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Bret Cahill
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After the insulation melts on the wires just slide the conductors into the insulating sleeves.
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George Herold
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On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 11:02:14 AM UTC-5, Bret Cahill wrote:
> After the insulation melts on the wires just slide the conductors into the insulating sleeves.
Weird, why is the insulation melting?
And why not just buy new spark plug wires.
George H.
> After the insulation melts on the wires just slide the conductors into the insulating sleeves.
Weird, why is the insulation melting?
And why not just buy new spark plug wires.
George H.
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Bret Cahill
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After the insulation melts on the wires just slide the conductors into the insulating sleeves.
Weird, why is the insulation melting?
The wire holder broke off in the late 20th Century and the wires have been rubbing against the exhaust manifold for the last 80k. The manifold has these polished spots from the wires.
It seemed to work until a few weeks ago when the engine would sputter when accelerating in higher gears up a hill.
A cheap timing light on the #1 wire flashed for all wires. It was hard to tell if it was the timing light or the wires shorting out on each other.
> And why not just buy new spark plug wires.
It was cheaper to wrap the old wires with fiberglass air filter material.
Nice looking aftermarket sleeves would sell for $1 piece in auto parts stores.
Bret Cahill
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Jasen Betts
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On 2014-02-04, Bret Cahill <bret.e.cahill@gmail.com> wrote:
> After the insulation melts on the wires just slide the conductors into the insulating sleeves.
Unlikely to work well. woven fibreglass won't seal a hole in the
insulation.
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> After the insulation melts on the wires just slide the conductors into the insulating sleeves.
Unlikely to work well. woven fibreglass won't seal a hole in the
insulation.
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whit3rd
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On Tuesday, February 4, 2014 8:02:14 AM UTC-8, Bret Cahill wrote:
> After the insulation melts on the wires just slide the conductors into the insulating sleeves.
Won't work. The high voltage wires for spark plugs are round so that the surface
electric field is uniformly low, and doesn't cause St. Elmo's fire (corona discharge).
If the insulation is damaged or even changes diameter significantly, corona results
and the results are very corrosive and damaging.
You MIGHT get some benefit from the bulky corrugated-wire-loom stuff, but it's more
melt/burn vulnerable than the silicone of modern spark wires.
Buy new wires. Use wire-spacing gizmos (ask at an auto goods store) to bundle
them, and adjust so they don't brush against the hot parts (exhaust manifold).
> After the insulation melts on the wires just slide the conductors into the insulating sleeves.
Won't work. The high voltage wires for spark plugs are round so that the surface
electric field is uniformly low, and doesn't cause St. Elmo's fire (corona discharge).
If the insulation is damaged or even changes diameter significantly, corona results
and the results are very corrosive and damaging.
You MIGHT get some benefit from the bulky corrugated-wire-loom stuff, but it's more
melt/burn vulnerable than the silicone of modern spark wires.
Buy new wires. Use wire-spacing gizmos (ask at an auto goods store) to bundle
them, and adjust so they don't brush against the hot parts (exhaust manifold).
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Bret Cahill
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Buy new wires. Use wire-spacing gizmos (ask at an auto goods store) to bundle
them, and adjust so they don't brush against the hot parts (exhaust manifold).
I was hoping the fluffy filter material would provide spacing.
In any event, it only seemed to work somewhat with advanced timing which, it turns out, caused low fuel efficiency. Hopefully it's a fuel problem after all.
I keep 5 gallons of water and a bicycle in back just in case.
Bret Cahill
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On Wed, 5 Feb 2014 13:52:00 -0800 (PST), whit3rd <whit3rd@gmail.com>
wrote:
Magazine. Mother Jones mag had all kinds of articles that were
supposed to recycle this and that to make something just as good as
the real thing for little or no money. I remember an article about
making your own stick welder. Cobbling together an old lawnmower
engine that somebody had discarded, an old tossed out alternator ,
used pulleys, a rheostat, and a vee belt was supposed to make a stick
welder that performed as well as a store-bought welder. And even
better than the cheap buzz boxes that only put out AC. The alternator
recipe was supposed to result in a good DC stick welder. The rheostat
was used in lieu of a voltage regulator so the power out could be
adjusted, just like a real welder. I forgot what you were supposed to
use for welder cables but I think an old set of scrounged up jumper
cables was mentioned in the article.
