Hi Jeffrey
A friend of mine has a Dolomite Sprint which uses a right angle cap like you
describe, and he bought a set of leads that were 8mm dia. he carefully
stripped away the outer insulation which brought the leads down small enough
to fit the cap. The leads construction appeared to be 7mm with an additional
layer round them bringing them to 8mm so it was easy to remove this outer
layer far enough to fit the holes in the cap.
I on the other hand carefully hand drilled the holes in the cap for my
Sprint to 8.1 mm to take the same leads!
So there you have 2 options open to you, if you are unsure of your patience
to twist a drill with your fingers for long enough to open out the holes
then cut off the insulation!
Graham.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffrey J. Barteet"
Subject: Ignition Wires
> Greetings, Listers...
>
> I have a question for you all.
>
> I am running the same spark plug wires on my car that came with it when I
> bought it 6 years ago. I have no idea how old they are, but they are 7mm
> resistor core and a bit tired looking.
>
> I was thinking I would replace them with solid core wires if I could find
> them in 7mm. It appears to me the distributor cap wouldn't accept any
> larger wires than 7mm, but maybe there are other caps out there?
>
> I have the 90 degree style cap that has brass needles you screw into the
> wire jacket from the inside of the cap. OEM design as far as I know.
>
> Questions:
>
> 1. Is anybody running wires out there in excess of 7mm? If so, are you
> using a stock dizzy cap?
>
> 2. Can anyone reccomend an internet source for a solid core set of wires
> that would fit?
>
> -jeffrey
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