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Charlie ny 11-09-2020 02:40 PM

'46 - '48 spark plug wires
 

I would appreciate a photo or verbal description of how the driver side spark
wires are routed. The conduit does not seem to have an eyelet adjacent
to #5 and #6 and #7 are on top of each other. The customer supplied the conduit and I'm not sure it is correct. Although the book calls for a 2 piece rabbit ear cap his choice is a crab cap.
Thank you,
Charlie ny

Will D 11-09-2020 08:31 PM

Re: '46 - '48 spark plug wires
 

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Hopefully these pics help. The drivers side conduit should be a mirror duplicate of the passengers side. I just installed new wires and cap. 1 pic is the old cap and wires showing were they went to plugs. The other is routing the wires and completed drivers side. Oil filter makes it hard to see. Assuming it's the same conduit for rabbit ear style as for crab.

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...1&d=1604971508

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...1&d=1604971508

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...1&d=1604971508

Charlie ny 11-09-2020 09:16 PM

Re: '46 - '48 spark plug wires
 

Will,
Thank you so much...this the information I needed.
Charlie

Will D 11-10-2020 01:54 PM

Re: '46 - '48 spark plug wires
 

Quote:

Originally Posted by Charlie ny (Post 1950417)
Will,
Thank you so much...this the information I needed.
Charlie

Perfect

flatjack9 11-10-2020 04:06 PM

Re: '46 - '48 spark plug wires
 

Quote:

Originally Posted by Will D (Post 1950410)
Hopefully these pics help. The drivers side conduit should be a mirror duplicate of the passengers side. I just installed new wires and cap. 1 pic is the old cap and wires showing were they went to plugs. The other is routing the wires and completed drivers side. Oil filter makes it hard to see. Assuming it's the same conduit for rabbit ear style as for crab.

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...1&d=1604971508

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...1&d=1604971508

https://www.fordbarn.com/forum/attac...1&d=1604971508

The conduits are different because #3 and#5 must cross to the opposite side of the engine with the crab cap.

rotorwrench 11-10-2020 05:17 PM

Re: '46 - '48 spark plug wires
 

The crab was only really used that one year in 1942 so I'm sure folks noticed that they were not a very well sealed set up. The war years brought in the rabbit ear type to help seal the moisture out better. The hot rodders seemed to like the crab though.

Charlie ny 11-10-2020 07:23 PM

Re: '46 - '48 spark plug wires
 

Guys,
Shaking things out my fix was to mill the required eyelet holss in the appropriate locations to route #5 and #6. Both conduits drop down between the water pump/s and distributor and position the SP wires right at the crab cap...quite nicely. I've never seen this style conduit before.
Again, many thanks.

Charlie ny


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