<VV> Plug wire lengths ?

[Harry Yarnell]

Uh, do these 'generic' wires have the correct boot seal at the plug end? If 
not, you're losing cooling air out the plug hole.

Harry Yarnell
Perryman garage and orphanage
Perryman, MD
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Charles Lee" <chaz at ProperProPer.com>
To: "'J R Read_HML'" <hmlinc at sbcglobal.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 5:47 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Plug wire lengths ?


> Right !  These are generic, and will probably go back to NAPA, but I
> figured I'd get the car running while I order some from a l'Vair club
> member.
>
> No 90 degree bend, but that would make not up the length I need - #2 is
> tight too, so back they go.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 2:01 PM
> To: Charles Lee; virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Plug wire lengths ?
>
>
> I think the factory ones had a 90 degree bend just before the boot.
> I've
> not seen that style in a while.  Maybe that is the problem?  I've never
> actually measured any of them.
> Later, JR
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Charles Lee" <chaz at ProperProPer.com>
> To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 13, 2008 3:58 PM
> Subject: <VV> Plug wire lengths ?
>
>
>> Hi again,
>>
>> What are the factory spark plug wire lengths ?
>>
>> I bought a set (in a pinch) from NAPA, and in order of length, I
>> installed them 6-4-2-5-3-1.
>>
>> It seems that #3 is too short : 13" end-to-end and won't reach the
>> plug.
>>
>> #1 is even shorter.
>>
>> Is the set wrong, or is it something else ?
>>
>> Thanks
>> Charlie
>> Orphaned 1967 Monza 110 PG Coupe
>>
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