Eating spark plug wires..

racinreaper

racinreaper

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My truck seems to be eating plug wires for breakfast... Or at least I hope thats why she's running rough. Anyone have luck with the fiberglass sleeves or is there a good set of wires I should be using along with the sleeves. I set the timing to 0 and it keeps dying on me. God I love these trucks... LOL
 
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gmcturbo

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i use the silver fiberglass sleves on the turbo side of the engine. i also run taylor spiro pro wires. no problems yet. i ran a set of msd's without sleeves and they were dead in about 6 months.
 
hamrhead

hamrhead

Donating Member
I run sleeves around the boots on my KB Red Hot Wires, and they've been on for quite a while now. I also have KB Headers.

Also switched to Denso Iridium spark plugs which seem to last longer.

Truck still goes through cap/rotors though. :-?
 
SY2932

SY2932

Administrator
I use Taylor Sprial Pros on my truck with no heat insulation and I get a full seasons worth of performance (or more) before I have to replace them. I don't have headers, however. I use cable ties to tie them off on the turbo/downpipe side of the motor so they don't touch anything hot. If one of your plug wires touches the downpipe for even a second at WOT temperatures, it's finished. I also pack the ends of the boots with dielectric grease. The Talyors already have some but, I like to add a little more for safety's sake. HTH's
 
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MjP

Banned
I run the MSD's... I'm on my third set.

I finally went out and bought some "SPACE AGED BOOTS" which costed more than the wires themselves...

they work great... my wires are like new. NO STUDDER!!!!!
 
AUSyTyIN

AUSyTyIN

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Re: Eating spark plug wires..

Sorry to dig up a dead thread, but where can you buy the spark wire sleeves?
 
Timbo

Timbo

SyTy Stalker
Re: Eating spark plug wires..

I have the sleeves, and they make a HUGE difference. I have KB headers too, so without the sleeves, the wires burn up almost instantly.
 
AUSyTyIN

AUSyTyIN

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Re: Eating spark plug wires..

Wow, those are expensive! It would be cheaper to use header wrap on all of the wires. Plus it has two more sleeves than SyTy's need.

Any chain part stores carry this things?
 
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SY2932

SY2932

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Re: Eating spark plug wires..

bdydrpds10 said:
$52 :shocked!:
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Not bad IMHO if you are a habitual "wire burner" :lol: . Those sleeves cost almost as much as a set of wires but, they won't need to get replaced everytime with the wires.
 
AUSyTyIN

AUSyTyIN

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Re: Eating spark plug wires..

For some reason, I swear it said $82 yesterday. That actually isn't that bad, just still two too many. I'll check NAPA and Car Quest to see if they sell them cheaper and in sets of six (even though we probably need three).
 
Ty0279

Ty0279

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Re: Eating spark plug wires..

sbc freak said:
For some reason, I swear it said $82 yesterday. That actually isn't that bad, just still two too many. I'll check NAPA and Car Quest to see if they sell them cheaper and in sets of six (even though we probably need three).
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NAPA sells them in 1-packs. I think it was about $8 or $9 for one, but at least you can re-use them.
 
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