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Originally Posted by Tech II
Wow......have never seen a customer's engine, with that much mileage and years, that clean.....you are to be commended......Sometimes those boots don't want to come loose, even twisting clockwise/counterclockwise........the back ones are usually worse than the front, due to heat......sometimes twisting and pulling damages the wire internally......sometimes they work ok......for awhile.....then come intermittent problems......why mess with that possibility?
Good luck with your car.......
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Thanks Tech II, your expert advice is appreciated.
Had my heart set on a thorough inspection of wires and plugs (short of removing them from the engine) and made sketches of the routing and retainer clips months ago. Besides that.. had done the three FRONT wires a couple days previous.
Luckily nothing got broken or damaged, and the wires came off the back plugs pretty well. It could have been a LOT worse. Let's look at some pics:
Here are the aft heat shields and a retainer clip in VERY good shape.
After removing the wires, I brought them in the house where Carol was sitting, and she basically said "eeek... they're filthy." There were 2 or 3 minor nicks in Cyl #4 wire jacket about midpoint along the length but only superficial. Otherwise.. all the wires looked to be in tact and very much usable.
The three REAR wires.. reconditioned and juiced up
With all the wires reinstalled, and the FRONT three remove to add dielectric grease, it started up instantly.. and settled down to a smooth idle. Will be road testing it today.
Rear wire routing over the engine
The rear wires go over the top of the engine and through the wire clamp next to the alternator, then wire #4 crosses OVER wire #2.
From there, the group of three roll to the right (like rolling an aircraft into a dive) and go down the back through another wire clamp.
After a while you know exactly where each wire goes.. but it helps to make a diagram.
So it may not need wires at this time, but it would be wise to pick up a Delco set for future replacement.
-Ed