Thanks! I'll watch for that when I get around to installing them, since I
do have the sports coil also.
Robert Duquette
Ottawa ON Canada
http://www3.sympatico.ca/robertduquette
RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca
'65 RHD BRG Sprite
-----Original Message-----
From Charles Christ <cfchrist at earthlink.net>
>have them on the sprite and the sports racer. period correct for the
>judging crowd on vintage race cars. one problem though, both cars use the
>lucas sport coil with the screw in retainer for the wire to the dist. cap,
>and it apears that the coil is way too much for the wires to handle. the
>darn coil lead on both cars arc through the wire's shielding to nearest
spot
>to ground. thought i had a bad wire initially and changed to a new wire
>(bumble bee type) and same problem again.
>
>possibly with a stock coil they do not arc. but with the sport coil, they
>look great but do not work well at all. changed to a silicone type solid
>core wire for racing and arcing stoped.
>
>so period correct....? yes! period problems...? yes! modern materials
>work best....? yes!
>time marches on!
>
>chuck
>btw, bumble bee wires are a solid core type wire..........c.
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