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09-20-2022, 11:08 AM
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Spark plug wire keepers
My 2002 SC2s has the retainers that lock the plug wires to the coils and engine.l
I take them off and leave them off. ( replace coil bolt wirh shorter one) Has anyone ever actually had a plug wire fall off? I haven't.
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Currently owned 96 SC2 Manual 98 SL2 A(uto) 99 SC2 A 01 SC2 A 01 SC2 M 02 SC2 M (2 cars) 02 SL2 A 02 SL2 M parts 2 94 SC2 parted out 2 96 SC2 98 SC2 - rusty frame minus engine. 98 SL2 |
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09-20-2022, 01:16 PM
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Re: Spark plug wire keepers
Nope, not in 56 years of car ownership.
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09-20-2022, 04:12 PM
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Re: Spark plug wire keepers
I think some engineer was worried about his job - so he created a problem - and surprise, surprise - he also had the remedy.........
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Currently owned 96 SC2 Manual 98 SL2 A(uto) 99 SC2 A 01 SC2 A 01 SC2 M 02 SC2 M (2 cars) 02 SL2 A 02 SL2 M parts 2 94 SC2 parted out 2 96 SC2 98 SC2 - rusty frame minus engine. 98 SL2 |
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09-20-2022, 04:18 PM
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Re: Spark plug wire keepers
Come to think of it - I DID have a plug wire fall off once.
On a R/C airplane I built. A 42 inch wingspan biplane with a Quadra 42 cc gas engine (basically a chainsaw engine) It was literally 10 times the needed power. ( or more). Somewhere I have a VHS tape showing me doing a deadcstick landing with this monstrosity. It had the glide ratio of a brick. The plug wire fell off due to the extreme vibration...
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Currently owned 96 SC2 Manual 98 SL2 A(uto) 99 SC2 A 01 SC2 A 01 SC2 M 02 SC2 M (2 cars) 02 SL2 A 02 SL2 M parts 2 94 SC2 parted out 2 96 SC2 98 SC2 - rusty frame minus engine. 98 SL2 |
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09-22-2022, 04:10 PM
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Re: Spark plug wire keepers
I always thought they were just to make things neater under the hood. I'm all for making things neater if I can.
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09-23-2022, 09:24 AM
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Re: Spark plug wire keepers
I think perhaps we are talking different bits.....
The locks are at wire' s ends - and do nothing to neaten things up. They affix the spark plug end to the valve cover bolts and the coil end to the coil mount bolts...
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Currently owned 96 SC2 Manual 98 SL2 A(uto) 99 SC2 A 01 SC2 A 01 SC2 M 02 SC2 M (2 cars) 02 SL2 A 02 SL2 M parts 2 94 SC2 parted out 2 96 SC2 98 SC2 - rusty frame minus engine. 98 SL2 |
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