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Old 05-20-2019, 11:22 PM   #512
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Re: Columbus..the 1957 IH 4x4..

Spent what little time I had today working on the plug wires...
I must say this just reaffirms the fact that I HATE wiring...It took most of the afternoon just to do one side.
I'm using Taylors build your own wiring kit...the kit I have has the 10mm wires..
As I expected nothing goes as planned..their crimp tool sucks...it won't crimp the terminal properly...channel locks works better than the tool...the coil boots will test your patience...they dont slide easily on the wire jacket....even with the dielectric grease, wd40,hot water and youtube.....its a good thing I had extra boots..I had to cut 2 boots off the wire and redo just on the drivers side...they would stick to the wire just like they were glued on..and always in the wrong spot...but I got this side done..
I started on the pass side but needed to dimple the header tube on the front 2 cyl..the plug boots were just to close for comfort....and of course half way thru that I ran out of O2 for the torch...
Oh well..I needed to cool down after doing the drivers side anyway...
Drivers side done ...and the sucky little crimper...
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