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Re: don't waste your money 200 88

posted by  someone claiming to be dave lotman on  Tue Dec 5 03:13 CST 2000 [RELATED]

Hello Roland,

The earlier 240s have resistor ends for the spark plug wires. The later

cars use resistor plugs because the ends don't have resistors. The

resistors are used to prevent radio interference. Because they are resistors they reduce the power of the spark a little. I avoid them

because I don't want anything that will reduce the spark to my plugs. Also

the distributor rotor already has a resistor in it for this purpose so

you don't have to have the plugs or ends be resistor type. I haven't ever

had any radio interference with my setup. I use the Magnacore wires with

non resistor Beru Silverstone plugs.

The main point to keep in mind is that you don't want both. You don't want

to use resistor plugs with plug wires that also have resistor ends. The

resistor ends are identified by having a metal shield around the plug

connector and if you look at them carefully you will see written on them

the Ohms value of the resistance. Usually something like 10k ohm. The

plain rubber or silicone ends of the wires are non resistance type.

Dave 82 242ti





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