[TR] New Spark plug wires arc

Randall TR3driver at ca.rr.com
Sun Sep 19 18:30:19 MDT 2010


> It
> seems if the #4 wire is close to the heater pipe - it arcs through the
> insulation of the wire just below where to boot ends.

IMO that indicates the voltage is going too high before it jumps the plug
gap.  There is a limit to how much that insulation will stop (which is true
of the entire system).  So there may be a problem with the spark plug (or
gap).

Randall


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