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« on: May 16, 2012, 19:58:49 pm » |
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I have started collecting parts and pieces for my next motor (old school build). What was the plug wire of choice in the late 70's and early 80's (Taylor)? Size (8mm)? Color (Yellow)? I will be running a 010.
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Troy
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Rennsurfer
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« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2012, 20:13:36 pm » |
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Most of us were running yellow ones. Later, I went to orange... then, to Bosch black. I'll never go back.
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« Reply #2 on: May 16, 2012, 20:20:09 pm » |
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I ran blue Taylors then like Mark went back to Bosch
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« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2012, 20:28:25 pm » |
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Bosch black wires with brown boots.  I also ran Mallory 7mm yellow wires. |
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« Reply #4 on: May 16, 2012, 23:32:50 pm » |
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Currently running Bosch gray ones with Bosch/VW Type 3 ninety degree ends at the distributor cap. Same looking setup I had thirty plus years ago on my orange car. Thank you, Dave Galassi & Dave Rosique!!
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« Reply #5 on: May 17, 2012, 00:28:06 am » |
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If it's Period High Perf you're looking for ... We ran Yellow 7mm wires; Accels??? I remember it like it was yesterday ....  TxT |
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« Reply #6 on: May 17, 2012, 01:41:50 am » |
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Troy, yellow was definitely the color of choice for quite a while, but some had red as well. As for the brand, I remember "Stinger" wires and "Hays", but to be honest I think we all just picked up the package sold by SCS and Autohaus. A neat "custom" trick was to find Type 3 cap ends from Pick-a-Part and stick them on our 009's. It was a nice way to tuck the wires down away from the carb linkage.  |
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« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2012, 01:59:00 am » |
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A neat "custom" trick was to find Type 3 cap ends from Pick-a-Part and stick them on our 009's. It was a nice way to tuck the wires down away from the carb linkage. Bosch used to make 009 caps with the terminals on the side. I still have one. |
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« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2012, 06:38:56 am » |
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A neat "custom" trick was to find Type 3 cap ends from Pick-a-Part and stick them on our 009's. It was a nice way to tuck the wires down away from the carb linkage. Bosch used to make 009 caps with the terminals on the side. I still have one. Weren't those off of a Saab or a Volvo I seem to remember that from when I worked at BAP. |
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« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2012, 15:05:34 pm » |
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WHAT??? No mention of Packard 440?? sheeeeeesh!!!  |
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« Reply #10 on: May 17, 2012, 15:41:13 pm » |
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« Reply #11 on: May 17, 2012, 16:28:35 pm » |
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Hey sarge! I found a guy selling a repop version of the 440s claims they are even made the same way!!
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« Reply #12 on: May 17, 2012, 16:30:53 pm » |
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Isn't it better with a good spark than looks? Or am I missing something..?
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« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2012, 17:48:56 pm » |
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WHAT??? No mention of Packard 440?? sheeeeeesh!!! We wanted to be able to hear our radios without buzzing!  |
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Troy Palmer
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« Reply #14 on: May 18, 2012, 02:07:30 am » |
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Thank you everyone for the feedback. I like the type three flat top connectors and this email has me search for period correct wire now.
Troy
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« Reply #15 on: May 18, 2012, 02:23:17 am » |
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Since no one mentioned it, I will. We tried to use the "black" non resistor Bosch plug connectors when ever possible. They may have played hell with AM radios,
but they never failed.
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« Reply #16 on: May 18, 2012, 19:47:46 pm » |
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My matched set of three... |
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« Reply #17 on: May 31, 2012, 10:07:40 am » |
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Radios are for suckers with engines not worth listening to. Fancy colored plug wires are for engines that can't impress you with their power. Packard 440 is great solid-conductor (non-suppressed) wire and plausible for '60s and '70s for pretty much everything. It has a copper core--you can't really get any more efficient than that. One caveat, though: the noise that non-suppressed ignitions emit will kill the solid-state guts in electronic ignitions and maybe alternators. It shouldn't matter, though; anyone so concerned about period correctness would run points and a generator in the first place (the ambitious claims made by fancy ignition companies are mostly hogwash anyway). And 440 goes with magnetos like peas go with carrots (can't use a suppressed wire with a mag). It's about $1.50 a foot from Restoration Supply Co. in Escondiddle. www.restorationstuff.comOr just take some lacquer thinner or acetone to the print on Bosch wires and be done with it. The silicone jacket doesn't have that super-black, slick-rubber finish that old wires do but most people are either too young to know the difference or too old to care. 440 does look neat, tho with that fancy print. Plus it lasts forever. This set was installed with this flat-cap Mallory when Johnson was still in office. [ Attachment: You are not allowed to view attachments ] |
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« Reply #18 on: May 31, 2012, 15:41:26 pm » |
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....."Radios are for suckers with engines not worth listening to. Fancy colored plug wires are for engines that can't impress you with their power." PERFECT!!! |
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