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and a peak underneath
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07-09-2016, 03:23 PM | #4302 |
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ok so first we need to transfer the coil from the OEM dizzy to the DUI CrossFire
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07-09-2016, 03:26 PM | #4303 |
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worth mentioning that I noticed the stock OEM distributor cap had the center hole bevled out a bit, seemed like an after the fact modification, where as the DUI CrossFire cap did not - I decided to leave the new one be, and try it the way it is
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07-09-2016, 03:27 PM | #4304 |
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and just to be thorough and since the new cap came with a new rotor, we decided to swap those as well
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07-09-2016, 03:43 PM | #4305 |
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Wait, hold up a sec. transferring coils and rotors is not normal of Davis dizzies. I have purchased 5 of them and they all came drop in. DUI's have their own coils which are not standard HEI coils. Their caps and rotors are brass contacts and matching colors too. Maybe I missed something.
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07-09-2016, 04:47 PM | #4306 |
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Stay away from gimmicks (spelled k-l-u-d-g-e in this case). Some future owner or mechanic will be pulling their hair out working with what they think is a stock cap.
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At least it's shiny black goop!
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07-09-2016, 06:35 PM | #4310 |
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got some new MSD(ish) spark plug wires
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07-09-2016, 06:41 PM | #4311 |
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my mistake I thought you were installing a DUI dizzy not just a cap and rotor. I'll shut up and just lurk
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So what was in the box Homes?
a bunch of wires and a bunch of rubber booties and a crimper tool that you use in your vice (now that's awesome, and the big reason I chose these) |
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ok lets get this stuff sorted and try to make some sense out of it all
it appears there is two kinds of rubber booties, I recon the slim ones be for an HEI style dizzy and the fatter ones seem to fit my old points distributor not sure if the silver tips go with the skinny boots and the gold with the fat ones I just laid them out that way, though one fat bootie wire did have a gold tip already installed in it the bottom boot is a bit different then the rest and is for the Coil |
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I did not see the wire sizes on the box so I laid them out in matching pairs and measured them for us
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alright so we put our Big Boy Pants on and gonna build us our first set of custom spark plug wires, here we go...
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after we measure the right length (ie 26 1/2 inches for #1 and #2 wires) we cut the wire to length and strip about 1/2 inch off (hence the extra 1/2 in the total length) using their super duper crimping tool which has a side for stripping wire, I just used my box cutter knife
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we used Vaseline to slip the boot on about 5" back before crimping the end on
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It helps if you use needle nose pliers to bend the metal clip ends in a little bit to help the crimper before you shove it in the vice
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there, not bad for the first one
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and one down and seven to go...
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Looks good! I remember the first set I did...more than a couple decades ago. No cool tools included back then, and I butchered a couple wires up pretty good. Those wires got a little short before I was done. lol
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That's pretty high tech. I use dielectric grease.
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That black "goop" is just non-conducting electrical paste. You can buy that stuff in jars/cans form most automotive stores.
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Looking good.
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