On Wed, 14 Jun 2000 Rstirb@aol.com wrote:
> Hi Bob,
Hi Rick,
I cc'd "triumphs", just for yucks.
> I wonder if you could clear up something for me regarding so-called
> "dielectric compound" or "dielectric paste".
> I understood this to be an electrically conductive substance, not an
> insulator. Is that true?
It is an _insulator_
> The guy at Radio Shack sold me silicone-based "Heat Sink Compound"
> claiming it was the same as dielectric paste. I'm not so sure.
Not sure what radio-shack sold you, but I've purchased some Permatex
"Dialectric Tune-Up Grease, Part no. 67V" from auto parts stores before
to fix the very problem you've described.
Newer "modern" electronic ignitions can put out some serious high
voltage, and most tune-ups on these cars require that you grease the
spark plug boots before you install the boots onto the spark plugs.
FWIW, this grease is a silicone based grease.
A little .33 oz tube was a couple of bucks, as I recall.
I have not had any problems like that for a while, but my '85 Golf and a
'78 Toyota that my x-wife used to drive had problems with the sparky
high-voltage circuits as you have experienced.
Remember - if you make the "path to ground" into a high-resistance path,
then the high-voltage will find another way to get to ground... like
throught the spark plug tip - where it's supposed to!
> Regards, Rick
regards,
rml
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