triumphs
[Top] [All Lists]

RE: Plug Wire Advice

To: "'Randall Young'" <Ryoung@navcomtech.com>, <triumphs@autox.team.net>
Subject: RE: Plug Wire Advice
From: "David A. Templeton" <davidt@opentext.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2003 18:17:42 -0400
> Solid-core wire is pretty much a necessity with the stock TR3 
> distributor
> cap.  If you try to use ordinary carbon-core wire, it will 
> fairly quickly
> burn and fail where the screws pierce it.  The new "high-performance"
> spiral-wound wires might work Ok, I don't know.
> 
> I've been running the same set of Whitaker wires for almost 
> 20 years now ...
> sure wish I knew where to buy new ones just like them.  Tinned copper
> conductor, black insulation, with a suppression resistor 
> inside the red
> silicone plug boot.  Got them from JC Whitney back in about 
> 1985.  Look good
> too, IMO.
> 

Randall, 

Could this be what you are looking for?  
http://www.dynaonline.com/english/hwires.htm

David Templeton
'59 Triumph TR3a
'74 Triumph Spitfire

///  triumphs@autox.team.net mailing list
///  or try  http://www.team.net/cgi-bin/majorcool
///  Archives at http://www.team.net/archive


<Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread>