Location: St Louis, MO
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:43 am Post subject: |
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So there's a resistor that's there simply to keep radio noise down? In other words since I have no radio and no efi or any thing to to be distrubed bt this I can run regular wires? Specially as new wires are resistor wires already. As for the ends with regular wires I could run the regular ends vice the screw tip type.
As for the cooling, it's a trike with a lot of air flow over the motor.
Sarge _________________ _________________
VW trike -- FrankenMutt
1971 1600
Swing Arm frame
Stock 4 spd tranny - no reverse gate (crap!)
1966/67 rear brakes wheel cylinders from front of 1966 Bug
1934 Chevy headlight
Custom leading link front end
Ford Ranger rims
P225/60R15 rear tires
GoldWIng front tire
Body is fiberglass nose from semi
One ugly exhaust, heavily rusted, set up for heat??? On a trike?? |
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