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Clem Clement · 05-19-2018, 11:50 AM

I'm hearing the early ignition wire(From coil to dissy cap) had metal ends with a ridge on them which functioned to hold the wire in place. True and what did they look like?? Like the PEP Boys ends of the 50's??

Tom Wesenberg · 05-20-2018, 01:04 AM

The wire I bought from Bratton's about 20 years ago had the correct brass ends soldered to the wire. It fit tightly into place and as original, I don't use the rubber covers. Sometimes you have to push hard to make sure the brass terminals are all the way in.

katy · 05-20-2018, 08:37 AM

Like this? https://www.ebay.com/itm/10-Pieces-B...-/182696223541

Bill Pursel · 05-25-2018, 02:20 PM

how long is the coil wire ?

BUBBAS IGNITION · 05-25-2018, 02:52 PM

Yep like this !
The one on the left is a brillman https://brillman.com/

the one on the right is a Beru part ( kinda hard to get ).....They both snap in to coil or distributor cap for a really nice fit...

31Cabriolet68-C · 05-25-2018, 05:41 PM

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The shiny new rapro end bits provided with my shiny new rapro H/T cable had been made, it turns out, with the detent ridge too far back from the tip. Arrrr....... They will, thusly, never engage the detents in either the coil or the distrbtr. Learned this after carefully soldering the crummy (!?!) new tips in place...... So, the coil wire that was on the car when I bought it about 1970, stays in service..... Engine runs now, so if I just don't go FIX anything else that isn't broken, I should be OK..... Meanwhile I'll try to figure out if it's worth the hassle to go after the vendor.... Not really.... Na.... No way... Meh!

katy · 05-26-2018, 08:04 AM

You could take the ends offn the old wire and put them on the new wire.

05-19-2018, 11:50 AM	#1
Clem Clement Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 3,393	Early Ignition wire I'm hearing the early ignition wire(From coil to dissy cap) had metal ends with a ridge on them which functioned to hold the wire in place. True and what did they look like?? Like the PEP Boys ends of the 50's??

05-20-2018, 01:04 AM	#2
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Early Ignition wire The wire I bought from Bratton's about 20 years ago had the correct brass ends soldered to the wire. It fit tightly into place and as original, I don't use the rubber covers. Sometimes you have to push hard to make sure the brass terminals are all the way in.

05-20-2018, 08:37 AM	#3
katy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Red Deer, Alberta Posts: 5,042	Re: Early Ignition wire Like this? https://www.ebay.com/itm/10-Pieces-B...-/182696223541 __________________ If you don't hear a rumor by 10 AM, start one!. Got my education out behind the barn!

05-25-2018, 02:20 PM	#4
Bill Pursel Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: Terre Haute, Indiana Posts: 90	Re: Early Ignition wire how long is the coil wire ?

05-25-2018, 05:41 PM	#6
31Cabriolet68-C Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Greenwich, CT Posts: 140	Re: Early Ignition wire Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) The shiny new rapro end bits provided with my shiny new rapro H/T cable had been made, it turns out, with the detent ridge too far back from the tip. Arrrr....... They will, thusly, never engage the detents in either the coil or the distrbtr. Learned this after carefully soldering the crummy (!?!) new tips in place...... So, the coil wire that was on the car when I bought it about 1970, stays in service..... Engine runs now, so if I just don't go FIX anything else that isn't broken, I should be OK..... Meanwhile I'll try to figure out if it's worth the hassle to go after the vendor.... Not really.... Na.... No way... Meh!

05-26-2018, 08:04 AM	#7
katy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Red Deer, Alberta Posts: 5,042	Re: Early Ignition wire You could take the ends offn the old wire and put them on the new wire. __________________ If you don't hear a rumor by 10 AM, start one!. Got my education out behind the barn!

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