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Bored&Stroked · 10-13-2025, 09:39 PM

Plug Wires and Plugs: One of the issues I've seen with crab style distributors is the secondary "jumping" around the cap when you put too much resistance into the secondary.

I NEVER run resister wires or plugs . . . they will cause all sorts of evils. I've used Packard 440 plug wires for years . . . just hard to find the original stuff these days. There are a lot of modern 'spriral core' wires that have very little resistance, but most of them are 8mm and many are colored (like MSD red). Great stuff . . . just ugly in my mind!

Best of luck . . . you'll get this sorted out!

B&S

10-13-2025, 09:39 PM	#33
Bored&Stroked Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 5,910	Re: Ignition Issues, Crab distributor Plug Wires and Plugs: One of the issues I've seen with crab style distributors is the secondary "jumping" around the cap when you put too much resistance into the secondary. I NEVER run resister wires or plugs . . . they will cause all sorts of evils. I've used Packard 440 plug wires for years . . . just hard to find the original stuff these days. There are a lot of modern 'spriral core' wires that have very little resistance, but most of them are 8mm and many are colored (like MSD red). Great stuff . . . just ugly in my mind! Best of luck . . . you'll get this sorted out! B&S