Eric
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Bret Cahill posts stuff thats sounds like it came from Mother JonesOn Tuesday, February 4, 2014 8:02:14 AM UTC-8, Bret Cahill wrote:
After the insulation melts on the wires just slide the conductors into the insulating sleeves.
Won't work. The high voltage wires for spark plugs are round so that the surface
electric field is uniformly low, and doesn't cause St. Elmo's fire (corona discharge).
If the insulation is damaged or even changes diameter significantly, corona results
and the results are very corrosive and damaging.
You MIGHT get some benefit from the bulky corrugated-wire-loom stuff, but it's more
melt/burn vulnerable than the silicone of modern spark wires.
Buy new wires. Use wire-spacing gizmos (ask at an auto goods store) to bundle
them, and adjust so they don't brush against the hot parts (exhaust manifold).
Magazine. Mother Jones mag had all kinds of articles that were
supposed to recycle this and that to make something just as good as
the real thing for little or no money. I remember an article about
making your own stick welder. Cobbling together an old lawnmower
engine that somebody had discarded, an old tossed out alternator ,
used pulleys, a rheostat, and a vee belt was supposed to make a stick
welder that performed as well as a store-bought welder. And even
better than the cheap buzz boxes that only put out AC. The alternator
recipe was supposed to result in a good DC stick welder. The rheostat
was used in lieu of a voltage regulator so the power out could be
adjusted, just like a real welder. I forgot what you were supposed to
use for welder cables but I think an old set of scrounged up jumper
cables was mentioned in the article.
Eric
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Michael A. Terrell
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etpm@whidbey.com wrote:
Don't you mean 'Mother Earth'. He is lame a troll who likes to try
to stir up arguments. Do a search on his name and you'll see for
yourself.
Bret Cahill posts stuff thats sounds like it came from Mother Jones
Magazine. Mother Jones mag had all kinds of articles that were
supposed to recycle this and that to make something just as good as
the real thing for little or no money.
Don't you mean 'Mother Earth'. He is lame a troll who likes to try
to stir up arguments. Do a search on his name and you'll see for
yourself.
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Michael Black
Guest
On Wed, 5 Feb 2014, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
People are thinking of "The Mother Earth News", which is still publishing
to this day, despite morphing a few times and changing ownership.
Michael
etpm@whidbey.com wrote:
Bret Cahill posts stuff thats sounds like it came from Mother Jones
Magazine. Mother Jones mag had all kinds of articles that were
supposed to recycle this and that to make something just as good as
the real thing for little or no money.
Don't you mean 'Mother Earth'. He is lame a troll who likes to try
to stir up arguments. Do a search on his name and you'll see for
yourself.
Well "Mother Earth" was Emma Goldman's magazine about a hundred years ago.
People are thinking of "The Mother Earth News", which is still publishing
to this day, despite morphing a few times and changing ownership.
Michael
Guest
On Thu, 6 Feb 2014 00:04:16 -0500, Michael Black <et472@ncf.ca> wrote:
Yes, I did mean Mother Earth News. Oops. Thanks for pointing that out.
Cheers,
Eric
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Greetings Michael,On Wed, 5 Feb 2014, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
etpm@whidbey.com wrote:
Bret Cahill posts stuff thats sounds like it came from Mother Jones
Magazine. Mother Jones mag had all kinds of articles that were
supposed to recycle this and that to make something just as good as
the real thing for little or no money.
Don't you mean 'Mother Earth'. He is lame a troll who likes to try
to stir up arguments. Do a search on his name and you'll see for
yourself.
Well "Mother Earth" was Emma Goldman's magazine about a hundred years ago.
People are thinking of "The Mother Earth News", which is still publishing
to this day, despite morphing a few times and changing ownership.
Michael
Yes, I did mean Mother Earth News. Oops. Thanks for pointing that out.
Cheers,
Eric
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Michael A. Terrell
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Michael Black wrote:
My parents had a lifetime subscription.
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On Wed, 5 Feb 2014, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
etpm@whidbey.com wrote:
Bret Cahill posts stuff thats sounds like it came from Mother Jones
Magazine. Mother Jones mag had all kinds of articles that were
supposed to recycle this and that to make something just as good as
the real thing for little or no money.
