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Old 09-01-2013, 09:09 PM
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Default wires al way fouling/ burnign out

i am missfiring again this will be the 3rd set of wires in a year .
i have headers and they are 3 years old

IS THERE A PERMANENT FIX FOR THIS.
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Don't touch the headers?
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get these
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protect the whole thing

you must be getting the wrong wires though cause mine dont even come close to my headers, you could always use a zip tie between the wires to kinda pull them closer together, like one zip tie from wire 1-3 and then 5-7, I did that on 5-7 just cause I didnt want the chance of them touching the steering shaft
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Default The 1 near the shaft !

THE 1 NEAR THE SHAFT ALWAYS GIVE ME PROBLEMSget these
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you must be getting the wrong wires though cause mine dont even come close to my headers, you could always use a zip tie between the wires to kinda pull them closer together, like one zip tie from wire 1-3 and then 5-7, I did that on 5-7 just cause I didnt want the chance of them touching the steering shaft[/QUOTE]
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Here is how I prevent wire burn , never an issue on my truck .

I use heat sleeves , and took a stainless steel hose clamp , cut a section of it , drilled a hole in it so I could bolt it to the head using an existing tapped hole , and bent it to hold the wire back off the header .
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Default Ok it looks sweet

Yeah that set up looks nice n neat but are those hole in head heads or what will i have to tap them ?
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here is how i prevent wire burn , never an issue on my truck .

I use heat sleeves , and took a stainless steel hose clamp , cut a section of it , drilled a hole in it so i could bolt it to the head using an existing tapped hole , and bent it to hold the wire back off the header .
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Yep that bolt hole is there ready to go . I forget what size it is but it is metric .
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Thanks i will have to look closer into this i replace way too many wires sets especially the the one nearest the shaft
thanks again now i need some metric bolts an thin strap stock
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No prob , I learned it on here a while ago and it's the least I can do is share it

It's easy you can do it .
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