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Sid · 06-13-2018, 03:03 PM

Can spark plug wires be tested with an ohm meter or do I need a multi-meter? If a typical ohm meter can be used what would be the proper setting and what would be an acceptable resistance reading? Settings from 200m 2 20 200 or 1000?

KULTULZ · 06-13-2018, 03:33 PM

http://www.instructables.com/id/How-...ark-Plug-Wire/

poolplayer1 · 06-13-2018, 10:29 PM

Very nice information on testing spark plug wires. Learning something new all the time.
Apreciate the link.
Mando

40 Deluxe · 06-14-2018, 11:38 AM

Just don't cheap out when buying new wires. You definitely get what you pay for!

oldforder · 06-15-2018, 09:10 AM

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If I remember correctly spark plug wires should ave about 1000 ohms resistance per inch. Unless they are wire wires of course, then they should have essentially zero.

06-13-2018, 03:03 PM	#1
Sid Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rathdrum Idaho Posts: 740	Testing spark plug wires Can spark plug wires be tested with an ohm meter or do I need a multi-meter? If a typical ohm meter can be used what would be the proper setting and what would be an acceptable resistance reading? Settings from 200m 2 20 200 or 1000?

06-13-2018, 03:33 PM	#2
KULTULZ Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: IN A GALAXIE FAR, FAR AWAY Posts: 7,386	Re: Testing spark plug wires http://www.instructables.com/id/How-...ark-Plug-Wire/ __________________ ***** "Last Sunday, I caught him makin' eyes at Idell Bushey durin' preachin'. And I know what they do up there in the hills when they say they're possum huntin'. They're just sittin' around the campfire, drinkin' hard cider, hittin' each other on the shoulder and hollerin' 'flinch!'." ― Charlene Darling (Daughter of Briscoe Darling)

06-13-2018, 10:29 PM	#3
poolplayer1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Posts: 408	Re: Testing spark plug wires Very nice information on testing spark plug wires. Learning something new all the time. Apreciate the link. Mando

06-14-2018, 11:38 AM	#4
40 Deluxe Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: now Kuna, Idaho Posts: 3,818	Re: Testing spark plug wires Just don't cheap out when buying new wires. You definitely get what you pay for!

06-15-2018, 09:10 AM	#5
oldforder Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Columbus Nebraska Posts: 171	Re: Testing spark plug wires Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) If I remember correctly spark plug wires should ave about 1000 ohms resistance per inch. Unless they are wire wires of course, then they should have essentially zero.