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Old 09-17-2009, 02:43 PM
mpolli mpolli is offline
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Originally Posted by jimishadow View Post
can also be ignition wires.run engine in the dark and look to see sparks[arking electric] around ig wires...wd 40 will help temporary on wires.
This is a good idea and the cap ideas also. About 15 years ago I learned that I could scrape the crud off of the cap electrodes inside and have a new cap. Works great. If you have carbon tracks then I would toss it. I have only seen those once in my life.
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