Don't you mean 'Mother Earth'. He is lame a troll who likes to try
to stir up arguments. Do a search on his name and you'll see for
yourself.
Well "Mother Earth" was Emma Goldman's magazine about a hundred years ago.
People are thinking of "The Mother Earth News", which is still publishing
to this day, despite morphing a few times and changing ownership.
My parents had a lifetime subscription.
--
Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to
have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
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Michael Black
Guest
On Thu, 6 Feb 2014, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
Since it's changed hands a few times, I wonder if that cancelled out the
lifetime subscriptions?
Some people bought life subscriptions to "73" in the early days, when a
life sub was $37. Since the magazine lasted about fifty years, that was
good value. I should have bought in when they had a special in 1973, I
still would have gotten my money's worth, even if one subtracts about the
last ten years of the magazine where it was in bad shape.
Michael
Michael Black wrote:
On Wed, 5 Feb 2014, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
etpm@whidbey.com wrote:
Bret Cahill posts stuff thats sounds like it came from Mother Jones
Magazine. Mother Jones mag had all kinds of articles that were
supposed to recycle this and that to make something just as good as
the real thing for little or no money.
Don't you mean 'Mother Earth'. He is lame a troll who likes to try
to stir up arguments. Do a search on his name and you'll see for
yourself.
Well "Mother Earth" was Emma Goldman's magazine about a hundred years ago.
People are thinking of "The Mother Earth News", which is still publishing
to this day, despite morphing a few times and changing ownership.
My parents had a lifetime subscription.
Is it still running?
Since it's changed hands a few times, I wonder if that cancelled out the
lifetime subscriptions?
Some people bought life subscriptions to "73" in the early days, when a
life sub was $37. Since the magazine lasted about fifty years, that was
good value. I should have bought in when they had a special in 1973, I
still would have gotten my money's worth, even if one subtracts about the
last ten years of the magazine where it was in bad shape.
Michael
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Michael A. Terrell
Guest
Michael Black wrote:
My mother was still receiving issues when she died.
I got screwed by Byte and Kilobaud, both started by Wayne Green.
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On Thu, 6 Feb 2014, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
Michael Black wrote:
On Wed, 5 Feb 2014, Michael A. Terrell wrote:
etpm@whidbey.com wrote:
Bret Cahill posts stuff thats sounds like it came from Mother Jones
Magazine. Mother Jones mag had all kinds of articles that were
supposed to recycle this and that to make something just as good as
the real thing for little or no money.
Don't you mean 'Mother Earth'. He is lame a troll who likes to try
to stir up arguments. Do a search on his name and you'll see for
yourself.
Well "Mother Earth" was Emma Goldman's magazine about a hundred years ago.
People are thinking of "The Mother Earth News", which is still publishing
to this day, despite morphing a few times and changing ownership.
My parents had a lifetime subscription.
Is it still running?
My mother was still receiving issues when she died.
Since it's changed hands a few times, I wonder if that cancelled out the
lifetime subscriptions?
Some people bought life subscriptions to "73" in the early days, when a
life sub was $37. Since the magazine lasted about fifty years, that was
good value. I should have bought in when they had a special in 1973, I
still would have gotten my money's worth, even if one subtracts about the
last ten years of the magazine where it was in bad shape.
I got screwed by Byte and Kilobaud, both started by Wayne Green.
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Anyone wanting to run for any political office in the US should have to
have a DD214, and a honorable discharge.
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John Larkin
Guest
On Tue, 4 Feb 2014 08:02:14 -0800 (PST), Bret Cahill <bret.e.cahill@gmail.com>
wrote:
>After the insulation melts on the wires just slide the conductors into the insulating sleeves.
Woven fiberglass? High voltage will arc right through that. Even more fun when
it gets wet.
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www.highlandtechnology.com jlarkin at highlandtechnology dot com
Precision electronic instrumentation
wrote:
>After the insulation melts on the wires just slide the conductors into the insulating sleeves.
Woven fiberglass? High voltage will arc right through that. Even more fun when
it gets wet.
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John Larkin Highland Technology Inc
www.highlandtechnology.com jlarkin at highlandtechnology dot com
Precision electronic instrumentation